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momentsbeforemass · 1 year
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Intercessory living
There’s a pattern.
Someone asks Jesus to heal them. Jesus asks them if they believe that He can heal them. They say yes.
Then Jesus heals them because of their faith. Sometimes He even tells them as much.
It’s a pattern we see repeated in just about every healing story. Except today’s Gospel.
Jesus heals. As He always does. Only this time, it’s because of someone else’s faith.
There are four people who can’t get their paralyzed friend through the crowd around Jesus. So they open a hole in the roof. And lower their friend down to Jesus.
And that’s where things break from the pattern. Instead of waiting to be asked, Jesus responds to the faith of – the people who opened a hole in the roof. And heals the man.
Not because the man was a good person. Or because he deserved it. The Gospel doesn’t even tell us that he asked for it.
Jesus heals the man, because his friends asked for it.
Because of their faith, the reason for their actions. Because of their intercessory living.
If you’ve ever wondered what God wants from you, this is it.
God’s not looking for people who always know what to say and what to do. Who never make a mistake. Who always get it right.
God’s not looking for perfect people.
God’s looking for people who have a heart for Him. Who are grounded in prayer, because there’s no other way to have a heart for Him.
Who understand the importance of praying for others, of intercessory prayer.
Who aren’t worried about whether the people they are praying for deserve God’s grace and mercy.
God loves people who are grounded in prayer.
Who aren’t afraid to let their prayers spill over into action.
Whose intercessory prayers overflow. Into intercessory living.
Who aren’t worried about what people will think if they open a hole in the roof.
Today’s Readings
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angeltreasure · 9 months
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You asked Mary to protect someone. I do not understand. I love Mary, I ask for her intercession, I am sure she has a special concern for fellow mothers. But how can she “protect” us? She is not an angel. She is certainly not God. I have asked intercession from saints all my life but doesn’t this.. go a bit too far?
I’ve always been troubled by a couple prayers that seem like they’re going a bit too far (more than just asking our heavenly family to petition God for us)
Don’t be afraid to go to our mother. When Jesus was on the cross, He told St. John that Mary was to be his mother now, and he was to be Mary’s son. This means Mary is our mother too. Mary is human and she is a saint, not a goddess at all. She can intercede for us in prayer because God was the One who filled her with grace. Sometimes people are afraid of her because she was so filled with grace. For this reason of being filled with grace, being born without original sin, and never have sinned, she is a powerful intercessor AND she is feared by Satan more than anyone. This is why many saints throughout the ages admire her. Even praying the Rosary, which is a Bibical prayer, has converted a high satanic priest Blessed Bartolo Logo to Catholicism. She interceded for his soul! She is not reserved just for the mothers, but she loves the whole world.
Remember that intercessory prayer in concept is no different than you going to me asking for prayers. This is what the communion of saints is like: we go to ask a friend to pray for us. That friend, in turn, raises the prayer up directly to God. Mary is the same way because she is a saint.
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Her motherly love is for all of us because Jesus said so. Mary is not go be locked away far up on a pedestal. So don’t be afraid of Mary, she loves you and knows you. 🩵🙏🏻 so, don’t be afraid: You can never love Mary more than her son, Jesus Christ.
In conclusion, here is what Mary spoke to our dear St. Juan Diego:
“Am I not here, I, who am your Mother? Are you not under my shadow and protection? Am I not the source of your joy? Are you not in the hollow of my mantle, in the crossing of my arms? Do you need anything more? Let nothing else worry you, disturb you.” – words of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego on Mount Tepeyac in 1531.
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Have you ever learned the beautiful art of letting God take care of you and giving all your thought and strength to pray for others and for the kingdom of God? It will relieve you of a thousand cares.
A.B. Simpson
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“Believing in an interventionist, prayer-answering diety means ignoring all scientific data on prayer in favor of wishful thinking.”
-- David G. McAfee
If prayer worked, it would be obvious which god was the real one.
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albertfinch · 11 days
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PROBING SPIRITUAL REALITIES
"Prepare for battle! Soldiers at attention! Present arms! Advance! Turn your shovels into swords; turn your hoes into spears. Let the weak one throw out his chest and say, 'I'm tough, I'm a fighter.'"  - Joel 3:9-10 The Message Bible
The call to arms to pray has never changed since the prophet Joel wrote these words.to inspire the advancing of His Kingdom in the earth.
It is in prayer that we probe spiritual realities, communicate with God, access the arsenal of Heaven, and expand God's Kingdom on the earth. It is as simple as pulling aside to a quiet place and opening your heart to God, and as dynamic as tapping into the power and imagination that created the cosmos.
As with God, nothing is impossible, so it is that through expectant  prayer, nothing is implausible.
PRAYER GIVES HEAVEN PERMISSION TO INVADE EARTH
Through this discipline, we are able to pray Heaven down to keep Hell from rising. You must fully embrace that God will never abandon you but is ever-present wanting to co-labor with you to bear fruit that remains for His Kingdom as He advances His calling on your life.
As Theresa of Avila said: "All difficulties in prayer can be traced to one cause: praying as if God were absent."
God is right here with you, living inside of you, ready to release His Kingdom through you, because "the Kingdom of God is within you" (Luke 17:21).
Every Believer is equipped with an arsenal of incredible life-altering and world-changing power.
