It's so easy for us, especially the younger generation, to pick up what's popular in our society. For example, a certain way of dressing yourself is indecent, but since it looks cool and seems that everybody likes it, you just join in—the concept of purity could't be further from your mind. But know that everything you do has its consequences. Every wrong you don't correct will be corrected by the Lord. And whatever you owe him will have be paid off in full by you. The smart way is to always follow his ways and repent our sins as soon as they occur. The God of Christ is always our answer, but it won't do us any good if we don't even realize it.
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
***MOST GLORIOUS NAME***
"Lamb of God" to me is the most beautiful, glorious name of all names. Whoever glorifies him will be rewarded with eternal life! Absolutely no one else can be this good to us. He alone deserves all our adoration, praise, and love.
*****God's Awesome Holiness*****
God's holiness or sanctity is so beautiful and powerful that it alone can transform us into spotless, blameless souls. Let us bask in it so that we may enjoy his love for all eternity! 😇😇😇
***Secret to Effortless Living***
Since we have all inherited the Original Sin, our whole existence has come down to choosing God or ourselves to follow. Basically, we have an internal struggle going on within us. Here's how to resolve this: To stop this struggle, you simply give in to God. Here's a picturesque description of the thing. See your struggle as traveling along a road. Your first part of the road is rough, bumpy, dusty, winding, and often steep uphill. Then you reach a point at which you must give up all you have, even yourself, in order to continue on. A lot of people decide to stop right there. But those few who choose to venture ahead find that the road is now all straight, smooth, clean, and effortless to travel on. Besides, the sceneries are beautiful. They simply enjoy their newfound freedom and peace. By the way, that point is called Total Abandonment to God.
***Dying-in-Sleep Warning***
Today's entrance antiphon contains the verse Psalms 13:4b. It reads "Give light to my eyes lest I fall asleep in death." Here I don't think "fall asleep in death" means "die in sleep"—nevertheless, I can't help thinking that dying in sleep could happen to anyone and it's something we need to be ready for. It is OK so long as it's not dying in sin. To prevent that, we need to be a state of grace always. If there is one mortal sin you haven't confessed yet, that'll prevent you from entering heaven forever. To take God seriously is to take all your sins seriously too.
***The Lord Is Always Right***
Jesus has taught us to not judge, to always forgive, and even to love our enemies. It's hard for us to follow these commands because most of our godless world is doing just the opposite. But if we all comply, we'll instantly have peace on earth. This shows that the Lord is absolutely right. If it's hard for us to carry it out, we should still try our best to follow him. To refuse doing so is downright being disobedient.
Monday, February 26, 2024
***Lamenting Blind Fools***
Jesus is our Lord and God, and he is to be worshipped, adored, praised, and loved by us forever. But the world has fallen so far away from him that not only many have stopped believing in him, but also many of those unbelievers have turned to Satan and started mocking Christ openly, notably among some of the most popular entertainers. They truly don't know what they do and I can say that they are playing with hell fire! It's clear that condemnation is basically self-induced due to uttermost foolishness, for the Lord has already paved the way for us to get into heaven. If you don't see that God even sacrificed his own Son in order to save you, you are a big blind fool indeed!
*****Our Highest Fulfillment***
Communion experience. In receiving the Holy Eucharist, I receive the greatest possible love into me. That love has the power to transform us to become like the Lord himself, fulfilling us to the max!
*****Only inspiration We Need
Christ, being holy, perfect, and all love, should be our first and only inspiration. We don't need any other examples. Desire to be like him and he will make that happen. This greatly simplify living the perfect spiritual life.
Sunday, February 25, 2024
*****The Easy, Sure Way***
Trying to be holy and perfect on your own is hard; in fact. not possible. Surrendering yourself to God is also hard; but once you succeed, it becomes super easy the whole rest of the way, for the Lord God has now taken over! Again, seeking to attain union with God thru the Holy Eucharist will get you there.
*****Awesome LORD and GOD*****
Communion experience. The LORD is so holy and awesome, making you want to die in him! Then you are reborn and have eternal life—it becomes even more awesome!
**Christian Hypocrites?*
If one claims to be a Christian, but sets the standard lower than what Christ demands, would you consider him a hypocrite? I am afraid that the answer is yes. Then I have been a hypocrite myself at times. Fortunately, the Lord is understanding and merciful.
*****Glorious Feeling**
It's entirely proper and even glorious for us to feel sorry for our sins and cry to the Lord God in deep repentance. There is no better feeling than having the Lord wash you totally clean and restore your wholesome relationship with him—it's the feeling we are called to experience!
**Happy for a Reason
I rejoice in the Lord and am most grateful to him, for he is able to show me all my sins, shortcomings, and imperfections so that I may improve and please him more!
***How We Get Condemned***
No one in the world has the power to condemn us. God wants to save us, not condemn us. Surely we don't want to get condemned either. Then we stupidly choose to disobey God and get ourselves condemned. Honest truth.
**Seeking To Understand, a Humility*
From the Prayer of St. Francis, I'd like to quote the following: "Lord, grant that I may seek rather . . . to understand than to be understood." We often forget this. In seeking to be understood, we end up causing disaccord. In most cases, it doesn't matter much whether we are understood or not, except to our ego. If we had tried to understand first, it might not have become an issue at all. Retire your ego and remain humble.
Saturday, February 24, 2024
**Separating Sin from Sinner
In today's Gospel reading from Matthew 5, Jesus asks his disciples to be perfect as the heavenly Father is perfect. It got me thinking. I know we are supposed to hate the sin and not the sinner, but often we don't see that clearly. When someone sins against us, we just see that person's sinning. Now, we all sin and hurt the Lord, so how does he feel? I am pretty sure that he would pity us, always wanting to give us another chance and not cutting us off outright. So let's be more perfect by pitying and not hating the sinner.
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