Prayer Prompt before reading MK 16:9-15: Come, Holy Spirit, teach me how to pray, interpret the Scriptures for me so that I may know the Truth about who God the Father is and God the Son so that I may know who I am.
“GO INTO THE WHOLE WORLD AND PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL TO EVERY CREATURE.” MK 16:15-18
Humbly submit your will to God (Thy Will be done) and consecrate yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through Mary and Joseph.
The characteristics of followers of Christ who spoke with boldness after the resurrection are uneducated ordinary men. Yeah, we all have a chance then!!! This boldness comes from God not men. This boldness is not afraid of death and gets Peter, Paul, and the Apostles killed. This boldness started a revolution that hasn’t stopped for over 2,000 years. Truth, what is, reality, God and His revelation cannot be contained or killed. Isn’t this the boldness and “belonging to something” that we all desire deep in our hearts?
“Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned”. What do you believe in? “What we believe in is what we belong to. It is what we protect, fight for, and are willing to die for,” says Fr. Mike Schmitz. Check your phone contacts to see who you hang out with. Check your history on You tube and the latest things said on your Instagram and Snap chat.
What stations do you watch the most on TV? What is the most popular on Netflix, Prime, You tube TV? What is your Bible? What do you worship or what is of greatest worth to you? Guilty, I don’t always watch or listen to the best things either. All information we allow into our lives forms us and our beliefs. Take charge aggressively of what you allow into your life.
The Good News, Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene and the unnamed disciples on the road to Emmaus and the 11 Apostles didn’t believe. They were rebuked by Jesus for their hard hearts and they were right there in the action. Since this is the case, we know Jesus will continue to love us and keep his arms open to us even through our frail weak humanity that will fall away from him over and over again. We see it time and time again with the chosen 12 and the closest of Jesus’ followers.
Wake with Jesus in the morning and reflect on His Word in the Scriptures. Sit in silence and listen. I bet if you do every day and make it a habit, what you believe in will change and what you watch and listen to will as well. At least for a time, then it becomes a battle to be bold and persevere! Relationships go through ups and downs. Jesus is always waiting to continue the conversation in prayer and sustain a lasting friendship. God died for an intimate relationship with you!
Today’s challenge: Come to God and be converted. Give God everything, He has given you everything. Wake each day to see what Jesus has in store for you, allow Him to put things into perspective or help you rightly order your life then, “Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.” Just be who God created you to be.
Be a servant, be a saint today!
#Christian YODO (You Only Die Once; we will live again with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit forever!)
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