God says : I Love you
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Thank you Lord for Loving me
and thanks for your Love
passing through me
into others hearts.
Sunday, February 1
Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13
“They shall pasture and lie down.”
Those who live with the Lord abide in peace and are nourished by God’s grace.
1 Corinthians 1:26-31
“It is due to God that you are in Christ Jesus.”
God’s grace allows us to be in Christ and in God’s love.
Matthew 5:1-12a
“Jesus began to teach them.”
When we listen to the Trinity, to the Holy Spirit, in our hearts, the wisdom of Love unlocks, heals, and purifies, and then it becomes easier to hear the teaching God has for us.
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Normand Thomas.
Saturday, January 31
2 Samuel 12:1-7a, 10-17
Nathan reminds David of the evil he has done. And David has concealed the evil within himself. David brings about his own fate. He has done evil, and his evil pursues him.
Mark 4:35-41
Jesus was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. They woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”
The apostles’ reaction is remarkable. They turn to Jesus. They are aware of God’s presence with them.
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Normand Thomas.
Friday, January 30
2 Samuel 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17
Sometimes, people like David are ingenious at getting rid of those who get in their way.
By discovering God’s love in people instead, bad intentions would occur less often.
Mark 4:26-34
“This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how.”
The human being who welcomes God into their heart (their soil) is made fruitful by Love every second.
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Normand Thomas.
Thursday, January 29
2 Samuel 7:18-19, 24-29
David said, “You, Lord God, are truly God.”
Simply realizing this and welcoming God’s love into our lives has given us new life.
Mark 4:21-25
“The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.”
The words and gestures we share with others are very often the same words and gestures we use with ourselves.
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Normand Thomas.
Wednesday, January 28
2 Samuel 7:4-17
“The Lord declares to you that the Lord will make a house for you.”
The Lord’s house is his Heart; it is his kingdom. And his Heart is filled with Love.
Mark 4:1-20
“Those sown on rich soil are the ones who hear the word.”
The seed is the Love, joy, and peace of God. The good soil is the person who receives God’s Love. God’s Love contains the fruits of the Spirit.
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Normand Thomas.
Tuesday, January 27
2 Samuel 6:12b-15, 17-19
“David went to bring up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with joy.”
God walks with the people.
Mark 3:31-35
“Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
God’s will is to receive his peace and to encourage it in the people.
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Normand Thomas.
Sunday, January 25
Isaiah 8:23b – 9:3
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light.”
When the people sees “a great light,” they stand with the Lord.
1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17
“I belong to Christ.”
Yes, the people can be interesting, but it is necessary to always return to Christ, to the present moment, to the Love of God.
Matthew 4:12-23
“Jesus cured every disease and illness among the people.”
Every person who welcomes the Love of God within themselves allows themselves many healings of the heart.
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Normand Thomas.
Saturday, January 24
2 Samuel 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27
David, speaking of Jonathan: “Jonathan my brother! Most dear have you been to me.”
The story of Jonathan and David is truly wonderful. But there is an even greater wonder: discovering the simple joy of God’s love within us.
Mark 3:20-21
When his relatives heard of this they set out to seize him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”
When people fail to recognize the grace in someone’s heart, in this case, Jesus’ heart, they close themselves off to his work of peace.
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Normand Thomas.
Friday, January 23
1 Samuel 24:3-21
David cries out to Saul, “Why do you listen to those who say, ‘David is trying to harm you’?”
There are people who incite others against others. This evil could be avoided through mutual support and a desire to advance the cause of God’s love.
Mark 3:13-19
“Jesus appointed twelve [whom he also named apostles] that they might be with him and he might send them forth to preach and to have authority to drive out demons.”
The twelve appointed by Jesus have the mission of proclaiming the Good News: God is love. This love, when received by people, “drives out demons.”
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Normand Thomas.
Thursday, January 22
1 Samuel 18:6-9; 19:1-7
“Saul discussed his intention to kill David with his son Jonathan and with all his servants.”
It’s a shame when someone doesn’t think things through and wants to control those around them instead of revealing the beauty of God in people.
Lord, thank you for your beauty in every person.
Mark 3:7-12
“Jesus withdrew (from the crowd) toward the sea with his disciples. A large number of people [followed] from Galilee and from Judea.”
It’s wonderful to see that people want to be with Jesus.
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Normand Thomas.
Wednesday, January 21
1 Samuel 17:32-33, 37, 40-51
God is peace. War between two peoples or between two individuals is not God's will.
