Praise is the 'breath' which gives us life, because it is intimacy with God, an intimacy that grows through daily praise.
Interpretation
Praise is essential for a life filled with connection to God, fostering intimacy through regular expression of gratitude.
In this quote by Pope Francis, the act of praising is likened to a vital breath of life that enriches our spiritual existence. He implies that through the practice of daily praise, we can cultivate a deeper relationship with God, enhancing our understanding and experience of divine intimacy as it grows with our commitment to gratitude and acknowledgment.
In practice
In a sermon on gratitude, this quote can be used to encourage congregants to engage more deeply with their faith through daily expressions of praise.
We are a church of sinners but we must not be afraid of holiness. Do not be afraid to aim for holiness and turn yourselves over to the love of God. Holiness does not mean performing extraordinary things but carrying out daily things in an extraordinary way that is with love, joy and faith.
I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us respect all life, especially the most vulnerable.
No one must say that they cannot be close to the poor because their own lifestyle demands more attention to other areas. This is an excuse commonly heard in academic, business or professional, and even ecclesial circles. While it is quite true that the essential vocation and mission of the lay faithful is to strive that earthly realities and all human activity may be transformed by the Gospel, none of us can think we are exempt from concern for the poor and for social justice
We face so many challenges in life: poverty, distress, humiliation, the struggle for justice, persecutions, the difficulty of daily conversion, the effort to remain faithful to our call to holiness, and many others. But if we open the door to Jesus and allow him to be part of our lives, if we share our joys and sorrows with him, then we will experience the peace and joy that only God, who is infinite love, can give.
More and more people work on Sundays as a consequence of the competitiveness imposed by a consumer society.
This Christmas may we be consistent in living the Gospel, welcoming Jesus into the centre of our lives.
The greatness of prayer is nothing but an extension of the greatness and glory of God in our lives To fail to pray, then, is not to merely break some religious rule - it is a failure to treat God as God. It is a sin against his glory
A beginner must look on himself as one setting out to make a garden for his Lord's pleasure, on most unfruitful soil which abounds in weeds. His Majesty roots up the weeds and will put in good plants instead. Let us reckon that this is already done when the soul decides to practice prayer and has begun to do so.
The central point of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ is a personal relationship with Him, not public usefulness to others.
God's training ground, where the missionary weapons are found, is the hidden, personal, worshiping life of the saint.
The beloved of Allah are the perfume of Allah upon this world, but only the true, sincere believers have noses to smell them. They smell that beautiful perfume; they follow that smell. That perfume creates a yearning in their hearts for their Lord, and as a result the sincere believers increase their pace, efforts and devotions.
Dear God, I surrender this thought to you, for I would see the miracle that lies behind it. Amen.
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