The devotional has helped me to let go of some hate. I finally realized how much it was harming me. I’m no longer that person. Most people have some good we just have to look for it and focus on that. Hatred festers and love heals!
Sometimes I find it’s not so much the forgiveness of someone who has done the wrong thing by you, but the extra steps required to love them, to be genuinely generous towards them by my behaviour and thoughts. I find there’s definitely a time-lag between the decision to let it go and my feelings really catching up with the decision.
So, so true…..it is heartening to know that I am not alone with the way that I attempt to address this behaviour . Thank you for putting it so succinctly.
Juliann
12 days ago
Dear Bruce, Rosemary and all the team, this prayer this morning is a gift to my heart. The message is so powerful and fulfilling the prayer is my heart’s cry. Abba’s blessings over you all.
Vera
12 days ago
Today was something to reflect upon, how we treat others, especially those who have hurt us.
Patricia thomas
12 days ago
Thankyou Bruce and rosemary for helping me on the lent journey to find a way to come closer to the Holy Spirit god bless you both. Please pray for me and my family
Donna redfearn
12 days ago
Another pearler thanku
Rose
12 days ago
Very hard ,but very true. Thank you
Irene Gould
12 days ago
Thank you Bruce. Very challenging and inspiring. As a Retired Baptist Minister, I find your devotions spot on every time. God bless you as you serve Him on the path He has prepared for you. Isn’t it wonderful how ecumenical we can be, if we allow Jesus to really be in charge, at the core, the heart of our lives and do as today’s teaching encourages, “Love as Jesus Loves.” Baptists and Catholics together, encouraging each other in service for the King of Kings.
Through the 100% obedience of Jesus .. We all get to call God Almighty Father!!! What a beautiful family.. One in Christ is definitely the unity and oneness God so desired!!!
Isabella
11 days ago
Thank you Bruce for today’s Daily Devotional on Loving as Jesus loves, that is what I spoke to my 1st grade scripture class this morning. It was interesting to hear the young kids describe how they saw love, and how they saw Jesus express his love for all.
Brita Hauck
11 days ago
Thank you Bruce. You are brilliant with explaining.
Saskia
11 days ago
Since I came across you some years back, I have listened to your devotionals, and daily during lent, Bruce. This year it has been particularly special with the focus on “making way for greater things”, at this time in my life. Also on Saturday I was in tears during Rosemary’s session. Gods presence was moving even in South Africa. Today’s session God has been speaking to me about, and I need to go through a focused quiet time on. Many thanks and blessings.
Ursel Mihelcic
11 days ago
Thank you Bruce
Martin
11 days ago
Lord, transform my soul, mind, heart, feet, hands, voice, and actions to love like Jesus loved all of us! I ask this for everyone in my family and friends and for everyone in the impactor community in Jesus’s name,Amen ❤️❤️✝️🛐❤️❤️❤️
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Berenice Marhota
11 days ago
Thank you, thank you 🙏 I needed to hear this.I have difficulty in trusting. Thank you for sharing this
Lisa
11 days ago
The daily devotionals are helping me move forward. Realizing God comes first. I always worked solo. Recently I attended adoration. I left calm, happy haven’t felt this way. I thanked Fr G. told him how rewarding it was for me. He said it was the Holy Spirit. I am grateful.
Blessed be God, Holy Spirit and Jesus his son. Amen
Dianne
11 days ago
So glad that I found this site. My daily, extra dose of God’s word fills my heart to the brim, and refreshes my soul! Thank you so much, Bruce. I look forward to finding your uplifting messages in my inbox each morning!
Mary Anne Yates
11 days ago
Very empowering and a lot to think about. I try but sometimes I fail. I want to get to where I don’t fail at loving like Jesus. Thank you.
Sharron
11 days ago
Thank you again, for guiding us in how to love.
Elva
11 days ago
I have a person whom I really don’t like the things he has said and done to someone I love. It is really hard to forgive or even like him so I’m not sure how to love this person. After hearing you today I will try but it will be very hard. Praying I can Love as Jesus does.
