Grace Missed during COVID Lockdowns - Fr. Mark Goring, CC

as we worship our god who is so worthy to be praised and we're going to make up tonight for the many people who aren't worshiping god as he deserves to be worshipped as as his as is his due and um as we begin tonight i just want to share with you a sense i had in prayer it was just a few days ago and we we were notified that things are now going to open up here in ontario so we can have full capacity at our churches we can get somewhat back to normal and i i i thought to myself i said oh good we can finally get to some some real kingdom building and i i kind of felt a a almost a reprimand from the lord and it's like the lord showed me how much grace was available when things were locked down and it's like it was this revelation it's like god was saying if you only knew how much i wanted to touch my people during this difficult time i was ready i was i was willing the spirit was overflowing and there was there was there was kind of a bit of a almost a sadness it's like we we did a lot here at saint mary's but there was just a sense oh you know there's there was so much grace and as i was kind of a little disappointed with myself i kind of felt the lord saying okay now this is a transition time we're opening up again we need to let the whole world know that jesus is alive that he has power for his children he wants to feed his children and give them grace and so brothers and sisters tonight there's grace available you know the lord jesus he says i will not turn away anyone who comes to me and you know we can come to the lord physically but never open our hearts and so tonight as we worship i just just encourage us all let's open our hearts wide open and let the lord touch us in his delicate way he knows exactly what we need some of us need a good shake-up other of us need a little consoling some of us need just to rest in his arms but he has grace for us tonight okay scripture for you acts chapter 2 when the time for pentecost was fulfilled they were all in one place together and suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind and it filled the entire house in which they were then there appeared to them tongues as a fire which parted and came to rest on each one of them every one of them the holy spirit fell on each one of them every single one of them and they were all filled with the holy spirit and began to speak in different tongues as the spirit enabled them to proclaim and i want the viewers those of you who are watching online you know the lord jesus said the son of man came to seek and to save the lost the lord's gonna find you tonight because he loves you and he wants you wherever you are in your room maybe you're alone maybe you're you're down you're struggling he wants you to sing his praises stand up and worship lift your hands to him and worship the lord of power of love he's a mighty god amen

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Published: Sat Feb 26 2022