2 April 2024 - Only By Grace Reflections

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TOPIC: DO YOU HEAR GOD CALLING YOU PERSONALLY TO PARTAKE IN HIS MISSION?

First Reading: Acts 2: 36-41
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 33: 4-5, 18-19, 20 and 22
Alleluia: Psalms 118: 24
Gospel: John 20: 11-18

Our God is a personal God, He calls us by name!

For us Christians, we follow and serve our God because of a response to His call, whether through a direct encounter with Him hearing His call from our prayer journey, or just a response after experiencing His transforming love.

In our faith walk, whenever we encounter God in a personal way, whenever we recognize Him calling us, it moves us to a renewed expression of faith, it always gives us a new sense of faith in Him, much as our response in our desire to serve and follow Him.

There is this famous quote by an unknown author: “The devil knows your name but calls you by your sins. God knows your sin but calls you by your name.” This is a good reminder for all of us that we have a God who is not only personal, but more so a God who does not hold on to our failures in the past, but trusts us on what we can become in the future ⏤ a better proclaimer of His word, a better witness of His love throughout the world!

This is the 1436th installment of our CFC contemplation series focusing on the daily liturgical readings.

[NOTE: As we continue to pray for Bro Bong Arjonillo’s healing and recovery, let us listen to our brother Lawrence Quintero, a member of the CFC International Council, as he brings us today's reflection.

All the regular reflections are between 3-7 minutes long, enough time for us to ponder what God's message is for us individually and to pray that we may live them out in our lives. This video is also available on Couples for Christ’s Facebook page. In You Tube, just type ONLY BY GRACE REFLECTIONS]