A word near you

Friday January 7, 2022

A word near you

What is she saying ? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart. Now, it is the word of faith that we preach. Romans 10.8

The blue whale and plankton live in the same ocean, the red kite and the gnat both move through the atmosphere, the cheetah and the turtle roam the soil of the earth. Differences in size, depth, altitude and speed, you might say ! Well looked at, but there are some similarities in their living environments, aren't there ? If we know how to differentiate things, we are also able to identify their common points...

Like a leaf among those of the same tree, a man is both unique and similar to others ! He is independent, free and capable of differentiated choices. But it is also linked to humanity in its nature, needs, abilities and weaknesses.

In fact, we cannot read the gospels with the understanding that Christ speaks exclusively for one class of people. Jesus speaks to the hearts of each and everyone in particular. And because man has not fundamentally changed, his words remain relevant... It is in a spirit of personal listening, in an attitude of identification with the sinner, that the words of Jesus will benefit us. In this year 2022, I wish you a privileged reading of the Bible. May it become a close interview with your Creator.

Dominique Moreau

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Proposed reading : Psalm 119, verses 1 to 12.

119.1 Blessed are those who are blameless in their way, who walk in the law of the Eternal !

119.2 Blessed are those who keep his precepts, who seek him with all their heart,

119: 3 who do not iniquity, and walk in his ways !

119.4 Thou hast prescribed thy ordinances, that they should be observed carefully.

119.5 May my actions be well regulated, so that I keep your statutes !

119.6 So I will not be ashamed at the sight of all your commandments.

119.7 I will praise you in the righteousness of my heart, learning the laws of your righteousness.

119.8 I want to keep your statutes : do not abandon me entirely !

119.9 How will a young man cleanse your way ? By going according to your word.

119.10 I seek you with all my heart : do not let me stray from your commandments !

119.11 I keep your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you.

119.12 Blessed are You, O Eternal ! Teach me your statutes !

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