Courage Talk 3

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IF you’re a leader, you need courage. And I believe everyone is a leader. Whether we like it or not, we lead (impact) people around us. And I believe it’s impossible to lead without courage. I should know. I’ve been a leader for 40 years. I started as a 13-year-old kid leading the Light of Jesus prayer group in our garage. And I never stopped. I went on to lead other ministries, orgs, and businesses. Do you know what I realized? In those 40 years of leadership, there was never a time I could remember when it was easy. Or comfortable. Every year was tough. And sometimes, it was so bloody, all I wanted to do was say, “I quit!” But by grace, I didn’t. And at a certain point, I realized that I had to embrace the uncomfortable life as my life. The earlier you get this, the better. Why? Leaders are lovers. And love requires death. Have a beautiful Feast today! May your dreams come true, Bo Sanchez <strong>Talk</strong> 3: <strong>Courage</strong>ous LOVE Ephesians 3:17-19 NIV And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Genesis 22:1-8, NIV Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac— and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.” Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?” “Yes, my son?” Abraham replied. “The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together. Genesis 22:12-13, NIV “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.” 13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. Personal Reflection And Discussion Share specific moments in your life when you experienced in a very palpable way God’s great Love for you. And share specific moments in your life where you shared this great love to others.
Homily by Father Toto Cerada, SDB 1st Reading- Acts 22: 3-16, Gospel Reading- Mark 16:15-18 “What you deny or ignore, you delay, What you accept and face, you conquer.”—Robert Tew Before St. Paul became Jesus’ follower, he persecuted Jesus and ordered deaths of some Christians. However, he had a bigger purpose, so Jesus revealed Himself to Paul, and that started his conversion. Last Friday, Father Toto preached about denial and conversion as he emphasized that true conversions come by accepting that we have sinned. If we keep on denying our sins, we will just keep on doing them over and over again. Although, as humans, some of us don’t want to admit the wrong things we have done because we are afraid that people will hate us, or leave us behind. But let us remember that denial hinders our growth in becoming better people. Moreover, it keeps us away from Jesus, and the will of God the Father. We were reminded that we must choose those who would not only understand us, but who would love us regardless of what we do. Therefore, along with those people who truly love us, we should always choose God. God loves us even though we continuously go against his will. And as Christians, we have to be with Him and be vulnerable at His feet. Let us seek God, and seek to have a genuine conversion. It is written that God promised Abraham that he will be the father of all nations. At his old age, God gave Abraham a son that he named Isaac. One day, God tested Abraham to set him free from his attachment to Isaac. God wants you to do the same. The ultimate goal of life is spiritual growth. Human life is a journey of letting go you Isaacs, a.k.a. your attachments Will you let go of your Isaac/s if it had to mean gaining what really matters in the end? What does God want you to let go? 1. Let go of the mindset that only material things can make you happy. Material things are God’s blessing. The key is to appreciate, but not to be attached. 2. Let go of self-doubt. God will allow a Goliath to cross your path to unleash the David in you. You are in Team Jesus, and Jesus never loses. 3. Let go of people or things that hurt or break you. It’s okay to be alone even on Valentine’s Day! Jesus is your date. 4. Let got of all the hurts in your family. Families are like branches on a tree. We grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one, and that root is love. 5. Let go of your mask. You only have one significant identity. You are God’s child and He loves you. Remember that, and let that sink in. 6. Let go of Titles. You don’t need a title to serve. You serve because you love. 2 ways to let go of your attachments 1. By choice. Make a deliberate decision to let go, 2. By circumstance. Sometimes, the situations ask for it, like when property, persons and positions are lost. God is inviting you to have courageous faith to focus your eyes on Him and fall in love with Him above all else. When you carry the baggage that makes you look grand on the outside, you could pretend everything’s in place, but once you let go of them, you exchange temporary peace with the peace that comes from Jesus, the Prince of Peace Himself -- perfect and light in every way. In letting go, you allow God to bless you more. In letting go, you gain what really matters. Are you ready to let go of your Isaacs? Have you done so already? Because it is only through having courageous faith to let go of the temporary for the everlasting that we could live out our dreams and make a difference.
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