When you progress spiritually, you know it. Then you look at the Lord and see that he's still infinitely holier than you. So you know you can grow a lot more. This is what makes our spiritual journey exiting—you can keep growing in the Lord. With such intention, he will help you along to make your progress effortless and a joy!
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
**Helpful Meditation
Meditate on the fact that the Lord God actually created you out of love to be a unique being he delights in, and you'll feel much better about him and yourself.
***Smart way of doing Things
Do not do whatever you want to do and turn to the Lord only when you need his help. Instead, have the Lord with you always and do only what he wants you to do; now you simply follow along, letting him smooth the way for you.
**Totally Satisfied
Communion experience. The antiphon from Psalm 16: You will show me the path of life, the fullness of joy in your presence. This perfectly describes my feeling.
**The Lord Our Focal Point*
All roads lead to Rome. Similarly, anything we need to do is an opportunity for us to serve and glorify the Lord. Now the Lord becomes our main focus in life.
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
**Heart-Mind Connection
The Lord always speaks to our heart and can keep it pure. But we see and hear the world, and temptations enter our mind, tending to defile the heart. This is what we need to guard against. This is why we pray to the Lord not to lead us into temptation. Again, I advocate that you seek union with God through the Holy Eucharist. Once you attain union, you super sharp conscience will guard you against any impure thoughts. Having the heart and mind in sync with each other, you can now serve the Lord in peace.
***Basking in God's Holiness!
Communion experience. I felt palpably the Lord's holy presence, and I just happily bask in it. What a joy and consolation!
**The Two Sides**
Our life is one continuous one. We die and we are on the other side. The Lord is always with us on this side; but on the other side, he'll be either with us or not with us. So hold onto him now and you'll have him with you forever.
**Simple Principle
In today's Gospel reading from Matthew 18, we heard read the parable of the unforgiving servant. The lesson here is that we must be merciful to others as the Lord is merciful to us. In other words, we must be like him. So it's a very simple principle, easy to remember. To follow it is another matter. Here's where you need to surrender your will to his, making following him a cinch.
*****Happy Revelation*
Today Tuesday is the day to pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. They are difficult to pray because the mysteries, Agony in the Garden, Scourging at the Pillar, Crowning with Thorns, Carrying of the Cross, Crucifixion and Death of Jesus, are just too painful to dwell on. The Lord let me see that I feel this way because he has made me in his image and made me know that I am a sinner. He is right! If he hadn't given me a conscience and the awareness that I am a sinner, these Sorrowful Mysteries wouldn't have affected me the slightest.
***Horror of Hell to Realize*
My last video touched on hell. Many saints and seers, including the visionaries of Fatima, Garabandal, and Medjugorje, who were all young children, have had visions of hell already. I suggested that you might not want to watch that video, for watching it can be disconcerting. On second thought, maybe you should watch it. Let me explain with an example. We all know that a head-on collision in driving is something we should avoid at all costs, for it could kill you or cripple you the rest of your life. But when we feel fine, we just don't think much about it. Now let's suppose that one day you're not careful enough and a head-on collision happens. Lying in a hospital bed, suffering horrible pains all over your body, you finally realize how badly a head-on collision can afflict you! Likewise, seeing the horrible suffering souls experience in hell can help some of us decide to avoid hell at all costs.
Monday, March 4, 2024
***Taking Care of Hell
I came across this video. Watching it can be disconcerting! So you may want to skip it. I know hell definitely exists, but if you alway confess your sins and remain clean, it shouldn't concern you anymore. Let Christ take care of you and he'll take care of hell.
*****When You Know It's God
Once the Lord has fulfilled you (or you have attained union with him), you just know that it's he.
*****Worldly Pleasure vs. God's Joy*****
The pleasure you derive from the world that doesn't draw you to God can get stale quickly and/or never satisfy you. I wouldn't even consider that to be a joy. On the other hand, the joy of God is in an entirely different class. You always receive it in your heart. It bursts forth from the depth of you heart like a volcano, totally overcoming your entire being: you now know that the Lord loves you and you are his. Praise be to him!
****Our Calling and Purpose****
We are called by God to remain pure and holy and to live very moment for his glory, for he, our Father, is awaiting us to return to him in heaven. A huge cause for rejoicing!
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