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Epiphany and the magi

EPIPHANY AND THE MAGI: In the conventionel version of Christmas story, the three wise men, Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar started the gift-giving custom of Christmas by bringing Gold, Frankincense and myrrh to the Christ child on Epiphany, the day on which the infant was presented. EPIPHANY is the end of the Christmas Season, 12 days after Christmas. The wise mwn were noble birth, educated, wealthy and influential. They were philosophers, the counselors of rules, learned it in all the wisdom of the Ancient East.

Bob, meu cão amigo, companheiro e animal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As rosas de Maria

As rosas de Maria seriam simplesmente apenas flores se não contassem com o perfume das luzes do amor de Cristo. As rosas de Maria seriam apenas flores se não tivessem as contas do amor de Jesus. As rosas de Maria seriam apenas flores se não fossem infinitamente mergulhadas no conforto consolador de CRISTO. Se não fossem assim, as rosas de Maria seriam apenas minúsculos pontos estrelares ao redor do mundo. Mas não, as rosas de Maria são orações imensas, iluminando a vida de todos os que conseguem ter a paciência da devoção do amor de Jesus. Cada conta separada, cada flor já percorrida guarda a essência do amor divino. Oremos sempre com rosas de Maria! A cada novo amanhecer, a cada novo despertar, oremos!

JMJ

Este ano, o Papa Francisco virá ao Rio de Janeiro para a Jornada Mundial da Juventude. Jovens de idade e de espírito se curvam diante do amor imenso de Deus!

Que será, será!

Nem sempre conseguimos atingir os nossos objetivos. Muitas vezes, tentamos ao extremo mas não obtivemos respostas positivas. Talvez amanhã o dia seja mais propício às realizações!

A cabana

The Shack by William P. Young is a story about Mack, a man whose daughter is kidnapped and brutally murdered. A few years after her murder, Mack receives an invitation from God to meet Him at the shack where they found his daughter's bloody clothes. Mack goes and works through the meaning of suffering as he spends the weekend with the Trinity, uniquely portrayed (God the Father is a large black woman, for instance).

Why is The Shack so popular? Is it actually a "must read?" To the first question, I can only say that I think The Shack is asking some of the most important questions people can ask, and exploring the answers in a way that is very accessible. While reading, I understood its appeal -- these are the very questions that I wrestle with in my heart, and Young works through them in a very comforting way.

As to whether The Shack is a "must read," I'd say, "that depends." It sort of reminds me of the words, "I love you." There is nothing especially unique about them, and they are extremely overused. From certain people or in certain situations, you are likely to dismiss or even be infuriated by hearing them uttered. Of course, from the right person, hearing them can be one of the most powerful experiences of your life. So with The Shack. This is a decidedly Christian answer in a somewhat shallow story with forced dialogue. It's not the best writing in the world, but I can easily see how if you read The Shack at the right moment, it has the power to change your life. I know I'm still thinking about it, and I received enough gems from the novel to recommend it to others.