Today Robert picked us up for Church, and Sister Mary Claire, Mini, and I were glad to go to St. Mary’s together. Mini stayed close, and everything felt quiet and peaceful, like Littlemore was listening.
Father LeRoy read the Holy Gospel from Saint John. Jesus said, “I came into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness.” Father explained that Jesus did not come to condemn the world, but to save it. That made my heart feel very safe.
On the way home, Sister Mary Claire said that when Jesus speaks, He is giving us the words of the Father. His words are not ordinary words. They are words that lead to eternal life.
I thought about how a lamp helps a person walk through a dark room without being afraid. Jesus is much more than a lamp. He is the true Light. I want to believe Him, listen to Him, and follow His light every day.
Prayer
Dear Jesus, Light of the world, shine in my heart today and always. Help me listen to Thy words, obey them with love, and never choose darkness when Thou art calling me into Thy light. Please bless Father LeRoy, Robert, Sister Mary Claire, Mini, and me. Amen.
Love,
Kathy
Today’s Gospel Reading
Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me believes not only in me but also in the one who sent me, and whoever sees me sees the one who sent me. I came into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness.
And if anyone hears my words and does not observe them, I do not condemn him, for I did not come to condemn the world but to save the world.
Whoever rejects me and does not accept my words has something to judge him: the word that I spoke, it will condemn him on the last day, because I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and speak.
And I know that his commandment is eternal life. So what I say, I say as the Father told me.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
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