A holy person is happy because he knows that the Lord has chosen him, called him, and blessed him. Besides, when God sets you free and fills you with peace sprinkled with great joy, how can you not be elated?
Sunday, July 7, 2019
Missing Crowds
Communion time thought. The Lord is ready to be worshipped, adored, and praised, but where are the crowds?
*How Not to Judge
Judging needn't be verbal. If you think of someone without love, you are judging already. Only one who is at complete peace with God does not judge others.
Proper Rejoicing
In today's Gospel reading from Luke 10, Jesus sent seventy-two of his followers as laborers to reap the harvest. They returned rejoicing, for even the demons were subject to them because of Jesus' name. Jesus said to them, "Do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven." It is proper that we do not rejoice over anything of the world, but rejoice in the Lord alone.
Beautiful State of Existence
Today's Gospel acclamation drawn from Colossians 3: Let the peace of Christ control your hearts; let the word of Christ dwell in you richly. This describes a most beautiful state of existence which we can attain by seeking union with God.
*Changing Ourselves First
We cannot always change others, but we can certainly let God change us. If we all do this, there will be peace in the whole world.
Saturday, July 6, 2019
God Makes All Meaningful
Attended a friend's funeral earlier today. Saw this sign at the funeral parlor with this quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln: "Live a good life and in the end, it's not the years in a life, it's the life in the years." It sounded good, but somewhat vague, depending on what "life" means to you. Anyway, everything becomes meaningless when God is excluded.
Have Pity on Us, Lord!
Communion time thoughts. Our God can take away all our sins and crush all evil, yet we put so little trust in him!
**Sluggish Christians
Today's Catholics in general lack optimism. They focus upon their own sins, but do not place great hope in the Lord. They acknowledge their sinfulness and thank God for his mercy, but do not press forward to ask him to transform them in order to transform the whole world! In other words, they are not confident that God can solve all our problems and lack the fighting spirit needed to conquer evil. In this godless world, we need to recognize that not fighting hard is giving in to the enemy. Offense should be our best defense.
Rejoice in the Lord Always
In today's Gospel reading from Matthew 9, the disciples of John the Baptist asked Jesus, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples do not fast?" Jesus answered them, "Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast." I thought about now that Jesus is always with us, we can certainly rejoice always.
*Unprofitable and Harmful Entertainment
The entertainment industry in this country is a multi-billion dollar business, but much of what it produces is immoral. Let's face it – the whole industry primarily serves mammon. Even when its output seems innocent, it rarely propels you toward God. Therefore, cut out all spiritually unprofitable and harmful entertainment provided by the secular world so as not to waste any precious time of your life by knowing Christ the Lord well.
Friday, July 5, 2019
Sweet Union
Communion experience. The Lord melted in my mouth and I let myself be melted by his love to remain completely in him.
***How to Get to Heaven
I am going to list all the truths I have learned that will get you to heaven. It would be good to know them, even though you don't need to consciously follow all of them. So here I go, starting with what comes to my mind first:
- Believe in Jesus as your Lord and Savior.
- Eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Lord in the Holy Eucharist to remain in him (John 6.54).
- Keep all his words.
- Let God be your God and never play him yourself.
- Abandon yourself totally to God.
- Center your life around serving God and not yourself.
- Remain meek and humble as the Lord and live hidden in him.
- Do to others what you want the Lord do to you.
- Never leave yourself closed to God.
- Never die without having all your sins forgiven or removed by God.
Again, I recommend seeking union with God. For once you attain union, the Lord will make all things easy for you. He is now your secret weapon, secret power, secret helper!
Thursday, July 4, 2019
**Communicating with God*
As I flew home yesterday, I looked out the plane's window and saw the sun setting just above a sea of clouds, and I saw how the earth had been rotating on it own axis, creating day and night, and at the same time orbiting around the sun, creating the seasons, for perhaps billions of years, I knew that God exists and I prayed to him and knew that he heard me. I could communicate with this amazing God instantly! I was overwhelmed, feeling great joy!
*Opposite Extremes
A soul on the brink of falling into hell and a soul ready to soar to his Father in heaven.
Breakthrough in Trusting in God
You no longer worry about or are bothered by anything, and offer up all your pains to God.
*Man and Woman Becoming One Flesh
In Mark 10, Jesus said, "From the beginning of creation, 'God made them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.' So they are no longer two but one flesh." Today (June 30), the Lord made me feel this. My own 57th wedding anniversary is coming up in August. This oneness is unique, for one doesn't even feel this with one's own blood relations. Only union with God is superior.
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