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God is love. If you are a crabby person, you don't know God

Bottom Line Crabby People, You Don’t Know God

Important Thinkers, Parables and Miracles, Virtuous Actions

If you are a crabby miserable person, you are missing the whole point. Jesus has come to give us joy.

During this great sermon, Bishop Barron describes 3 fundamental spiritual truths. The very nature and being of God. God’s love comes first, and we must respond to his love.

And the upshot of all these is that Jesus tells us, “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy might be complete.”

The flag of the Holy Spirit is joy. Let that joy be in you.

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The parable of the prodigal son has so many important lessons on our relationship with God

The Prodigal Son – Everything He Has Is Yours

Daily Influences to Manage, Life Paths, Mindsets, Parables and Miracles, Virtuous Actions

I have heard many homilies on the Parable of the Prodigal Son.  I never understood why the older brother should not have felt aggrieved. Bishop Barron’s homily is the first time I truly understood it. This parable teaches us key lessons about our relationship with God. If we could only give in the same manner as the way God gives to us, we would find our lives would be a great celebration; just like the celebration held for the younger son on his return.

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