Role modelsWe learn a great deal through what we see. Jesus modeled what love looks like. It is never about us; it is about God and neighbor. We...
Accepting ourselvesWe live in a world where "image is everything." Jesus accepts us as we are and we should too. This eliminates a lot of stress and...
Inner peaceSaints Francis de Sales and Teresa of Avila taught about not letting the world disturb us. Jesus gives us an inner peace that does just...
SimplerWhile not always easier, our real friendship with Jesus makes our lives simpler. We are able to deal with the things of this world...
ForgivingJesus will forgive us as many times as we ask. He will never hold our failings and short-comings over us. Alleluia.
He knows us......better than we know ourselves. We can't tell Jesus anything He hasn't already seen or heard. He's not going to get mad, upset, or...
Overuse of the wordWe identify lots of people in our lives as "friends." But in the truest sense a real friend is someone with very similar moral values,...
Delving deeperFriendship. We're called to a total self-giving, loving, friendship with Jesus Christ. What does that actually look like? We can start...
New LifeSaint Paul wrote, "I live, not I, but Christ lives in me." What amazing grace. Its our choice: Live life day to day on our own; or day...