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Daily reflection _ a faith to give all

A FAITH TO GIVE ALL  
Like the poor widow in the Gospel, these individuals have the faith to give all. And in so doing, they gain all.
Deacon John Ruscheinsky

Daily reflection _ just how rich are we?

JUST HOW RICH ARE WE?
"Lord Jesus, may the fire of your love burn in my heart that I may be wholly devoted to you above all else.”

Daily reflection _ what do our hearts most treasure?

What do our hearts most treasure?
Possessions are a great responsibility. True wealth consists not in what we keep but in what we share with others.  
Deacon John Ruscheinsky

Daily reflection _ focus on finding

FOCUS ON FINDING
In today's two parables we hear "I have found my lost sheep!" and the woman's exuberant exclamation, "I have found the coin that I lost!"  
Deacon John Ruscheinsky

Daily reflection _ our God is a lavish giver

OUR GOD IS A LAVISH GIVER
"All is filled with God. Renounce it and enjoy it." (Mahatma Gandhi)
Deacon John Ruscheinsky

Daily reflection _ God's Team


God's Team
Not a single person is insignificant in God's plan... do our best with God's help.
Deacon John Ruscheinsky

Daily reflection _ we wait with endurance

WE WAIT WITH ENDURANCE
The work of the sower is slow and taxing at times, but it becomes bearable with the promise of the future crop.
Deacon John Ruscheinsky

Daily reflection _ set boundaries on the law of love

SET BOUNDARIES ON THE LAW OF LOVE
The law was created for people and not people for the law… Our God is the God of salvation. Nothing should prevent us from caring for human beings at anytime!
Deacon John Ruscheinsky

Daily reflection _ visible shift in the way we live

VISIBLE SHIFT IN THE WAY WE LIVE
The law cannot provide what the Spirit can, and so Saint Paul encourages his followers to live according to the Spirit  
Deacon John Ruscheinsky

Daily reflection _ get on the right track

GET ON THE RIGHT TRACK
Ordinary people like ourselves become holy (saints in the making) not by their own efforts but by being open to God's will.
Deacon John Ruscheinsky

Daily reflection _ the gift of eternal life demands commitment

THE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE
DEMANDS COMMITMENT
Committing our lives to follow Jesus will cause us to realign all of our relationships and dealing with our own individual life.
Deacon John Ruscheinsky

Daily reflection _ faithful in all we do

FAITHFUL IN ALL WE DO
Faithfulness is a key character trait of God and one that He expects of us as well.  
Deacon John Ruscheinsky

Daily reflection _ a rich life

A RICH LIFE
"Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions."  
Deacon John Ruscheinsky

Daily reflection _ mission of our church

MISSION OF OUR CHURCH
We as Christian people have a responsibility to serve as Jesus did.
Deacon John Ruscheinsky

Daily reflection _ walk through the doorway

WALK THROUGH THE DOORWAY
"Be kind to all and severe to thyself." (St. Teresa of Avila)
Deacon John Ruscheinsky

Daily reflection _ repentance and conversion

REPENTANCE AND CONVERSION
Let us not be self-righteous. It is not always easy to avoid. We can get trapped by it at times.
Deacon John Ruscheinsky

Daily reflection _ God's word is living and effective

GOD'S WORD IS LIVING AND EFFECTIVE
Do you know God? Do you know yourself?
Deacon John Ruscheinsky

Daily reflection _ we are not abandoned

WE ARE NOT ABANDONED
Our heavenly Father always loved His children…
Deacon John Ruscheinsky

Daily reflection _ have hope

HAVE HOPE
Jesus is the way to God. With Jesus all things are possible.
Deacon John Ruscheinsky

Daily reflection _ those who hear the word

THOSE WHO HEAR THE WORD
Our goal in life, the very reason we were created in the first place, is for the union with our heavenly Father.
Deacon John Ruscheinsky