· The seeds of the harvest have been planted.
· The seeds will sprout and bear fruit as God has planned.
· This will happen in ways unknown to us.
· We are the seeds and the fruit of our lives is to be part of the flowering of the Kingdom of God.
· Sometimes we can feel that we really have nothing to contribute to God’s Kingdom, we are too small for this task.
· God thinks otherwise. Listen for the Holy Spirit to guide you. Don’t wait.
– God promised Moses that he would send a Prophet to his people and that whoever did not listen to him would have to answer to God.
– All throughout the Scriptures we hear the resounding theme that we should strive to listen for the voice of God and when we do hear it, not to harden our hearts.
– God promises to guide us, to shepherd us, but we must listen to the words of the Holy Prophet he sent, which is Jesus, his only begotten Son In the Gospel, the demons recognize Jesus, they call him the Holy One of God.
– Like the demons, we too should recognize Jesus, but to believe who he is, is not enough, because as Saint James tells us, “Even the demons believe – and shudder.” (James 2:19)
– If we want this faith to profit us unto salvation, it must not be apart from the works of God (cf. James 2:14), because our faith should take root in our hearts by working through love.
– Let us obey the teachings of the Holy Prophet of God, Jesus Christ. Let us feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit the sick and imprisoned…let us do what our Father commands.
– Time is running out for each of us and our lives draw nearer to their end every day.
– God is always calling us to repentance like he called the pagan Ninevites even though they were the enemies of Israel.
– We are all God’s enemies when we sin, but even when we were his enemies he still loved us and died for us.
– We need to ask God to teach us his ways and to guide us in his truth, so that we can share in his eternal life.
– When we sin, we tell God our transgressions are more important than God himself.
– When the Ninevites heard the reality of their sins, they turned away from them by fasting and other acts of penance.
– Like that of the Ninevites, our repentance is a witness of our true contrition and of our desire to reconcile with God.
– We must believe the Good News of Jesus Christ, that his Kingdom is at hand, by repenting of our sins in the sacrament of Reconciliation that Jesus instituted.
– God calls each of us, but does not force us into service
– We must… Ask God to speak to us, Remember to listen, Tell him that we desire to do his will
– God desires one thing: a humble heart willing to serve
– The Father has made us temples of his Holy Spirit and vessels to carry his message forward
– Just as Jesus invited Andrew to come and stay with him, he also beckons us to an intimate friendship with him.
– As Andrew evangelized his brother Peter after his experience with Jesus, we too should bring Jesus to our families, friends, and neighbors by our own example
