“Jesus said to his disciples: If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, the world hates you…If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you.” John 15:18-20. St. Teresa of Avila said, “If Christ dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us, and never abandons us.
Let us pray, Lord Jesus you said we belong to you, not to this world. Help us to remember this each day – our lives are hidden within you. O God, we cannot see, but we believe – our life in you is more real than the world around us. You in us, we in you. Amen. “Let your light shine!!” Be blessed. Larry.
