Author: Gwenda Coté (page 20)

There is no magic on ordination day that creates Priesthood. Priesthood must be nurtured and learned…If they are faithful, priests mature with love into the holiness and wholeness of priesthood.

We place you in His loving arms and ask Him to watch over you and all those you love.

One person’s Word is not more important than another person’s Word in God’s Kingdom. The Word planted in Popes, and Saints’ hearts is not more important than yours or mine.

Jesus is Alpha (Cornerstone) and Omega (Capstone)and the lifeblood (Keystone) of everything in between.

Selling is hard. Emptying ourselves is hard. It takes time, prayer, and commitment. It takes failing and starting again.

Take from my heart all painful anxiety and suffer nothing to sadden me but sin, and nothing to delight me but the hope of coming into the possession of you, My God and my All in Your everlasting Kingdom. Amen.”

To create the Kingdom, we need to get our hands dirty. We must be the carpenter and the architect in the building.