Communion time thoughts. Receiving the Holy Eucharist is not just going thru the motion of an empty ritual. It is receiving the Most Blessed Sacrament from the Lord that can completely renew my spirit, heal my soul, bestow upon me the power to overcome all evil, and draw me into union with him. There is absolutely nothing else that can accomplish so much in us.
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
**Made in God's Image Were We
In today's Gospel reading from Matthew 18, Jesus told the parable of the lost sheep to his disciples. He said to them, "If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills and go in search of the stray? And if he finds it, he rejoices more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not stray. In just the same way, it is not the will of your heavenly Father that one of these littles ones be lost." In this respect, we are just like the Father, showing that we were made in his image.
**Have You Lived Right So Far?
Suppose you have just one more hour to live, and you think of all the things you did to others that you shouldn't have done as well as all the things you didn't do to others that you should've done. If you come up with quite a list, you haven't lived your life right so far. If you can't think of anything major, then congratulations for being ready to meet your maker.
Monday, December 5, 2022
****Clear Evidence Abortion Is Evil*
The Lord God chose Virgin Mary, a human being, to bear his Divine Son. This act alone shows to me that abortion would be evil.
***No Action Is Best Action***
God is our leader. To follow him, it'd be a mistake to go chasing after him. The right "action" is no action—you simply remain open to let him lead you. That is, you get out of the way to let God come to you to make your life wonderful!
***Key to Winning God
When we kneel or prostrate ourselves before God, we show our submission to him. When he sees that, he is free to give us all the help and blessings we need. This is the secret of winning the Lord. No submission and you cut him off from you for good.
***Salvation's Choice*
In today's Gospel reading from Luke 5, some men brought on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed but determined to see Jesus. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "As for you, your sins are forgiven." And he healed the man too. We see that to have your sins forgiven, you must have faith first. This seems quite obvious. So anyone who feels the burden of sin should consider putting his faith in Jesus to have his sins forgiven by him. This is the only way to become sin free, for Jesus is our only Savior. It all comes down to choosing Jesus or sin.
**Happy Realization!
Today I realize again that God has come, is with me now, and will meet me again in person. I am no longer lost, for I know exactly where I'll be going after my time here is over! This makes all the difference to me.
Sunday, December 4, 2022
***How God Treats Me*****
Communion time thoughts. The heavenly Father loves me with warts and all. Christ the Son died for and saved me. The Holy Spirit illuminates and consoles me. This is how the God of the Most Holy Trinity treats me.
**Our Operating Levels
In Living, we can operate at the mind level or at the heart level. Sometimes you hear a homily at church that's too intellectual and it leaves you cold. While anyone who shares personal experiences from the heart usually makes a better impression. We operate at the mind level a lot in socializing with others, as we talk about mostly superficial, worldly things. To operate at the heart level is to be more genuine, the way we'd be when talking to God. Since the Lord is always present, it'd be better for us to operate at the heart level whenever possible.
**Most Fundamental Prayer Intent
At Mass today, I heard the prayers of the faithful read. They are good prayers, very much like the ones we pray on our own. Then it struck me that the most fundamental prayer that should take care most of these prayers is praying for the conversion of sinners. If we all convert, then the world will become the best possible place for us to live in for the time being. So I urge you to pray for the conversion of all sinners first. For that is also God's foremost intent for us. Go with God always.
**Crowning Moments of Life
(1) Realizing that you are a sinner, searching for a savior and finding Christ. (2) Falling in love with the Savior, desiring union with him and attaining it through receiving the Holy Eucharist.
**Awakened to Beautiful Reality
At Mass this Sunday, it dawned on me that if God were not infinitely merciful, we'd all be doomed! But because we have a God who is all love, we now can confidently secure our place in heaven in advance.
***Most Important Reminder***
The Lord God is readily available and totally accessible to us. He's forever waiting for us to wake up and turn to him so that he might turn us into holy saints, ready for entering heaven. Union with God is easily attainable thru receiving the Holy Eucharist if you'll let the Lord do the work. All I've said is no hyperbole. It is all true and worth every bit of our attention.
****Don't Be Traitors
When we sin and do not repent, we offend Christ our Lord and Savior. Of course, he's hurt by our action, but most of all he feels sorry for us, for we now are headed in the direction of losing our soul. Christ has died for us, so he truly loves us more than he cares about himself. Let's not betray our only Savior.
Saturday, December 3, 2022
**Liberation Through Death*
Today I see that death is liberation. It is thru death that we enter total freedom in God. We have gone thru our trial and passed our test on earth. Now we are finally fit for heaven forever! We are back to the home intended for us to really experience the magnitude of the Father's love for us! Joy now reaches its apex. Death is to be welcomed!
**Total Dependence on God
Communion experience. I acknowledged my total dependence upon the Lord and knew that he's going to give me all the support I need to get thru this life on earth. I could now die in peace.
***Best Way to Live***
I've more or less talked about this at various times in the past. Let me just sum it up in one sentence here: Live for God alone and be not concerned about anything else. That's right.
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