7/19/2017
Prayer buddies - 7/19/2017"Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord', but not do what I command?" Lk 6:46-49
Faith doesn't only mean to believe and listen to His words; to act on them is our greatest foundation in order not to be shaken by any crisis. As His disciples and apostles, do we always make sure our words reflect our actions? VERBUM DEI PRAYER BUDDIES
7/18/2017
Prayer buddies - 7/18/2017"Before I was born, the Lord appointed me; he made me his servant to bring back his people, to bring back the scattered people of Israel."
(Isaiah 49:1-6) What the world of today need are people who have the sincere desire and sensitivity of transmitting the significance of knowing and having Christ in their lives. God calls us in different ways. In the world of today, how can we bring back the scattered people of Christ? VERBUM DEI PRAYER BUDDIES
7/17/2017
Prayer buddies - 7/17/2017"You can be sure that whoever gives a drink to one of the least of these followers, will certainly receive a reward." Mt.10:42
God assures us of the certainty of reward as co-workers in His mission--Joy. Let's always be sensitive to others' needs especially to the least of our brothers & sisters in Christ. VERBUM DEI PRAYER BUDDIES
7/16/2017
Prayer buddies - 7/16/2017Once there was a man who went out to sow grain. As he scattered the seed in the field.
Mt13:1-23 What kind of soil are we? How do we respond to the word & various acts of God in our lives? Our respond to the word of God is the key on how fruitful the gospel is going to be in our lives. God allows the seed to land on different soil in the hope that in those places it will find a place to mature & bear fruits. We may grow wherever we are planted. VD PRAYER
7/15/2017
Prayer buddies - 7/15/2017"But how can they call to him for help if they have not believed? And how can they believe if they have not heard the message?"
(Romans 10:14) To believe is to see. We can see the goodness of the lord if we believe first. We may be drowning and flooded with many graces, but if we do not believe we will not see it as God's blessings for us. Believe first that everything is by God's plan and you will see how God loves you. VERBUM DEI PRAYER BUDDIES
7/13/2017
Prayer Buddies - 7/13/2017"I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail." (Lk 22:31-36)
As Brothers and sisters in Christ, we are called to love and help each other to grow spiritually and strengthen our faith and trust in God. For it will make Him very happy seeing us helping one another and nothing makes a parent happier than seeing his children love and help each other. Let us not be selfish but instead let us be selfless just like what Jesus had shown as an example and that is what accompaniment is. VERBUM DEI PRAYER BUDDIES
7/12/2017
Prayer Buddies - 7/12/2017But Jesus said, "You have some loaves; how many? Go and see. " (Mk 6:37-38)
As disciples and apostles, we sometimes feel like we're drowning in a river of crises without realizing that the ways to get out of it is to wait in one corner to be noticed. Jesus always provides and He wants us to share to others even the least we have. How have we helped others get nourished by the food for the soul? VERBUM DEI PRAYER BUDDIES
7/10/2017
Prayer buddies - 7/10/2017"Jesus turned around, saw her, and said, 'Courage, daughter! Your faith has saved you.' And from that hour the woman was cured." (Mt 9:22)
Courage & faith are important virtues Christ the healer is teaching us to live in our mission. These virtues move us to love & accompany the people around us to the fullest of our God-given potential. VERBUM DEI PRAYER BUDDIES
7/10/2017
Prayer buddies - 7/9/2017"Take my yoke and put it on you and learn from me because I am gentle and humble in spirit; and you will find rest."
(Mt. 11:25-30) Jesus does not mean that the burdens are easy to carry but those are laid on us in love. This burden is meant to be carried in love and love makes even the heaviest burden light. When we follow God, we will find peace, rest and we have no heavy burdens. VD PRAYER
7/8/2017
Prayer buddies - 7/8/2017We ourselves, then, will give our full time to prayer and the work of preaching.
(Acts 6:4) Do you remember your purpose in life? Your mission? Our mission? We are called to preach the gospel and pray each of every moment of our days. Preaching is sharing your gifts, talents, and abilities to evangelize people and praying is to ask what Jesus wants and ponder of what the world needs. Jesus wants you and needs you. Love God and everything will be easy. |