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TODAY’S WORD…

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Whoever obeys what Christ says

is the kind of person in whom God’s love is perfected.

That’s how we know we are in Christ.

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– 1 John 2:5 (GW)

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REFLECTION…

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"That’s how we know"

– keeping the commandments

is a sign of true knowledge of God.

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Knowing God, or knowing Jesus,

is not a merely intellectual exercise

nor does it mean that the immensity of God

can be grasped by man’s limited understanding.

It is something much simpler and more important:

knowing God means being united to Him

by faith and love…by grace.

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It isn’t enough for us to say that we love God

and that we know Him

– we must keep His commandments,

keep His word,

walk in the same way in which He walked…

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As we identify our life with Christ’s,

we become in Christ.

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QUOTE…

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"Walk as He walked:

does that not mean giving up the comforts He gave up,

not being afraid of the kind of trials He bore,

teaching what He taught […],

persevering in helping even those who show no appreciation,

praying for one’s enemies,

being kind to evildoers,

serenely tolerating the proud?"

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– St. Prosper

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REPETITIVE PRAYER FOR TODAY…

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Lord, I want to be with You, I want to be like You, I want to be one with You!

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