Three Keys to living the Beatitudes. 1 good prayer life, 2 people to support you, 3 help of from the Saints.

Three Keys to living the Beatitudes. 1 good prayer life, 2 people to support you, 3 help of from the Saints.

Jesus as priest, who is comforter, prophet who is calling us to strive harder. Also an idea on how to always make the homily fit what is happening in your life.

Jesus turns the values of the world upside down. The servant is the greatest. WHY? Because God takes the servant role upon Himself throughout all of history. He still serves us by constantly blessing us. When we serve we are like Jesus. It is important that when we serve we are doing God's will and not just trying to please everybody.

The Scriptures this week help us focus on Jesus our true treasure. The Trinity offers us the fullness of life if we are willing to place them first in our life. They also remind us that all things are possible for God, even our salvation.

The Scriptures today talk about the sacredness of marriage which includes the famiy. For there to be a healthy marriage and faily there must be good communication. Good communication with God (prayer) and then good communication with each other. I strongly encourage spouses to prayer together. Also children should pray with their parents.

It is so easy to think with world vales. Jesus challenges us to begin to see the world in a whole new way. this happens when adopt His values and His way of thinking.

Because we are loved beyond our wildst dreams by Jesus, we are called to place Him First in our life so He can help hold our crazy lives together. We are also called to to take this love, that flows from our relationship with Christ, and spread it in our broken world.

Today's Gospel asks us to look deep into our hearts and see who Jesus is for us. The Gospel is Jesus, not just a moral code we need to live by. When we live the Gospel values we find life in Jesus and we help others find Jesus. the only way we can live Gospel values is by deepening our relation with Jesus. For life flows from this relation ship.

The Gospels are not out dated or old fashioned. They speak volumes to the problems of today and they are a guiding light through the darkness