Daily Mass, 17th Week in Ordinary Time, Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Daily Mass, 17th Week in Ordinary Time, Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Good morning! Welcome to St. Gilbert Church! O God, protector of those who hope in you, without whom nothing has a firm foundation, nothing is holy, bestow in abundance your mercy upon us and grant that with you as our ruler and guide, we may use the good things that pass in such a way as to hold fast even now to those that ever endure. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. Amen. You Are the Beloved One Reflect The greatest enemy of the spiritual life—according to Henri Nouwen—is self-rejection because “it contradicts the sacred voice that calls us the Beloved.” Nouwen also refers to our “belovedness” as the “core truth of our existence.” Is your sense of identity in God based on self-loathing or the radical love of your Creator? If we don’t think God cares about us, why would we trust him with ourselves and all we hold dear? We trust those who love us, and it is a simple and foundational truth of our faith that God loves us most of all. Pray Lord of love, let me feel your love today. Let it flow through me and fill me to overflowing, so that I may better love you in return. Assure me in your gentle and quiet ways that I am indeed your Beloved. Amen. Act Make a list of the times in the Gospels that Jesus assures us of God's love. ----- From Franciscan Media, Pause+Pray, July 26. 2021 This stream is created with #PRISMLiveStudio