This third type of preaching—the grateful account of God’s saving deed in the midst of the assembly of the saints—is, from a New Testament perspective, especially important, inasmuch as the early Church from the very beginning identified
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“By our attentive dedication to the teaching and activity of Jesus as the bringer of God’s reign (Mk 1.14–15), we grow to understand the positive response required from us in terms of metanoia, radical change and renewed belief in the saving power of the Gospel (Mk 1.15).”
― Faith Finding a Voice
― Faith Finding a Voice

“2 When I look into the future, I am frightened, But why plunge into the future? Only the present moment is precious to me, As the future may never enter my soul at all. It is no longer in my power, To change, correct or add to the past; For neither sages nor prophets could do that. And so, what the past has embraced I must entrust to God. O present moment, you belong to me, whole and entire. I desire to use you as best I can. And although I am weak and small, You grant me the grace of Your omnipotence.”
― Diary: Divine Mercy in My Soul
― Diary: Divine Mercy in My Soul
“We could always entrust our cares and worries to our Lady; however small they may have been in our childhood, we always felt protected by her.”
― My Brother the Pope
― My Brother the Pope
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