In today's first reading from Romans 8, Paul wrote, "You did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption, through which we cry, 'Abba, Father!'" Addressing God as Abba in Aramaic is like calling God Dad in a close and intimate relation. So if you turn to the Lord and "Abba" spontaneously bursts forth from your heart, the Holy Spirit dwells in you!
Monday, October 27, 2025
Sunday, October 26, 2025
**Use of Our Free Will**
God gave us the free will, so we have the freedom to choose to be free from sin or to remain in sin. If you believe that God loves you, the right choice is a no-brainer.
***Secret to Peace**
In today's Gospel reading from Luke 18, Jesus said, "Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted." When the Lord exalts us, we finally attain inner peace.
***Our G00D (GREAT) NEWS**
I don't believe that there is anyone who wants to live in this chaotic, disordered world forever; and if there is life after death, we'd all want it to be better. Especially, if it's going to be everlasting, it'd better be perfect! The good news is that we indeed will have what we hope for if we follow Christ; for he has already died for us on the cross so that we might have life in heaven for all eternity!
Saturday, October 25, 2025
**Our Distinguished Lord**
Jesus is the Lord of lords, yet he never lord it over us. In other words, he's unlike any of us in the position of a lord. Utter humility is what distinguishes him.
***Clear and Simple Truth***
In today's Gospel reading from Luke 13, Jesus called the people to repentance. He said to them, "I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish!" The message is so clear and simple! Repentance can really cheer us up! If you don't feel excited about it, something has to be wrong with you. It could very well be that you are not ready to deal with all your sins yet, which basically is avoiding God.
**We Have the Same Spirit**
In today's reading 1 from Romans 8, Paul wrote, "The Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you." So that same Spirit dwells in us. If we let the Spirit have free rein, we can accomplish whatever the Lord wishes and become like him. More power to us!
Friday, October 24, 2025
***Unbelievable Experience*****
Communion experience. The greatest humblest miracle took place on the altar when the consecrated bread and wine changed into the body and blood of Christ the Lord. I was not only present, but also participated in it by uniting myself with the Lord both physically and spiritually. All in all, it's heavenly! awesome! and unbelievable!
***Sure Way to Loving God***
We've been told to love God by doing this or that and almost never to surrender ourselves to God completely to attain union with him. And we end up lost in the innumerable rules we're given to follow. Of course, the right order is to seek union directly with the Lord through the Holy Eucharist first. Once you attain union, you'll know automatically how to love and serve him in your heart.
**Sad Observation*
The wise always follow the Lord. Looking around, I see that most of us, even though they profess to be Christians, are still deeply ingrained in their own ways and thinking. Basically, they still foolishly follow themselves, barely the Lord.
***One Basic Rule of Life***
When the salvation of your soul is at stake, you must not take any chance. That is, you must always take the Lord seriously and never wait until it's too late. For example, if you believe that God will always take you back as long as you turn to him before you die, well, the Lord is always a step ahead of you. When he sees that you are really not in a hurry to turn to him, he may very well not give you that chance you count on. Revere the Lord and you take care of your soul as well.
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