DAILY MEDITATION: "We Are the Glory of God" for Monday, 18 June 2018
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Living a spiritual life is living a life in which our spirits and the Spirit of God bear a joint witness that we belong to God as God's beloved children, (see Romans 8:16). This witness involves every aspect of our lives. Paul says: "Whatever you eat, then, or drink, and whatever else you do, do it all for the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31). And we are the glory of God when we give full visibility to the freedom of the children of God.When we live in communion with God's Spirit, we can only be witnesses, because wherever we go and whomever we meet, God's Spirit will manifest itself through us.
For further reflection...
"... that the nations may know me when I show myself holy through you before their eyes." (Ezekiel 38: 16b (NIV))
Your response...
"What does it mean to you to experience "the freedom of the children of God."
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DAILY MEDITATION: "Witnesses of Love" for 17 June 2018
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How do we know that we are infinitely loved by God when our immediate surroundings keep telling us that we'd better prove our right to exist?The knowledge of being loved in an unconditional way, before the world presents us with its conditions, cannot come from books, lectures, television programs, or workshops. This spiritual knowledge comes from people who witness to God's love for us through their words and deeds. These people can be close to us but they can also live far away or may even have lived long ago. Their witness announces the truth of God's love and calls us to act in accordance with it.
For further reflection...
"I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints." (Philemon 4)
Your response...
"Love and say it with your life." (Saint Augustine of Hippo)
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Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, ©1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Scripture chosen by L. Yeskoo.
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