Our faith cannot be real unless it is based in love, complete love of God with all our being. Our love of God cannot be real unless it includes love of neighbor, a love of respect, concern and readiness to give up comfort, time, our self-centered thinking and behavior, and even, when the occasion arises, our lives. Such a real faith, as Blessed Charles de Foucauld has written, "inspires all one's actions,...strips the world of its masks and reveals God in all things...abolishes the notion of 'impossible' and empties the words 'anxiety', 'danger', and 'fear' of their meaning...gives life calm, peace, and deep joy." Certainly these are the prizes we seek. If our prayer time is "quality time" we will find ourselves "putting on Christ" (Rm 13:14) and becoming more like him and through his Spirit, enabled to live our faith in these real and tangible ways. What can I do today to grow in my love of God, neighbor and deepen my faith? After all, it is "the Lord's day."
Bro. Rene
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