"Be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect." (Matthew 5:48)

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

**Letting Love Rule

        God loves everyone with the greatest love. He loves you and me with the greatest love. I hope this would help us see all others and ourselves in a new light. We must love everyone as best as we can.

***Unique Ultimate Relationship

        Our closest relationship is established between God and us. It's the closest possible, most satisfying relationship you can have that lasts forever. 

*Soul Anchored*

        Communion experience. The Lord has securely anchored my soul; I am heading straight for heaven.

****Reality We Face

        Christ has redeemed us from sin, so we can totally belong to him and return to the Father in heaven. The question is "do we want to do that or not?"

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

*In th Meantime, Pray*

        I do not know exactly what's going to happen to the world, but I know what to pray for and how everything will end. 

**Most Expedient Way to Know God*

        I really encourage all to seek union with God thru the Holy Eucharist, for it's the most expedient way to know God. It's totally logical to say that if you are willing to give all of yourself to God, he is then ready to reveal all of himself to you. And all his teachings to you become crystal clear.

**Speaking for Christians on Fire

        Christians on fire are easily misunderstood by many. They are thought of as being out of their minds, being oddballs or even menaces. I just want to say that if you ever came to know Christ well, you would likely act exactly the same way. You just want to spread the good news that God loves all. So be kind to them, for their mean well.

**Adoring the Lord

        Today Tuesday is the day for praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. The more I see Jesus suffering for us, the more lovable he becomes to me. 

***Facing-God Ready***

        We'll all face the Lord one day. During Mass this morning, I realized I already knew him. In fact, we already dwell in each other, becoming inseparable. I look forward to seeing him in person and there absolutely won't be any shock, only unspeakable joy!

***Walking with a Blameless Heart

        Today's Psalm 101 response: I will walk with blameless heart. To be blameless is to not do anything wrong and maintain a clear conscience. This is a great feeling. By contrast, the evildoer is always worrying about something. The other day I watched Trump being interviewed on NBC. He was asked if he would consider pardoning himself after being indicted so many times should he become president again. He said he never thought about that and wouldn't do it because he hadn't done anything wrong. That's a cool answer. So remain blameless and do not worry about anything. 

Monday, September 18, 2023

**Charity Motives

        When you make a donation to a charity or help someone in need, there are two possible motives. (1) To truly do some good out of love. (2) To let others know that you are generous. Make sure that you never have the second motive. Donate anonymously always if possible.

**The Lord Overwhelming

        Communion experience. The Lord was too much to bear. I just submit and surrender, letting myself be overwhelmed!  

**Opposite Effect

        In today's Gospel reading from Luke 7, a centurion asked Jesus to come to heal his slave who was ill and about to die. When Jesus was a short distance from the house, the centurion sent friends to tell him, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof. Therefore, I did not consider myself worthy to come to you; but say the word and let my servant be healed." Jesus was amazed by his faith and remotely healed his servant. The more we feel unworthy of the Lord, the more he uplifts us. The Lord exalts the humble. 

***Is Faith a Gift to All?

        I know many people who are intelligent and well-educated, but they are just not interested in Jesus or Christianity. On the other hand, I am pretty intelligent and have earned more than one college degree, yet I believe in Christ with all my heart without the slightest doubt. So what gives? Faith is certainly a gift given by God, but does God withhold this gift from some people? Certainly, he has given his Son to all and the gospel Christ preached is for all. Anyway, those who do not believe have absolutely nothing to rely upon, while in my case, the Lord God has got my back. And the Christ I know is more real than anything I see, hear, and touch!

Sunday, September 17, 2023

***Beautiful, Rewarding, and Most Precious

         This is an undying faith in Christ the Lord and Savior.

***Most Powerful Move

         This is surrendering ourselves to the Lord. It is also our most proper, smartest, fulfilling-in-every-way, and absolutely life-changing move.

**Great Intimacy

        Communion experience. The Lord filled me with his peace. I felt that I could ask for anything from him, feeling this close to him. 

*****Heaven Is Our Home!*****

        When we came into the world, we brought nothing with us. As we grow up, we accumulate more and more things. Then we leave the world and have no choice but to leave everything behind. What I want you to realize is that all the things we have now, including ourselves, are not ours; they all belong to God! I hope this awareness will set you free from the world and make you humble (and wise) enough to give yourself back to your Creator. Now your journey back to your Father in heaven begins, fulfilling what has been his intention all along.