James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

John 15:12 ESV — “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

Luke 17:21 … behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

1 Corinthians 6:19 RSV — Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God? You are not your own;

John 14:27. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

Mark 1:15. NIV and saying, “The time has come, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.

1 John 2:15-17 NIV — Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.

behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

John 14:27. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

Luke 17:21 … behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

Matthew 22:37-40 NKJV — Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ “This is the first and great commandment. “And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ “On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

John 14:27. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

The seven spiritual works of mercy:

Counsel the doubtful: Offer advice to people who are unsure of what to do

Instruct the ignorant: Share the faith and knowledge passed on to us with others

Admonish the sinner: Admonish those who sin

Bear wrongs patiently: Do not become bitter about wrongs done against you

Forgive offenses willingly: Forgive those who have offended you

Comfort the afflicted: Comfort those who are suffering

Pray for the living and the dead: Pray for those who are living and those who have passed away

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Let us pray…

God, give me the power and audacity to imagine a better version of myself:

To love you with all my Heart, and mind, and soul;

To love others as Jesus loves me;

To love myself with no conditions.

Give me the wisdom to nurture, and the courage to share, your presence in me.

Amen.

1 Corinthians 6:19 RSV — Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God? You are not your own;

John 15:12 ESV — “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.