TGB Devotion Ep. 5: Childlike faith and the von Trapp family!

03/12/2021 46 min

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Episode Synopsis

Every week we rotate the themes of virtue -> knowledge -> self control -> endurance -> devotion -> mutual affection -> love. This is inspired by 2 Peter 1: 5-8 

This is our first DEVOTION themed episode! 

Our TGB Picks of the Week 
Eula - Childlike faith 
Kristine - Around the Year with the von Trapp Family https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/around-the-year-with-the-von-trapp-family 

Advent Music Picks of the Week 
Kristine: Christmas Day by Gustav Holst (There are many versions online, but this version is the one addressed in the pod) 
- Lyrics (to help you pray with the song): https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Christmas_Day_(Gustav_Holst) 
- Conductor: James Litton 
- Composer: Gustav Holst 
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrX-r17G-wk 
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/09aRB93GT0OIf2We9JzNlb 
Eula: The Advent of Christmas album by Matt Maher 
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3hLsHSAlDv2bJFXKyf8Rjg 

Quotes referenced: 
“In short, devotion is simply a spiritual activity and liveliness by means of which Divine Love works in us, and causes us to work briskly and lovingly; and just as charity leads us to a general practice of all God's Commandments, so devotion leads us to practise them readily and diligently.” - St. Francis De Sales 

“The weeks would pass, and the rhythm of the year of the Church, with all its moods and rich meanings - the happy expectancy of Advent, the fulfillment of Christmas, the sorrow of Lent and Holy Week, the glory of Easter and Pentecost - would become a powerful force in our daily life. In this ‘school of living,’ Holy Mother Church teaches her children how to celebrate. In it, one learns how to turn family days such as birthdays, anniversaries, baptisms, weddings and even funerals into feasts celebrated in the Lord.” - Maria von Trapp, Around the Year with the von Trapp Family 

Second quote from the von Trapp book referenced is too big and surpasses character limit. Quote can be found on our Instagram "!" highlight :)

"For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, virtue with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with devotion, devotion with mutual affection, mutual affection with love. If these are yours and increase in abundance, they will keep you from being idle or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ." - 2 Peter 1:5-8 

"Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things." - Philippians 4:8 

Link’s mentioned: 
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@TGBDiaries 
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