How can you stay connected to Jesus?1. ๐ฝ๐ช๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ง (๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐๐…
1. ๐ฝ๐ช๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ง (๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ค๐ค๐ข)
Prayer is simply a conversation with Jesus. Of course, formal times of prayer are spiritually beneficial, however, daily life can sometimes make them impossible. While a simple chat with Jesus can happen any time and any place. Through these frequent exchanges we build a firm foundation of faith and strengthen our relationship with Christ. Just think of the relationship you would have if you only spoke with a friend at Christmas and Easter?
2. ๐ฟ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐จ
What a gift the Bible is! We have been given access to the teachings of God, think about the magnificence of what the Scriptures provide us. The inspired Word of God available for us to read, ponder, and learn, through the power of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. ย It is kind of mind-blowing!
How often have you wished Jesus would just appear and speak comfort or wisdom into your current situation? In the Gospels, we are provided this incredible opportunity to sit at Jesusโ feet and hear his teachings. The more time we spend listening to him through the Scriptures, the more apt we will become in hearing his voice speak directly to our heart.
3. ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ช๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐
Despite what many believe, Confirmation was not our โgraduationโ from religious education but instead is our invitation to seek a higher education in the Catholic faith. When we consider the fact we are seeking to probe an infathomable God it is truly impossible to deplete the resources available to grow in knowledge of him.
Spiritual reading can be incorporated into personal prayer time with just a few pages of a Catholic classic a day or integrated into leisure reading with a good saint biography. ย We are blessed to live in a time when the choices for spiritual reading is almost as inexhaustible as the God we seek to know through these works.
4. ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ช๐ก๐๐ง๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฎ
The Apostles were sent two by two to bring the Gospel far and wide. Jesus knew they would need each other as companions and support on their journeys of faith. We too need others alongside us on our faith journeys. There are great benefits to being connected with friends who can lift us up when we are feeling weak or discouraged in our faith, or being able to offer that support likewise to our friends. It is also a joy to be surrounded at times by people who share in the joy of living a life seeking a deeper relationship with Christ.