God says : I Love you
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Thank you Lord for Loving me
and thanks for your Love
passing through me
into others hearts.
Tuesday, March 10
Daniel 3:25, 34-43
"With contrite heart and humble spirit let us be received."
Thank you for receiving us, Lord, even when we are at peace and joyful.
Matthew 18:21-35
To harm someone is also to harm ourselves.
Let us draw near to God, let us allow Him to love us.
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Monday, March 9
2 Kings 5:1-15a
Naaman wanted to be cured of leprosy. King Aram sent him to see Elisha. Elisha did not go out and instead sent a messenger to tell him, “Go and bathe in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed.” But Naaman became angry. His servants said to him, “Father, if the prophet had commanded you to do something difficult, would you not have done it?”
We don't realize it, but we also seek what is difficult. Yet God is simple, and his love is within us.
Luke 4:24-30
Jesus is sent to bring the Good News to everyone. God loves us; his love is peace and joy.
When we welcome God’s love, life is good; when we turn away from it, that is called evil.
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Sunday, March 8
Exodus 17:3-7
“There was no water for the people to drink, 2 and so they quarreled with Moses.”
It’s easy to grumble instead of turning to the Lord as Moses did. We often rely on leaders, but when each person takes responsibility, things improve quickly.
Romans 5:1-2, 5-8
“The love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the holy Spirit that has been given to us.”
I welcome God’s love into my heart. Let us welcome God’s love into our hearts.
John 4:5-42
The Samaritan woman said to Jesus, “How can you, a Jew, ask me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink?”
This is a very simple way to start a conversation. And Jesus leads the Samaritan woman to the source of his Heart… filled with Love, 100%.
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Saturday, March 7
Micah 7:14-15, 18-20
“Shepherd your people with your staff.”
It is joy in every heart to have God as shepherd.
Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
The story of the prodigal son reminds us that the Father welcomes every person of humanity. He loves every person.
He loves us.
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Friday, March 6
Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28
Joseph, son of Jacob, was beloved by his father. And this made his brothers jealous.
It would have been better for them to seek to enter the joy of God's Love that flows from His Heart to the hearts of humanity.
Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46
“This is the heir. Come, let us kill him.”
Jesus speaks directly of the conspiracy against him, from the leaders of the Temple. When one person, just one person, decides to remove someone, it is no longer possible to stop the slander.
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Thursday, March 5
Jeremiah 17:5-10
The person who listens to the Lord is wise.
But the person who follows what leads away from God's love distances themselves from God, from themselves, and from others.
Luke 16:19-31
Jesus tells the parable of the rich man and Lazarus to remind us to be ourselves.
Hence, also the need to listen to people and to be with them.
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Wednesday, March 4
Jeremiah 18:18-20
“Come, let’s devise a plot against Jeremiah.”
It’s so easy to attack someone instead of truly listening to him and finding ways to grow together in faith.
Matthew 20:17-28
“Command that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom.”
The Kingdom of God is His Love. In Love, we don’t call this a place, but a state. And Love is 100%. Let us enter the Heart of God immediately, in the present moment.
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Tuesday, March 3
Isaiah 1:10, 16-20
“Hear to the word of the Lord. Listen to the instruction of our God.”
“Hear to the word of the Lord. Listen to the instruction of our God.” And what is His primary teaching? To know that God loves us. Everything stems from this.
Matthew 23:1-12
“They preach but they do not practice.”
Indeed, it is impossible to create love and transmit it to people. Only God creates and transmits His love in all the hearts of humanity.
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Monday, March 2
Daniel 9:4-10
“We have sinned, been wicked and done evil.”
It is good to acknowledge this. Let us also make peace with our memory, which belongs to the past and transmits to us what we transmit to it.
Luke 6:36-38
“Forgive and you will be forgiven.”
We can recognize our limitations, surrender everything to God, and maintain peace within ourselves and with one another.
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Sunday, March 1
Genesis 12:1-4a
“Go forth from your land, your relatives, and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you.”
Today, it’s simpler. We can detach ourselves from the people we know while remaining connected to them and follow the mission the Lord offers us.
2 Timothy 1:8b-10
God calls us and enlightens us
God is the light that illuminates the path. Let us remain with the Lord as he is with us.
