Friday, September 27, 2019

Good morning St. John’s students, faculty, and staff. Let us pause in our day to pray. In today’s Gospel when Jesus asks “Who do the crowds say that I am?,” he isn’t seeking information. He is teaching his disciples through Socratic questioning. The opinions of others won’t deepen our relationship with God or help us to extend it into our daily lives. Living a life rooted in God would allow us to identify who we are.

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In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen

Dear God,

I want to unite my life into your life,

my thoughts to your thoughts,

my affections to your affections,

my heart to your heart,

my works to your works,

my whole self to your self,

in order to become through this union

more holy and more pleasing in the sight of your Father

and in order to make my life