đđ«đ€ Christâs peace and presence be with you. When you open yourself up to God and His Word, you WILL change. Those that knew the old you wonât understand and may no longer ârecognizeâ you. Quite often the majority of them wonât ask question or dig a little deeper to find out whatâs going on. Theyâll sit on the sidelines. Maybe talk behind your back to others, about the crazy things youâre doing. Theyâll watch to see if itâs a phase youâre going through, waiting for you to snap out of it. When they see that you arenât coming back to the old you, theyâll put up walls, cut ties, just stop communicating and coming around. It hurts when friends walk out of our lives. Sometimes the changes we make can be scary and confusing for our friends. They donât understand it. You may even hearâŠâWhat happened to you?â
To start with, your ears were opened. The Lordâs words filled your heart and mind. When that God size hole in you starts to be filled, you begin to transform back to the you that God formed in His loving hands, before the influences of Satan in the world got a grip on you.
This journey weâre on is not a stairway to heaven, it a U turn back to our loving Creator, with the mission to bring as many people as possible with us.
This journey must start with first hearing His word. Maybe thatâs why as infants, we first hear, before we learn to speak. God is showing us that in order to learn, we must listen and then, be imitators of the word, by walking along side others and speaking the word of God with them.
In last Sundayâs Gospel, Mark 7:31-37, we read and experience a very familiar seenâŠJesus miraculously healing a man. Yes, every act of healing that Jesus performed is miraculous. The fact that Jesus has healed and continues to heal people every day, can make us blind to the fact that EVERY healing is miraculous. Iâve listened to Bishop Robert Barronâs homily, regarding Sundayâs Gospel, five times. Bishop Barron brings into focus some history and geography of the time, that allows for greater learning and ultimately a more expansive understanding of Godâs word. Itâs a 14 minute homily, that I sure will bring you insight and wisdom.
Bless others and be blessed.
Shelly :0)
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