FEAST OF STS STEPHEN OF MAR SABA AND BENJAMIN OF PERSIA – 31st MARCH
March 31, 2024
DEVOTION OF THE MONTH OF APRIL TO THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE HOLY EUCHARIST
April 1, 2024
THE 31st OF MARCH
IF WE HAVE BEEN BORN-AGAIN THROUGH THE SPIRIT, WE SHOULD DO EVERYTHING IN THE SPIRIT
And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. – Galatians 5:24-25
When we do something wrong, instead of being harsh with ourselves and getting upset, we choose to thank the Lord for helping us correct what we have done wrong and to do better next time. In other words, we do not feed our fleshly nature if we cease to behave as it urges us to and we are quick to replace the wrong behavior, with what the Bible says we should do.
As we continue to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit, we learn to live more and more through His power, and as a result we get angry less and calm down faster; we feel less and less offended or hurt, and it takes a shorter amount of time to forgive those who hurt us. As a result, it becomes more and more easy to keep our peace and calm that come from the presence of the Holy Spirit.
SUGGESTED PRAYER
Dear Lord Jesus, You sacrificed Yourself in being crucified for our sins, in terrible torment, because of Your love for us. Because we love You, we want to put to death the lusts of our flesh, with the help of the Holy Spirit.
To be able to live for You, we need to conquer the sins of our human nature and obey what the Holy Spirit urges us to do. Thank You Lord, all glory and honor to Your Holy Name, Amen.
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