Jesus = Peace

        Jesus is love. Jesus is joy. He is also peace! True peace (inner or outer) can only come from him.

Nothing to Everything

        Communion thoughts. I am nothing without Christ. With him, I gain everything and become rich.

Stages of Finding Joy

        Find joy in God first, then you'll find joy in serving him, and end up finding joy in living.

*Activating God

        If you want to get close to God, do not struggle on your own, but remain passive and ask God to draw you. Likewise, if you want to become holy, do not struggle on you own, but remain passive and ask God to make you holy. Things happen only after you activate God. 

God = Joy

        The more you come to know Jesus, the more joy you experience. God is love and joy.

Why Christians Rejoice

        Today's Entrance: Blessed Gregory, raised upon the throne of Peter, sought always the beauty of the Lord and lived celebration of that love. I italicized the part I thought was beautiful. Indeed, God's beauty is to be sought and his love, celebrated. 

Only Refuge

        Today is the Memorial of St. Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church. At Mass, I was going to rest completely in God. There was really no other place anywhere I can or would want to go. 

*Life Turning Sweet

        When you are in love with Christ, life turns sweet. 

Only One Focus

        Always do your best to serve the Lord, never counting how many good things you've done for him.

*Most Beautiful Feeling

        Jesus the Son is in the Father and the Father is in the Son. You can get in on this too! Seek and attain union with Christ and you and God will be in each other. This is the most beautiful feeling you can possibly experience in life.

*Making Little Things Count

        Every little thing, whether it's just a gesture or a thought, you make or have for the glory of God puts a smile on his face. He will never forget you again.

Fulfilling Your Life

        You'll know that your life is fulfilled when you fulfill your role as a disciple of Christ. Only God can make life meaningful.

Rosary Benefit

        Praying the Holy Rosary may appear to be repetitive, but when you say it from your meditative heart, every repetition is a step closer to the Lord, as Mary our Mother always leads us to her Son.

Making Living Joyful

        When you are in love with God, living for his glory becomes completely joyful!

Making Life Meaningful

        The God of Christ gives meaning to life. The more you cling to him, the more life becomes meaningful.

To Change the World

          The day before yesterday, I received a couple of thoughts from the Lord after I went to bed. I thought of getting up to jot them down on paper lest I forget, but I was too tired and fell asleep. The next morning I couldn't quite recall what they were. Today, as if to compensate for their loss, the Lord gave me a burst of almost 20 thoughts in quick succession. I'll try to blog them all this morning. 

        First, if we want to change the world, we must start by changing ourselves first. This is basic.

Biggest Fools

        God is the Lord. He created us and everything else. He keeps us breathing and supplies what we need for living while we are still alive. We can do whatever we want, but that will not change the fact that we shall ultimately be judged by him since all are in his hands. Therefore, atheists are the biggest fools (dumbest gamblers too).   

Destiny Warning

        If you let God control your destiny, you'll always end up where he is. Should you decide to control your own destiny, you may end up where you do not want to go. That is, he who follows God will be with him, but he who follows himself risks losing his way.