Comments on: Tuesday, 9/5/17 – Encourage One Another

By: El

El — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 22:15:02 +0000

Thank you for inspiring and encouraging us with your reflection, Bob! God bless you and all of the “A Catholic Moment” writers. May God continue to give you great insight and knowledge about the daily Scriptures to edify us all.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 12:23:53 +0000

A gesture of encouragement can be very powerful too. When you pass someone on the street, you can often see their loneliness or despair or discouragement in their facial expression. Please, make eye contact with that person and smile. A little kindness, a feeling that they are not invisible, can stay with them and brighten their day–and maybe just enough to help prevent them from making a bad choice.

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 12:01:19 +0000

Thank you, Bob. I have experienced the devil’s tactics of discouragement in my family life, especially in my marriage. It is wonderful to think that these ‘voices’ have not been of God, but of the great deceiver. Our God never forsakes us. He never leaves us. Thank you and God bless all.

By: ebere

ebere — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 08:33:05 +0000

thank you for healing me through your words Bob, no matter what i will not panic again. God bless you.

By: eli

eli — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 06:15:19 +0000

Thank you Bob. As always, your words provide upliftment. God bless you.

By: Sebastian Kurian

Sebastian Kurian — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 04:02:15 +0000

When you are willing to accept the pain and offer it to God for the salvation of souls, you will find a new strength to love even when not loved in return. “Take up your cross and follow me.”
— Matthew 16.24

The cross is not an annoyance,
not a burden thrust on me,
but willingly entering
the suffering of the world.
Jesus, help me.

I behold your love,
overflowing from your cross,
love piercing my suffering,
your love buried in my death.

Your love overflows in me for others,
to suffer in care, in forgiveness, in blessing,
to be for them even when they are against me.

Give me courage, strength and endurance
to listen, receive, accept and bless
despite all whips and nails.

To associate with the lowly,
to weep or rejoice with them,
to overcome evil with good.

To cry to Pharaoh,
bold, firm and vulnerable,
to let my people go.

Letting go of fears and desires,
I take up my cross
and follow you, close.

It is your cross.
You are here with me.
This is where I want to be, close to you.

And ah! amazing grace:
you carry all the weight.
It is your hands they pierce,
your death I bear,
and your rising.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 03:13:40 +0000

Farah, stay focused and don’t concern yourself with “generational sin” stay with Gods word, stay strong. The trials and tribulations may come and pass, as they seem to go on forever, I am in my own as well with family and it is ugly, but I focus on God and Jesus and He brings me through one day at a time. Tomorrow has enough concern for itself. Let us live today and concern ourselves with today. Do this enough together with Gods word and in time you will prevail. Many of Gods promises require endurance to reach His promises. Stay with His word each day and Endure with Him and you will be fine.
Offer your circumstances up to Him. He knows just what to do with them but do not ever think for an instant He does not Love you. That would be the dark on plying his trade. God knows your heart, focus on Him each day and you will be fine.

By: farah may c. clamor

farah may c. clamor — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 00:59:39 +0000

i am thankful for bumping into this website.. i am trying to follow the lord but life’s turmoil is pulling me to believe that i am not loved by Him. i am experiencing heavy trials with family life since May this year. I believe this is due to generational sin from my father’s lineage… help me overcome these because i don’t want to pass this on to my children..