*****Most Precious Food*****

        Communion experience. In John 6:54, Jesus said, "Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day." So the consecrated Host I consume is no ordinary food—in fact, it's going to make me live forever! This is absolutely the food that's dearest and most precious to me—it's the Lord himself.

***World on the Brink***

        For most of the world, it's not God's will be done, but my or our will be done. This will bring about its downfall in the end. In trying to gain the whole world, they forfeit their lives! Saddest of all is that this is also happening within the Church, the body of the Lord. With so many souls at the risk of being lost forever, the time to pray for the world now is more urgent than ever!   

***God Can Only Love*

        God loves all of us and commands us to love our neighbor as ourselves (Matthew 22:39). In other words, we must not hate anyone or wish anyone ill. Yes, we should even love all evildoers and wish them well. True mercy is limitless. By obeying the Father, we glorify and honor Him.

**Going Beyond Salvation

        Today is the Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua. In the Gospel reading from Matthew 5, Jesus said to his disciples: "You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house." So it's not just we get ourselves saved, we must be useful to the heavenly Father by doing good deeds to glorify him.

***Logical Conclusion

        Jesus has died for us on the cross, redeeming us with his own precious blood. Certainly, he will do anything for our good if we remain open to him.

*****Incredibly Wonderful Things

        Communion experience. It's so good to let the Lord overwhelm me because by doing so, incredibly wonderful things happen: He takes away all my sins, heals my soul, draws me into union with him, and fills me with his most beautiful love!

**Today's Joy*

        I rejoice that God has made me in his image and can make me become like him. 

**Ways to Get Rewarded*

        In today's Gospel reading from Matthew 5, Jesus gave his disciples the Beatitudes. He would bless the poor in spirit, those who mourn, the meek, those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, the merciful, the clean of heart, the peacemakers, those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, and you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of him. There are just so many ways to get blessed. Be or do all of them and our reward will surely be great.

***What We Should Do for Jesus

         John 21. Jesus asked Peter three times, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Each time Peter responded, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." Then each time Jesus asked him to do something. They were "Feed my lambs," "Tend my sheep," and "Feed my sheep." The Lord asks us if we love him too. If we answer yes, I could hear him say "Pray for the conversion of the whole world" to us.

***Sweet Sorrow***

        When you feel sorrow for Christ's sake, it is a sweet sorrow. For you know that you are with him and he will console you. 

***The big Transition

         First you hunger and thirst for something to fill the void of your life. Then you find Christ and fall deeply in love with him. Now you long for him all along.

***Enough Is Enough***

         June is now known as Pride month. I happened to run into a gay parade a few years ago in Taipei, Taiwan, and was taken aback by the sickening displays I witnessed, especially inappropriate for the young children to watch. Here's a video that presents views many of us share. We are tired of the movement trying to impose its way of life on the majority. The young lady who spoke in the first 52 seconds gave an excellent speech, followed by members of the gay community who agreed with her.

*An Announcement

        Two days ago, I posted Irresistible Love, a short on an ISIS leader who encountered Jesus. Today I learned more about him. His name is Afshin Javid and has become a poplar speaker. He also has a book out entitled As Easy as Drinking Water, a Muslim Forgiven. He pastored his own church in Vancouver, Canada, once, but was fired for misconduct in certain areas. For this reason, I have removed the post Irresistible Love. My apology for not having done some investigation before publishing the post.

***Facing Reality*

        In John 14:6, Jesus said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." So every moment we do not face Christ, it's a moment we hide from reality. 

*A Great Consolation

        In John 21:17, when Jesus asked Peter the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was distressed that he had asked him yet one more time and he responded, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." When we say to Jesus, "Lord, you know everything," we show our trust in him, knowing that he understands and will take care of everything for us. This is of great consolation to us, filling us with joy.

***On Giving to God

        In today's Gospel reading from Mark 12, Jesus was teaching in the temple area. He sat down opposite the treasury and observed how the crowd put money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow also came and put in two small coins worth a few cents. Calling his disciples to himself, he said to them, "Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other contributors to the treasury. For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had, her whole livelihood." So how willing we are to give counts more than how much we give. Once we decide to give, we must do it and never look back. This is the extra message I received from the Lord.

**Joy Tinged with Sorrow**

        Communion experience. The Lord fills me with great joy; but it's tinged with great sorrow, for many have not yet accepted him!

**The Most Pitiful

        There are those who not only ignore God who loves them and wants to save them from eternal death, but keep doing the evil works of Satan, heading toward total self-destruction. They are to be pitied the most. It's good vs. evil the whole time.