Burning Hearts with Rachel Herbeck

We continue through John 1 today as we reflect on the reality that Jesus has existed with the Father from all of eternity. Because of this, we have existed in God’s mind, totally and completely loved.

We begin this week of Christmas with my guest, Katey Norman. We discuss our advent preparations and John 1. As we walk through this week, we ask the Holy Spirit to build in us anticipation for Jesus’ coming as the Word made flesh.

Finally we see that God doesn’t want to just rid us of bad things, but He desires that we be filled with supernatural charity that is part of our relationships with others. As God transforms us, we become more like Him and we change not only for eternity, but in our communities as well.

We see Paul inviting us to put more things to death in us, including anger, malice and wrath. We focus in a unique way today on malice, asking the Holy Spirit to enlighten our hearts of any ways that we have held onto internal hostility toward others.

Today we focus on the Church’s teaching regarding the wrath of God. We see God’s wrath and good, holy, and just – not a state in His mood or losing His temper.