{"id":19278,"date":"2018-09-03T01:01:06","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T06:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/?p=19278"},"modified":"2018-09-01T09:17:30","modified_gmt":"2018-09-01T14:17:30","slug":"peace-friends-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/2018\/09\/03\/peace-friends-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Those who are of peace are those who are friends of God"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The search for good leads us to a greater intimacy with God<\/span><\/h2>\n

There is a lot of talk about winning freedom these days.<\/span> The Word of God tells us: “If Christ sets us free, we will be truly free”<\/b> (Jn 8,36).<\/span> True freedom consists in the ability to seek the practice of good;<\/span> it is the capacity of man to make choices and it is decision making through life.<\/span> The time for decision has come: let us be friends with God.<\/span><\/p>\n

God invites us today and, at all times, to always decide for the good: good of all, good of men to God and good of Him to us.<\/span> The choice for good, means giving up all the forces of death within us means to want and do good<\/a> to all people, including those who do not like us.<\/span><\/p>\n

The search for good leads us to a greater intimacy<\/a> with God: God’s friends are men of peace.<\/span> With this, I do not mean to say that we will not suffer, but God comes to our rescue fulfilling what He Himself said in the Gospel: “Come to me all you who are weary because I am meek and humble of heart, my burden is soft and light “<\/b> (Mt 11: 28-30).<\/span> Let God, through the decision to do good, bring peace to your heart.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your brother,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monsignor Jonas Abib<\/strong><\/span>
\n Founder of the Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova Community<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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