I’m a beggar before God
“Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.” This leper desperately wanted to be cured, yet he approached the Lord in homage and asked, “If you wish.” What humility! Here is a lesson for me. When I pray, I don’t tell God what I want or think is best. Instead, I totally surrender to his will for me. Do I want what God wants for me or what I want? Pope Benedict XVI...
I’m a beggar before God
“Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.” This leper desperately wanted to be cured, yet he approached the Lord in homage and asked, “If you wish.” What humility! Here is a lesson for me. When I pray, I don’t tell God what I want or think is best. Instead, I totally surrender to his will for me. Do I want what God wants for me or what I want? Pope Benedict XVI...
About prayer
Jesus often got up early, or stayed up late, to share some quiet time with his Father. What a witness Jesus was to them and to us. No matter how busy our ministry, no matter how needy the crowds, no matter what our collaborators say, we must make time for prayer. “Let...
A new identity
Jesus was in full control. He knew exactly when and where his ultimate sacrifice would be made, and it was not to be this day. He had more work to do. Christ showed by his words and actions that he was aware of who he was—the one whom the Father consecrated and sent...
Joseph, My Model
Joseph took Mary and eventually Jesus into his home and into his heart. He had no idea what his future held—Herod wanting to kill Jesus, the flight into Egypt, the Holy Family’s return from Egypt, daily life in the carpentry shop, and teaching Jesus to pray. Pope...
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