What is Beloved Son Ministry?
“You are my beloved son and with you I am well pleased ” is what the Father told the Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ at His baptism.
Today the Father says those very same words to us:
“You are my beloved one and with you I am well pleased.”
Why “Beloved Son” Ministry?
Our world is so broken. The people are so wounded. People are wounded and broken because they do not know they are loved. In one of his books, Fr. Henri Nouwen said that pain comes from not having been loved well. This is not to put the blame on other people for our pain or sorrow. Not having been loved well could mean not having received love well. People can love us and care for us all they want but if we do not want to receive it, it really won’t matter to us. In the same way not matter how much we are told God loves us, if we do not open up our hears to receive it, we will always feel empty and unhappy. We will always feel that we must somehow do something to show that we measure up to the standards of society. If you really think about it, the kind of life the world tells us to pursue (doing all that we can for the next promotion or keeping up with the newest trend) is not really a life of freedom. Yes, it is free in the sense that we freely choose to pursue this kind of life, but it is actually a life of bondage, being chained down by the lie that we must somehow earn our dignity. But, the truth is that we can’t and don’t have to earn our dignify. For it comes from God’s love for us. He loves us because He is Our Father. So, this ministry is called “beloved son” ministry because we must always remember that we are the beloved of the Father. We are loved not because of what we do, say, or have, but rather simply because we are God’s very own children, whom He loves. “I have loved you with an everlasting love” (Jer. 31:3). Now, the hard part is allowing ourselves to be loved. This ministry hopes to walk and journey with you in this great liberation. Let’s start walking.
What can I find here?
You will find videos of talks, reflections, meditations, and interviews about various topics of faith, from scriptural reflections to the spiritual life and even to ecumenical and inter-religious encounters. You will also find blog entries on similar topics as well as other resources. If there is something that you’d like to see or hear about, please reach out! Click here to read about how we got started and to meet us.
Our Mission Simply Stated
To tell others they are loved, to lead them to the Lover who calls them beloved - the Father, and to walk with them on this journey of faith.
