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For several lines now, we've been focusing on Jesus' nature and identity, and now we move onto His story.
Day 19, Nicene Creed, 11th Line
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God; all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.
Day 18, Nicene Creed, 10th Line
When my Filipino relatives communicate in their native dialect, and they really want to emphasis what they’re saying, they tend to repeat things a lot.
Day 17, Nicene Creed, 9th Line
As we were learning about the Creed during RCIA four years ago, I asked why we first say Jesus is God from God, and later say He is true God from true God. It felt a little redundant to me, but I knew there had to be a really good reason.
Day 16, Nicene Creed, 8th Line
Jesus is not just a great teacher or prophet, or even one of many gods. He is God the Son originating from God the Father.
Day 15, Nicene Creed, 7th Line
Technically, there has never actually been a time Before Christ. He has always existed, which is why everything in the Old Testament points to His coming, and everything in the New Testament points back to the time He came, and forward to the next time He will come again.
Day 14, Nicene Creed, 6th Line
Jesus is not a created being like the rest of us, not a creature, but an extension of Creator God Himself. And there is no other like Him.
Day 13, Nicene Creed, 5th Line
As Christians, we believe in one God. However, that God is three persons. Some say this is proof that our faith is divinely inspired, because if we just made it up, it would make a lot more sense.
Day 12, Nicene Creed, 4th Line
Dogs can’t see the full spectrum of colors, so it would make sense if they don’t acknowledge red. They’re dogs, you know? Cats, on the other hand, can see in the dark.
Day 11, Nicene Creed, 3rd Line
In the end, everything we make succumbs to everything He has made. If this passing earthly realm of God’s can be so powerfully vital and resilient, how much more so is heaven?
Day 10: Nicene Creed, 2nd Line
Our heavenly Father is good, and even when it seems like He is ignoring us, we can trust that He will come through in the best way possible.
Day 9: Nicene Creed, 1st Line
The Nicene Creed—born out of the great councils of undivided Christianity in the 4th century—wastes no words. Each one is purposeful, and deeply significant. This is our essential faith as Christians, the core of what we believe.
Day 8: Act of Contrition, Last Line
This is one of the greatest privileges we have in being so intimately united in covenant with Christ. We are His Bride with the power to pray in His very own name.
Day 7: Act of Contrition, 7th Line
It’s not just the reason why we should repent and be forgiven; it is the reason why we can.
Day 6: Act of Contrition, 6th Line
True repentance is such a difficult commitment, not just because we’re taking responsibility for something that’s already happened, but because we are making a commitment to changing ourselves so that the same thing doesn’t happen again.
Day 5: Act of Contrition, 5th Line
This is how utterly helpless we are before God, that even our penance has to be done with His help.
Day 4: Act of Contrition, 4th Line
To be Christian is not to make Jesus a part of our lives; it is to realize that He is life, and live accordingly.
Day 3: Act of Contrition, 3rd Line
This line, as simply as it seems, only begins to make sense when we begin to understand that we are not our own. All of creation belongs to God. Even our very breath is on loan from Him.
Day 2: Act of Contrition, 2nd Line
Sins are acts of the will. We simply know what we should do, and we chose to do something else instead.
Day 1: Act of Contrition, 1st Line
I couldn’t imagine a better line of prayer to focus on for Ash Wednesday. These words encompass the very heart of the entire Lenten season as we prepare ourselves for the Passion and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.