by Lynne Marie | May 22, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Hoping Gives the Fruit of Peace Jesus promised Peace to all who live his divine Life: Peace I give to you… not as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid (John 14:27). If we don’t experience Peace, we are not...
by Lynne Marie | May 21, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Remembering Gives the Fruit of Joy If Christians are not joyful, we can forget about proclaiming the Good News. If we don’t have Joy, we haven’t heard it. True Joy is not a feeling. It is a deep awareness that we have reason to be happy. Jesus on...
by Lynne Marie | May 20, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Caring is the Fruit of Love Are we truly aware that a Christian life is one characterized by Love? Do we get up in the morning eager to show love to everyone we meet all day? When we go to bed at night, do we look back to see if we have been focused on Love? ...
by Lynne Marie | May 19, 2025 | Daily Reflections
“By Their Fruits You Will Know…” (Matthew 7:16) The readings for Easter Sunday Five begin with the gift of Awe of the Lord and end with the Fruit of the Spirit: The Church…. was at peace. It was being built up and walked in the awe of the Lord,...
by Lynne Marie | May 17, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The Gift of Awe of the Lord Awe is a better name for this Gift of the Spirit than Fear of the Lord, because fear suggests the emotion of fright. Fear without fright is just perspective. Awe is the gift of seeing in perspective God’s greatness and our...