How we live this life matters critically to how we shall live our next life.
Thursday, February 14, 2019
**Mixed-up Hypocrite
This is someone who wants to ban all the guns and rifles but totally supports killing the unborn at any stage. What a joke!
Heavenly Experience
Remain completely passive in the Lord, letting him soak you with his love and draw you deep into him.
Be Nothing to Get God's Attention
If you think nothing of yourself, you will get full attention from the Lord. As Jesus has said, whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
***Our Critically Important Choice
In this life, we face this critical choice: to follow Christ or the world. Our eternal existence is at stake!
God's Holy Power
In today's Gospel reading from Mark 7, a Greek woman begged Jesus to drive a demon out of her daughter. Because of her faith, Jesus did it. When the Lord willed, it was done. I am thinking that it's a good thing that we don't have such power, for if we do, we would surely mess up everything. The Lord will always will what is right and best for us – this we can be sure of. Trust in and follow him and all will work out fine personally for us.
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
*From Pagan to Saint
Here is the complete spiritual journey summarized. Part 1 – from not believing to believing. Critical point: when you repent of your sins. You search for God on your own and reach that point critical for salvation. Part 2 – from believing to being a saint. Critical point: when you surrender yourself completely to God. You struggle mostly on your own from the beginning and the critical point is difficult for many to approach. But once you go beyond it, you are powered by God and the journey becomes a delight.
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
At God's Mercy
"All at your mercy" – this was how I felt toward the Lord at the end of Mass. So, hear me, Lord. And I gladly submitted myself to him once more.
***Cool Experience
Communion experience. My eyes do not see the Lord and my ears do not hear the Lord, yet my heart sees and hears him. This is really cool. Christ is now my life, my heart, and my soul – he's this close to me!
Spiritual Progress
I am happy that nowadays my thoughts no longer dash around uncontrollably, for I am able to remain perfectly still in the Lord.
Don't Tell Me There's No God
It amazes me today that the earth would orbit around the sun once a year, year after year. How is this possible if there is no God?
**Mankind's Biggest Tragedy
I dare say that deep in their hearts most people know that money and material possessions cannot make them truly happy, yet they still strive to get rich and accumulate material things. It often takes something shocking or unexpected like a death, an accident, a serious illness . . . to wake them up. The biggest tragedy has to be that people do not want to know the God who only wants to save them.
Monday, February 11, 2019
Jesus and the Avant-Garde
What does Jesus and the avant-garde have in common? In a changing world, the avant-garde is always avant-garde, while Jesus remains the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Forever Refreshing and New
Communion experience. Each reception of the Holy Eucharist is a refreshing new experience, for the Lord is forever refreshing and new.
Effortless Creation
For God, creating life or a miracle or anything is effortless. For us, creating something new always involves a lot of work. One thing that strikes me as an exception is creating a link to God. Anytime we wish to connect with the Lord, he knows it already. This is instant communication created without any effort on our part, unless you consider turning to the Lord to be an effort.
On Temptation
I've mentioned that the smart way to overcome temptation is to flee from it. I also want to point out that the more you enter the Lord and sense his holiness, the more repugnant sin becomes. Being human, you'll always feel the lure of temptation, but now you are stronger because you see that it will lead you to commit something that's repugnant to you. Also, attain union with God and you will not be lead into any temptation that can overpower you.
Sunday, February 10, 2019
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