😵💫. Oh my… you may be in for some very difficult trials but He will come to your aid🎉
Regina
11 days ago
Just… Thank you
Sally
11 days ago
Bruce, you amaze me with your command of the Bible. Your daily messages are always so pertinent. Today’s message hit home with me and made me realize I need to practice forgiveness of those who did wrong to me in the past. I have been struggling with this.
Hello Sally, thank you. I pray you experience Gods blessing through this Lent journey. Is this your first time with us or have been with us before?
God bless
Bruce Downes
The Catholic Guy
Isabel Jimenez
11 days ago
Amen 🙏
Betsy Canganelli
11 days ago
I have just realized that all this time I thought I loved my aunt whom I helped all the selfflisally and now I know I always expected something in the end when she didn’t leave me anything I felt slighted but I know now I should of not except anything in return whether it be material or otherwise I need to only love as God loved thanks for this insight I know this will help in my spirit yap jouney with God
Titialiiveronica @gmail.com
11 days ago
Thankyou Bruce 🙏🙏
Andrea
11 days ago
This is such a critical message for everyone. I need to really take this in and never forget that this is a commandment given by Jesus Himself. Thank you for reminding us that this is a command.
We can’t choose to be loving only to those we like or agree with. “Loving our enemies and praying for those who persecute us” – that’s not easy. But we must. Thank you for your beautiful words.
Marissa
10 days ago
I found this daily devotional particularly impactful to me as I have a hard time with forgiveness and loving those that have hurt me. Thank you Bruce for reminding me that loving others is a commandment and not a choice. As I grow deeper in my faith walk I have come to realize that to be called to serve the Lord requires me to put aside how I feel and to do as I have been asked by the Father without question. I would not be the person I am becoming without your teachings. I owe my spiritual growth to… Read more »
Naomi Mariga
10 days ago
My prayer this lent season is i forgive and love. I have been praying for someone i feel they really wronged me. I feel like a hypocrite but since I started praying with you am letting go. Thank you
Sandie
9 days ago
Love is desiring the best for the other person.. prayers for those who betray us releases us and God is very pleased to answer our prayers for them..open blind eyes and deaf ears Father as they need to really know your great love of all of us …thank you Jesus We get to call God Father and that makes us family! Bruce you feed His sheep very well..simplicity ..His Way or no Way. People long ago who followed our Lord were known As people of the Way.. and He is the only way!! You are bringing about the unity that… Read more »
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The devotional has helped me to let go of some hate. I finally realized how much it was harming me. I’m no longer that person. Most people have some good we just have to look for it and focus on that. Hatred festers and love heals!
Totally agree Kathy.
Sometimes I find it’s not so much the forgiveness of someone who has done the wrong thing by you, but the extra steps required to love them, to be genuinely generous towards them by my behaviour and thoughts. I find there’s definitely a time-lag between the decision to let it go and my feelings really catching up with the decision.
So, so true…..it is heartening to know that I am not alone with the way that I attempt to address this behaviour . Thank you for putting it so succinctly.
Dear Bruce, Rosemary and all the team, this prayer this morning is a gift to my heart. The message is so powerful and fulfilling the prayer is my heart’s cry. Abba’s blessings over you all.
Today was something to reflect upon, how we treat others, especially those who have hurt us.
Thankyou Bruce and rosemary for helping me on the lent journey to find a way to come closer to the Holy Spirit god bless you both. Please pray for me and my family
Another pearler thanku
Very hard ,but very true. Thank you
Thank you Bruce. Very challenging and inspiring. As a Retired Baptist Minister, I find your devotions spot on every time. God bless you as you serve Him on the path He has prepared for you. Isn’t it wonderful how ecumenical we can be, if we allow Jesus to really be in charge, at the core, the heart of our lives and do as today’s teaching encourages, “Love as Jesus Loves.” Baptists and Catholics together, encouraging each other in service for the King of Kings.
Totally agree! So solid, insightful and inspiring. This from a retired Pentecostal Pastor. 😀
Through the 100% obedience of Jesus .. We all get to call God Almighty Father!!! What a beautiful family.. One in Christ is definitely the unity and oneness God so desired!!!
