Reflection – Today’s Thought

Reflection

The blessing we ask for this season,
aren’t the kind that come wrapped with a bow;
We’re asking for gifts from the heart,
Ones we need and never outgrow.
May we see in these bright decorations.
With their colours and lights all aglow,
The beauty and wonder of life.
That God’s world was created to show.
Let the peace and goodwill of this [...]

Reflection

God has endowed human beings with the capacity to love. It is through love that we fulfill our destiny to act in the likeness of God. From this stems our duty to serve those who need our help to live in security, justice and freedom.

Pope John Paul II

We must understand that in order to love as Jesus does, we must offer to others the gift of ourselves. And it is only in the giving of ourselves through charity, service, and compassion that we can experience true joy.