***There's Only One Lord***

        In toay's Gospel reading from Matthew 7, Jesus said to his disciples: "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven." Anytime we say "Lord Jesus," but do not follow God's will in all things, we are hypocrites.

**Course of Life

        We all live, die, and live or die again. The first death is just a quick transition. The second life or death will be final and forever. Make sure you end up with life.

**Valid Questions**

        God, having given all of himself to us, is ready for you to give all of yourself to him so that most wonderful things may happen. So why are you still hesitating? Are you more important than him?

*****WAKE UP!***

        If you do not believe in Jesus yet because heaven does not attract you enough, then consider the absolute horror of being punished in hell for all eternity! As these are our only two alternatives, make your choice now or never. (Not believing that heaven and hell exist is as bad as saying that we don't have day and night on earth.)

***We Are on Our Own!***

        These thoughts that came to me are nothing extraordinary, but they just hit me like a revelation! Here I go. I am I and you are you, we all know that. This is quite amazing when you think about it. Each of us is aware of our unique existence and is responsible for our actions before the Father our creator. No one else can do anything about it. Basically, we alone choose to be for or against the Father. What we'll reap in the end will depend entirely upon what we sow now.

***Sweetest Moment on Earth***

         It is the moment I receive Christ my Lord and my God in the Holy Eucharist.

*****Another UIgent Warning***

        We are so influenced and shaped by the secular world we live in that it's virtually impossible for us to correct ourselves to live a holy and blameless life. Why bother changing ourselves? Well, our eternal wellbeing is at stake. Our only hope is to have Christ our creator enter us to fundamentally transform us. That's why we need to grasp him while we can, or we'll be left behind in the abyss forever.

**Worldly Pleasure vs. Spiritual Joy*

         The former requires your effort to acquire it, is always transient, and can become tiresome once you have too much of it; whereas the latter the Lord generates in your innermost, lasts forever, and remains refreshing and exhilarating.

*****Sublime Experience*****

        I am on my journey to heaven. Receiving Christ in the Holy Eucharist at daily Mass is like making a beautiful stop along the way to meet my beloved Lord to dine at the heavenly banquet he has prepared for me! It's an overwhelming experience that enraptures my whole being! That I should be so blessed is well-nigh incredible. 

*****Best "Home Sweet Home"*****

        Surrendering ourselves to God is like the prodigal son, realizing that he has sinned against his father, decides to return home, repent all his wrongdoings to him, and start out anew. It is an awakening, a change of heart, that makes the whole heaven rejoice—yes, it's heaven-shaking! (By the same token, unrepentant sinners are party poopers.) When heaven is your home, the return has to be the sweetest "home sweet home." Surrendering to God also completely restores our inner peace and you become worry-free—this is how God has made us! For me, it filled the entire void of my life. With the aid of the Holy Eucharist, you can even attain union with God! Now, it's no exaggeration to say that you've arrived in seventh heaven.