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Can Jesus Really Heal Me?

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Thought for today:

Miracles happen. God can, and does heal us when we ask for it. Sometimes God will heal our physical ills, and sometimes He will give us the grace to endure them. No matter what healing you need, our God is ready to run to you, to touch your heart and heal you. All we need to do is pray for His healing, and then to trust with expectant faith that our God will do as He promises.

Action for today:

Pray a Hail Mary every time you hear or see an ambulance today. Pray for first responders, and for the people they are helping.

Prayer for today:

Jesus, I trust that you can heal me. Please give me the grace that I need to keep going.

Quote for today:

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“A leper came to him and kneeling down begged him and said, ‘If you wish, you can make me clean.’ Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, ‘I do will it. Be made clean.’ The leprosy left him immediately, and he was healed.” – Mark 1:40-42 (CLICK TO TWEET)

Be a Hero today – #ShareJesus:

Do you know someone who is hoping for a miracle? Share this video with them and assure them of your prayers for their healing.

 

#ShareJesus is produced in partnership with Franciscan University. Begin your journey with Franciscan at franciscan.edu

Go, and Sin No More

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Fr. Joe Freedy #shareJesus go and sin no moreI used to tell my oldest son, “don’t do that, because you’ll get hurt and then you have to go the hospital.” He would normally stop doing whatever he was doing, because he did not want to go to the hospital. It seemed effective, until his aunt ended up in the hospital for a couple weeks. While she was in the hospital he said to me, “Aunt Natalie must’ve done a lot of bad things cause she’s been in the hospital for a while.” I decided at this point it was time to stop saying that.

In the beginning of the Scriptures, Satan tells Adam and Eve, “surely you will not die if you eat the fruit from the tree.” Was God lying to them when he said they would die? Adam and Eve don’t die an immediate physical death. However, there’s a great reality we face that sin really does cause death. I don’t know how your Lent has been going or what you’ve been dealing with. I know this for sure though, sin equals death. If we don’t encounter mercy like the woman caught in adultery, we will spiral out of control.

Today Fr. Joe invites each one of us to experience God’s mercy and go and sin no more.

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3 Ways to Take This Offline:

  1. If you aren’t already, get in the habit of making a daily examination of conscience. Think about both the ways you have seen God at work in your life each day at the end of the day and the ways that you have sinned.
  2. If there’s a particular sin in your life that you continually struggle with make an effort this Lent to do something different to overcome that struggle.
  3. Find someone who can help keep you accountable to the areas you want to grow spiritually.

My God is LOVE

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Today in a special way we remember the humility of our God. Not only does Jesus become man, but he’s willing to perform the role of slave and wash the feet of the disciples. If that’s not enough, he’s willing to give us himself fully by becoming what looks like bread and wine that we will consume. He’s willing to come inside of you and me and dwell within us in the Holy Eucharist. His love is fully poured out to us  as we receive Him.

For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.

Fr. Joe Freedy 2 #ShareJesus blogNot only are we in Holy Week, but today begins the celebration of the Easter Triduum, the Holiest of days for us as Christians. There’s so many distractions in life but during these days refuse to miss out on what God has for you. Don’t allow distractions and busyness to take you away from celebrating and living the reality of the Triduum. God not only became man, he came to give himself completely to YOU. He is love and his greatest desire for your life is for you to experience the reality of this LOVE.

Sharing Online

Quick Social Media Tip for today:

Share a picture from Holy Thursday Mass on Facebook Today. BONUS TIP- If you post more than one picture in a post you are likely to get more traction on Facebook.

For sharing on Social Media today:

1. How have you experienced Jesus’ love in the Eucharist?

2. What is Holy for you about Holy Thursday?

The YouTube link to share with your tweets today is https://youtu.be/u3BrVOK–hM Don’t forget to use the #ShareJesus.

Taking it Offline

  • Go to Holy Thursday Mass- bring someone with you.
  • Imitate Jesus’ example of washing the disciples’ feet by serving others in tangible ways today.
  • Take a few minutes to explain to someone what the Eucharist is.
  • Pray for continued opportunities to witness to Jesus in conversations with coworkers, classmates, friends, and family members.
Even if you can’t get to church today, Holy Thursday can still be Holy. Take time to pray. Take time to celebrate Jesus and imitate him. #ShareJesus today!

