- We live by faith every moment of our life, when we go for meals we have faith that the food is not poisoned, when we travel we have faith in the driver......
- The 2 Gifts/treasures:
- Gift of faith and life in the spirit?
Lord increase our faith - Gift of priesthood and gift of being a bishop and the task of preaching the Gospel
- Roman Law: When a man is on a journey to a faraway place he entrusts his money and property to a friend on the condition that he would return or in case of death he passes it on to his children. God has given us faith as a gift. We need to pass it on to others better than what we found.
- Flame into a flame the gift of faith God has given us or else it will go off.
- Holy Spirit is the agent of faith formation in our lives. Be open to his promptings every moment of our life and you will grow in your faith.
- Jesus said to his disciples: wait until the Holy Spirit comes … spirit of power, love and self control.
- Do we have power to say no to evil habits… if not we are weak in our faith.
- Do we have love in our hearts to love those who hate us… if not we are weak in our faith.
- Do we have self control/patience when things go wrong; when people do us wrong… if not we are weak in our faith.
Gospel: Lk 17:5-10
“… Lord, Increase our faith”
Message for our Life
- The faith of Habakkuk, Timoty, and Disciples were put to the test. Often our Christian faith is put to the test
- Gospel of Luke is a Gospel that emphasizes on the central role of the Holy Spirit who is so vital in our faith formation.
- Gospel of Luke is also a Gospel of Prayer. Unless we have faith we cannot pray.
- A disciple should be a person of faith.
- A Disciple of Christ should pray for his faith and also for other’s faith to increase.
- He/she should help people to grow in faith through words and action.
- By seeing a disciple’s life other people should be strengthened in their faith.
- A plant without roots does not grow. A faith without the roots of our parents and grandparents will not grow.
- Genuine humility (unworthy servants) leads a person to faith.
- In spite of our unworthiness Jesus urges us to be faithful, entrusts us to preach the Gospel
- Faith in Christ is our greatest treasure; if we lose it we have nothing worthwhile left with us.
- Faith in Christ is a lamp that lights our way in the darkness. We must keep it burning brightly.
- Faith in Christ is a source of strength.
- Faith in Christ thrives in a humble heart. Prides destroys faith
- Our model of faith is Mary. She was humble and was guided by the Holy Spirit, she served with total faithfulness.
- Seed of faith is sown in our hearts at our baptism which is given in the name of the father and of the son and of the Holy spirit.
- We are the unworthy servants of the deposit of faith and not masters of it. We need to live our faith seriously and help others to grow in their faith.
- There is no place for spiritual pride. A disciple cannot expect God to be grateful to him. A disciple may give his best service to God. However, that is no more than his duty.
- Our strong faith in Christ will accompany signs and wonders and miracles, “be uprooted and they will be uprooted.”
- Disciples should not lead other people away from God. So, they asked God to help them. They needed stronger faith in God’s power. And so they said: “Lord increase our Faith”
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