1I will bless the Lord at all times, his praise shall continually be on my lips. Ps 34v1
“What we are is God’s gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.” Hans Urs Von Balthasar
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5v16-17
5Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. Ps 34v5
16 But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3v16-18
“Spiritual formation for the Christian basically refers to the Spirit-driven process of forming the inner world of the human self in such a way that it becomes like the inner being of Christ himself.” Dallas Willard
“When Jesus expels demons and heals the sick he is driving out of creation the powers of destruction, and is healing and restoring created beings who are hurt and sick. The lordship of God to which the healings witness, restores creation to health. Jesus’ healings are not supernatural miracles in a natural world. They are the only truly “natural” thing in a world that is unnatural, demonized, and wounded.” Jurgen Moltmann
6This poor man cried and the LORD heard him and saved him out of all his troubles
18The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
Ps 34v6, 18
35 And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Matthew 9v35-36