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At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.  Mathew 4:1 When Jesus battles the devil it is never with sword or stick.  The weapon he uses is prayer and the word of God.  The devil is a fallen angel.  He knows scripture just as well as Jesus, he just does not bow down to it.  He believes he is as powerful as scripture.  When Jesus answers his questions he realizes he has been defeated,  but he is always willing to try again.  He will never give up until the second coming when God fulfills all his promises.   The devil has now turned his attacks on us the weak flesh of the chosen people.  He knows how to defeat our will and if we allow him to he will succeed,  but we also can defeat him if we too turn to prayer and scripture to defeat his temptation.   God will bring you through if you only ask and believe that he is the One true God.  That is why we need to always be prepared and never let your guard down as the devil is always lurking about to d

 But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil.  Mathew 5:39 In today's society is this even possible?  Do we strive for greatness or do we with compromise mediocrity?   We are made in the image and likeness of God, and Jesus says 'be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.'  Mathew 5:48. So we are not to settle for what we think is best , but to work for what God wants to do in your life and be the greatness we are called to be, to give without ever giving up.   We need to break the mold that other people have for our life and let Jesus be the potter, for as it was said, 'Yet, Lord, you are our father; we are the clay and you our potter: we are all the work of your hand.'  Isaiah 64:7  We can no longer compromise what we know is wrong, we need to strive for what is good in the eyes of God.  Let today's Gospel penatrate your heart and allow God to change your life.   Jesus teach me true charity. Changing Minds Moving Hearts 

He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village.  Mark 8:23 When we talk to Jesus we need to be removed from all the noise and clatter that is around us every day.   We need Jesus to lead us to a quite place.  Think about this story and the beauty that it speaks.  Jesus put spittle on his eyes and laid his hands on him, and he laid his hands on him a second time.   There is two times in our life where the priest (Jesus) lays his hands on us, once in our Baptism, similar to the spittle we have water pour over us.  Then at our Confirmation the priest again lays hands upon us similar to today's Gospel.   In today's Gospel this man receives his Baptism and Confirmation and in the process is healed.  Do you look to Baptism and Confirmation as a healing similar to today's Gospel?   In addition to an awakening we are also healed of all infirmities of the soul.  Jesus wants to speak to you in the quietness of your heart away from all the distractions of the world

From within the man, from his heart, come evil thoughts, unchastity, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, licentiousness, envy, blasphemy, arrogance, folly.  Mark 7:21-22 God created everything and everything he created was good.  God looked at everything he had made, and found it very good. Genesis 1:3  It is what we do with the good things God created how we use them or process them that turns them bad.  It is our free will that allows us to do the will of God or to defy him.  And through the power of the Holy Spirit we are able to understand. St Paul warned the Galatians: "I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.  In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,  gentleness, self-control.   You can choose to be evil or you can choose to be good.  What lives inside of you is what God sees.  Changing Minds Moving Hearts 

What we see as lost or no hope, God sees as an opportunity. (There is a fish trapped in there) Where do you go to listen to and discern what God's will is for your life?  Do you feel you are doing the will of God?   Stephanie always felt called to Mexico and she still draws us there.  There is something about the salt and and sand that replenishes us.  If salt loses its flavor it is tossed out and trampled under foot.  Stephanie was called here to make sure her salt never lost its flavor.   Changing Minds Moving Hearts