For those who rightly esteem the privilege of accessing God's armory of possibilities, each word spoken through or by that person holds enormous, innovative potential and creative power. The Father has entreated each one of us to be involved in a dialogue that marshals angels and sets forth the weaponry of war—weaponry that impacts the spiritual realm and affects how events unfold in the natural world.
Your heavenly Father is a big God who created a big world for you to do something big in. He is always trying to communicate with you. Prayer is the means by which you engage Him in His purpose for your life and strategies for fruit-bearing for His Kingdom.
SEAMLESS AND ETERNAL COMMUNICATION
Heaven's communication is easily lost here where we live in the massive stream of constant stimuli, static, and distraction. This is why you must consistently clear your calendar and reconfigure your daily agenda so that you can learn the art of strategic prayer. This will allow you to plumb the depths of the Spirit, to navigate new spiritual terrain, to conquer old enemies of your soul, and to seek the revelation you need to advance in your God given destiny.
According to Jeremiah 7:13, God is always speaking. Are you listening?  Develop within you the "knowing" that you have received the messages sent.
Prayer creates hedges of protection that keep you and your loved ones safe, provides the strategies of Heaven that will give you victory, knits you together with others of like precious faith to form the army of God, and builds within you the strength of character to see the battles through to their victorious end.
STEPPING INTO DESTINY
Will you be one who grabs hold of the strategic concepts of spiritual war to change your city, your state, your nation, and the world?
Like the five virgins who ran out of oil waiting for the bridegroom to come and thus missed the wedding celebration, this call will pass over those who are not filled with the Spirit and are not advancing in God’s purpose for their life
God is waiting for you to step up and become a disciplined leader in His army—a leader who knows how to equip other believers in their Christ identity, their right standing with God, and walking in the Spirit.
Will you be caught ignorant, unprepared, and lacking?
"For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; and having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled."  - 2 Corinthians 10:3-6
ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY
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irasciblehermit · 1 year
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revmeg · 9 days
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So we approach the mystery of intercessory prayer. George Macdonald answers one question with another: "'And why should the good of anyone depend on the prayer of another?' I can only answer with the return question. 'Why should my love be powerless to help another?'" It is a beautiful question, and I believe that our love is never powerless to help. Thinking is powerful, and prayer is highly focussed thinking, and it can be offered for good...
from “10. Impossibilities That Happen” in And It Was Good: Reflections on Beginnings by Madeleine L'Engle, p. 170
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biblebloodhound · 4 months
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Family Dynamics (Matthew 12:46-50)
A Christian is defined by allegiance to Jesus, and not by having a certain bloodline. 
En la Cena ecológica del Reino (At the Ecological Kingdom Dinner) by Spanish artist Cerezo Barredo While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers stood outside trying to speak with him.Someone said to him, “Look, your mother and brothers are outside wanting to speak with you.” Jesus replied, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” He stretched out his hand toward his disciples…
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Prayers for Israel
Prayers for Israel As we watch the events taking place in Israel, we should be reminded to pray. We are called to pray for the physical and spiritual peace of Jerusalem (and all of Israel). It’s a time to pray for the peace of Israel, protection of people, wisdom for the leaders, help and comfort during trouble, deliverance from enemies, and a spiritual awakening. I would like to give you a list…
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holyplacechurch · 7 months
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No matter what life throws our way, we can be assured that God is working for the good of those who love Him.
#romans828 #godworksforgood #lovehim #calledtohispurpose #lifeunpredictable #weightoflife #bibletalkandpauseforprayer
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getmylife · 9 months
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One of my goals this year is to pray more for the people in my life. I don’t think I do it unless they ask me to or they’re going through something specific. But if God and I are going to have this close, intimate relationship, I think we should be talking about the people I love more often and definitely about the things I care about.
It feels a bit overwhelming though to end up praying about everyone I’ve ever met on a daily basis. So I think breaking them up into categories might be a good way to start.
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jkoessler · 9 months
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When God is Silent-The Art of Praying for Others
Do a search on books about intercessory prayer on the Internet, and the overall impression you get is that our concerns in this area are primarily concerns of focus and method. Intercession isn't exactly rocket science but that make it easy.
When I was a pastor, one of my responsibilities was to pray for the congregation. I usually began every morning in my “praying chair” with the church directory open on my lap. I would look at the pictures and pray for each person by name. It was easy, as long as I was praying in generalities. It was harder when I tried to pray in specifics. Besides asking God to give them a good day, keep them…
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angeltreasure · 1 year
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Did you know it’s ok to pray to Mary, the other saints, and angels? As Catholics, when we pray to Mary, the other saints, and angels, we don’t worship them but we turn to them as we would talk to a friend. Our friends in the communion of saints send our prayers up to God by means of intercessory prayer.
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Talking to men for God is a great thing, but talking to God for men is greater still.
Edward McKendree Bounds
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igate777 · 10 months
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chicoinematt7 · 11 months
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Why April 29th is One of my Favorite Days of the Year
I look forward to April 29th now. This is a special day for my family as my wife and I asked for Saint Catherine to intercede for the safety of our daughter in May 2018. Signs were pointing to another impending miscarriage. By the grace of God my daughter was safely born and is energetic. We named her after the Sienese saint. There hasn’t been a day since then we haven’t asked for the…
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