Friday, June 17, 2016
Luke, Chapter 8, Verse 50
On hearing this, Jesus
answered him, “Do not be afraid; just
have faith and she will be saved.”
When we ask something of
our Lord, make it big, and believe He can do it. For the measure of faith that
you have determines the measure of the healing from the Lord. I remember over
40 years ago I was a young man stationed in Barbados and became involved with a
Christian cult of sorts, where a small group practiced faith as a measure of
power. The leader taught that as men we are created in the image of God and we
have the power to create miracles if we have the faith to do it. It was explained
that even evil men can tap this power provided they believe which explains why
some non-Christian’s can do feats or miracles. As I evolved in Christ I drifted
away from this group but still today I believe all is possible via faith. This
group I was in was called, “The Way.” I did an internet search for it but could
not find it but I did find an interesting Catholic resource written by Saint Jose
Maria Escriva called “The Way.” “You feel a gigantic faith. He who gives you
that faith, will give you the means.”
The Way[1]
The strength, the attraction of The Way is largely due to the
fact that it is based on real, living experience, being the fruit of the
author's work as a priest which began in 1925. The book appeared first in 1934
under the title Consideraciones espirituales and later (in 1939) received its
definitive title, after being greatly expanded. Over the years, more than four
and a half million copies have been sold, in 43 different languages. This is
one of the main attractions of the book-its direct, conversational style, its
personal and deeply human character. As a reviewer in Osservatore Romano (March
24, 1950) put it: "Msgr. Escriva de Balaguer has written something more
than a masterpiece; he has written straight from the heart, and straight to the
heart go the short paragraphs which make up The Way."
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