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Tonight begins the Holy Triduum, the three day celebration of Jesus' passion, death, and Resurrection. Each of the liturgical celebrations over the next three days illuminates Jesus' heart for others. Let's take a look at several moments of Jesus' life that we will...
An encounter with Christ is an encounter with love. It is an encounter that transforms us and changes us by the abundant gifts we receive from a relationship with Christ. Last week, we talked about what opens our capacity to receive God's love, and this week let's...
This is our fifth week of the Lenten series, Fully Loved: Encountering the Heart of Christ. We began with looking at Jesus entering our humanity, then turned to how do we come to know and accept God's love for us. We also looked last week at what blocks us from...
We sometimes get in our own way when it comes to accepting God's love for us. We listen to other voices in our life that tell us that we are not worthy to receive God's love. Voices that speak words such as: You have to earn your worth You have to get to a certain...
The Fully Loved series originally ran on beckyeldredge.com during Lent 2017. I am publishing the series again this Lent – watch for it every Monday – simply because though we can say that God loves us, it is a different thing to know that in the depths of our...
The Fully Loved series originally ran on beckyeldredge.com during Lent 2017. I am publishing the series again this Lent - watch for it every Monday - simply because though we can say that God loves us, it is a different thing to know that in the depths of our being,...
The Fully Loved series originally ran on beckyeldredge.com during Lent 2017. I am publishing the series again this Lent simply because though we can say that God loves us, it is a different thing to know that in the depths of our being, accept it, receive it, and...
Have you ever thought about how Jesus came to understand he was lovable? Or have you ever wondered how Jesus learned how to love? These are two questions I've pondered on quite often. It's easy to think that Jesus popped out of Mary's womb understanding all the...
Why is it so hard to understand that we are fully loved by God? In spiritual direction, one of the most difficult things I watch people struggle with is their belief that God loves them. Guess what? I struggle with this too. Honestly, the idea of God's freely given,...
The older my children get, I realize the urgency I feel to pass on the understanding that they are unconditionally loved by God. My urgency of this message stems from my motherly hope that they understand …. A love that is bigger than anything I can ever offer them....