- We have the power to reject God’s grace, His inspiration. The ruin is our doing, but God who is all good, never forsakes unless forsaken; never takes away his gifts unless we take away our hearts from Him. Man has the power to reject, no matter how much grace is given or how little. From what source comes the attraction to love God? How are we able to resist it?
- Does God want our love? How can we demonstrate this?
- Although God awakens us without our cooperation, He will not make us rise without it. What is our part in growing in the love of God?
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Judy (Guest): This was another tough read,
Lisa C: Hi Carol Ann
Carol Ann: Hi Everyone!
Judy (Guest): Hi Carol Ann!
Lisa C: Hi Caroll
Judy (Guest): Hi Carroll!
Carroll V (Guest): Hi everybody!
Judy (Guest): Mother appears to have disappeared.
Carol Ann: Well,
Judy (Guest): How tragic!
Judy (Guest): There must be such a pall hanging over the whole state.
Carroll V (Guest): Our continued prayers for you all,
Carol Ann: We have lost6 children under 12,
Guest5792 (Guest): Hi Lisa ,
Lisa C: Hi Brian
Judy (Guest): Well I’
Dawn (Guest): Hi everyone!
Judy (Guest): Hi Dawn!
SrSusan (Guest): Hi all Just switched computers
Guest5792 (Guest): Soo Sorry Carol Ann many prayers for you and your community with such great losses !
Dawn (Guest): Hi Judy Lisa,
Carol Ann: Thank you
Lisa C: Hi Dawn
SrSusan (Guest): Thanks Dawn!
Guest5792 (Guest): Hi Dawn !
Dawn (Guest): Brian!
SrSusan (Guest): It is amazing that God loves us so much as to give us the freedom to reject Him.
Guest5792 (Guest): Amen Sister !
Judy (Guest): It seems that so many people are resisting God’
SrSusan (Guest): To know God’
SrSusan (Guest): Big sins vs little resistances every day-
Guest5792 (Guest): Without God you can actually think that what you are doing is good when it is in reality the farthest thing from good !
Judy (Guest): Wouldn’
Guest5792 (Guest): God opens our eyes gradually !
Dawn (Guest): yes,
SrSusan (Guest): Yes I think so
SrSusan (Guest): True,
Carol Ann: Little resistances open the door to larger sins
SrSusan (Guest): Did you hear about Hawaii?
SrSusan (Guest): What does that say about grace,
Guest5792 (Guest): Remember 911
Judy (Guest): This is why we need prayer in our lives,
Lisa C: Ephesians Chapter 4
Carol Ann: That we go our own way until a crisis,
Dawn (Guest): God can use circumstances in our life to make himself present.
Guest5792 (Guest): Amen Judy !
Lisa C: 7 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.
Lisa C: 12 to equip his people for works of service,
SrSusan (Guest): Ah yes Lisa very appropriate
Carroll V (Guest): I can’
Guest5792 (Guest): Amen Dawn !
Lisa C: Jesus sends everyone the grace we need to achieve the ultimate plan of God
SrSusan (Guest): Yes if we are pointed in the right direction,
Lisa C: It says the plan is to reach unity in faith
Guest5792 (Guest): Amen Lisa !
SrSusan (Guest): Unity wth God and each other?
Dawn (Guest): unity in faith,
Lisa C: Yes the whole Church with God
SrSusan (Guest): Beautiful reality!
Guest5792 (Guest): When we truly seek to know God !
Guest5792 (Guest): In Soo Many Ways !
SrSusan (Guest): God wants our Love but how do we demonstarte it
Judy (Guest): –
Dawn (Guest): Amen.
Lisa C: Romans 12.
Lisa C: If your gift is prophesying,
Carol Ann: We show it by spending time with Him and by trying to be like Him in our lives
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): That’
Judy (Guest): God does want our love.
Judy (Guest): We can demonstrate this by responding in a positive manner to His inspirations,
Lisa C: Isn’
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): Tonight at our talking meal we were speaking of love and pain and how they are associated
Carroll V (Guest): How do we demonstrate our love for Jesus?
Guest5792 (Guest): As our relationship grows we become available to God to serve Him from moment to moment and we truly know what He wants us to do and how He wants us to serve !
Judy (Guest): We can see the association of love and pain in the Passion of Jesus.
Guest5792 (Guest): Make a Friend ,
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): When you do that Brian how do you begin?
Guest5792 (Guest): Just very naturally getting know somebody wherever they are at !
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): It’
Judy (Guest): That’
Carol Ann: Because we often run ahead of the Holy Spirit and push people before they are re a dy
Dawn (Guest): as Jesus met others,
Ruth (Guest): Hello everyone.
Dawn (Guest): Hi Ruth!
Carol Ann: Hi Ruth
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): Hi Ruth!
Judy (Guest): Hi Ruth!
Guest5792 (Guest): I like to relate to people in some way that I have some understanding or experience I think they feel connection that I truly have some understanding of what they are going through !
