The Steadfast Love of God

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 7 December 2003

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Everything in nature, culture, and the cosmos is passing away. Nothing here below finally lasts. Though certainly sobering, this is not, ultimately, bad news, for it orients us toward the one power that does last: the steadfast love of God. In the Gospel for today, the Word of God comes not to the mighty and powerful of the world, but to John who is living a life of renunciation and prayer in the desert. How important this message is for the setting of our priorities.

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0:00.0	Word on Fire is brought to you by Catholic cemeteries, serving the Chicago area since 1837,
0:06.5	and FSP dedicated to food service excellence.
0:10.9	This is Cardinal Francis George, and I invite you to join me for the next few minutes to
0:15.1	reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on Fire.
0:21.7	Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on Fire, which is God's
0:26.0	Word of Love for each of us.
0:28.3	If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, who we might speak with love
0:33.7	about the One who is love.
0:36.6	The Archdiocese of Chicago through the generosity of Sacred Heart Parish and Winetka now presents
0:41.6	the Word on Fire.
0:44.1	Peace be with you.
0:45.9	Friends, with your permission, I'm going to lead you on a bit of a melancholy meditation
0:50.3	today, but I promise it will have a happy ending.
0:54.7	Every preacher of the gospel must be preaching good news, and I will, but I'm going to get there
0:59.1	through kind of a melancholy route.
1:03.5	All of us, every one of us, will die one day.
1:09.1	When will it come?
1:10.1	We don't know.
1:11.3	The Bible says, oh, 70 years, 80 for those who are strong, and it remains pretty much the
1:16.9	case.
1:17.9	The average lifespan is between 70 and 80 in this country.
1:21.5	All of us one day will die.
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