The Christian Life: April 2009 Archives

This is an entry from an old friend of mine, Rev. James Bhagwan, who is a Methodist minister if Fiji, and an all around great guy. I liked it very much, so I thought I'd share:

Prayer is Action

We all know of the difficult days ahead, the global and local economy is struggling and looks get worse before it has any chance of getting better. There are many reasons to throw our hands up in the air in frustration and give up. We may feel powerless in our own situations but through prayer we can not only receive strength, we commit our concerns to a higher power, a God that moves in mysterious ways. Hearts can be touched, minds can be changed and relationships can be changed by the power of prayer.

Indeed.

As long as we remain sheep, we overcome. Even though we may be surrounded by a thousand wolves, we overcome and are victorious. But as soon as we are wolves, we are beaten: for then we lose the support from the Shepherd who feeds not wolves, but only sheep.

(St John Chrysostom, from Homily 34 on St Matthew)

HT: dylan at phos hilarion

"... Everyone in this mega-community is a somebody with an extraordinary destiny. Everyone is a somebody in whom God has invested an infinite love. That is why the Church reaches out to the unborn, the suffering, the poor, our elders, the physically and emotionally challenged, those caught in the web of addictions..."

--Archbishop Thomas Dolan, in his Installation homily. H/T American Papist