We are in a time of great evil and turmoil. Accordingly, we need to intensify our prayer effort by praying more often, to the point, and with greater urgency. The Lord God is our refuge.
Thursday, October 19, 2023
***Witnessing for Christ
The Lord has sent prophets and Apostles to convert us, and many of them got martyred. Shouldn't we at least try to witness for the Lord at every chance we get? To remain silent is a sin of omission.
***Thoughts on Martyrdom
Today is the memorial of two saints and their companions, all martyrs. To be martyred for the glory of God is a great honor, but to be truly humble, we should leave martyrdom, like all else, entirely up to the Lord. If we specifically desire it, pride may be involved. The proper attitude is to accept martyrdom should the Lord send it our way.
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
*****Only One We Need*****
Welcome and treasure the Lord! He's the one you cannot live without, for you are totally dependent upon him—your body, your soul, your existence, you eternal future. He loves you, understands you, can set you free from sin and make you perfect, beautiful, and happy forever. He is your God, your Father, your brother, your friend, your servant, your teacher, you guide, your counselor, your physician, your healer, your most beloved, and your soulmate, all rolled into one. He's the only one we need. We are blessed to the hilt! Start rejoicing in the Lord right now!
**Quick Response to God
You realize that you are about to commit a sin, you immediately turn to the Lord and stop cold turkey—this shows that you possess a sharp, alert conscience. Thank the Lord for such a gift!
***Path to Spiritual Freedom
Since I know that the God of Christ is the true God, the only way to be set free is to obey and serve him alone. Of course, if you've been playing God all your lives, you probably didn't like what you've just read. I first believed when I became intellectually convinced, then what I actually experienced afterwards confirmed that I was right and left me without any doubt whatsoever. You see, when God lets you know something, you just know that it's true. Truths are learned thru faith. It's a great feeling knowing that you are free in the Lord and nothing can enslave you anymore!
***How God Has Made Us
We were created in the image of God, so we understand good and evil and can conceive God. When we reject him, we feel uneasy and lost. Then when we believe in him, we actually experience freedom and peace. All this confirms what St. Augustine has said: You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you. Knowing how God has made us can help us understand ourselves and point the way to becoming more like him.
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
***How God Wants Us to Feel
When we abandon ourselves in God, all our anxieties vanish. This is exactly how the Lord wants us to feel. He wants us to experience freedom, peace, and joy.
***Start with Yourself First
In today's Gospel reading from Luke 11, Jesus made a Pharisee see that making one's inside clean is a lot more important than making the outside of things clean. You see, the latter is for others to see and the former, for God to see.
***Spiritual Life Summarized
To reject God, you just do it—you don't need God's help. On the other hand, to love God with all your heart, with all you mind, and with all your soul, you need all of God's help. Surrender yourself to him totally and it's accomplished!
**God Calling
If you feel the need to change yourself for the better, know that the Lord God is calling you! Rejoice.
Monday, October 16, 2023
***Infinity Realized
Infinity is an abstract concept until you meet the Lord God, for he has always existed, is not limited by anything, and nothing is impossible for him. We are creatures made by him, so we are finite. The creator just has to be infinite or he won't be able to create anything. So the Lord has made infinity a concrete reality and I am excited about that!
**Learning from the Right One
Often we realize that we should have done something we didn't do or should have done differently. There are always things to learn. Then we'd better learn from the holy Lord and not from the world, for he is the only one who will not lead us astray.
Sunday, October 15, 2023
***Communion Experience***
At Mass, the Lord again reminded us that he gave up his body and poured out his blood to bestow his greatest love upon us. He exalted us by entering us thru the Holy Eucharist and we were never the same again! The Lord surely knows how to please us!
***Letting God Be Our Lord***
We like to do what we want to do, and God wants us to do what he wants us to do. Considering that the Lord knows infinitely more and is infinitely wiser than we, and has the final say in everything that happens, we'd better let him be our Lord if we possess any sense.
***Be Invited AND Chosen*
In today's Gospel reading from Matthew 22, Jesus told the parable of the wedding feast to the chief priests and elders of the people. The reality was summed up in his last statement: "Many are invited, but few are chosen." This has remained the same as of today. All the more we need to make sure that we are chosen by God. In the parable, the king invited everyone, so it's really up to us.
**Death Already Destroyed*
In today's first reading from Isaiah 25, the prophet prophesied that the LORD of hosts would destroy death forever. This happened when Christ came to us. Death now no longer exists for those who follow Christ! If you still die, then it has to be your own doing.
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