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God our Father

One of the most endearing truths of our faith is that God is not only almighty, creator of heaven and earth, but our Father. In this meditation, we use texts from Scripture, the Catechism and saints, especially St Josemaria Escriva, to consider how:

  • Jesus’ revelation that God is truly our Father is a great blessing
  • God shows that he is a Father in many ways
  • The Catechism teaches that a first consequence of this truth is that we should strive to be more like our Father God
  • A second consequence is that we should come to our Father with a humble and trusting heart

Abandonment and trust in God

There are many aspects of life in which we know we are not “in control”: our health, job, financial security, relationships, etc. In these and other areas, often things do not work out as we had planned, and we can become worried and sad. In this meditation we consider ways in which we can deal effectively with this and so find the peace and joy we seek:

  • We abandon ourselves and put our trust in our loving Father God, who always gives us what is best
  • When things do not work out the way we had hoped, we accept that God has allowed this to happen for a reason
  • We see even suffering as a manifestation of God’s love for us, knowing that he will bring much good out of it
  • When we live this way we find serenity, joy and peace

Children of a loving Father

 

 

 

 

One of the great revelations that Jesus gives us, especially in the Sermon on the Mount, is that God is not just the Supreme Being, the creator of the universe, but truly our loving Father. In this meditation we use texts of Scripture and of St Josemaria Escriva to consider what God’s Fatherhood means for us:

  • Our Father God has a plan, a mission for each one of us
  • He loves us dearly and we want to love him in return
  • He invites us to talk with him in prayer, including the Our Father
  • He respects our freedom, allowing us to sin but always welcoming us back
  • He disciplines us, as all good fathers do with their children
  • He watches over us in his loving providence, moving us always to trust in him and not be anxious
  • He wants us to come home to heaven with him