Mark 3:1-6
"The Pharisees went out and immediately took counsel with the Herodians against him to put him to death."
It is easy to listen to a person's heart and to hear God in a person's heart and in our own. Confusion arises when we are not listening to God.
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Normand Thomas.
Tuesday, January 20
1 Samuel 16:1-13
When he entered Bethlehem, the elders of the city came trembling to meet him and asked, “Is your visit peaceful, O seer?” He replied: “Yes!”
The servants of the Lord bring the peace of the Lord.
Mark 2:23-28
“The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.”
Jesus urges caution in the face of excessive rules. He invites us instead to receive the peace of God.
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Normand Thomas.
Monday, January 19
1 Samuel 15:16-23
“Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, the Lord in turn has rejected you as king!”
It is necessary to understand that it is Saul who is not in harmony with God. It is Saul who rejects God. God is simply observing this. The only word of God is Love, joy, and peace.
Mark 2:18-22
“Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.”
When is the Bridegroom with us? When is God with us? Right now.
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Normand Thomas.
Sunday, January 18
Isaiah 49:3, 5-6
“He said to me, You are my servant, in you, Israel, I show my glory.”
The Lord speaks to each person: You are the one I send to deliver my message of joy and peace.
1 Corinthians 1:1-3
“To you who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus.”
This phrase is interesting. Let us remain in Christ, in the Love of God, and observe our lives and those around us becoming clearer and more peaceful.
John 1:29-34
“Saint John the Baptist: ‘Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.’”
The Lamb of God, pure and spotless, comes to teach us to remain in the Heart filled with the Love of God.
It is the Love of God in the Lamb of God, Christ, who purifies us from evil.
Let us continue to draw closer to God and away from evil.
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Normand Thomas.
Saturday, January 17
1 Samuel 9:1-4, 10c, 17-19; 10:1
Samuel said to Saul, “The Lord anoints you ruler over his people Israel.”
A reminder that it is better to lead a people with God’s love, joy, and peace.
Mark 2:13-17
“Jesus went out along the sea. All the crowd came to him and he taught them.”
The phrase “the whole crowd came to him” means more than just those people at that time. All crowds and leaders would benefit from allowing the Lord to reign over the people and in the hearts of the leaders.
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Normand Thomas.
Friday, January 16
1 Samuel 8:4-7, 10-22a
The people want Samuel to give them a king. And Samuel is disappointed that they ask him instead of God.
In this context, it is important to note that the best approach before deciding is to consult and plan with the Lord first.
Mark 2:1-12
Jesus said to the paralytic, “Child, your sins are forgiven.”
God’s love forgives us. We simply need to draw near to God.
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Normand Thomas.
Thursday, January 15
1 Samuel 4:1b-11
“Why has the Lord permitted us to be defeated today by the Philistines?”
The Lord has no weapons in his hands. What if the question was: Why did we go to war?
Mark 1:40-45
“People kept coming to Jesus from everywhere.”
Sometimes, we feel we must do everything to reach the people. What if we listened to them? This would allow us to see the beauty of God in them and to see where they are on their journey.
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Normand Thomas.
Wednesday, January 14
1 Samuel 3: 1-10.19-20
“Here I am. You called me.”
Just as Samuel asked Eli if he had been called, we often ask people for information about faith.
Eli turned Samuel toward the Lord and told him to say to the Lord, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”
Moving from knowledge to understanding—that is what it means; it also means knowing how to listen to the Lord.
Mark 1:29-39
“Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever.”
Bodily fever occurs occasionally. There is also the fever that can manifest itself in the tensions between people. We can ask Jesus for liberation from the fever of body and of tensions and pressure, whether we inflict it upon ourselves or others inflict it upon us.
Let’s think about this in feverary
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Normand Thomas.
Tuesday, January 13
1 Samuel 1:9-20
Hannah said to the Lord, “O Lord of hosts, if you look with pity on the hardship of your servant, if you remember me and do not forget me, if you give your handmaid a male child.”
Every day, every moment, we should be in communion with the Lord.
Mark 1:21-28
“Quiet! Come out of him!”
Being silent allows us to fully receive and welcome the Lord.
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Normand Thomas.
Monday, January 12
1 Samuel 1:1-8
"God loves Hannah."
God loves Hannah, and he loves us too.
Mark 1:14-20
"Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men."
A question we might ask ourselves is: What would the Lord want to say to people on the road?
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Normand Thomas.