How Can You Experience a God You Can’t See?

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Sunday comes and a new week begins. I think it’s important to stop and be thankful for all that God has done as we begin a new week. It’s way too easy to just jump right into the next week without stopping to look back.

fr joe freedy #ShareJesus blogA #ShareJesus project update: Personally, I just want to say thanks to everyone who has been a part of #ShareJesus so far. I’ve heard from a lot of people about the difference it has made in their Lent and even in their lives in general. It’s been amazing to see a glimpse of what we can do as a Church with social media. To date we’ve had over 800,000 views of the #ShareJesus videos between Facebook and Youtube. The RedeemedOnline Facebook page has shown the power of social media combined with the gospel message.

Even though some of the other Catholic ministries doing Lenten campaigns may have thousands more likes because they’ve been around longer (one even has 100,000 more), the engagement and reach of our Facebook page has been greater than any other group doing a Lenten campaign. I want to repeat it’s not about the numbers though, it’s about people encountering and sharing Jesus in new ways. So keep sharing Jesus! I’ll be sharing a little bit more about what’s in the pipeline with redeemedonline.com in the days and weeks ahead.

St. Augustine once said “Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” In today’s Gospel reading we hear that “many came to believe” so the question that is being considered today in the #ShareJesus video is “what does it mean to believe.” Fr. Joe Freedy shares about faith and gives some practical ideas for you this Lent to grow in faith.

Sharing Online

Are you following us on Facebook? Twitter? Instagram? Pinterest?
Quick Social Media Tip for today:

Be generous with people on social media. What I mean by that is people interact with people who interact with them. Interact with your friends’ posts, pictures, etc and they will be apt to interact with the content you are sharing including #ShareJesus content.

For sharing on Social Media today:

1. How is faith a struggle for you sometimes? How do you overcome that?

2. Share something or someone you are thankful for.

3. What’s a tool you have used to grow in your faith?

The YouTube link to share with your tweets today is http://youtu.be/EfVbaJ87RM4

 Don’t forget to use the #ShareJesus.

Why should you share the video from our FB page instead of youtube link? Facebook’s Autoplay feature means videos are more eye-catching than a regular post. Plus, Facebook videos get more organic reach in the newsfeed.

Taking it Offline

  • Say thank you to someone in your life that you are thankful for this week.
  • Take some time to grow in faith by doing some spiritual reading.
  • Invite a friend or family member with you to church today.
  • Pray for continued opportunities to witness to Jesus in conversations with coworkers, classmates, friends, and family members.

Ask God for great faith. He wants to give it to you. Experience the Lord in the Eucharist today; it’s the source and summit of our Christian faith.

Do Something Big This Lent

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This Lent we want to invite you to do something BIG, #ShareJesus. This is an incredible, free opportunity for you to both experience and share Jesus with friends, family, and coworkers.

Each day of Lent, beginning Ash Wednesday and running through Easter Sunday, you will get a 2-3 minute video emailed to you from a top Catholic speaker. Videos are based on the upcoming Sunday’s Gospel. They are created for sharing and discussion on social media giving you the ability to #ShareJesus within your social circles. Even if you aren’t on social media, you can share the videos via email.

Our hope is this project is one of the largest social media projects ever attempted in the Catholic Church and you can be part of it. Sign up now!Here’s the exciting list of speakers: Fr. Leo Patalinghug,  Sr. Miriam Heidland, Deacon Ralph Poyo, Brian Kissinger, Fr. Mike Schmitz, Andy Lesnefsky, Leah Darrow, Michael Gormley, Chris Padgett, Paul George, Sarah Swafford, Fr. Dave Pivonka, Paul Kim, Ennie Hickman, Mark Hart, Dave VanVickle, Ben Walther, Fr. Joe Freedy, Karen Reynolds, Kathleen McCarthy, Sean Forrest, Jim Beckman, Bob Lesnefsky, Courtney Brown, Pete Burak, and Mary Bielski.  For more info on our speakers, click here.

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I would love to connect with you.

Whether you want to connect with me about #ShareJesus or are looking to connect about a project, contact me to kick things off.