BRIGHT LIGHT

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 1,680 total views Prayer is our strength. Prayer is a strong tool. Where does prayer get its strength? The strength of prayer does not come from the one who prays. The strength of prayer comes from the one to whom it is addressed. In other words, prayer does not become a strong tool because we pray.

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 5,025 total views We all do acts of kindness every day, but there are different acts of kindness. The first act of kindness is an act of kindness for ten seconds that expects repayment for a lifetime. We do an act of kindness and we expect to be thanked. We do an act of kindness and

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 5,023 total views We know the story of Job. He lost his children. He lost his property. He lost his herd of cows. He lost his beasts. He lost his house. He even lost his health. His whole body was covered with sores. He really suffered. Two days ago, we heard Job praying and asking God

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 5,021 total views The two simple parables remind us of two very simple, familiar lessons. The first lesson is that everything comes from God. The second lesson is that everything must return to God. We know that. We are reminded of that when somebody is born. We are reminded of that when somebody dies. Everything comes

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 5,021 total views We live in an imperfect world. That is true. What we often forget is that the reason for the imperfection of the world is not other people but us—you and I. If the world is imperfect, it is not because you and I are surrounded by evil men and women. If the world

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 5,021 total views The scripture readings for today speak about wisdom, wealth, and treasure. The merchant in today’s Gospel is not you, and the pearl of great price in today’s Gospel is not God. The merchant in today’s Gospel is God, and you are the pearl. You are the treasure that God has discovered. What the

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 5,021 total views A man in his mid-thirties approached me and said, “Father, when I was young I had a problem with impurity and I thought that when I got older I would be able to get rid of it. I considered myself quite a success but now, I am down with my sin. I don’t

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 5,021 total views The culture of modern people is competition. We want to compete. We love to compete. We get excited when there is competition. We begin by competing in school for grades, for awards. And then the competition goes on to oratorical contests and art contests. Then the competition goes on to college—the competition for

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 5,021 total views I am sure that once upon a time in your life, you happened to open a folded paper, and the folded paper contains something like this: “Pray this prayer nine times for nine consecutive days and reproduce nine times this prayer sheet and give it to a friend. Give it to a stranger

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 7,177 total views This Gospel teaches us about prayer. First, the friends of the paralytic and the paralytic never said a word to each other. Yet, even if they never said a word to each other, the gesture of taking him to Jesus and wanting him to be healed was in itself a prayer. The first