God says : I Love you
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Thank you Lord for Loving me
and thanks for your Love
passing through me
into others hearts.
Tuesday, March 17
Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12
“Along each bank of the river every kind of fruit tree will grow.”
Despite our limitations in allowing God’s grace to flow freely, together we allow joy and peace to flow from heart to heart.
John 5:1-16
Let us place our trust in the Lord. God’s love is the first healing.
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Normand Thomas.
Monday, March 16
Isaiah 65:17-21
“No longer shall the sound of weeping be heard there, or the sound of crying.”
When we live in the present moment, when we welcome God’s love, life, joy, and peace, we are more joyful. To be with God in this moment is already to live with him.
John 4:43-54
Jesus reveals that life continues in the child. He performs this sign in preparation for his resurrection, and a sign that life continues.
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Sunday, March 15
1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a
The anointing with oil represents God's grace in David's being.
David must constantly remain in the Lord's presence so that God's grace may be perceived by others.
Ephesians 5:8-14
"You are light in the Lord. Live as children of light."
This connects to the reality of grace in every person, as in David. Let us become beings of peace and joy.
John 9:1-41
"The blind man went, washed and came back able to see."
This is what happens when we listen to the wisdom of Christ. Everything becomes clear and simple.
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Normand Thomas.
Saturday, March 14
Hosea 6:1-6
“It is loyalty that I desire, not sacrifice.”
God needs nothing; He has everything; He is Love. He simply invites us to be close to Him as He is close to us. In this way, it is easy to receive His Love from the source of His Heart.
Luke 18:9-14
The parable of the tax collector and the Pharisee remind us not to judge others or ourselves. Let us remain in the peace of the Lord, and those around us will receive this peace from the Heart of God.
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Friday, March 13
Hosea 14:2-10
“We will never again say, ‘Our god,’ to the work of our hands.’”
This is logical; we do not worship a representation, but what it represents, that is, God, when it is God. We do not worship an image of our parents, but God who, through his love, entered the hearts of our parents and who experienced it with us.
Mark 12:28b-34
“The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God.”
To love God, let us learn to let ourselves be loved by him, let us remain with him.
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Normand Thomas.
Thursday, March 12
Jeremiah 7:23-28
“This is the nation which does not listen to the voice of the Lord, its God.”
In the Bible, there is always the duality between the love of God, listening to Him, and the distance from God’s love… not listening to Him.
Luke 11:14-23
“Whoever is not with me is against me.”
Whoever is not with Jesus hurts themselves and others.
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Wednesday, March 11
Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9
"Hear the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to observe."
All the rules and laws in the Bible are based on a single principle: to turn away from evil and allow God to love us by remaining with Him.
Matthew 5:17-19 (this is the same answer as the previous one)
"Whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven."
All the rules and laws in the Bible are based on a single principle: to turn away from evil and allow God to love us by remaining with Him.
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Normand Thomas.
Tuesday, March 10
Daniel 3:25, 34-43
"With contrite heart and humble spirit let us be received."
Thank you for receiving us, Lord, even when we are at peace and joyful.
Matthew 18:21-35
To harm someone is also to harm ourselves.
Let us draw near to God, let us allow Him to love us.
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Normand Thomas.
Monday, March 9
2 Kings 5:1-15a
Naaman wanted to be cured of leprosy. King Aram sent him to see Elisha. Elisha did not go out and instead sent a messenger to tell him, “Go and bathe in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed.” But Naaman became angry. His servants said to him, “Father, if the prophet had commanded you to do something difficult, would you not have done it?”
We don't realize it, but we also seek what is difficult. Yet God is simple, and his love is within us.
Luke 4:24-30
Jesus is sent to bring the Good News to everyone. God loves us; his love is peace and joy.
When we welcome God’s love, life is good; when we turn away from it, that is called evil.
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Normand Thomas.
Sunday, March 8
Exodus 17:3-7
“There was no water for the people to drink, 2 and so they quarreled with Moses.”
It’s easy to grumble instead of turning to the Lord as Moses did. We often rely on leaders, but when each person takes responsibility, things improve quickly.
Romans 5:1-2, 5-8
“The love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the holy Spirit that has been given to us.”
I welcome God’s love into my heart. Let us welcome God’s love into our hearts.
