After watching St Ignatius de Loyola movie, I was motivated to find out more about Spiritual Exercise to find God and my life purpose and with the help of technology called Googles, I found this awesome website about Ignatian Spirituality and they have this online retreat, day by day for 30 days.
So today marks Day 1
Reading Is 43 : 1 - 7
God Promises to Rescue His People
1. Israel, the Lord who created you says, "Do not be afraid - I will save you. I have called you by name - you are mine "
2. When you pass through deep waters, I will be with you ; your troubles will not overwhelm you. When you pass through fire, you will not be burned ; the hard trials that come will not hurt you.
3. For I am the Lord your God, the holy God of Israel, who saves you. I will give up Egypt to set your free ; I will give up Ethiopia and Seba
4. I will give up whole nations to save your life, because you are precious to me and because I love you and give you honor.
5. Do not be afraid - I am with you ! "From the distant east and the farthest west I will bring your people home
6. I will tell the north to let them go and the south not to hold them back. Let my people return from distant lands, from every part of the world.
7. They are my own people, and I created them to bring me glory. "
Reflections
From this reading, the verse that captivates me is the last verse, THEY ARE MY OWN PEOPLE AND I CREATED THEM TO BRING ME GLORY
We are created by God to glorify Him. Without us, God still exists, He created us out of love, whatever we do, how terrible it is, God still loves us because His existence and love are not bound neither by our sins or good deeds.
We are called so that God's love is magnified among us.
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