St. Francis Novena | Day 5: Announce the Good News
Fr. Colin King, OFM
Pray to trust in the Holy Spirit even in the midst of troubled times.
Since February 2020, the entire globe has been crying out in frustration and fear with feelings of tearing at the seams. In moments like these, we can learn the unfortunate lesson that we can only trust in ourselves and cannot trust in anyone or anything else. In this process, we can hoard money and supplies, allowing our greed and selfishness to say, "As long as my family, friends, and I are all safe, that is all that matters." We retreat away from the world and only focus on what we want.
This novena allows us the opportunity to cry out to God in our time of need—to once again discover the radical trust we have in God, even in the midst of such troubled times. We can run from the selfishness and greed that gives us the false sense of security in this world, and move to abandoning everything that stops us from totally abandoning ourselves to God's will.
We do not live, move, and have our being with only ourselves or maybe just a few people whom we like. The Holy Spirit guides us on the paths of life's journey. If we will abandon ourselves to God's will, we have to ask God to reveal that to us. As we prayerfully discern God's will for our lives, it often calls for us to be willing to go out into the world to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ in thought, word, and deed.
Fr. Colin
(Fr. Colin King, OFM, is pastor of St. Julie Parish, Orange Hill and St. Mary Parish, Reunion both in Jamaica. Learn about the various Jamaican ministries at: stanthony.org/jamaica/)"
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Fr. Colin King, OFM
Pray to trust in the Holy Spirit even in the midst of troubled times.
Since February 2020, the entire globe has been crying out in frustration and fear with feelings of tearing at the seams. In moments like these, we can learn the unfortunate lesson that we can only trust in ourselves and cannot trust in anyone or anything else. In this process, we can hoard money and supplies, allowing our greed and selfishness to say, "As long as my family, friends, and I are all safe, that is all that matters." We retreat away from the world and only focus on what we want.
This novena allows us the opportunity to cry out to God in our time of need—to once again discover the radical trust we have in God, even in the midst of such troubled times. We can run from the selfishness and greed that gives us the false sense of security in this world, and move to abandoning everything that stops us from totally abandoning ourselves to God's will.
We do not live, move, and have our being with only ourselves or maybe just a few people whom we like. The Holy Spirit guides us on the paths of life's journey. If we will abandon ourselves to God's will, we have to ask God to reveal that to us. As we prayerfully discern God's will for our lives, it often calls for us to be willing to go out into the world to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ in thought, word, and deed.
Fr. Colin
(Fr. Colin King, OFM, is pastor of St. Julie Parish, Orange Hill and St. Mary Parish, Reunion both in Jamaica. Learn about the various Jamaican ministries at: stanthony.org/jamaica/)"
https://www.stanthony.org/day-5-fr-colin/#:~:text=St.%20Francis%20Novena,stanthony.org/jamaica/)
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