In today's Reading 1 from Exodus 34 at Mass, we learned that while Moses was conversing with God, the skin of his face became radiant. The Lord can truly affect us in a radical way. Surrender to him and he'll make you heart radiant!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Why Surrender Feels Good
To have surrendered to God is to have conquered oneself ~ that's why it's such a good feeling.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Rejoice in the Lord
At Mass this morning at the seminary chapel, I thought of the new parish church that'd be completed in a few months and morning Mass would probably be said at the new church and not at the seminary anymore. I've been attending daily Mass at this chapel for over three and a half years and have received so many graces that the thought of going to Mass somewhere else saddened me a little. Then I heard the Lord pipe up saying that I should be detached from any physical location and that as long as he is in me, I should always rejoice. Of course, he was right.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Power of the Holy Eucharist
After receiving the Lord in the Holy Eucharist today, I heard myself saying interiorly "I'll never be the same again." (Someone with musical talent could write a song with that title.)
Forgetting Ourselves in Serving God
Today is the Feast of St. James, Apostle. In Reading 1 from 2 Corinthians 4, Paul talks about how he is constantly being given up to death for the sake of Jesus in serving the Corinthians and others. Therefore, in serving the Lord we should forget all about ourselves and see Jesus alone in the ones we serve. In fact, in praising the Lord, in worshipping him, in adoring him, we should also forget about ourselves and see the Lord only.
Care More and Less
Care more about the things of God to deepen your union with him and care less about the things of the world to gain more freedom of the heart. (The goal: Care only about the things of God and nothing about the things of the world.)
Amazing Lord and Servant
I've been thinking that Jesus is our Lord, yet he's our servant at the same time ~ what an amazing combination! If you look at his life, he was meek and humble, willingly giving up his own life on the cross; yet you know that he's no ordinary man, as his teaching was authoritative and his deeds awe-inspiring. You adore and fear him at the same time. The greatest came and stooped low to serve us ~ only God can accomplish this.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Jesus, the Judge of All Beauties
Once you have discovered the beauty of Christ, all true beauties in the world are made even more beautiful and all false beauties are exposed and made ugly. The beauty of the Lord judges all other beauties.
The Holy Spirit Unveils Us
Within each one of us, there is a conscience, but we can easily ignore or smother it and commit sins. Once you let the indwelling Holy Spirit work on you, he unveils your conscience and makes you see clearly what's right and what's wrong.
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