John 4:5-42
The Samaritan woman said to Jesus, “How can you, a Jew, ask me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink?”
This is a very simple way to start a conversation. And Jesus leads the Samaritan woman to the source of his Heart… filled with Love, 100%.
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Saturday, March 7
Micah 7:14-15, 18-20
“Shepherd your people with your staff.”
It is joy in every heart to have God as shepherd.
Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
The story of the prodigal son reminds us that the Father welcomes every person of humanity. He loves every person.
He loves us.
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Friday, March 6
Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28
Joseph, son of Jacob, was beloved by his father. And this made his brothers jealous.
It would have been better for them to seek to enter the joy of God's Love that flows from His Heart to the hearts of humanity.
Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46
“This is the heir. Come, let us kill him.”
Jesus speaks directly of the conspiracy against him, from the leaders of the Temple. When one person, just one person, decides to remove someone, it is no longer possible to stop the slander.
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Thursday, March 5
Jeremiah 17:5-10
The person who listens to the Lord is wise.
But the person who follows what leads away from God's love distances themselves from God, from themselves, and from others.
Luke 16:19-31
Jesus tells the parable of the rich man and Lazarus to remind us to be ourselves.
Hence, also the need to listen to people and to be with them.
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Normand Thomas.
Wednesday, March 4
Jeremiah 18:18-20
“Come, let’s devise a plot against Jeremiah.”
It’s so easy to attack someone instead of truly listening to him and finding ways to grow together in faith.
Matthew 20:17-28
“Command that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom.”
The Kingdom of God is His Love. In Love, we don’t call this a place, but a state. And Love is 100%. Let us enter the Heart of God immediately, in the present moment.
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Normand Thomas.
Tuesday, March 3
Isaiah 1:10, 16-20
“Hear to the word of the Lord. Listen to the instruction of our God.”
“Hear to the word of the Lord. Listen to the instruction of our God.” And what is His primary teaching? To know that God loves us. Everything stems from this.
Matthew 23:1-12
“They preach but they do not practice.”
Indeed, it is impossible to create love and transmit it to people. Only God creates and transmits His love in all the hearts of humanity.
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Normand Thomas.
Monday, March 2
Daniel 9:4-10
“We have sinned, been wicked and done evil.”
It is good to acknowledge this. Let us also make peace with our memory, which belongs to the past and transmits to us what we transmit to it.
Luke 6:36-38
“Forgive and you will be forgiven.”
We can recognize our limitations, surrender everything to God, and maintain peace within ourselves and with one another.
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Normand Thomas.
Sunday, March 1
Genesis 12:1-4a
“Go forth from your land, your relatives, and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you.”
Today, it’s simpler. We can detach ourselves from the people we know while remaining connected to them and follow the mission the Lord offers us.
2 Timothy 1:8b-10
God calls us and enlightens us
God is the light that illuminates the path. Let us remain with the Lord as he is with us.
Matthew 17:1-9
“His face shone like the sun.”
The Transfiguration is a clear sign of the Resurrection. While Jesus speaks with Elijah and Moses, the Apostles hear them.
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Saturday, February 28
Deuteronomy 26:16-19
"Observe them with your whole heart and with your whole being."
Practicing the Lord's decrees begins with allowing oneself to be loved by God. Then, realizing that God is Love for humanity and revealing Him to them.
Matthew 5:43-48
"If you greet your brothers only, what is unusual about that?"
Let us reveal to each person the joy that is in their heart. Let us then allow each person to discover the presence of God within them. The message can spread quickly, one person at a time.
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Normand Thomas.
Friday, February 27
Ezekiel 18:21-28
“They save their lives; since they turned away from all the sins they committed.”
Once again, God invites us to draw near to him and, in doing so, turn away from evil.
Let us listen to the joy of the child within us; let us listen to God.
Matthew 5:20-26
Reconciliation is another invitation to live in God’s peace, peace within us and among all people.
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Normand Thomas.
Thursday, February 26
Esther 4:17
Esther turns to the Lord for help.
How wonderful it would be if we invited people to let themselves be loved by God. The joy in these people would help improve the lives of humanity.
Matthew 7:7-12
Jesus says, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”
And what does God truly give us? Love, joy, and peace—100%. Let us receive it every second.
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Normand Thomas.