Tag: mission

Passaparola & Prayer 092225 Mon

Welcoming those at the margins lays the first brick of a real culture of communion—love in action, not theory.

Have a Welcoming Heart

Let us resolve to be an example of Jesus’ welcoming love, accepting each person God puts at our side, especially those who are more easily excluded or marginalised by our collective social selfishness. The act of welcoming those who are different from us is the very basis of Christian love. It is the starting point, the first brick in the construction of the civilisation of love, of the culture of communion that Jesus is calling us to.

Chiara Lubich
Word of Life • December 1992

✝️ Prayer to Have a Welcoming Heart

Lord Jesus, You welcomed those the world left out. Forgive us for the times we turn away. Thank You for showing us the path of communion. Make our hearts wide and patient, that we may receive each neighbor without fear and love as You love, so that Your culture of communion may grow among us. Amen.

A prayer a day, keeps the soul from drifting away

ᴛʸᵖⁱⁿᵍ ᴏᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ʙˡᵘᵉ ᵈᵃʳᵉᵐ ᵐᵘˢⁱᶜ ᵇˡᵒᵍ

Passaparola & Prayer 091525 Mon

By making ourselves one with others in love, we help them discover and love God.

Seek Out Those Who Are Distant

Reach out to those who are weak in faith, indifferent or far from God, to those who profess to be atheist or who ridicule religion. (…) Make yourself one with everybody, in everything, except in sin. If what they do is sinful, distance yourself. You will see that making yourself one with your neighbors is not a waste of time; it is all time gained. One day, they will want to know what interests you. And then, gratefully, they will discover, adore, and love that God who has been the impetus for your Christian behavior.

Chiara Lubich
Word of Life • February 1982

✝️ Prayer to Seek Out Those Who Are Distant

Lord Jesus, You draw close to those who are far. Forgive us when we close our hearts to others. Thank You for showing us how to make ourselves one with our neighbors in love. Help us to reach out with patience so that others may discover and love You. Amen.

A prayer a day, keeps the soul from drifting away

𝚃𝚢𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙾𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙱𝚕𝚞𝚎 • 𝖽𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗆.𝗆𝗎𝗌𝗂𝖼.𝖻𝗅𝗈𝗀