Grace: To have a heartfelt knowledge of God’s unconditional love for me and that I may find the spiritual freedom to love him in return. Text for Prayer: Lk 15:11-32 Late have I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you! You were within me, but I was outside, and… Read more »
Posts Categorized: XII.
Searching for What Is Lost
| XII.Grace: To gain knowledge of what I have lost through sin and to then have the courage to return to the Father who loves me. Text: Lk 15 Reflection: In the three parables from today’s text for prayer, we hear of three people who go searching for what they have lost. Whether each has lost… Read more »
Prodigal Son: “Going It Alone” and the Road Back to God
| XII.Grace: To know the mercy of the Father and His unconditional love for me — even in the midst of my sinfulness. Text for Prayer: Lk. 15:11-32 Reflection: The Prodigal Son story is one of the most familiar parables in the New Testament that one can return to time and again. We recall the basic… Read more »
The Prodigal Son: Discovering Mercy
| XII.Grace: To know the Mercy of the Father and His unconditional love for me even in the midst of my sinfulness. Text for prayer: Lk. 15:11-32 Reflection: Jesus’ story of the prodigal son provides a uniquely comprehensive vision of the nature of our own sinfulness, the mercy of our heavenly Father even in light of… Read more »