Gary L.Thomas

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    Social action can never be a substitute for personal sanctity. In fact, social action without personal sanctity can do as much harm as good: it discredits the cause if we are found to be a hypocrite.
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    For caregivers, giving care isn’t a chore but a form of worship.
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    Mordecai served others when he could serve God by doing so. When the two came in conflict, Mordecai pleased God.
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    It is so easy to ignore the needs of others around us because we have “more important things” to do, but Jesus defined those very needs as a central part of our mission.
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    We like to define holiness by avoiding transgression, but in God’s book, the sin of omission (not doing what we should do) ranks right up there with the sin of commission (doing something we shouldn’t do).
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    Caregiving is not a license to judge others who serve God in different ways.
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    eate room in your life for God to move. If finances are tight and you need to make a major purchase, give God the chance to provide first. If finances are plentiful, be open to clues about how you can meet another’s need.
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    To demand that God answer all our prayers with a “yes” is to ask for his omnipotence (power) without having the benefit of his omniscience (knowledge).
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    But even more than an obligation, celebration is a privilege. Celebrative worship leads to joy, which is a foundational virtue leading to spiritual strength.28
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    Saint John Eudes taught his disciples to study the Gospels by first reconstructing the event (imagination); discerning the meaning (mind); responding with the appropriate emotion—be it adoration, penitence, or something else (heart); and concluding with a firm commitment (will).31 This is a full and comprehensive approach to Bible study that uses all our faculties.
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