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"Why are you troubled? And why do questions originate successful your hearts?" (Luke 24:38).
This Bible verse is from nan Gospel of Luke, 1 of nan 3 synoptic Gospels, and is an important reminder to spot successful nan Lord astatine each times, a Washington-based Dominican friar told Fox News Digital.
Also known arsenic Luke nan Evangelist, Luke is wide regarded arsenic writer of some nan Gospel of Luke and nan Book of Acts, according to Christian website OverviewBible.
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Luke wrote much of the New Testament than anyone other — moreover much than nan apostle Paul, that tract notes.
Jesus, Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, O.P., told Fox News Digital, did not request to inquire nan disciples what was bothering them — aft all, nan Bible tells america that God "knows nan secrets of our hearts" successful Psalm 44.
The bid offered by Jesus Christ is "the 1 point each bosom longs for, and it’s nan 1 point this world cannot give," said Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, O.P., of Washington, D.C. (iStock/Courtesy Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, O.P.)
Briscoe is simply a Washington, D.C.-based Dominican friar and Catholic priest.
"So why does He do it, then? Why inquire nan disciples what troubles them?" said Briscoe.
He did this, he said, because "Jesus needs nan disciples to face their fear, to look it, to declare it, to ain it."
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"The biggest enticement successful nan belief life is to judge that we tin make advancement connected our own," said Briscoe.
"How galore times person we tried to beforehand successful dream aliases study scripture much fruitfully aliases execute good deeds by our ain strength? How galore times person we depended connected ourselves alternatively than God?"
Rather than depending connected ourselves, "every challenge, each proceedings of life, is astir surrendering to God and trusting successful Him," he said.
Briscoe past related that he was precocious "accosted connected nan streets of Denver."
The Dominican friars person worn a achromatic habit, arsenic shown above, for astir of nan order's 800-year history. A man successful Denver precocious mistook Briscoe for "something I americium not," and accosted him. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
As a Dominican friar, Briscoe wears a achromatic belief wont — and "a man intelligibly thought I was thing I americium not," he said.
"I heard him telephone retired to me, and earlier I realized what was happening, he crossed nan street, grabbed nan apical portion of my garment and ripped it off. He began to make disconnected pinch it, but I reached retired and grabbed it, and pulled it back," he said.
"Still holding my clothes, I dropped to my knees and prayed, ‘Jesus, thief my relative cognize that I emotion him.’"
"What was I thinking?" he added.
It quickly became clear that "this mediocre man was not successful his correct mind" — and Briscoe said he "begged him to fto go."
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"I was polite but firm," he said.
The extracurricular world is innately alert erstwhile "the bid of nan Risen Christ reigns successful our hearts," said a religion leader successful Washington, D.C. (iStock)
"Then, I had an inspiration. Still holding my clothes, I dropped to my knees and prayed, ‘Jesus, thief my relative cognize that I emotion him,’" he said.
The man, "just for illustration that," dropped Briscoe's wont and walked away, he said.
"People aren’t impressed erstwhile Christians are troubled aliases distressed. But erstwhile peace, nan bid of nan Risen Christ, reigns successful our hearts, they know. They spot it," he said.
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The peace of Christ, said Briscoe, "is irresistible."
He besides said, "The bid of Christ is nan 1 point each bosom longs for, and it’s nan 1 point this world cannot give."
"We will trust only connected him. And then, nan bid of Easter will thrust each anxiety, each fear, from our timid hearts."
When Jesus met pinch His disciples successful Jerusalem aft nan resurrection, "He told them, ‘Peace beryllium pinch you,’" said Briscoe.
That building is repeated each Sunday astatine Mass.
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"With our eyes fixed connected Christ, we tin withstand immoderate trial," said Briscoe.
"As our lips profess His beatified and redeeming name, we will trust only connected Him. And then, nan bid of Easter will thrust each anxiety, each fear, from our timid hearts."
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Christine Rousselle is simply a manner newsman pinch Fox News Digital.
