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Growing in Faith

03-27-2016Weekly ReflectionFr. Chad King

My brothers and sisters in Christ,

Happy Easter! What a glorious time this is. Our Lord, out of love for each and every one of us, gave up his life for our sake, for our salvation, because that is what love does. Our Lord submitted himself to the laws of the underworld so that by his rising again he could destroy the laws of sin and death. Because of what the Lord has done, now death is only temporary and not eternal. Our Lord has made eternal life possible, but to attain what the Lord has made for us we must die to ourselves and live for Him. We must submit our whole selves to his care and let Him lead us, and we must choose to follow Him every day of our lives. If we do, then we will begin to experience his love more and more in our everyday lives. God has so much life and love that He wants to give us, beginning here in this life, and all the way to eternal life through growing in faith and absoluteknowledge of His love and providence for us.

The Church, in particular, Corpus Christi Catholic Church, wants to help you attain this life on earth in preparation for the life to come and grow in faith and knowledge of God's love. We want to know how we can help you grow in faith. Faith is a life-long journey every day of our life, and so too, faith formation should be a life-long daily journey because there is so much depth and richness in our faith. We must strive to remain in communion with God's love all the days of our lives. So we ask you, where are you in your journey of faith? How can we help you grow in the life Godhas for you?

We invite you to Faith Formation Listening Sessions: Tuesday, April 5 at 4:30pm, Wednesday, April 6 at 7:00pm, or Monday, April 11 at 7:00pm to explore these questions. Additional questions to consider: What resources do you need to strengthen your faith/relationship with Christ? Do you have new ideas to help along this journey? If you are unable to attend a session, but would like to discuss faith formation opportunities, please email pastoralcouncil@corpuschristiphx.org.

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Let us all truly enter into the glory of this Easter season by actively growing in our faith and knowledge of the risen Lord! Alleluia!

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