John Chrysostom on Romans 12:9 If you have love you will on notice the loss of your money, the labor of your body, the toil of your words, your trouble or your ministering, but you will bear everything courageously. Origen on 12:11 The expression "aglow with the Spirit" proves that the Word of God is... Continue Reading →

Thy ceaseless and unexhausted love, Unmerited and free, Delights our evil to remove, And help our misery, Thou waitest to be gracious still, Thou doest with sinners bear, And all thy grace declare. Thy goodness and thy truth to me, To every soul abound, A vast unfathomable sea, Where all our thoughts are drown, Its... Continue Reading →

I was sinking deep in sin, far from the peaceful shore,Very deeply stained within, sinking to rise no more,But the Master of the sea, heard my despairing cry,From the waters lifted me, now safe am I. Love lifted me! Love lifted me!When nothing else could helpLove lifted me! All my heart to Him I give,... Continue Reading →

O Lord God, I Am no longer my own, but yours. Put me to what you will, rank me with whom you will;     put me to doing, put me to suffering;     let me be employed for you or laid aside for you,     exalted for you or brought low for you;     let me be full, let... Continue Reading →

First reading and Psalm Exodus 3:1-15 Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45b Second reading Romans 12:9-21 Gospel Matthew 16:21-28 Theme: Rather than trying to scold God, we must take up our cross and allow God to set us on fire with the Holy Spirit, which burns without destroying. Prayer: Father, I want to participate in the work... Continue Reading →

There are so many ways to praise this work it is hard to know where to begin. St. Augustine's Confessions created a genre of literature "the spiritual autobiography" and stills stands out as one of the greatest ever produced. A bishop known for delving into the deep waters of theology Augustine shows a tender and... Continue Reading →

 CEB Romans 12:3 Because of the grace that God gave me, I can say to each one of you: don't think of yourself more highly than you ought to think. Instead, be reasonable since God has measured out a portion of faith to each one of you. "This is what it means to love Christ,... Continue Reading →

All the blessings which God hath bestowed upon man are of his mere grace, bounty, or favour; his free, undeserved favour; favour altogether undeserved; man having no claim to the least of his mercies. It was free grace that "formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into him a living soul," and... Continue Reading →

1.  This day are opened, our mouths to give thanks.  They who opened the breaches, have opened my sons' mouths.  Thank the Merciful, who has delivered the men of our city, nor thought at that time of exacting the debts that were due by us.  When they rose up they that took us captive, the... Continue Reading →

My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following your will does not mean I am actually doing so. But... Continue Reading →