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| No where to turn but to God |
Each year Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he was twelve years old, they went up according to festival custom. After they had completed its days, as they were returning,
the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. Thinking that he was in the caravan, they journeyed for a day and looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances, but not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him. After three days they found him in the temple,
sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, and all who heard him were astounded at his understanding and his answers. When his parents saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety." And he said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?" But they did not understand what he said to them. He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart.
Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety
Lord,
I can only imagine the anxiety of Mary and Joseph. To lose their son. The Son of God! Lord it happens every day in our society but the people today 'lose' you by choice. They abandon you, live lives filled with sin and do not see anything wrong with it. Yes we the faithful ones also live in sin but we know we are and we regret it, repent, ask forgiveness and in your unconditional love and mercy, forgive us.
What would it take to bring those who've left back to you and your Church?
It often takes tragedy, hitting the bottom, having no one else to turn to or an awakening which often comes from the faithful, their example and their love.
Lord, I love you more than anything and I want that for others,k especially those I love.
All you can do is live the faith, pray for them, love them and use teachable moments to share the truth. That is sufficient.
Jesus, help me be the example you want me to be.
Stay on the path you are on and wait on me. Patience will save you much heart ache.
I can only imagine the anxiety of Mary and Joseph. To lose their son. The Son of God! Lord it happens every day in our society but the people today 'lose' you by choice. They abandon you, live lives filled with sin and do not see anything wrong with it. Yes we the faithful ones also live in sin but we know we are and we regret it, repent, ask forgiveness and in your unconditional love and mercy, forgive us.
What would it take to bring those who've left back to you and your Church?
It often takes tragedy, hitting the bottom, having no one else to turn to or an awakening which often comes from the faithful, their example and their love.
Lord, I love you more than anything and I want that for others,k especially those I love.
All you can do is live the faith, pray for them, love them and use teachable moments to share the truth. That is sufficient.
Jesus, help me be the example you want me to be.
Stay on the path you are on and wait on me. Patience will save you much heart ache.
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