*Letting God Win

        Yes, Jesus is powerful, demanding, and won't be happy until he possesses all of us, for he loves each of us and wishes us to be happy forever. He advises us on how we should live and tells us what he expects of us, yet he respects our free will and never forces anything upon us. This is admirable, but we should also be able to see that basically, we are the ones who can make his wish of making us happy come true. If we are in the way, we should then repent and apologize to the Lord and accept his love. When God who loves us wins, we become winners too!  

Welcoming God's Pruning

        In today's Gospel reading reading from John 15, Jesus said to his disciples, "I am the true vine, you are the branches, and my Father is the vine grower. He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and everyone that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit." This is consistent with what Jesus said: "To the one who has, more will be given; from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away." If you remain in Christ, the Father will prune you so that you might bear even more fruit. This process grooms you for living a healthy and satisfying Christian life.

*God All for Us

        Life becomes meaningful when you live for God alone. Everything becomes easy after you let him draw you close to him. Now, doing everything for his sake is a joy. 

Meaningful Living

        Communion experience. Life is meaningful only if you live for the true God. 

Jesus' Unique Peace

       Yesterday I posted about the peace of Jesus. The same verse came up in today's Gospel reading from John 14. Jesus said to his disciples, "My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you." I believe that the peace Christ gives is the peace you receive after you realize that your eternally destiny is all set and that your heart is no longer troubled and afraid.

Examining Your Deed

       Instead of considering what you do is good or evil, it might help to see that you either please or inflict pain on God.     

*More Than Showing God's Love*

       Jesus came into the world to show how much God loves us, but he also showed what God is like, giving us the perfect example to follow.  

***Beautiful Kinship With the King

        Do you have enemies? If you do, do not see them as your enemies, but realize that if they did sin against you, they have offended God. Therefore, let the Lord handle them, whom, by the way, he loves. As a matter of fact, we should let the Lord handle all our problems. That is, we deal with them according to his will. This way, we see things as he sees them and understand things as he understands them. Union with the will of God is union with God. 

**Simple Questions*

             Question #1: Do you believe that nothing is impossible with God?
             Question #2: Do you believe that he wants you to be holy?

       If you answer yes easily to these two questions, then answer this next question: What don't you want to become a saint?

*The Blessed Person

        Today is the last day of April; time marches on relentlessly. Blessed is he or she who is ready to greet the Lord God at any moment.