Tag: mercy

Passaparola & Prayer 102125 Tue

Every welcome we give becomes a doorway where God can enter.

Keep a Welcoming Heart

Welcoming others isn’t politeness—it’s choosing to mirror God’s openness. Every time we replace distance with warmth, or resentment with mercy, we make space for His presence to grow among us. A welcoming heart turns ordinary encounters into holy ground.

Based on the Word of Life (February 1984) by Chiara Lubich

✝️ Prayer to Keep a Welcoming Heart

Lord, You never close the door on anyone. We adore the love that keeps reaching out. It pains us how indifference sometimes freezes our hearts. Thank You for Your welcome that never ends. Make our lives an open space where others can feel Your warmth. Amen.

A prayer a day, keeps the soul from drifting away

⌨ ᴛʸᵖⁱⁿᵍ ᴏᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ʙˡᵘᵉ ᵈᵃʳᵉᵐ ᵐᵘˢⁱᶜ ᵇˡᵒᵍ

The Gospel That Listened—According to Saint Luke

He wrote what others missed—the Gospel that listened, through the eyes of a doctor who turned stories into healing.

Some stories live only in Luke’s Gospel—the angel’s visit to Mary, the shepherds hearing heaven’s message in the dark, the Prodigal Son running home, the Good Thief whispering hope before death.

Why him? Why only Luke?

Because Luke didn’t just witness—he listened. He wasn’t there on the boat when the storm stopped. He wasn’t there at the mountain when Jesus shone like light. But he searched. He asked. He wrote what hearts remembered.

Luke was a doctor—used to studying pain, not avoiding it. He saw that healing isn’t only about curing the body, but understanding its cry. That’s why his Gospel feels warmer, more human—he showed Jesus not as a distant Savior, but as a Friend who sits beside you when everyone else leaves.

Maybe that’s why his pages hold Mary’s song, the Samaritan’s kindness, the prodigal’s return, and the thief’s last prayer—because Luke stayed quiet long enough to hear what others didn’t.

And maybe that’s what holiness really is—not the loud miracles, but the quiet listening that brings them to life.

⌨ ᴛʸᵖⁱⁿᵍ ᴏᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ʙˡᵘᵉ ᵈᵃʳᵉᵐ ᵐᵘˢⁱᶜ ᵇˡᵒᵍ

Traces of courage, silence, and sacrifice—this is Saints.

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