Fast Fridays: 30 Minutes for God: Difference between revisions
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** but they will be grateful from heaven | ** but they will be grateful from heaven | ||
** true freedom as children of God, free from sin. | ** true freedom as children of God, free from sin. | ||
----We discussed the world around us, which threw us each into a reflective moment of where we are, who is around us, and how do we get past its temptations, diversions, and deviations from the Lord. | |||
Justin, the youngest among us, recommended prayer. | |||
And this leads to our next topic: intercession. | |||
== Friday, Aug 23: Avoiding Sin == | == Friday, Aug 23: Avoiding Sin == | ||
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----We didn't get into the types of sin, and instead focused on the context of Jesus' Garden prayer, and how he repeated it to the Apostles three times. He knows our concupiscence and reminds us always to return to him. | ----We didn't get into the types of sin, and instead focused on the context of Jesus' Garden prayer, and how he repeated it to the Apostles three times. He knows our concupiscence and reminds us always to return to him. | ||
We also discussed how our world removes standards in order to avoid judgment, and in doing so separates itself more and more from God. Dave brought up the interesting concept of "cultural training," through which sin is embed in society. Therein is a next topic: how do we live faithfully in a sinful world? | We also discussed how our world removes standards in order to avoid judgment, and in doing so separates itself more and more from God. Dave brought up the interesting concept of "cultural training," through which sin is embed in society, and which he had to endure in his comparny. Therein is a next topic: how do we live faithfully in a sinful world? | ||
Liz reminded us of the Our Father prayer's ending petition to God to "lead us not into temptation but preserve us from evil." | Liz reminded us of the Our Father prayer's ending petition to God to "lead us not into temptation but preserve us from evil." | ||