Family life was going very well, they had a comfortable home, stable jobs for their father and also for their mother, both children studied at a good university in the city, the family was balanced, the neighbors looked at them with appreciation. meals, conversations were spontaneous and frequent; at dawn and dusk, family prayer was prayed; there was affection in his words and concern for the welfare of the other; a healthy Christian family, following the course of life.
At the end of the afternoon, the sun no longer threw on the sidewalk, it was cold, Pedro Oliveira was distracted on the way home, his parents would not be here, nor would his older brother, a certain shiver in his house. Joo was given a chill this frequent thought of learning more about life without so many impositions limiting his explorations. it was decided that this would open another way.
- He quickly picked up his little clothes.
- Put it in his backpack.
- Thor.
- The family dog.
- Liked it.
- But couldn’t look her in the eye when he hastily closed the door behind him.
- He took a deep breath.
- Looking final.
- De the street.
- Calculating the number of steps he would take until he lost sight of the neighbors.
- He turned the corner.
The money ran out faster than I had calculated. The jobs were too irregular to maintain a plan. Freedom came (literally) at a high price!He lived with college colleagues, away from home, from the church. There were only a few friends left, but they weren’t too worried about their lives off the beaten track.
Dissatisfied with difficulties, but unable to find the life of a beloved son, Joel Pedro grew a beard, dropped out of school, bought himself a bicycle. I have work here and there. He remembered the house, but new friendships, easy loves and untimely sex quickly ripped his heart out. I was always looking for freedom, but the walls were higher than I could climb and life was becoming strange.
Joo, he lamented, was surprised, but he didn’t change
His mother regretted Joo’s departure as long as possible. All sobs bleed. Tears dried up. He even hurt Mary’s bones. She prayed. I prayed at dawn, prayed in the morning at the top of the bus, in the afternoon between work and at night on the pillow. He prayed, I prayed desperately. He extended his heart to the Lord his God, listened, lamented with it the pain of John’s departure, because the God of Mary had become man to go through the pains we went through to be the perfect comforter.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Father of mercy and God of all consolation!He is the one who comforts us in all our tribulations, so that we may comfort the afflicted, with the comfort with which we are contemplated by God (2 Corinthians 1:3-4).
“He was despised and more rejected among men; a man who suffers and knows what it is to suffer; and, like someone whom men hide their faces, he was despised, and we ignore him. He certainly took our weaknesses and took our pains; And do we consider him afflicted, wounded of God, and oppressed?(Isaiah 53:3-4)
The Lord took the hand of Marie. La truth (the one that frees you) whispered in the ears of your wounded heart, “And shall ye know the truth, and the truth will set you free?(Jo 8. 32).
Mary read the word of God, God purified Mary. Sanctifie them in truth; your word is the truth. (John 17. 17)
The wonderful counselor, the God of Mary, washed his soul, ripped off the roots of the bitterness of his heart, purified it.
However, when the goodness of God’s heart, our Savior, and his love for all were manifested, not by works of righteousness that we have practiced, but by his mercy, he saved us through the regenerating and renewing washing of the Holy One. -Spirit, who has besathed us richly, by Jesus Christ our Savior. ?(Tito 3. 4-6)
[?] But you have been washed, but you have been sanctified, but you have been justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God (1 Corinthians 6:11).
Mary bathed in light, did not walk in the darkness of her emotions
“The lamp of my feet is your word, and the light of my ways. “Psalm 119,105
A case of hope that is kept to you in heaven, which you have already heard from the word of the truth of the Gospel, which has come to you; But also, throughout the world, it bears fruit and grows, as it has been among you since the day you heard and understood God’s grace in truth. Colosssenses 1. 5-6
Mary now had a basket full of fruits: almond-love, cherry-hope, tangerine-joy, raspberry-perseverance, strawberry-wild-experience. All with a vivid taste!
“For the fruit of light is composed of all goodness, righteousness, and truth” (Ephesians 5. 9).
In this my Father is glorified, in which you bear much fruit; and thus you will become my disciples. John 15. 8
Mary, mother of Joel Pedro Oliveira, was perfected as Mary daughter of the Almighty!
“Now, the God of all grace, who in Christ has called you to his eternal glory, after you have suffered a little, will perfect you, strengthen, strengthen, and sustain himself. 1 Stone 5. 10
Mary rejoiced in God, her savior. Mary sang the joy of Mandarin, for her Lord saved her and healed her existence.
? Then Mary said
It enlarges my soul to the Lord,
and my spirit rejoiced in God, my Savior,
because he beheld in the humility of his servant
For from now on all generations will consider me blessed,
because he has done great things for me the Almighty.
Your name is holy
His mercy goes from generation to generation
about those who fear him. ? (Luke 1. 46-50)
Oh, you’re thinking about where Joel Pedro Oliveira is?We’re waiting for him to come home.
For all things exist for you, so that grace, as it multiplies, may make abundant thanksgiving for the glory of God. Therefore, we are not discouraged; on the contrary, even if our outside man is corrupted, our inner man is renewed day by day, because our light and momentary tribulation gives us an eternal weight of glory, especially of comparison, without paying attention to what is seen, but to what is not seen; because those you see are temporary, and those who don’t see each other are eternal. ?(2 Corinthians 4: 15-18)
But while Joo is away, Mary, a tireless mother, daughter of El Shadai, hands out almond love to the children of her neighbor, her niece, her friend.
“For for me, I am sure that the sufferings of the present time cannot be compared to the glory that is revealed in us. Romans 8. 18
Marys, mothers of prodigal children, beloved sheep of Our Lord, for this struggle is of the Lord of armies!
“Now, then, faith, hope, and love remain, these three; But the biggest of them is love?1 Corinthians 13. 13