Author: Gwenda Coté (page 18)

God is here with each of us when life pushes us what seems a step too far. God is holding us up and helping us to take the next step, the next breath.

God will plant a rainbow in our hearts, and we will know the promise of God that He will be with us always.

There is some leprosy in all of us. Lent is the perfect time to come to terms with the damage it is doing to our bodies, hearts, and souls and make our way to Jesus and say with the leper, “If you will to do so, you can cure me.”

God wants us to come to Him not just with pious thoughts and holy words but with the truth, whatever that is.

Prayer and meditation must become a priority if we are going to hear the word of God. It is not a contest, and there are no grades. Just be still and listen. Are the words you hear stirring your heart with love and hope?

Heaven is passionate, dynamic love. Heaven is high energy and demonstrative. It is unrestrained love flowing like a river. There is nothing passive about the love of God.

It certainly wasn’t my finest hour. But it was God’s finest hour in my life.

We have the power to create our reality no matter the forces of evil that are at work in the world. And there is no doubt the forces of evil are alive and well.

The manger was the beginning. How we reflect to our world this great mystery of God, made one like us, will be the manifestation of the Lord in 2021.

Are we, who listen to Jesus’ word and follow Him today, a Holy Family?