Christian joy is born on the cross.” — This Is the Day the Lord Has Made: 365 Daily Meditations by Stinissen Wilfrid

We need a faith that is a radical personal decision for God that will allow us to discover the light and the strength we need to face the challenges of today.

“I know only one Christi and him crucified” 1 Cor 2:2.

To make the switch from this addictive habit of looking only at the negative to being present to the world around us in praise and gratitude to God can be difficult.

A post-mortem exam revealed that he had an enlarged heart, so much so that two of his ribs were dislocated.

The Person of the Holy Spirit does not exist in himself; he exists in two Persons: the Father and the Son.

But living loved isn’t just their mind-set; it is a choice they make daily. It isn’t just a possible thing they should try. It’s the only solution that actually works. We have to tell our minds to live loved.

Love is not violent or bullish; it is never insistent. Love is a quiet whisper, a discreet invitation, a careful knock on the door. Love does not restore law and order by decree and mandate, and it doesn’t revenge itself by oppressing the guilty.

What incites us to nervousness or panic is never God’s will! It is our own illusion that makes us believe that we must absolutely do certain things within a certain time.

Show us the Father and we will be satisfied!