IDENTITY AS DEEPLY LOVED BY GOD

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God’s love for you has nothing to do with your behavior. Neither our faithfulness nor your unfaithfulness alters Divine love in the slightest degree.

Whether we realize it or not, our being is grounded in God’s love, the generative love of God is our origin.

Love is our identity and calling, for we are children of Love. Created from love, of love and for love, our existence makes no sense apart from Divine love.

Our identity is who we experience ourselves to be - the I each of us carries within. An identity grounded in God would mean that when we thank of who we are, the first thing that would come to mind is our status as someone who is deeply loved by God.

David Benner
The Gift of Being Yourself

WORDS OF JESUS

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What are you looking for?
Come and you will see.

This is the work of God.
That you trust in the one He sent.

If you are thirsty come to me.
Out of you will flow rivers of living water.

If you follow me you will not be in the dark.
You will have the light of life.

Make my word your home.

Unless I wash you,
You have nothing in common with me.

Whoever receives the one I send, receives me.
Whoever receives me, receives the one who sent me.

Don’t let your heart be troubled.
Trust in God. Trust also in me.

Peace I leave you.
My peace I give you.

The world will not see me.
You will see me.

I am the vine, you are the branches.
Remain in me and you will bear much fruit.
Apart from me you can do nothing.

As the Father loves me, I love you.
Live in my love.

I want you to have my joy to the full.

This is my command,
Love one another.

You will have trouble, but take courage.
I have overcome the world.

Receive my Holy Breath.

Blessed are those who do not see,
But trust.

Do you love me?
Feed my sheep.

Don’t worry about him.
You follow me.

The words of Jesus found in the Gospel of John.
Initial version from Fr. Vince Hovley, S.J. at Sacred Heart Retreat Center