Judy (Guest): I think that there is more to it than that.
Dawn (Guest): that would be so helpful Brian when we can relate from personal experience
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): and love and pain are also related in human relationships
Judy (Guest): E.
Dawn (Guest): thinking of the Scripture Lisa wrote,
Judy (Guest): Or the mother who stands by a sick child come what may.
Lisa C: Pain will be gone in Heaven
Carroll V (Guest): .
Guest5792 (Guest): Hi Ruth !
Lisa C: Rev 21.
Dawn (Guest): Yes Carroll!
Dawn (Guest): Listen Listen Love Love
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): Love is made perfect in heaven
Judy (Guest): And give as it has been given to you.
Lisa C: I wonder whether Heaven will be like the Garden of Eden
Ruth (Guest): No snakes,
Ruth (Guest):
Lisa C: Good snakes
Lisa C: Good everything
Carol Ann: Or at least snakes as they were originally meant to be
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): Great mystery!
Ruth (Guest): Very good observation.
Judy (Guest): The last question is what our role in growing in the love of God is.
Carol Ann: What about all the people who
Judy (Guest): Oops.
Carol Ann: Have d ied and come back.
Guest5792 (Guest): i was contemplating the martyrs who have given their lives peacefully trusting in God that He would eternally care for them !
Judy (Guest): That again is the association of love and suffering.
Guest5792 (Guest): Their sacrifice will bring revival to all the Meditaranian Region !
Ruth (Guest): I think that we probably could not even open our hearts and minds were it not for His grace in the first place.
Judy (Guest): Right on Ruth!
Carol Ann: Without love we are unable to suffer correctly.
Guest5792 (Guest): Amen Ruth !
Dawn (Guest): .
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): True Carol Ann
Judy (Guest): Jesus is the source of any and all good that we do.
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): Growing in love of God means our giving our time to Him also
Ruth (Guest): That is why,
Carol Ann: Unless it is united to the cross,
Guest5792 (Guest): In Soo Many Martyrs You See That Deep Love Of God which is expressed perfectly in the Peace they have before their Life is taken away !
Judy (Guest): Yes,
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): Presence shows love and helps to keep love growing
Judy (Guest): It is also in spending time with the Lord that we come to know Him better.
Ruth (Guest): Yes,
Guest5792 (Guest): Amen Judy !
Guest5792 (Guest): Amen Ruth !
Ruth (Guest): Here I am,
Judy (Guest): In His will is our peace!
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): I think of it as inreach and outreach-
Carroll V (Guest): Presence is such a good word!
Judy (Guest): We should cast ourselves into Jesus’
Guest5792 (Guest): My friend Ralph would spend hours in adoration !
Carol Ann: By spending time with Christ we a Re transformed from within and how we are with others changes too
Ruth (Guest): You know,
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): So our role in growing in the love of God is an essential role
Carol Ann: Me too Ruth
Judy (Guest): Like that story from the Cure of Ars.
Ruth (Guest): “
Dawn (Guest): reminds me of the little book.
Guest5792 (Guest): We all have triggers Ruth !
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): Judy that story always touches me and I hear it from vrs sources
Dawn (Guest): Amen.
Guest5792 (Guest): When we get triggered our temptation is too isolate instead run to Jesus and our friends in Christ !
Judy (Guest): Yes,
Dawn (Guest): so true Brian!
Dawn (Guest): just had this experience.
Carroll V (Guest): Community is SOOOOO important!
Dawn (Guest): so it is going thru these trials repeatedly that we learn
Ruth (Guest): Yes,
Judy (Guest): Just like we have to continue to add wood to keep a fire going,
Carroll V (Guest): Listen,
Guest5792 (Guest): Amen Judy !
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): And always,
Guest5792 (Guest): Amen Caroll V!
Guest5792 (Guest): Soo true Sister !
Judy (Guest): His love for us is so powerful that it can take our breath away,
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): More than anything because His plan is perfect for us
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): Hi Amy!
Guest5792 (Guest): Amen Sister Susan !
Guest5792 (Guest): Hi Amy !
Ruth (Guest): I heard a priest preaching to youth say that if you will continue to go to Confession and to attend Mass at least weekly,
Judy (Guest): There is a book entitled “
Guest5792 (Guest): God Knows Best !
Carol Ann: Thank you everyone,
Guest5792 (Guest): Thank You Judy !
Dawn (Guest): thank you Judy and everyone.
Ruth (Guest): LISTEN,
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): Yes the Power of Silence by Cardinal Sarah is another book to help with silence.
Lisa C: “The Lord Does Not Abandon His Church”.
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): With prayer for all
Carroll V (Guest): Thanks everybody-
Dawn (Guest): thank you ,
Guest5792 (Guest): Many Prayers for you alll !
Ruth (Guest): Blessing to each of you as you strive to grow in the Love of Our Lord and the people whose care He entrusts to each of us.
Ruth (Guest): Amy,