01 Nov Blessed are They (Mt 5:6,11-12) by Allan Parker
Welcome God now with this LIFE Group Devotion (FB), provided by LIFE Runners (FB). Leaders. Guest Authors.
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“Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied….Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.” ~ Mt 5:6,11-12 (full readings)
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Allan’s Reflections: These grace-filled words from our Lord and Savior’s lips are especially applicable to the pro-life movement. All of us long for the day when Roe v Wade and Doe v Bolton will be overturned. We hunger and thirst for the day when children in the womb and mothers and fathers are protected by law from those who would inflict an unjust death upon them and their family. We long for the day when evil will no longer be called good, but right thinking and right laws will prevail according to God’s word. We may even be insulted and persecuted in the short run because of our love and faith in Jesus. So we pray for the day that legalized abortion will be ended, and our “covenant with death will be annulled, our agreement with the grave will not stand” (Is 28:18).
* Allan Parker is the president of the Justice Foundation and Operation Outcry: www.operationoutcry.org.
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Faith Challenge: “Do not worry…but seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you” ~ Mt 6:31-33
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Counter-Culture News: LifeSiteNews, LifeNews, American Family, Vatican, Project Rachel.
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Our Prayers: Prayer to end abortion. LIFE Runners Creed. Add Prayers. Pray with meals, bedtime, wake up, etc. Consider mid-week Family Rosary (17 min). Let’s pray now.
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Feast Day: Solemnity of All Saints.
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Faith Quote: “I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level; Then hail will sweep away the refuge of lies and the waters will overflow the secret place. Your covenant with death will be canceled, and your pact with Sheol will not stand; When the overwhelming scourge passes through, then you become its trampling place.” ~ Is 28:17-18
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Through Christ our Lord,
Allan
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* Pray/Fast: Prayer connects us with God’s will and His miracles, changing us & helping others. Fast from things that take your eyes off Jesus. Those who pray together stay together, and close to God!
* Save Unborn (and families): Abortion (images) is #1 death cause (22% pregnancies). Prov 24:11 and Jer 1:5. “A great poverty that a child must die that you might live as you wish.” Mother Teresa.
* Evangelize: Make room for unbelievers and re-evangelization of self, by way of prayer (relationship) and following Christ’s example of love (service/sacrifice/mercy). Matt 28:19.