The Poor In Spirit

The God of Israel...the God of Jerusalem. These are familiar phrases, but in the New Covenant, what do they mean? They mean us, the Church--and we are called to be citizens first of that Church and only circumstantially of our physical homeland. How often do we have that backwards, though?View the original post here: https://www.roseannamwhite.com/2023/02/the-god-of.html

Jesus told the disciples that "whatever sins you forgive will be forgiven and whatever sins you retain will be retained." Not long after that, the first martyr forgives his murderers...and we all know who was in the crowd of them, complicit. What if Steven hadn't forgiven them, then?View the original blog post here: https://www.roseannamwhite.com/2023/01/whose-sins-you-forgive.html

It's one of the first phrases in the Beatitudes...but what does it really mean to be "poor in spirit"? After years of wondering, reading, and musing about it, something finally clicked.View the original blog post here: https://www.roseannamwhite.com/2023/03/the-poor-in-spirit.html

Are we railing against the darkness...or actually shining the Light that will banish it?View the original blog post at: https://www.roseannamwhite.com/2023/03/the-darkness-in-the-light.html

In this spiritual formation exercise, you use Scriptures of God's promises to us to write a letter from Him to you. It's a powerful experience! For a printable PDF of the recommended Scriptures, visit the blog here.

We're warned against "vain repetitions"...but it isn't the repetition that's dangerous, it's the vanity. Just consider how "I love you" never grows old.Read the original blog post at: https://www.roseannamwhite.com/2023/02/love-on-repeat.html

Christ died for you. He died for me. And that became beautifully clear to me one evening when the priest said my name as he handed me the body of Christ.Read the original blog post here: https://www.roseannamwhite.com/2023/02/he-called-me-by-name.html

We are impatient; but we serve a God of eternity, one whose promises always come to pass...even if it takes what feels like forever.Read the original blog post at: https://www.roseannamwhite.com/2023/02/god-of-eternal-promises.html

For 2023, I chose "Linger" as my word of the year. Why? Because I want to linger more with God and the things that are most important. To read the original post and find links to my other Words of the Year, check out my blog:  https://www.roseannamwhite.com/2023/01/2023-word-of-the-year-linger.html Sponsored by:Bookish Tees and Totes ~ T-shirts and tote bags made by book lovers, for book lovers. Check out the selection at www.bookishteesandtotes.com.Tea Party Book Club ~ Books. Tea. Great Conversations. See what this month's book is and reserve your seat for a chance to talk to Roseanna, the author, and other book lovers while enjoying a tea party sent to you in the mail.           

 In 2022, my word of the year was "Devotion." Today I'm looking back over the year and how the word governed my choices. You can view the original blog post, which contains links to the initial post in which I chose my word, here:  https://www.roseannamwhite.com/2022/12/2022-word-of-the-year-reflection-devotion.html Sponsored by:Bookish Tees and Totes ~ T-shirts and tote bags made by book lovers, for book lovers. Check out the selection at www.bookishteesandtotes.com.Tea Party Book Club ~ Books. Tea. Great Conversations. See what this month's book is and reserve your seat for a chance to talk to Roseanna, the author, and other book lovers while enjoying a tea party sent to you in the mail.