17 FEBRUARY 2023 - ONLY BY GRACE REFLECTIONS

#FollowingChrist #Sacrifice #Suffering #Holiness #Contentment #Love NOTE: Please click the Subscribe key on YouTube and press the black notification bell to receive the daily reflections. Or, open in YouTube for easy access. View and Like. Thank you. TOPIC: DO YOU FOLLOW CHRIST WITH YOUR HEART AND WILL OR JUST WITH YOUR LIPS? First Reading: Genesis 11:1-9 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 33:10-11, 12-13, 14-15 Alleluia: John 15:15B Gospel: Mark 8:34-9:1 Following Christ may seem difficult because it involves much sacrifice and suffering. But we all know from our own experiences that sacrifice and suffering bring us to a deeper level of understanding of what life is all about, a higher sense of purpose for the eternal rather than the temporal. The practice of our Christian faith should lead us to a change of attitude — a desire to be holy, a longing for peace and contentment brought only by conscientiously following Jesus, our Lord. This is the 1046th installment of our CFC contemplation series focusing on the daily liturgical readings. [NOTE: All the regular reflections are between 3-7 minutes long, enough time for us to ponder what God's message is for us individually and to pray that we may live them out in our lives. This video is also available on Couples for Christ’s and Bong Arjonillo’s Facebook pages. In You Tube, just type ONLY BY GRACE REFLECTIONS]