**Something Beautiful*

        There is something truly beautiful about abandoning all of yourself to God. It's one of these things you intuitively feel or sense. That's how God has made us. It's a rebellious creature becoming obedient and reuniting with its creator in perfect harmony. The whole heaven rejoices!       

**The Truly Wise

        The truly wise person is not someone who knows how to advance himself quickly, not someone who plans everything out so that he can live comfortably the rest of his life, not even someone who sets his mind on helping others to live a better life. The truly wise person is one who prepares for his own death so that he'll be ready to meet his creator at anytime. 

Joy in Christ Forever!

        As a Christian, after reading in today's Gospel from Matthew 5 the Beatitudes Jesus gave in his Sermon on the Mount, I am all joy again. Eternal joy is the mark of the Christian. Pity and pray for those who do not know or follow Christ. I shall list these solemn blessings below. Pay attention to what Jesus promised at the end.

          Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.

         Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.

         Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.

     Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied,

         Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

         Blesses are the clean of heart, for they will see God.

         Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

         Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven,

         Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me.

         Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.

*****Time Is Running Out!

        Evil has infiltrated all levels of our societies, including the Church. Christians cannot just sit still and not take any action. We are where we are precisely because Christians have been weak in faith and timid in spirit, having been deceived by Satan like the rest of the world. The Evil One is fight tooth and claw to ruin as many souls as possible in the limited time he has left. You can count on more persecutions and chastisements coming if we do not turn to the Lord wholeheartedly. Time is running out for all of us. 

***Most Wonderful Soulmate

        There are billions and billions of people in this world, but your chance of running into someone you can regard as your soulmate is very slim. People are just so different from each other. You can have close friends or spouses, but to be soulmates with each other is to be in harmony with each other always, in a sort of union. This makes me realize that only God can be our soulmate since we can attain union with him. What is amazing is that we are all different, yet the Lord can be soulmate to all of us. How come? That's because he is the only one who can fundamentally transform us. No other human being can do that to me or to anyone else, but the Lord can. So let him transform you so that he can become your soulmate. And you'll be truly, truly happy and fulfilled. 

**God's Challenge

        Today is Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. In the Gospel from John 3, we read "God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him will not be condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God." So when it comes to considering if you should believe in Jesus as the Son of God or not, it is a serious undertaking. You must remain objective and ponder deeply without preconceived notions nor prejudice in order to remain fair to both God and you. If you feel uneasy doing it, all the more you need to do it right. 

**Critically Important Advice

        As I was taking the early morning walk, the Lord made me see that for all of us who know him, we must never shut him out completely. It doesn't matter if we are basically good people or not; what matters is that we leave the door to our heart open even just a small crack. The Lord is our lifeline and he must have access to us in order to save us. If you find following him hard, you must never give up but keep hoping in him. Again, my advice is to go limp to let him give you all the strength you need. Nevertheless, leave your door open so that you may received power and grace from him. Keep it wide open and your salvation is assured.

***Warnings We Must Heed!

        I am posting Fr. Mark Goring's video again because his words we need to hear now.

***Smart Way to Live

        Jesus said in Matthew 7, "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many. How narrow the gate and constricted the road that leads to life. And those who find it are few." It seems that the moment we are born into this world, we already start out with a disadvantage: life is going to be an uphill struggle. Just to keep away from entering that wide gate and traveling on that broad road would be a battle. But I do see a smart way to win. Instead of struggling to find the way on your own, just let go in God to let him pick you up and take you wherever he wants to. Your journey now becomes effortless. Is it too good to be true? No. With God, it's always "good to be true."

**God Exists!

        I woke up in the middle of last night and saw the bright moonlight shining through a window on the tiled floor. I realized that the light did not come from the moon—it was the sun casting its light on the moon and the moon in turn reflecting the light towards the earth. This happens every month when the moon is bright and has been going on for many million or even billion years. I knew instantly that God exists and he is amazing!

**Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

        I am no theologian or Biblical scholar. I am just a simple believer in Christ the Lord. I do believe that our Holy Mother Mary plays an important role in God's plan for our salvation. Obviously, she let Jesus be born through her. I believe that she is also the woman described in the book of Revelation fighting the dragon. There are numerous books out there written about her. Scott Hahn's Hail, Holy Queen is a latest one. She has been the messenger of God over the past centuries, appearing to us on earth. I see her as a mother taking our hand to lead us to do the will of God. She's always with us, guiding and praying for us—the mother we need! She wishes us to consecrate ourselves to her Immaculate Heart to help her vanquish evil. I urge you to consider making this solemn act of consecration if you haven't done so yet. I did it along with my diocese. It took a whole month to complete, but there are shorter prayers you can find online and use.

**Vision of Two Popes

        I have all four volumes of The Life of Jesus Christ and Biblical Revelations from the visions of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich. The Apostle John concluded his Gospel with this statement: "There are also many other things that Jesus did, but if these were to be described individually, I do not think the whole world would contain the books that would be written." So I bought these volumes to learn about the life of Jesus in detail, but I never dived into it simply because the four Gospels already provide more than enough information for me to know the Lord in person. Anyway, I am posting Taylor Marshall's new video on the vision of two Popes by Ann Catherine Emmerich. The vision seemed to foretell what's happening in our Church today. The Church does not require the faithful to believe in any private revelations, even if they are true. So keep this in mind as you watch this certainly most interesting video. 

*****Warning We Must Heed*****

        I just finished watching the premiere of John-Henry Weston's summary of LifeSite's interview with Archbishop Vigano about Our Lady's warning of 'great apostasy' within the Church followed by risk of World War III. It's a message we must heed. Our Lady of Kibeho appeared in Rwanda to warn the people of the looming holocaust which could be averted if they opened their hearts to God. They didn't and the horrible genocide took place 13 years later. We are now in the same situation. We can avert World War III if we would embrace God's love now.

*God's Coming to Us

        Today's verse before the Gospel reading, John 14.23: Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him and we will come to him. Jesus said this at the Last Supper. When the Lord comes to you, he will enter your heart and you will know it. If you do not feel that he has come to you yet, keep his word and keep your heart open. Remain so until he enters, and you'll know.

***How God Exalts Us

        Once you come to know Jesus intimately, he becomes more interesting and exciting than anything on earth. By comparison, everything the world is interested in becomes trivial and more often downright boring. Of course, there are things in the world you experience that are beautiful, but only because they make you aware of the beauty of God; they are the means, not the end. Bottom line, God can fundamentally change us. And this is how he exalts us.

Upbeat Living Called-for

        Before I watched Fr. Goring's video this morning, I was walking outside the house praying the Rosary and the Lord made me see that "he wants all of us to feel upbeat at all times." For he is forever our bright hope. Jesus tells us not to be afraid nor anxious, for the whole time, of course. Psalms 23.4: Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. This is the way it should be. If you don't always feel upbeat, then put all your trust in the Lord to see what happens. He always delivers when you need him.

***Duty of Exposing Evil*

        Fr. Mark Goring's video today speaks a message we should all speak. Our primary aim is the same as God's: to save souls. It is for the love of God that we speak up against others. We can be accused of coming out too strong and turning people off. Should we apologize to Satan as well? How can you spread the truth if you are so concerned about others' feelings? Look at the Lord Jesus. Yes, truth hurts because it exposes falsity. The sad state of our Church has caused many to leave. If the high hierarchy of the Church ever expects them to return, the first thing it needs to do is to show enough humility to repent of its wrong doings before its flocks.

***Greatest Miracle!

        We love to see miracles. Sometimes we won't believe in God until we witness a miracle. Miracles are phenomena we cannot explain. Come to think of it, there are plenty of them around. For example, how we were formed in our mother's womb, how our eyes can see, how we enjoy listening to beautiful music, how we can forgive others from the heart, how trees grow against gravity, how the earth rotates around its own axis and revolves around the sun with such regularity . . . we can go on and on. That we don't think of them as miracles is because we are familiar with them. Now, in my book, the greatest miracle is not something you can see, but something you can experience. It is the originator of all miracles, the Lord God himself, entering your heart to to be one with you, transforming you to be like him!