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The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Thursday, Memorial of Sts. Timothy and Titus, Bishops, 26 January 2023 2 Timothy 1:1-8 ><]]]'> + <'[[[>< = ><]]]'> + <'[[[>< Luke 10:1-9
Dearest Lord Jesus Christ, grant us courage, vanish our cowardice to fill us with "power and love and self-control" (cf. 2Tim.1:6).
If courage is having that strength coming from the heart, cowardice is losing one's heart, of not having the heart to stand and fight for what is true and good; more tragic than physical cowardice of being afraid of heights or the dark are intellectual, emotional, and spiritual cowardice.
In this age when everything has become relative in the name of pluralism and "respect" for everyone, many Christians are afflicted with spiritual cowardice, so afraid to uphold your teachings and examples, Lord, that in the process have succumbed too to intellectual cowardice, so afraid in discussing and dissecting the many issues being raised against our stand for life and decency, truth and sanity.
Pray for us, Saints Timothy and Titus, "to stir into flame the gift of God" we have received in Baptism so that we may "not be ashamed of our testimony" to Jesus "but bear our share in the hardship for the Gospel with the strength that comes from God" (1Tim.1:6, 8). Amen.
