16 May If we’ll just follow (Acts 17:15, 22-18:1) by Jack Spring
Welcome God now with this LIFE Group Devotion (FB), provided by LIFE Runners (FB). Leaders. Guest Authors.
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“Rather it is he who gives to everyone life and breath and everything. He made from one, the whole human race … and he fixed the ordered seasons and the boundaries of their regions, so that people might seek God, even perhaps grope for him and find him, though indeed he is not far from any one of us.” ~ Acts 17:15, 22-18:1 (full readings)
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Jack’s Reflections: It is by the very breath of life in all of those around us, the born and the unborn, and in the order of the seasons which bring life, that we see God, and are prompted to seek after Him. Then we learn, he is never farther away than we are from one another, and from His Creation, for He is our everything. And so, like St. Brendan the Navigator of ancient Ireland who sailed for seven years in search of The Land of Promise, we are sailors on a high sea, sometimes with neither rudder nor sail, uncertain of our way. We take encouragement from each other, and then are called to trust that God will be our wind and compass. And then, even on the darkest night, when it seems we’re hopelessly lost, we gaze upward to see that God has fixed the stars in the Heavens to lead us home, if we’ll just follow.
* Jack is an author and Chapter President of Una Voce. He has two daughters pursuing careers in education. Jack cherishes his Irish heritage, and has worked for years in support of pro-life causes with The Ancient Order of Hibernians and Knights of Columbus.
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Faith Challenge: Trust God to show you the way. He’ll deliver you safely home. Look not to the leaders of this world for a Messiah, for He has already come. Promote a culture of life by reading and supporting LifeSiteNews, Priests for Life, and Project Rachel. Be the change in the world you seek. Start now and trust that God will show you the way.
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Counter-Culture News: LSN, LifeNews, Priests for Life, AFA,Vatican, Project Rachel.
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Our Prayers: Prayer to end abortion, Spiritual Adoption,Alpha Center, Peters family (JP). Add Prayers on ourwebsite. Pray with meals, bedtime, wake up, LIFE Runners, etc. Consider mid-week Family Rosary (17 min). Let’s pray now.
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Feast Day: St. Margaret of Cortona.
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Faith Quote: “Not all those who wander are lost.” ~ J.R.R. Tolkien; “A nation that kills its children is a nation without hope.” ~ Bl. Pope John Paul II
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Through Christ our Lord,
Jack
Philippians 4:8
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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.