EN 
ES June 14
“But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.” I remember hearing a sermon on grace. The preacher made the statement, “Grace is not the name of the little girl next door.” How marvelous is the concept of God’s grace, freely given to each one of us. We […]
June 13
“Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever.” A performance-based Christian says, “I want to do this, but I know I shouldn’t. I must either find a way to not do this or to not get caught.” The relation-based Christian asks, “Who do I want to be in love […]
June 12
But like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves, also in all your behavior; because it is written, “You shall be Holy for I am Holy”. God wishes us to be filled with His holy presence, but does not force us to open our lives to Him. That choice is ours alone – […]
June 11
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Every day I am in absolute awe of the complexity of life. In my work, I care for children (and their parents) […]
June 10
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Many years ago at the refinery boiler house, there was a unit called the Omega Building. Water was treated to a .7 acidity test. The operator of the unit was always “bad […]
June 9
“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The Spirit is willing but the body and mind are weak.” Just when things are going well, do you ever feel like you just can’t get ahead? No matter what you do, something or someone alters your path or plans. In my own life, […]
June 8
The man said, “The woman you put here with me, she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” The Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me and I ate it.” Accepting our faults is something that we tend to […]
June 7
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” Jesus loves us so much. He gave himself so that all of us may enjoy eternity with Him. Our lives are regulated and limited by minutes, hours and days. When we take time to help a person in […]
June 6
The commandments, “Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not covet,’ and whatever other commandment there may be are summed up in this one rule: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ We all want to change the world, and our plans towards that end may be grandiose and global. Sometimes, however, changing […]
June 5
“My dear friends, let us love each other, since love is from God and everyone who loves is a child of God and knows God.” Someone once told me that to love another was to acknowledge the deepest respect for that person and to recognize that God dwelled within him or her. A few years […]