John 3:1-8
There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. He came to Jesus at night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can do these signs that you are doing unless God is with him." Jesus answered and said to him, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one is born from above, he cannot see the Kingdom of God." Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man once grown old be born again? Surely he cannot reenter his mother's womb and be born again, can he?" Jesus answered, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one is born of water and Spirit he cannot enter the Kingdom of God. What is born of flesh is flesh and what is born of spirit is spirit. Do not be amazed that I told you, 'You must be born from above.' The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for those who are traveling.
At the end of your story, I pray that we will rejoice in heaven. I pray that we will be with God for all eternity, and there praise Him who suffered so that we can be with Him in heaven. When we rejoice there, we will know that it is through Christ that we are there.
As we rejoice, we can look back at the road, that began with Christ's "Via Dolorosa". We can look back at the day we were baptized and rejoice in having our sins cleansed from us. We can look back at the times we were fogiven by Christ through the sacrament of reconciliation. We can look back at grace we received in the Eucharist and Confirmation.
So many of the things that we worry about here (what car I'm driving, what type of phone I'm using, etc.) will be put in proper perspective as we rejoice. Thank you, Lord Jesus!
Take care and God Bless!
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