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"The jar of flour shall not go empty": Trust in the Sufficiency of Christ

"The jar of flour shall not go empty": Trust in the Sufficiency of Christ

FromCome Away By Yourselves


"The jar of flour shall not go empty": Trust in the Sufficiency of Christ

FromCome Away By Yourselves

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Nov 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Elijah asks a starving widow to share her very last provisions with him.  Trusting in God's promise, her meager resources last them through an entire year.  Our Lord asks us for a similar trusting generosity in times of fatigue and discouragement.  The Mass makes present Christ as true spiritual food, enriching enough for our earthly pilgrimage and a gateway to heaven.  It also makes present Christ's redemptive sacrifice, powerful enough to overcome all evil and sin.  To follow Christ, we need to avoid pharisaical self-righteousness.  This is the temptation to trust in ourselves, to make ourselves good, while avoiding the blessed uncertainty and the messy humility of the "way of the grain."  https://comeawaybyyourselves.com
Released:
Nov 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

"Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while." These words of Jesus Christ are an invitation to personal and intimate prayer. The meditations offered in this podcast are intended to help the listener enter into his own prayerful relationship with God. By reflecting on scenes from the Gospel, on other passages from Scripture, and on the insights of saints and spiritual writers, we can strengthen our faith in Jesus and our love for God. In the Gospel of John, Jesus says, "I have called you my friends." By regular meditation and dialogue with Our Lord in prayer, our life can be transformed into an ever deepening and loving friendship with God.