Living Signs

My friends and I had a

painting session one morning.

We made backgrounds and faces.

What a lot of fun!

"In his apostolic letter 

introducing the coming Year of Faith 

(October 11, 2012 to Nov. 24, 2013), 

Pope Benedict XVI wrote that, 

"Faith commits EVERY ONE of us 

to become a LIVING SIGN 

of the presence of the Risen Lord in the world." 

(Porta Fidei,15)

Yes each one of us should be a living sign

that God is alive,

that God is good,

that God gave us many gifts

and we should not only

be blessed

but we should bless others

with our gift!!

That's why I try to share 

whatever gifts I have!

Our world in one way has grown smaller.

Our neighbor can be all the way

in the Amazon jungle in Venezuela!

I didn't know they had internet connections there

but they do!

But our neighbor is also the little child

who begs for money for food,

the prison inmate

who is hungry for some word of hope,

the call center agent 

who gets complaints all the time!

Can we be a sign 

that God is alive to them?

Or are we too busy?

"The Kingdom of Heaven

is upon you."

Luke 11:20

If we are living signs of the 

presence of God here on earth,

then we are able to bring Heaven to earth.

"Thy Kingdom come," Jesus taught us to pray!

And if we find it hard to be

encouraging to others,

to give hope,

to spread love,

to be Jesus to others,

to stop complaining,

then all we need to do 

is ask God for the Holy Spirit

to empower us! 

"How much more will the 

father in heaven give the Holy Spirit

to those who ask Him?"

Luke 11:5-13

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Artists in Blogland, In Search of Beauty, 

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True Vine Challenge

Word Art Wednesday,

Random Journal Day Weekend Linkup,
State Of the Heart,
Art Journal Everyday, Just Journals
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Thought Provoking Thursday
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Blessings,

Patsy