After driving on a winding road to Mass this morning, I felt my heart beating a little faster. I've heard said that the beating heart is like a drum providing beats as you march toward death. That's not a happy thought. I prefer to think of the heart providing beats to encourage you to keep on doing God's will as you return to your home in heaven.
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
**Most Appropriate Prayer
God will triumph over evil in the end, that is a given. So while the spiritual warfare is ongoing, our appropriate prayer is to ask the Lord to overcome evil as speedily as possible for the sake of all.
**Silence Is Enough
Communion experience. I remain silent, enjoying the Lord. When you are in union with your most beloved, words become superfluous.
**Prayers God Will Always Answer*
(1) Forgive me for my sins, (2) Pour your Holy Spirit on me, (3) Make me holy . . . . You see, God's foremost desire is that every one of us become perfect and be saved. If we all become perfect, we'll be one with the Lord and the world will be in peace. God loves each one of us to an unimaginable degree, so praying humbly for ourselves to become perfect is most desirable and appropriate.
**Time for Self-Examination
In today's Gospel reading from John 3. Jesus said to Nicodemus, "Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life." God has made it so simple for us to have eternal life, so it's alarming that many are making it most complicated for themselves! Time to examine ourselves.
Monday, April 17, 2023
*****Wonderfully Made by God*****
When God forgives our sins and makes us clean, we just feel so good. Why so? Well, when our soul is not in order, we just lose peace—this is how God has "wired" us. Once the Lord cleanses us, our soul is healed and we are set free! It's that simple. Now you know to feel good always! God has wonderfully made us, so thank him with all your heart. If we feel miserable, we have only ourselves to blame.
***Driving Satan Crazy***
Every time you see your own sinfulness, you surrender yourself to God more and become even holier.
*****Being Renewed Unceasingly*
Protestant Christians talk about the born-again experience. Christ can make us anew in him for sure, but I don't see this as a one-time thing. Instead, I see it as a continuous process with the Holy Spirit renewing us every single moment. This is what make living a Catholic life so exiting!
***God's Love vs. Our Love***
When we love someone or something, we basically seek self-satisfaction. So our love is not pure. Since God is love, his love is pure and selfless. When we experience his love, we are transformed to love others as he loves all of us. We now seek to glorify God only, and we are set free. Yes, God can make us become like him!
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