Thursday, December 26th
St. Stephen, First Christian Martyr
Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59

I am with you always, even to the end of time, as you continue faithful to your heavenly Father’s Word in the grace and power of His Love. Nothing can separate the faithful and the true of heart from the love of the Father’s Love Incarnate: no, they are more than conquerors in and through the Son of Man and the overshadowing of Our Holy Spirit. And they are witnesses to their heavenly Father’s all-embracing Love for each and every one of His beloved sons and daughters, according to His loving purpose.

In all things suffered and endured by the faithful to the Father’s Word in the grace and power of his Love they are more than conquerors through Him who loved and loves all born into His created world; for neither death nor life, nor angels nor spirits, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything in all creation will be able to separate the faithful from our redeeming, sanctifying Love. (Romans:8:38-39)

Think on these things ……and the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:8-9)