***Our Dream State*

        By accepting God's love for us wholeheartedly, we can form the strongest possible bond among us, uniting all of us as one in the Lord. This would be our dream state!   

**Concern for the Soul!*

        Early morning I opened the window in the family room and heard a bird singing happily and beautifully from a distant tree. I have a lot of open spaces around my house, so I could hear distant noises and sounds clearly. The thought that came to my mind was that I am happy too. The only difference is that I have a soul to take care of. Since I've already done that, I'm now extra happy.

**Living the Triumphant Life

        Communion experience. Once your union with God is assured, you let love take over to overcome all obstacles.

***Making Prayer Work

        In today's Gospel reading from Mark 11, Jesus said to the Twelve, “Have faith in God. Amen, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it shall be done for him. Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours." So we should always pray with bold faith. It's better not to pray than praying without much faith. 

**Lovely Act

        When we submit ourselves to the Lord God, we really surrender ourselves to his love for us. And this is a most lovely act. 

***Stark Contrast

        Jesus showed his greatest love by laying down his life for us, while today so many crooked politicians demonstrate the greatest lack of love by caring only about staying in power and not about the well-being of the people they are supposed to represent. These are genuine hypocrites. 

**Cool Realization

        Today Friday I again prayed the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. When I was deeply moved by how Christ suffered for our sake, I realized that I was indeed made in the image of God, and I rejoiced in that. 

***Difference Between God and Us*

        We can have good intentions in performing something and end up with a bad performance. Now, people will always remember our bad performance, but God will remember only our good intentions. 

**Thanking God Again

        The Lord knows everything about me and I am grateful that he has helped me see myself clearly with no pride standing in the way.

***Rejoicing Again

        It's so good that I have Christ to trust in, as I realize that he has already secured my eternal life! 

**Union with God Is Spiritual*

        Communion experience. Here I was, a finite vessel, to receive the infinite Lord! How could I possibly contain him? I now realize that I was thinking wrongly in terms of physical containment. Spiritually, a complete union with the Lord is no problem. An exhilarating realization!

**Awaiting My Judgment

        I know that Christ loves me, knows and understands me perfectly, and is always just and fair. So I am ready for him to judge me and accept whatever he decides to grant me. After that, I'll be in person with him forever! 

**Even Exchange

        That Christ has died for me, I will always remember. If we are willing to die for him for loving him, he will likewise never forget us. 

***Beautiful Happening***

        When you accept God's love for you, you become a humble, selfless person. Let's not overlook this fact. It is a beautiful happening, as wonderful as a miracle.

**How God Makes You Beautiful

        Communion experience. He first heals your soul. Then he transforms you to become like him. Now you are beautiful. 

**Supporting Jesus

        Today is the Feast of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It's worth noting that Mary supported Jesus as her Son and Lord, and we support him as our Lord. So spiritually, we can be as close to Christ as Mary is. Something to rejoice about.

***Holy Beggar

         This is one who trusts in the Lord fully and begs for his mercy and blessings on himself and the whole world. This is someone to look up to.

****Amazing Intimate Relationship****

        I'd like to emphasize again that we need to be wide open to the Lord God. This means that we be 100% honest with him, sharing everything with him, our joys, our sorrows, our wishes and desires, even our doubts, complaints, hangups, secrets we wouldn't share with another human being . . . all kinds of problems. Believe me, if you can be this open with God, you'll develop an amazing, most intimate and life-changing relationship with the Lord God!