...it is passing away. Make use of the world as though not using it. Mark 1:14-20. Jesus preaches that the reign of God is at hand. Reform your lives and believe in the good news. Then he called his first disciples; they abandoned their former occupation and went off...

...love in response to a faithful, loving, merciful God. Jesus began his public ministry with the words: "The reign of God is at hand! Reform your lives and believe in the good news!" (Mk 1 , 14). Conversion means turning around, "turning against" sin in our lives. How hard...

...John's arrest, Jesus appeared in Galilee proclaiming God's good news: "This is the time of fulfillment. The reign of God is at hand! Reform your lives and believe in the good news!" Reflection on the Readings On the day when the Rite of Election takes place, how appropriate...

...arrest. Jesus appeared in Galilee proclaiming the good news of God: "This is the time of fulfillment. The reign of God is at hand. Reform your lives and believe in the gospel." NIV: After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. "The...

...from his mouth in the gospel of Mark declare the coming of the reign: "Now is the time of fulfillment. The reign of God is at hand. Reform your lives and believe in the gospel." For Jesus, the coming of God's reign marked a new era in the world in which the lordship and power...

...Christian existence. The whole of Jesus' preaching is summed up by Mark: "This is the time of fulfillment. The reign of God is at hand. Reform your lives and believe in the gospel" (1:15). Thus, his preaching is at once a proclamation and a warning, ie, an announcement of a divine...

...think is the earliest of the gospels, the first thing Jesus says is "This is the time of fulfillment. The reign of God is at hand. Reform your lives and believe in the gospel" (Mark 1:15). The kingdom of God is breaking in; it is right within our grasp; it is inside us. What opens us up...

...little children. Obviously, in the catechesis of adults the effects are more immediate and incisive. 36. "The Reign of God is at hand. Reform your lives and believe in the Gospel!" (Mk 1, 15). These words of Jesus establish the first and enduring goal of anyone who wishes to be one...

...mature acceptance of the Church after they hear Jesus say to them, "This is the time of fulfillment. The reign of God is at hand! Reform your lives and believe in the gospel!" (Mark 1:15). They experience in the depths of their hearts an understanding that people should live their lives...

...the heart is illuminated by the Holy Spirit, we reform our lives: "This is the time of fulfillment. The reign of God is at hand! Reform your lives and believe in the gospel" (Mark 1:15). Then the world outside will start to talk the language of the Spirit. Innocence, purification, emptiness,...