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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

God's word nourishes us

I am more and more convinced that we need to live our lives centered on Jesus; then it is His love that we give to others. We will be compassionate and forgiving and able to bring God to others.
This blog is for February 19 so why did it appear on the 15th? One of the many mysteries of my blog!!
Here is a bit more of "The Joy of the Gospel":

The sacred Scriptures are the very source of evangelization. Consequently, we need to be constantly trained in hearing the word. The Church does not evangelize unless she constantly lets herself be evangelized. It is indispensable that the word of God "be ever more fully at the heart of every ecclesial activity". God’s word, listened to and celebrated, above all in the Eucharist, nourishes and inwardly strengthens Christians, enabling them to offer an authentic witness to the Gospel in daily life. We have long since moved beyond that old contraposition between word and sacrament. The preaching of the word, living and effective, prepares for the reception of the sacrament, and in the sacrament that word attains its maximum efficacy.

175. The study of the sacred Scriptures must be a door opened to every believer. It is essential that the revealed word radically enrich our catechesis and all our efforts to pass on the faith. Evangelization demands familiarity with God’s word, which calls for dioceses, parishes and Catholic associations to provide for a serious, ongoing study of the Bible, while encouraging its prayerful individual and communal
 reading. We do not blindly seek God, or wait for him to speak to us first, for "God has already spoken, and there is nothing further that we need to know, which has not been revealed to us". Let us receive the sublime treasure of the revealed word.

 

Since I am going away on Friday, here is a great source that you might want to look at for prayer each day: http://www.loyolapress.com/about-3minute-retreats.htm


 

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