"Beads of Joy" by RosaryManJim: The Will of God

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

The Will of God

BEADS OF JOY 01-29-19

“The Will of God”

My Friends,

Today’s Gospel: Mark 3:31-35 (Jesus and His Family)
“And his mother and his brothers came; and standing outside they sent to him and called him. And a crowd was sitting about him; and they said to him, "Your mother and your brothers are outside, asking for you." And he replied, "Who are my mother and my brothers?" And looking around on those who sat about him, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does the will of God is my brother, and sister, and mother."

Reflection:
What is the Will of God? For each of us? I can’t say that I know these things definitively, but I know I can say what God’s Will is: “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’” Matthew 22:37. Today’s gospel isn’t about Jesus rejecting His family, rather it is about Jesus teaching us to place God first, even before His very own family. I know that, that maybe a hard teaching, it was for me back in 1983. But soon after I completely entrenched my life into God’s Word and prayer and adoration and the Rosary; I truly realized that I can never love anyone else the way I do, until I truly, sincerely loved God first.

In the movie Fireproof (clip below) we see how in Caleb’s apology; he shares with Catherine that it was through God that he now has a love for her that he never had before. Chrissy and I loved the movies made by this church (Sherwood Baptist Church). They were produced by Sherwood Pictures it’s an American independent Christian film production company in Albany, Georgia. These are the films they have made: Flywheel (2003), Facing the Giants (2006), Fireproof (2008),Courageous (2011) and War Room (2015). Our biggest draw to these films is how God is the ultimate center of the story, and how family friendly they all are. This was not an advertisement in anyway. I gained nothing by sharing them with you, I just see them as a wonderful addition to your spiritual growth. Check them out..

Fireproof (The Movie)
The Apology

Daily Reading for Tuesday
January 29th, 2019

Why God Gave Us Bodies
w/ Fr. Mike Schmitz

LOVE YOU GUYS !!!!

Your brother in Christ Jesus
And His Most Blessed Mother,
Jim (The Rosary Man) Dacey Jr OFS

Today is Tuesday: We pray the Sorrowful Mysteries:

The Sorrowful Mysteries

1^.Agony on the Garden (Sorrow for sin) –Matt 26:36-46
2^.Scourging at the Pillar (Purity) –Mark 15:1-16
3^.Crowning with Thorns (Moral Courage) –Matt 27:27-31
4^.Carrying of the Cross (Patience) –Mark 15:20-22
5^.The Crucifixion (Perseverance) –Luke 23:33-46

Thank you Lord for loving us so much…