Thank you Bruce for today’s Daily Devotional on Loving as Jesus loves, that is what I spoke to my 1st grade scripture class this morning. It was interesting to hear the young kids describe how they saw love, and how they saw Jesus express his love for all.
Thank you Bruce. You are brilliant with explaining.
Since I came across you some years back, I have listened to your devotionals, and daily during lent, Bruce. This year it has been particularly special with the focus on “making way for greater things”, at this time in my life. Also on Saturday I was in tears during Rosemary’s session. Gods presence was moving even in South Africa. Today’s session God has been speaking to me about, and I need to go through a focused quiet time on. Many thanks and blessings.
Thank you Bruce
Lord, transform my soul, mind, heart, feet, hands, voice, and actions to love like Jesus loved all of us! I ask this for everyone in my family and friends and for everyone in the impactor community in Jesus’s name,Amen ❤️❤️✝️🛐❤️❤️❤️
Thank you, thank you 🙏 I needed to hear this.I have difficulty in trusting. Thank you for sharing this
The daily devotionals are helping me move forward. Realizing God comes first. I always worked solo. Recently I attended adoration. I left calm, happy haven’t felt this way. I thanked Fr G. told him how rewarding it was for me. He said it was the Holy Spirit. I am grateful.
Blessed be God, Holy Spirit and Jesus his son. Amen
So glad that I found this site. My daily, extra dose of God’s word fills my heart to the brim, and refreshes my soul! Thank you so much, Bruce. I look forward to finding your uplifting messages in my inbox each morning!
Very empowering and a lot to think about. I try but sometimes I fail. I want to get to where I don’t fail at loving like Jesus. Thank you.
Thank you again, for guiding us in how to love.
I have a person whom I really don’t like the things he has said and done to someone I love. It is really hard to forgive or even like him so I’m not sure how to love this person. After hearing you today I will try but it will be very hard. Praying I can Love as Jesus does.
Pray for this person, that’s the best way to help change the heart and mind if someone who is gravely deceived
Jesus help me to love as you loved
Amen 🙏
Thank you Bruce.
😵💫. Oh my… you may be in for some very difficult trials but He will come to your aid🎉
Just… Thank you
Bruce, you amaze me with your command of the Bible. Your daily messages are always so pertinent. Today’s message hit home with me and made me realize I need to practice forgiveness of those who did wrong to me in the past. I have been struggling with this.
Hello Sally, thank you. I pray you experience Gods blessing through this Lent journey. Is this your first time with us or have been with us before?
God bless
Bruce Downes
The Catholic Guy
Amen 🙏
I have just realized that all this time I thought I loved my aunt whom I helped all the selfflisally and now I know I always expected something in the end when she didn’t leave me anything I felt slighted but I know now I should of not except anything in return whether it be material or otherwise I need to only love as God loved thanks for this insight I know this will help in my spirit yap jouney with God
Thankyou Bruce 🙏🙏
This is such a critical message for everyone. I need to really take this in and never forget that this is a commandment given by Jesus Himself. Thank you for reminding us that this is a command.
We can’t choose to be loving only to those we like or agree with. “Loving our enemies and praying for those who persecute us” – that’s not easy. But we must. Thank you for your beautiful words.
I found this daily devotional particularly impactful to me as I have a hard time with forgiveness and loving those that have hurt me. Thank you Bruce for reminding me that loving others is a commandment and not a choice. As I grow deeper in my faith walk I have come to realize that to be called to serve the Lord requires me to put aside how I feel and to do as I have been asked by the Father without question. I would not be the person I am becoming without your teachings. I owe my spiritual growth to… Read more »
My prayer this lent season is i forgive and love. I have been praying for someone i feel they really wronged me. I feel like a hypocrite but since I started praying with you am letting go. Thank you
Love is desiring the best for the other person.. prayers for those who betray us releases us and God is very pleased to answer our prayers for them..open blind eyes and deaf ears Father as they need to really know your great love of all of us …thank you Jesus We get to call God Father and that makes us family! Bruce you feed His sheep very well..simplicity ..His Way or no Way. People long ago who followed our Lord were known As people of the Way.. and He is the only way!! You are bringing about the unity that… Read more »