Jesus spirit-filled energy encourages us to go deeper into intimacy with him. Divine intimacy is so intimate, so personal, no words can describe. God’s grace is intimacy in Christ and can only be offered by God’s grace. When God’s true intimacy is spirit-felt so filled with such energy that no one else can really understand the special bond that shared energy is completely personal and deeply penetrates the soul.

What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? So, you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.

For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!

He has shown you, O mortal what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

God views motherhood through the love of all those who participate in his purpose as a powerful and comforting force. That comforting force relies on Christ who is Hope. The God of Hope emphasizes the unconditional, never-ending nature of mothering, highlighting her or his capacity for strength, wisdom, and courage.