After finishing reading Julian of Norwich Showings, I have become extra aware that Jesus came into the world to reveal to us that God is love. That is, all of God is love. This is the central message. This is basically the definition of God. He created everything out of love. He loves us. He loves us so much that he wants us to love him back, and he provides us with this love to do it. Love leads us to eternal happiness. Love is the answer to peace on this earth. To love is to do God's will. To love is to be free. It's all so clear now! Let's follow love, our God, to complete both his joy and ours.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Jesus, Our Joy
This morning at Mass, I particularly felt that "Jesus is my joy." We are both awaiting the day when we'll meet face to face.
The Lord Deserves Our Best
You may want to save money by not getting the best things for yourself or just do minimum to patch things up to get by, but when it comes to do something for the Lord, you must absolutely do your best to give him the very best because he deserves it. After all, all good things come from him. Even when you do a little thing like washing some dishes for love of him, do it with total dedication and love and you'll be rewarded with peace and joy.
On Doing God's Will
If you picture God's will as water flowing downstream in a river, then not doing his will is like struggling in the water trying to go upstream ~ you'll either end up exhausted going nowhere or loose your footing and be swept helplessly downstream. The one who does God's will flows downstream with the water effortlessly and even has time to enjoy the sceneries along the way. Once you go along with the Lord, you'll be surprised to find that you are really a natural because he does it all for you. Surrender to God and find out for yourself.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Consecration to the Sacred Heart
To die in Christ in this life is to live with him in the next. I saw this truth at morning Mass. After the celebration was over, I did the Act of Consecration to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (St. Margaret Mary Alacoque's version). I now anticipate that the Lord is going to make my already-beautiful spiritual journey even more beautiful.
On Desiring Eternal Life
Is desiring eternal life being selfish? It seems so, but God wants us to have eternal life! Therefore, desiring it actually conforms to his will. It is wrong only if you desire it more than you desire God. The right approach is to desire (love) God alone, then you'll get eternal life at the end as well.
God's Everlasting Love
God loves us with a constant love that never changes. When we sin, we just sadden him ~ his love remains the same. When we do his will, we make him happy ~ his love still remains the same. In other words, he cannot possibly love us any more or less. Being aware of this should give us both consolation and confidence.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Union Leads to Strength
Jesus said, "Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and no town or house divided against itself will stand." In other words, unity produces strength. And we all know that. So if we are in union with the Lord, then we'll have maximum strength since the Lord stands forever.
God Is Fair and Just
This morning as I was having some dry cereal for breakfast, I thought of all the plants that provided the ingredients and the labor involved in making the cereal. And I saw that God provides everything we need to live in this world, but they don't just fall into our lap from the sky ~ we must hunt to get the meat, plant to get the veggies, and work for everything else. This is all fair and just.
Now, when it comes to eternal life, there's nothing we could do on our own to get that. God knows it and this time he provides everything. All we need to do is to accept what he has provided us, his Son Jesus. Again, fair and just.
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