***Greatest Reasons for Rejoicing

        (1) God Loves us.
        (2) Our names are written in heaven.         

***God Working Miracles Invisibly

        At morning Mass, Fr. Steven consecrated the bread and wine and they became the body and blood of the Lord. This to me has to be the greatest invisible miracle. It made me realize that God can also work miracles invisible in us. We may not see anything, but we do become more like the Lord as we receive the Holy Eucharist regularly.   

**The Dilemma We Face

        You cannot serve both God and money. God and the world are opposites. We in the middle must choose one or the other—this puts us in a dilemma. Only praying to the God of Christ can extricate us from such a situation.

**Evil shows God Is Real

       After the Supreme Court struck down Roe vs. Wade, pro-abortionists have gone on a rampage and vandalized many pregnancy centers and Catholic churches across the country. Evil is real! This only shows that God is real too, for without God, evil would have no one to attack.

***Holy Spirit Presence***

        If you know without a doubt that Christ is the true God, the Holy Spirit dwells within you, for only he could have revealed that to you.

**Bearing Fruit

        All people, Christian or non-Christian, need to bear fruit for the good of all. For Christians, they have a higher purpose—to serve the Lord God. This makes them more focused and dedicated. The richest and most rewarding fruit they bear is the salvation of themselves and others. This is a fruit non-Christians cannot produce.

***God's Sweetness

        Once you have tasted the sweetness of the Lord, you would never ever want to leave him. This totally makes sense: Who wouldn't want to go to heaven to stay forever after having had a taste of it?

****Little Things Matter*

        Since God knows every little thing about us, every little thing we do matters to him and us. (I am not kidding.)

**Secret of Becoming Perfect

        We are all imperfect. The great news is that God can make us perfect IF we desire it and let him do the work. 

**When Being Lost Is Not OK

        I believe we all have gotten lost at one time or another. I had my own occasions and the memory still haunts me in dreams sometimes. Then being lost on earth is OK, for it's only temporary. What we must avoid at all costs is being lost in our next life, for it'll last forever and we won't be able to get out of it ever!

****Something We Need to Know

        All of us on earth will die one day, but let's not forget that we all have a soul that's immortal! This soul lives on forever and it's up to us while we are on earth to make sure that it will live on not in misery, but in bliss, for all eternity. 

**A Warning from Mother Miriam

 

**A Warning from Fr. Mark Goring

 

**Another Reminder (Warning)

        Today's Gospel acclamation comes from Mark 1:15. Jesus proclaimed, "The Kingdom of God is at hand: repent and believe in the Gospel." Now, two thousand years later, many of us still have not heeded this advice. In general, we are as rebellious as ever, not realizing that we are the reason the spiritual warfare between good and evil is ongoing. Meanwhile, the day of our final judgment approaches.

*Christians Are like Artists

        I am interested in and understand music and art in general. Some composers are more craftsmanlike than others; their compositions are cleverly worked out but lack soul—they are not truly inspired. On the other hand, the works of great composers have much inner beauty, capable of stirring the soul of the listener. Visual artists are the same. Some produce images that draw you in, while others, works so contrived or bland that are worth only a glance. Being Christian is no exception. You can superficially go thru the motion of being one without involving the heart or be genuinely living for Christ, pleasing him alone. 

*Profitable Realization

        If you believe in Christ and know that you are heaven bound, then nothing in this life, good or bad, matters anymore. They are simply temporary ups and downs before you enter paradise, no big deal. This is not just simple reasoning, I am speaking from personal experience too. Of course, it'd be best that you find this out yourself.

**Experiencing a New Freedom

        If you can truly forgive everyone, you'll experience a new freedom and enjoy more peace. 

**Winning Strategy

        We can never love God enough, so love him to the max and he'll reward you beyond your highest expectations.