Believe in God's love. True peace and contentment is the knowledge that we are in our Father's very capable, loving hands at all times. Here is our favorite quote, from a famous Jesuit priest: "The essence of our faith is a dream, a vision, a possibility. It may be that we can all live with one another in peace and affection. It may be that the whole of humankind can become one family. This is the story Jesus told us. This is the faith that keeps us Christian; this is the vision we see in the eyes of our children before they fall asleep at night. It is not a faith of rules, though perhaps rules are necessary. It is rather a dream of what is possible if God really loves us the way Jesus says He loves us: with a parent's tenderness and a lover's passion."
Among all God's living creatures you are special and unique, because He made you in His image as His true child. You are an infinite being who will live forever, capable of doing good that you cannot even dream about right now. Deep down you know all this, and you yearn to have it all explained and brought out into the light. One day , with the grace of God, you hear or read the words of Christ. The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John contain e
very word He said during His time on earth. As His true children, we instantly recognize the truth of those words. Every single thing that He said agrees perfectly with our conscience. We do not just agree, we know. This is faith. It is not based on nothing, it is based on who we are, and comes with absolute certainty direct from our heart and soul, a pure gift to us of God's grace. It is natural for us to return God's love. God (Christ) told us to show our love for Him by caring for and loving all of His other children, our fellow human beings. We are to feed other people when they are hungry, shelter them and clothe them when they are cold. We are to comfort them when they are sorrowful. We are to always be a joyful beacon of light in a sad, dark world. We are to forgive our worst enemies of everything that they do to us that is mean or hurtful, and return their hatred with kind words and cheer. We are to especially honor and take care of our parents. And we are to do all this simply because we are true children of God.
very word He said during His time on earth. As His true children, we instantly recognize the truth of those words. Every single thing that He said agrees perfectly with our conscience. We do not just agree, we know. This is faith. It is not based on nothing, it is based on who we are, and comes with absolute certainty direct from our heart and soul, a pure gift to us of God's grace. It is natural for us to return God's love. God (Christ) told us to show our love for Him by caring for and loving all of His other children, our fellow human beings. We are to feed other people when they are hungry, shelter them and clothe them when they are cold. We are to comfort them when they are sorrowful. We are to always be a joyful beacon of light in a sad, dark world. We are to forgive our worst enemies of everything that they do to us that is mean or hurtful, and return their hatred with kind words and cheer. We are to especially honor and take care of our parents. And we are to do all this simply because we are true children of God. It is our nature. It is not easy. But the great miracle of Christianity is that every time we stray off the path, every time we offend our Father, He will instantly forgive us completely if only we ask Him to in the name of Jesus Christ, who came to earth and suffered and died so that this forgiveness would be possible. For anyone, this is wonderful news! It is more than that, it is everything.
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