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181. Charity Paul, in his first letter to the Corinthians, invites us to charity. To evangelize today, let's develop charity towards people. Here is one of his famous passages: “If I speak in human and angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal. Love is...

180. The Holy Spirit prepares the hearts The basis of evangelization begins with this: “Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.” Matthew, chapter 10, verse 40 It would be interesting to ask ourselves these questions: “Who is the person who seems...

179. God gives us his Love The Church is on the move. We are in the world and we’re invited to share what we have received from Jesus. We already carry everything in our heart. We will pass on what we receive in abundance. Jesus, through us, will come to listen, to watch, to console, to heal...

178. Lead people to salvation All that we say, all that we achieve will be to lead us and draw people to salvation in the Lord’s life. Let’s read a few times what Peter says in this little text and we will have a synthesis of the purpose of our faith: “That the genuineness of your faith, more...

177. Let Jesus Love others And this phrase said by some people sometimes blocks us: “Ah, and you, you are perfect!” In fact, the person may not want our help. We still can pray for him. Let’s face it, nobody’s perfect. It would be a shame not to be able to help the people considering that...

176. To evangelize and help others Paul is right: “The kindness of God would lead you to repentance.” Romans, chapter 2, verse 4 … To conversion. By and large, Paul invites us to patience, and to receive from people their kindness and generosity. We discover God’s goodness in them. The...

175. Jesus in our hearts It must have been so difficult for the people who know Jesus to recognize him in his new mission. Jesus changed according to their eyes. From one day to the next, Jesus is on a mission and he must be very different before them. He says and he does what others can’t do...

174. In the Light of Christ In the book of Isaiah we read: “The Lord called me from birth, from my mother’s womb he gave me my name.” Isaiah, chapter 49, verse 1 God calls all people, without exception, to a unique vocation and mission. Yet not all people respond to the invitation. Many...

173. To walk in faith If there are people who can help in one area or another, mechanics, caretaking, fraternal listening, helping one of the members in one of his needs, according to their talents, the help will be appreciated and they will receive a hundredfold from the Lord. It would be...

172. Fruits of paradise Jesus invites us to think: “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?” Luke, chapter 12, verse 14 Jesus is not a judge as we may think. He doesn’t judge us as we often do. He lets us judge of what we achieve. He lets us decide if we want to share the goods...

171. Talents Let’s invest in something that resembles us, brings us together and reflects our talents, supported by the teaching of the Church. It may seem simple, but it’s good to think about it properly to fit and meet our talents. Each person has his own charisms. It’s also recommended to...

170. Leave some space for others “Behold, this too is vanity. Here is a man who has laboured with wisdom and knowledge and skill, and to another, who has not laboured over it, he must leave his property. This also is vanity and a great misfortune. For what profit comes to a man from all the...

169. The one we talk about The Holy Spirit passes in hearts and between people. The Church is moving when its members become fervent. The Church is growing and the Holy Spirit is helping to multiply its members. John writes in his first letter: “Children, let us love not in word or speech but...

168. Life and faith in Jesus May we recognize that Jesus is Lord and saves us from evil and sin. Jesus sends his disciples to learn at the mission school. He sends us there too. He tells us, “Go and learn the meaning of the words, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I did not come to call the...

167. The Doctor Jesus declares: “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. Go and learn the meaning of the words, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.” Matthew, chapter 9, verses 12 to 13 Ah well, it’s surprising! Jesus calls...

166. 77 How many times do we have to forgive, asks Peter? Here is Jesus’s answer: “Seventy-seven times.” Matthew, chapter 18, verse 22 Jesus answers as only God can answer. Forgive all the time. Do not stop forgiving. This is another way of liberating the world and especially of converting us...

165. Forgiveness leads to peace Forgiveness leads to peace: “Bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do.” Colossians, chapter 3, verse 13 To reconcile with the neighbour is the condition to live...

164. Peace and forgiveness Paul’s mission is a way of walking and growing in holiness: “Let the peace of Christ control your hearts, the peace into which you were also called in one body. And be thankful.” Colossians, chapter 3, verse 15 The liberation of our faults allows the reign of Christ...

163. Let’s receive his peace Jesus reminds us to forgive: “Go first and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.” Matthew, chapter 5, verse 24 Reconciliation is realized in different ways. The most effective is to give everything to Jesus, absolutely everything at...

162. Let Jesus transform our heart Jesus divinely proposes to us: “Be merciful, just as (also) your Father is merciful.” Luke, chapter 6, verse 36 And how can we be merciful and like the Father, when we see that we have difficulty to be patient with ourselves, to be at peace? Once more the...