We do a lot of things in our lifetime. Today I see that the best thing I do on any day is going to Mass. For at Mass, I get to receive the Lord into me, he removes all my sins and heals my soul, and my union with him in the Holy Spirit is strengthened again. The Lord just sets you right before him. There's nothing else I do that can top this.
Friday, December 9, 2022
Thursday, December 8, 2022
***Living-Your-Last-Day Advice*
One good piece of advice is to live each day as our last day on earth. Naturally, if you are still young, you're not likely to take this advice seriously. Since I am already old (and wiser), I automatically realize that any day can truly be my last day on earth. As a result, I now always do what matters or is important to God first. I try to do my best and not be concerned about whether I get to finish doing it. This removes all anxieties, leaving me with only peace. I believe this is how the Lord wants us to live, no matter what age you're at.
**Proper Response to God
Communion experience. When the Lord was ready to offer himself in the Holy Eucharist for our consumption, I saw it as a completely selfless act with great humility. The only proper response I felt was to give all of myself to him as act of total obedience.
***We'll Always Have Hope
Today is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the Gospel reading from Luke 1, the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to announce to her that she would bear a son to be named Jesus. When Mary asked the angel how that could be since she had no relations with a man, the angle said to her that the Holy Spirit would come upon her . . . for nothing would be impossible for God. I am so happy to know that everything is possible for God, for this means that we will always have hope! God is indeed our way, our truth, and our light,
**What Judging Is*
Earlier this morning I was somewhat annoyed when I learned that someone had made a small mistake, unintentionally. The Lord made me see that that was also a form of judgment. In other words, we should always be filled with God's love and be kind to others. Judging is basically being critical of others without love.
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
**How God Frees Us*
In life we are always solving some problem we face. Once we know Christ personally, such problems just don't bother us that much anymore. After all, we've found the the absolute truth and now integrate everything into serving Christ as a whole. We are no longer attached ourselves to anything but the Lord. Now we do all things in great freedom.
*****Our Incredible God*****
Think about the God of Christ. Meditate upon him. I am not going to list all the amazing things he's done for us, but they are all incredible! You could never have guessed that he loves us this much. It's easy to live in a dream world, but we who know him are living in a real incredible world!
**Welcome All God Wants to Give You
In today's Gospel reading from Matthew 11, Jesus said to the crowds: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” There is a big misunderstanding here even among Christians. They hesitate to take the Lord's yoke, thinking that it would be a heavy burden to them. We must believe in what Jesus has said here. He knows our individual capabilities and limitations and will only give us what suits us best. Believe me, the more you trust in him, the more he makes it easy for you. To be afraid of what God wants to give you can only come from Satan. Welcome all that comes from him in meekness and with humility and you become a "superman."
**Sane, Realistic View of Life*
Life has its ups and downs, but that doesn't matter much in the overall scheme of things. It's your final victory that counts. Remain patient and be steadfast in following and serving the Lord. Soon this life will be over and you'll enjoy eternal happiness. I am not being pessimistic nor optimistic; I am simply being realistic.
**State of Being Lost
It's interesting that those who know they are saved know exactly where they are going, while those who don't, don't. If nonbelievers knew where they are headed, they would've stopped and turned around. It just shows that when you are lost, you are lost.
**God Has a Plan
God has a plan for each of us. We all have a particular role to play at any particular time in serving him. It'd be tragic if we are unaware of this and end up wasting our lifetime following our own plan or wondering what we should do. Of course, to follow God's plan, you must know God first and trust in him. It comes down to either knowing where you are going or remaining lost on your own.
***No Better Way to Live
When I blog, the thoughts are already there. That is, I never have to think about what to blog in advance. I love this, for it teaches me to trust fully in God. The days I don't blog are usually the days I don't receive anything, and that's fine with me too. The Lord gives and takes away, all is up to him. You just go along with him all the way and end up always being with him. There is no better way to live!
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
***Communion Appreciated
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.
**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!
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