“…God is love”—likely one of the most quoted phrases from the Bible—packs a profound truth. The Catechism of the Catholic Church, in paragraph 733, explains: “‘God is Love’ and love is his first gift, containing all others.”God loves you. God loves me. If we miss out on knowing this, we will miss much more besides. God’s love for us is personal—the first gift he wishes us to accept from him.
Christmas offers us a season to reflect on this singular gift that sparks the abundance of all God’s gifts. God’s unfathomable love gives us Jesus, the Child of Bethlehem, born to save us. Love also sends the Spirit—and the Church—through which we have the Bible and sacraments and all the graces that flow to us through them. All are given by God so we might know this simple truth: God loves us.
Yeah Tim! Answered Prayers for sure! And such God Blessed news of not needing any stents! There's a euphoria in receiving this news at the very start of the New Year! We all feel it for you and US! God Bless US and All Who We Love!
Amen. God is Love -- a wonderful reminder to realize that every day.
Amen! Thank you Holy Father for this beautiful day and for this Gospel today. Thank you Lord for my faith, my life and for my family. Thank you Holy Father, most of all, for your great sacrifice and for the opportunity of forgiveness and reconciliation. Please Lord have mercy. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ, now and forever. Amen
Good morning all. God is Love and who better than us to share this love with one another. Spreading a little love to one another as God would like to see from all of us, would produce much happinesses, joy in the world that could really use some right now. Following Jesus ways is the way to eternal life. Prayers for our Living Faith Family, for all of those who have no one to pray for them and for all of the souls in Purgatory that they may be reunited with God in paradise. Thank you for all of your prayers yesterday, they worked! Although I had several blocked arteries, none were bad enough to require stints. Doctors said that the risk benefits of putting stints was not there vs. trying to treat blockage with medicines. Interesting procedure for sure, much different than what I had remembered 15 years ago. Still very wiped out from yesterday, as they push and push my procedure back because of an emergency with another patient. Thank you al so much again for your prayers, they are forever in my heart. Amen
Amen.
Amen. One of my favorite bible verses “do everything in love”. What a wonderful gift God has given this world indeed. Prayers for Tim and the LF community.
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Thanks for the update, Tim. Good to hear the procedure went well. Continued prayers to you for strength in body and mind.