Seasons In The Desert (Part Two) Like Moses, our Heavenly Father brings us into the wilderness in order to change us and to break us. He does this in order to take us from a position of self-reliance to a position of total reliance upon Him and only Him.
Holiness Is Just a “Yes” Away! Challenge: Take a moment to encourage another person to strive for holiness, too. In a special way, be mindful to encourage young people to be open to a consecrated vocation, should the Lord be calling them.
Preparing for Christmas Challenge: Today make a sacrifice, foregoing a comfort or something you really like, and offering it up to God in reparation for sins––especially your own.
Power in Weakness Challenge: Go before the Blessed Sacrament today to intensify your union and friendship with the Risen Lord.
Show Humility and Faith Challenge: Offer a word or gesture of encouragement to somebody in need.
Flood-Proof Challenge: Do one external act of witness to the faith.
Jesus Is the Bread of Life Challenge: Pause sometime during the day and make a spiritual communion by inviting Christ into your heart.
Holy Gospel: December 6 “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” (Matthew 9: 35–10: 1, 5a, 6-8)
Holy Gospel: December 5 “Let it be done for you according to your faith.” (Matthew 9: 27-31)
Holy Gospel: December 4 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the Kingdom of heaven,
but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven." (Matthew 7:21, 24-27)
Seasons In The Desert (Part One) What is a desert experience? What does it feel like? All of us have been appointed by God to spend certain seasons of our lives in the desert, that we might be cleansed, purged, changed, and drawn closer to Him through that experience. In the first part of this series, we establish that God, and not Satan, is the One Who leads His children into the desert.