kingdom-of-heaven

The word repentance is sadly missing today from the average pulpit. It is a very unpopular word. The first sermon Jesus ever preached was __epent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand_ [Matthew 4:17 kjv].

O Sacred Heart of Mary!" she murmured by his side, and he felt how that name was food and raiment, friend and mother to her. He received the miracle in her heart into his own, saw through her eyes, knew that his poverty was as bleak as hers. When the Kingdom of Heaven had first come into the world, into a cruel world of torture and slaves and masters, He who brought it had said, "And whosoever is least among you, the same shall be first in the Kingdom of Heaven.

God loves each person, I believe; although, just like we do in our private homes, He reserves His kingdom only for those whom He enjoys.

The Kingdom of God is, in reality, the mental kingdom of a conscientious, compassionate and courageous human.

I do not serve and never will serve the human body. I serve only the human soul - the soul that is the cause of all feats of excellence in this world _ the soul that is the gateway to a real kingdom of peace.

Our inner beauty is that Kingdom of Heaven that lies within. It is a fragrance and the signature of our soul.

The Kingdom of Heaven wants to rest in our hearts.

For it is good to cleave to God, and to put our hopes in the Lord, so that, when we have exchanged this poor life for the kingdom of heaven, we may cry aloud: 'Whom have I in heaven but thee? There is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.' Assuredly, when we have found such wealth in heaven, we may well grieve to have sought after poor passing pleasures here on earth.