While revealing what the New Covenant would be like through the prophet Jeremiah, the Lord tells us "I will place my law within them and write (also translated engrave) it upon their hearts." So deeply does the Lord want to impress his love into our lives, so deeply...that we can confess we've been cut to the heart, and transformed for His glory, by His love!
In the story of Jesus healing the man born blind (John 9), we consider the gift of spiritual sight that is faith and what life is like in His supernatural light.
It was love that led Jesus to cleanse the temple, it was love that led Jesus to be consumed on the cross for us. The Lord reveals to us that "God is a consuming fire" (Hebrews 12:29). Come...allow yourself to be consumed by Him.
In the Transfiguration of Jesus, we hear of the divinity of God shining forth from Jesus. In our baptisms, this very divine life of God is poured into us. Sin prevents us from allowing God's divine life of love to blaze forth in our lives. A MERCIFUL invitation from Jesus awaits us..."ask me to reveal your sin to you, so you can be healed of it."
At St. Andrews in Rochester, the foundational conviction of Unleash the Gospel is considered: the Church in the Archdiocese of Detroit is resolved to obey the Holy Spirit and be made by him a band of joyful missionary disciples.
Inspired by the Holy Spirit, St. Paul proclaimed, "do everything for the glory of God!" (1 Cor 10:31) God's glory is the visible manifestation of God's awesome majesty. This reflection focuses on the glory of God in marriage, in the lives of the sick and in our everyday lives.
The famous verse from psalm 95 rings out from one generation to the next, "oh that today you would hear His voice." Our faithful Father loves to speak with His children. We consider His fidelity, how He speaks, what happens when He speaks and how we can grow in our ability to listen to our Good Father.
After the Lord revealed His presence to Samuel and called Samuel by name, the scriptures tell us that none of Samuel's words were without effect. (1 Sam 3:19) When we "behold the Lamb of God" in the secret place, our heart to heart union with God, from the fullness of a heart filled with God's electrifying love we speak! (Lk 6:45)
Rooted in God's love, a familial reality, we are able to receive God's love (grace!) as we continue to make a gift of our lives to God in selfless love. Rooted and receiving, we are positioned to release God's love to the world around us. God's aim for this release is the transformation of our families, workplaces and everywhere the soles of our feet tread as the love of God's kingdom pours forth.