Faith bites....
"The life of the risen Jesus was indeed a new creation, immeasurable by time, because it was not a “coming back” from the dead. It was a going beyond death.…It was entrance into the life of God. "
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Recognising Jesus: How often do we try to “see Jesus in others and in our experiences?” This way of living requires deep faith in the person of Jesus as our Saviour. What type of emotions usually prevents you from living in this manner? Is it anger, pride, jealousy, insecurity, hurt etc?
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Q: What is the Church’s teaching about work on Sundays? Many factories, utilities, retail stores, hospitals and other business are open on Sunday.
A: Work on Sunday should be avoided as much as possible.
Most hospital departments, however, must be staffed on Sundays, cows must be milked each day, firefighters, police and many others need to work on Sundays to ensure public safety and health.
From ancient times until our own day, Jewish people have realized that everyone is entitled to the Sabbath rest—from the richest individual to the humblest person. The Sabbath recognizes a rhythm in creation, inviting us to rest, pray and gather with our families and friends.
One of my favorite quotes about this comes from Rabbi Abraham Heschel (d. 1972): “Six days a week we seek to dominate the world, on the seventh day we try to dominate the self.”
In his 1998 apostolic letter The Day of the Lord, Pope John Paul II wrote that our relationship with God “demands times of explicit prayer in which the relationship becomes an intense dialogue, involving every dimension of the person.
“‘The Lord’s Day’ is the day of this relationship par excellence when men and women raise their song to God and become the voice of all creation. This is precisely why it is also the day of rest.”
Without the Sabbath rest, we are in danger of seeing ourselves as valuable only because of what we produce or what we own. The Sabbath rest is a built-in reality check worth maintaining as best we can.
Christians observe the Lord’s Day on Sunday, the day Jesus rose to new life.
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Recognising Jesus: How often do we try to “see Jesus in others and in our experiences?” This way of living requires deep faith in the person of Jesus as our Saviour. What type of emotions usually prevents you from living in this manner? Is it anger, pride, jealousy, insecurity, hurt etc?
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Q: What is the Church’s teaching about work on Sundays? Many factories, utilities, retail stores, hospitals and other business are open on Sunday.
A: Work on Sunday should be avoided as much as possible.
Most hospital departments, however, must be staffed on Sundays, cows must be milked each day, firefighters, police and many others need to work on Sundays to ensure public safety and health.
From ancient times until our own day, Jewish people have realized that everyone is entitled to the Sabbath rest—from the richest individual to the humblest person. The Sabbath recognizes a rhythm in creation, inviting us to rest, pray and gather with our families and friends.
One of my favorite quotes about this comes from Rabbi Abraham Heschel (d. 1972): “Six days a week we seek to dominate the world, on the seventh day we try to dominate the self.”
In his 1998 apostolic letter The Day of the Lord, Pope John Paul II wrote that our relationship with God “demands times of explicit prayer in which the relationship becomes an intense dialogue, involving every dimension of the person.
“‘The Lord’s Day’ is the day of this relationship par excellence when men and women raise their song to God and become the voice of all creation. This is precisely why it is also the day of rest.”
Without the Sabbath rest, we are in danger of seeing ourselves as valuable only because of what we produce or what we own. The Sabbath rest is a built-in reality check worth maintaining as best we can.
Christians observe the Lord’s Day on Sunday, the day Jesus rose to new life.
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