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This song, by Francesca Battistelli, reminds us that we are never alone, that angels, Jesus, Mary, past loved ones, current loved ones, they are all by our side. They pray for us, they are there for us, even though we seem relatively alone. If we seek refuge and strength in them, the courage we will receive will be overwhelming.
Today's first reading comes from Romans 8...
"What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?...What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress, or persecutino, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?...No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us.
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 8: 31, 35, 37-38
I love the encouragement, enthusiasm, and fearless trust that Paul places in the love Jesus Christ has for us! Paul believes confidently that NOTHING can separate us from the love that Jesus has for us, that we will always conquer over our struggles so long as we do so in Jesus' name. Jesus' purpose was to life and die and life again for us and our sins, and if He can forgive us for our sins, then His love truly is beyond our comprehension.
This song, by Francesca Battistelli, reminds us that we are never alone, that angels, Jesus, Mary, past loved ones, current loved ones, they are all by our side. They pray for us, they are there for us, even though we seem relatively alone. If we seek refuge and strength in them, the courage we will receive will be overwhelming.
Today's first reading comes from Romans 8...
"What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?...What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress, or persecutino, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?...No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us.
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 8: 31, 35, 37-38
I love the encouragement, enthusiasm, and fearless trust that Paul places in the love Jesus Christ has for us! Paul believes confidently that NOTHING can separate us from the love that Jesus has for us, that we will always conquer over our struggles so long as we do so in Jesus' name. Jesus' purpose was to life and die and life again for us and our sins, and if He can forgive us for our sins, then His love truly is beyond our comprehension.
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