I am my own worst enemy…
In his Confessions, St. Augustine wrote (p. 52 in my edition): what am I to myself but a guide to my own self-destruction? I hate that quote. Well, actually, I love […]
Tag Archives: Receiving
“What a life – receive and rejoice!” Philippians 2:5-11
“Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be […]
“Can you choose God? No!” John 3:1-17
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know […]
“Be poor and have everything” Mt 5:1-12
Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: 3 […]
“‘Me’ and the Holy Spirit” John 1:29-42
29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is he of […]
“Living as good trees” Luke 13:6-9
And he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 7 And he said to […]
“Be ready! What about it?” Mt 24:36-44
“But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. 37 For as were the days of Noah, […]
“What is blessing?” Luke 16:19-31
“There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate was laid a poor man named […]
“Hate your relatives?!” Luke 14:25-33
Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and […]
“What to do with a gift?” Luke 13:10-17
“Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11 And behold, there was a woman who had had a disabling spirit for eighteen years. She was […]
“Don’t be afraid to receive!” Luke 12:32-40
“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves […]
“Remain listening” Luke 10:38-42
38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, […]
“No other gospel” Galatians 1:1-12
1 Paul, an apostle– not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead– 2 and all the brothers who […]
“It is about receiving” John 5:1-9
1 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic […]
“Listen to My voice” John 10:22-30
22 At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. 24 So […]
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