Sunday, January 4, 2015
New Year Resolution
VATICAN CITY — When Pope Francis met before Christmas with Vatican employees, mostly lay people with families, he asked them to do 10 things. The list sounded remarkably like suggestions for New Year’s resolutions:
– “Take care of your spiritual life, your relationship with God, because this is the backbone of everything we do and everything we are.”
– “Take care of your family life, giving your children and loved ones not just money, but most of all your time, attention and love.”
– “Take care of your relationships with others, transforming your faith into life and your words into good works, especially on behalf of the needy.”
– “Be careful how you speak, purify your tongue of offensive words, vulgarity and worldly decadence.”
– “Heal wounds of the heart with the oil of forgiveness, forgiving those who have hurt us and medicating the wounds we have caused others.”
– “Look after your work, doing it with enthusiasm, humility, competence, passion and with a spirit that knows how to thank the Lord.”
– “Be careful of envy, lust, hatred and negative feelings that devour our interior peace and transform us into destroyed and destructive people.”
– “Watch out for anger that can lead to vengeance; for laziness that leads to existential euthanasia; for pointing the finger at others, which leads to pride; and for complaining continually, which leads to desperation.”
– “Take care of brothers and sisters who are weaker … the elderly, the sick, the hungry, the homeless and strangers, because we will be judged on this.”
– “Take care of your spiritual life, your relationship with God, because this is the backbone of everything we do and everything we are.”
– “Take care of your family life, giving your children and loved ones not just money, but most of all your time, attention and love.”
– “Take care of your relationships with others, transforming your faith into life and your words into good works, especially on behalf of the needy.”
– “Be careful how you speak, purify your tongue of offensive words, vulgarity and worldly decadence.”
– “Heal wounds of the heart with the oil of forgiveness, forgiving those who have hurt us and medicating the wounds we have caused others.”
– “Look after your work, doing it with enthusiasm, humility, competence, passion and with a spirit that knows how to thank the Lord.”
– “Be careful of envy, lust, hatred and negative feelings that devour our interior peace and transform us into destroyed and destructive people.”
– “Watch out for anger that can lead to vengeance; for laziness that leads to existential euthanasia; for pointing the finger at others, which leads to pride; and for complaining continually, which leads to desperation.”
– “Take care of brothers and sisters who are weaker … the elderly, the sick, the hungry, the homeless and strangers, because we will be judged on this.”
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Happy New Year 2015
What a joy that to be journeying with the Lord! We praise the Lord for the New year. We look forward to continuing our journey with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We are here because of our family and friends like you. Thank you for being there for us, supporting us financially, spiritually and emotionally.
As we set out in 2015, we are asking that the Good Lord will make his face to shine upon us and produce this kind of fruit in you and our lives: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-control.
Happy New Year!
Today we set out to enjoy God's creation in Lake Bambili but while at the mountains getting closer to the lake, our vehicle developed some problems so we decided it was better to not go too far if we end up with a serious breakdown as it might be difficult to find someone to help out. By the way, we enjoyed the mountains and the sunset in the background.
As we set out in 2015, we are asking that the Good Lord will make his face to shine upon us and produce this kind of fruit in you and our lives: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-control.
Happy New Year!
Today we set out to enjoy God's creation in Lake Bambili but while at the mountains getting closer to the lake, our vehicle developed some problems so we decided it was better to not go too far if we end up with a serious breakdown as it might be difficult to find someone to help out. By the way, we enjoyed the mountains and the sunset in the background.
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