Celebrate with presence!
His disciples said to Him , “When will the kingdom come?”
And The Christ said: “It will not come by waiting for it. It will not come by a matter of saying ‘here it is’ or ‘there it is’! Rather the kingdom of the father is spread out upon the earth and men do not see it.”
“The man that takes to the plow and looks back is not worthy of the kingdom of heaven.” Luke 9:62
“Let thine eye be single and your whole body will be full of light”–Luke 11:34
“We must not wish anything other than what happens from moment to moment, all the while, however, exercising ourselves in goodness.”–St Catherine of Genoa
Jesus said: The seeker should not stop until he finds. When he does find he will be disturbed. After having been disturbed he will be astonished. Then he will reign over everything.”–The Gospel of Thomas
“Pray and you will be condemned…”–Gospel of Thomas (14a)
“…Rather, the kingdom is inside of you, and it is outside of you. When you come to know yourselves, then you will become known, and you will realize that it is you who are the sons of the living father. But if you will not know yourselves, you dwell in poverty and it is you who are that poverty.”–Gospel of Thomas
“The Kingdom of God is within you.”–Luke 17:20-21
To the Scribes and Pharisees: “You who shut up the Kingdom of Heaven in men’s faces, neither going in yourselves nor allowing others to go in who want to.”–Mathew 23:13
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~~Matthew 6:25-34
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