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  • Are You Jesus

    Are You Jesus? Carrying On His Work in a Busy World

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    Verse to live:
    “Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness.” — Gospel of Matthew 6:33

    A Question That Changes Everything

    Are you Jesus? At first, that question sounds uncomfortable—even wrong. But look deeper. You are not the Jesus, yet you are called to carry on His work. His love. His mission. His way of living.

    Jesus didn’t just come to be admired—He came to be followed. And following Him means something radical: letting His life reshape yours.

    The Problem: A Life Too Full

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    Modern life is loud, fast, and demanding.
    Your calendar fills up. Your phone never stops. Your mind is always racing.

    And somewhere in the noise, the quiet voice of Jesus gets drowned out.

    How much of your busyness is preventing you from living the life Jesus is calling you to live?

    • Are you too busy to listen?
    • Too distracted to care deeply?
    • Too guarded to love freely?

    Busyness isn’t just a schedule problem—it’s often a spiritual barrier.

    What Does It Mean to “Be Like Jesus”?

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    To carry on His work means choosing His way daily:

    • Love without condition
    • Serve without recognition
    • Forgive without limits
    • Trust God without fear

    Jesus lived with purpose, not pressure. He was never rushed, yet He changed the world.

    When you “seek first the kingdom,” you’re not adding another task—you’re reordering your entire life.

    Letting Your Guard Down

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    One of the biggest obstacles isn’t just busyness—it’s protection.

    We guard:

    • Our time
    • Our emotions
    • Our vulnerability

    But Jesus calls you to something deeper: surrender.

    Letting your guard down means:

    • Being honest with God
    • Allowing others to see your real self
    • Trusting that God is enough

    It takes courage. Real courage.

    A Simple Shift That Changes Everything

    What if today you made one small change?

    Instead of asking:
    “What do I need to get done today?”

    Ask:
    “How can I live like Jesus today?”

    That one question can transform:

    • Your conversations
    • Your priorities
    • Your purpose

    Prayer

    Jesus, give me the courage to let my guard down.
    Jesus, give me the courage to let down my guard.

    Help me to release the busyness that distracts me from You.
    Teach me to seek Your kingdom first.
    Show me how to carry on Your work in my everyday life.

    Amen.

    Final Thought

    You may not be Jesus—but you are called to reflect Him.

    And in a world full of noise, pressure, and distraction,
    living like Him might be the most powerful thing you can do.

    Thank you for reading this article. Please share with others.

    Rick Herring
    thmjmj@gmail.com

  • Saint of the Day

    Saint Joseph, Husband of Mary

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    Saint of the Day for March 19

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    Saint Joseph’s Story

    The Bible pays Saint Joseph the highest compliment: he was a “just” man. The quality meant a lot more than faithfulness in paying debts.

    When the Bible speaks of God “justifying” someone, it means that God, the all-holy or “righteous” one, so transforms a person that the individual shares somehow in God’s own holiness, and hence it is really “right” for God to love him or her. In other words, God is not playing games, acting as if we were lovable when we are not.

    By saying Joseph was “just,” the Bible means that he was one who was completely open to all that God wanted to do for him. He became holy by opening himself totally to God.

    The rest we can easily surmise. Think of the kind of love with which he wooed and won Mary, and the depth of the love they shared during their marriage.

    It is no contradiction of Joseph’s manly holiness that he decided to divorce Mary when she was found to be with child. The important words of the Bible are that he planned to do this “quietly” because he was “a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame” (Matthew 1:19).

    The just man was simply, joyfully, wholeheartedly obedient to God—in marrying Mary, in naming Jesus, in shepherding the precious pair to Egypt, in bringing them to Nazareth, in the undetermined number of years of quiet faith and courage.

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    Reflection

    The Bible tells us nothing of Joseph in the years after the return to Nazareth except the incident of finding Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:41–51). Perhaps this can be taken to mean that God wants us to realize that the holiest family was like every other family, that the circumstances of life for the holiest family were like those of every family, so that when Jesus’ mysterious nature began to appear, people couldn’t believe that he came from such humble beginnings: “Is he not the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother named Mary…?” (Matthew 13:55a). It was almost as indignant as “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” (John 1:46b).

    Saint Joseph is the Patron Saint of:

    Belgium
    Canada
    Carpenters
    China
    Families
    Fathers

    Learn more about Saint Joseph!

    Rick Herring
    thmjmj@gmail.com