**Jesus Our Rest*

         In today's Gospel reading from Matthew 11, Jesus said to the crowds: "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest." Whether we labor for ourselves or God and feel burdened, we need to go to him to find rest. Mark my words, you'll only find true rest now and forever in him, for he is our creator and has made us that way. When we rest in him, all our problems become his and we experience true peace.

**Perfect Fit Experience.

        Communion experience. Uniting with the Lord can be likened to a jigsaw puzzle piece being snapped right into its place, forming a perfect fit.

***Most Divergent Ways***

      We can reject the greatest love of the God of Christ for us and get cut off from him forever or we can open ourselves wide to accept this love wholeheartedly and be made ready to enter heaven forever. There are no two paths more divergent. All it takes is a change of heart now to get on the better one.

**Feel More for God than Ourselves*

        In today's Gospel reading from Matthew 18, Jesus told his disciples that it's not the will of their heavenly Father that one of the little ones be lost. So every soul is precious to God the Father. We feel sorry for ourselves after we commit a sin; we really should realize first that we grieve God greatly when we sin. Feeling this sorrow of his will definitely help us sin less and become holier over time.

***What's Good Enough

        This is not a new message, but is worth hearing again. Being a real nice person is not good enough; having all your sins taken away and becoming holy is crucial.

*****Feeling the Lord***

        I really feel Christ today. I feel his presence, his tremendous love for us and his great sorrow for our ungratefulness. His joy is always with me, yet the burden on my heart is heavy. Knowing that he understands me thoroughly, I feel drawn closer to him more than ever. The bittersweet feeling gets sweeter.

**Rejecting Salvation

         To be Saved by God is so simple—you only need to believe in Christ the Savior. But we foolishly think we are too smart for that—so pitiful! 

***Joy All the Way***

        The prophet Isaiah predicted that the Savior would come, and he indeed showed up two thousand years ago. It is time for us to rejoice and await his next coming. But if you seek union with him thru the Holy Eucharist, he'd come straight into your heart to dwell within you! More joy before entering heaven!

***Letting God Be Our Witness**

        In today's reading from Philippines 1, Paul writes, "God is my witness ..." What a powerful statement! God does see everything that's going on, exposed or hidden, and we must be aware of this so that we may live a life without blemish before him. 

***What Pleases God the Most***

        To serve and glorify God, you can sing in the church choir, compose hymns, help building a new church, volunteer in various ministries, pray extra hard, etc. But to please God the most, surrender yourself completely to him first.