Matthew 17:1-9
“His face shone like the sun.”
The Transfiguration is a clear sign of the Resurrection. While Jesus speaks with Elijah and Moses, the Apostles hear them.
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Saturday, February 28
Deuteronomy 26:16-19
"Observe them with your whole heart and with your whole being."
Practicing the Lord's decrees begins with allowing oneself to be loved by God. Then, realizing that God is Love for humanity and revealing Him to them.
Matthew 5:43-48
"If you greet your brothers only, what is unusual about that?"
Let us reveal to each person the joy that is in their heart. Let us then allow each person to discover the presence of God within them. The message can spread quickly, one person at a time.
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Friday, February 27
Ezekiel 18:21-28
“They save their lives; since they turned away from all the sins they committed.”
Once again, God invites us to draw near to him and, in doing so, turn away from evil.
Let us listen to the joy of the child within us; let us listen to God.
Matthew 5:20-26
Reconciliation is another invitation to live in God’s peace, peace within us and among all people.
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Thursday, February 26
Esther 4:17
Esther turns to the Lord for help.
How wonderful it would be if we invited people to let themselves be loved by God. The joy in these people would help improve the lives of humanity.
Matthew 7:7-12
Jesus says, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”
And what does God truly give us? Love, joy, and peace—100%. Let us receive it every second.
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Wednesday, February 25
Jonah 3:1-10
“When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he repented of the evil he had threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out.”
It is the people’s own evil ways that bring about their own punishment. Here, people do not realize that the evil they do is also the evil they do to themselves.
Luke 11:29-32
Many people seek God when God is already with them.
What God created is good. Let us welcome the grace of God that is within us.
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Normand Thomas.
Tuesday, February 24
Isaiah 55:10-11
"My word shall do what pleases me."
God's "word" is his love.
Matthew 6:7-15
Prayer is about being united to God and entrusting to him all the evil and unease we see in ourselves and in others.
Being just with others, and justice returns to us. It's very simple.
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Normand Thomas.
Monday, February 23
Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18
The Lord said, “Be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.”
Let us discover God’s holiness within us. Then, everything else is an invitation to keep ourselves away from evil. Let’s remain in the joy of God.
Matthew 25:31-46
When the Lord mentions doing something in his name, he is primarily inviting us to begin with his love, his joy, and his peace. God gives us peace; it is right and just to remain in peace so that it may spread throughout humanity.
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Sunday, February 22
Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7a
“The Lord God formed the man out of the dust of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.”
Life within us is from God, along with joy, peace, and love.
Romans 5:12-19
The idea of disobedience is linked to being separated from God’s love.
Jesus came to bind us to God’s love. Let us allow God to love us.
Mark 4:1-11
The fasting suggested by the Church is 40 days.
We could fast every day of the year instead and...
Change negative statements into positive ones.
Entrust our own and others’ discomfort and suffering to the Lord.
Recognize the joy of a child, the joy of God within us.
Allowing God to love us.
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Normand Thomas.
Saturday, February 21
Isaiah 58:9b-14
The Lord says, “Remove the yoke from among you, the accusing finger, and malicious speech.”
Let us change our words from negative to positive, let us entrust to God what we believe to be wrong in others, and the burden on us and on others will disappear.
Luke 5:27-32
“Jesus said to Levi, ‘Follow me.’ Leaving everything behind, he got up and followed him.”
Now, Jesus invites us to enter his mission of love for humanity. I receive God’s love, joy, and peace at this moment.
Thank you, Lord, for the surge of love within me.
Friday, February 20
Isaiah 58:1-9a
God said, “Is not this the fast that I choose: releasing those bound unjustly?”
This means all chains.
A truly effective method is to reveal the joy of God in people’s hearts. Chains loosen with the joy within us and within others.
Matthew 9:14-15
This text should be read in its entirety.
Being separated from God, we fast to turn away from evil and return to God. We rejoice in God.
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Thursday, February 19
Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Moses said to the people, “I have today set before you life and good, death and evil.”
Which do we choose? The joy of the child is within us. This joy is God.
Luke 9:22-25
“Whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.”
Letting go of what is useless from the past and entrusting the worries of the future to the Lord is to live. Let us live in the joy of God.
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