We shall all die one day, so accept that. It is where we go after we die that should be the big concern. Once you have your soul all secured by Christ, there is really nothing left for us to fear anymore. Amen.
Sunday, September 18, 2022
*Fulfilled by Christ*
Communion experience. I am completely satisfied with Christ. He's the only one I need and wish to please.
**Moving On Spiritually
If you have sinned, just repent and move on. That is, be as holy as possible from now on. Let the past go, for it's already in your record in heaven. It's what you do from now on that matters.
***Diabolical Proposition
Proposition 1 that will be on the November ballot in California here is totally diabolical. After the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe vs. Wade and made abortion constitutionally illegal, California now wants to make all abortions all the way to birth constitutionally legal in the state, forcing all tax-payers to support abortions, including those that are performed on pregnant mothers from out of state. If you are a California voter, please vote No and let as many other voters know about it as possible. For those who are not Californians, please pray for the defeat of this proposition. This is serious spiritual warfare!
***A Couple of Tips
(1) Treat Christ right and you'll treat everyone else right too. (2) Letting the Lord draw you to him directly is the best and quickest way to know him. Rather than letting others inspire you to know Christ (and there are relatively few who are good at that), let the Lord himself be your inspiration.
***Betraying the Lord
Today we have prominent politicians known to be Catholics, but blatantly opposing the teachings of the Holy Church. And there are not a few bishops and cardinals in that category as well. These souls are to be pitied the most and they urgently need our prayers
**Prerequisite to Asking for God's Mercy*
At Mass, we do ask the Lord and Christ to have mercy on us. It seems that when we pray that, we are also surrendering ourselves to God. For it wouldn't make sense to beg for God's mercy when we haven't decided to obey him in all things yet.
***Living for Christ Only
Anything you do that's not Christ-centered is wasted effort. Do I sound too severe? It would seem so to those who do not know him yet, but not to those who already know him well. Think about it. Christ is the Lord and God and a lot more . . . he is to be glorified forever by all! So anything not done for his sake is not going to do us any good.
*It's All Up to Us
To know or to reject God, it's all up to us. If our faith is weak, it's so easy to drift away from the Lord. We close our heart to him and we'll never know him. We remain humble and really want to know him, and he shows up to enter our heart. God absolutely wants to give us the very best, but we must allow him in first.
***The Lord's Constant Presence
I read that Mary once appeared to the visionary Marija of Medjugorje a few minutes after a consecration. She neither prayed nor spoke to her, and left after a mere few seconds, having only blessed the small group at the Holy Mass. Later when the attending priest asked Marija why it had happened so quikly, she, directing her hand toward the front of the altar, said, "Mary didn't talk to me because Jesus was standing right there." So Jesus is present at all Masses. In fact, he is present with us at all times. Anytime you turn to him, he's there. The awareness of the Lord's constant presence should help us remain reverent to him always and also deter us from committing any serious sin.
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