WORD OF LIFE

Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth (Col. 3:2) The first Christian communities had only just formed but they were already experiencing internal disagreements due to false interpretations of the Gospel message. Paul, who was in...

Live as children of light: for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true. (Eph. 5:8-9)Paul is writing to the community in Ephesus, a large and imposing city where he had lived while baptizing and evangelizingHe is probably imprisoned in...

“You are the God who sees me.” (Gen 16:13)By Patrizia Mazzola and the Focolare Word of Life teamThe verse for this month’s Word of Life is taken from the book of Genesis. The words are spoken by Hagar, Sarah’s slave who was given in marriage to Abraham because Sarah...

“Anyone who comes to me I will never drive away.” (Jn 6:37)

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”

The passage we propose to put into practice this month is taken from Paul’s letter to the Romans, which is a long text, full of reflections and teachings. It was written before his departure for Rome in...