Building the City of God

For nearly three months, I have been involved in a study of the Gospel of Matthew, produced by Catholic Scripture Study International. Thus far, my group has completed lessons on the first nine chapters of this Gospel. I am learning more than I ever dreamed I would or thought there was to know about Sacred Scripture. Truly, this is a wonderful way that I have found to feed my hunger to know and love my Lord more deeply!

In addition to knowing Jesus Christ through Scripture, I have begun assimilating Thomas a Kempis’s The Imitation of Christ into my prayer life. I simply read a few brief passages at a time, and then meditate on them. Since I have begun, I have received lessons in humility, reminders not to become attached to worldly things and people, and advice on how to read the Scriptures and proclaim Him as Truth. I also learned that I must spend more time listening than speaking; I need to be formed more than I need to try to form others. I’m learning as I read and pray, and I believe that any of you would gain much insight by doing a similar thing.

Pray that faithful Catholics everywhere will recognize the need for ongoing formation in their lives; that they will continually seek conversion toward Our Lord Jesus Christ.

God Bless.