PRAYING FOR=EXTRAORDINARY GRACE
Jesus GIVES US some=
Extremely difficult teachings
Counter cultural=IF ANYTHING
He=Jesus tells us to LOVE
Our ENEMIES=some of his teachings
SEEM IMPOSSIBLE
“…….OFFER NO RESISTANCE=
To one=who is evil” Matthew
5:39
SOME of his teachings=are also
Found elsewhere=but this one
TRANSCENDS the old testament too
Which says=”An eye for an eye……”
HOW can we love our enemies?
How can we ever=do such a thing=only by
PRAYING FOR=EXTRAORDINARY GRACE
For the LOVE AND MERCY=
Like Jesus himself=
PRAYING FOR EXTRAORDINARY GRACES!
To live like Christ
“You are=the most excellent
Of men=and your lips=have been anointed
WITH GRACE=since God
Has blessed you forever”
Psalm 45:2
“For the law=was given through Moses
GRACE and truth=came through Jesus Christ” John
1:17
How can we love our enemies?
Do we HAVE TO LOVE=those
Who injure us?=YES!
Do we have to love murderers?
And child molesters?=The answer is
Yes and yes=we have to=LOVE EVERYONE
How can we EVER
Do such a thing?=Only by
PRAYING FOR=EXTRAORDINARY GRACE!
Only by=living like Christ=only by
Living=with GOD’S FULL love and mercy
“…….how much more
Did God’s GRACE=and the gift=that came by
THE GRACE of one man=Jesus Christ” Romans
5:15
“In him=we have redemption=
Through his blood=the forgiveness of sins=
In accordance=with the riches
OF GOD’S GRACE=
That he lavished on us”
Ephesians
1:7-8
PRAY FOR=the EXTRAORDINARY GRACE
To forgive=the most difficult people
In this world
THAT DOESN’T MEAN=
You condone=what they did
It just means=we are LETTING GO
Of the hatred=and DESIRE FOR REVENGE
It just means=we are
PRAYING FOR=THE EXTRAORDINARY GRACES!
To live like our God
In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of our ALL LOVING=all
merciful=Holy Father God!
Robert P. Wallman
5-30-2023
Ps INSPIRED by
an ARTICLE=IN LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE=by Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti
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