Relational Bridges

 REFLECTIONS ON SEEKING GOD WITH OUR WHOLE HEART "What is it to be a Christian? It is to have Christ dwelling in us, to be united to Him, to be made one with Him ."  ~ St. John Chrysostom (c. 347–407) St. Augustine of Hippo (354 - 430 )  "You have made us for Yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in You." "The Lord sends long trials to those He loves most, for only through them does the soul shed its vanities. In this painful pruning, the interior castle grows radiant, fit to receive His majesty."   ~ Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) "Withdraw yourself from all unnecessary cares and business, that you may attend to the one thing necessary, the service of your soul and its union with God."   ~ Thomas à Kempis (1380 - 1471) "Jesus said, "When you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you" ~ Matthe...

  CALL TO PRAYER 1 Samuel 12:23 "God forbid that I should sin against the Lord by not praying for you." People of God, those called saints by the Apostle Paul, those who have surrendered to the Lordship of Jesus Christ, those united to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit, we are called to be, to live as a people of prayer. God's will never accomplished by human efforts or ingenuity. God's will is either done by the power of the Holy Spirit at work in and through you, or it is not done at all. We are called to pray for one another. We are commanded to pray for our enemies and those who persecute us because we belong to Jesus Christ. It is not in the articulate manner in which we communicate with God. The power of prayer does not rest in us, but solely in the One we address in prayer as our Father, the Lord of all, the only true and everlasting God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God calls us into deep communication and fellowship with Him. He i...