Walking with God, Digesting Scripture and Pointing Others to Grow Deeper in their Faith
God is seen in peace. When I work for peace others can see who God is. There’s nothing peaceful about humanity. We are sinful creatures of dissonance. It’s only when I surrender myself to God that I can experience peace and holiness, gifts from God. My human nature goes against peace and holiness. I am... Continue Reading →
We are to live one another as Jesus loved us. How do we do this? How did Jesus love? Jesus Elevated the Outcast, the Oppressed. Jesus noticed the outcast. Not only did Jesus notice them but He healed them. Jesus touched them. I think of the leper, the blind, the paralytic; they all were overlooked... Continue Reading →
I’m reminded today that if what I do isn’t done in love, I end up nothing. Actions done without love amount to nothing. I read this verse today: “If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.”1 Corinthians 13:3 ESV... Continue Reading →
Sometimes this is easy, sometimes this is hard. Thomas Merton, a famous spiritual writer rocked my world years ago when I read his book. This is horrible but I read it so long ago that I do not recall the title but I copied one chapter, the chapter on love. Merton says, “without my love... Continue Reading →
When I was young, having just connected with God I struggled with knowing how to love God. I’d sing a song in church and feel like I wasn’t being truthful because I knew I didn’t love God like I loved my family. This bothered me and I prayed. It was a beautiful moment when I... Continue Reading →
We live in a world of polar opposites, evil and love. Somehow these have become blurred. So sad to me that especially our teens are taught evil is good. Movies and books created for our young people depict evil characters as good. Delighting in evil; I’ve seen this in my home. I’ve had foster teens... Continue Reading →
Is there a more beautiful truth? Nothing can separate us from God’s love. This means that nothing I do is bad enough for God to stop loving me. No sin is too large, nothing is too atrocious for God. God sees and knows all. God knows us more deeply than we even know ourselves. We... Continue Reading →
Picture of the blessed Marianna Biernacka in the 1930s/Public Domain Image "The 108 Martyrs of World War II celebrate their feast day on June 12. They were Roman Catholics from Poland killed during World War II by the Nazis. The group consists of 3 bishops, 52 priests, 26 members of male religious orders, 3 seminarians, 8 religious... Continue Reading →
I remember the first time I confessed. I realized I was born into sin and I was separated from God the minute I chose my own way. We call this original sin. Who knows at what moment I first chose myself over God? Probably as a toddler not willing to share my toys or hollering... Continue Reading →
One who loves his or her neighbor wishes no harm upon them and this love means no laws are broken between neighbors. Here's the verses that precede this one: "For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet," and any other commandment, are summed... Continue Reading →
Jeni Martin Johnson 