Once the pleasures of the world have snared us, we no longer think about God. It'd be most difficult now to extricate ourselves from our predicament. The only hope is that by the grace of God we come to realize that worldly pleasures can never fully satisfy or bring us peace, and we need to change ourselves. Only after tasting the true joy of God will we be able to make the change and move forward.
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
**Set Free by the Lord*
Communion experience. Total surrender to the Lord results in total freedom from the world. Now you are all his.
***The Heart Is the Key***
We can connect with the almighty God, our loving Father, anytime we turn our hearts to him. When you attain union with God via the Holy Eucharist, union of the hearts also takes place and you enjoy your greatest intimacy with the Lord.
***The True Good News
In todays Gospel reading from John 6, Jesus said to the crowds, "This is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day."
**To Remain Clean and New
First thought at Mass: I want to empty myself completely for the Lord to fill me with only what he wishes to place in my heart. This is an excellent way to keep oneself clean and new.
****Time on Earth Most Precious
There are so many things we need to do as Christians to glorify the Lord Jesus in our short life on earth. How we live now is crucial to how we'll live for all eternity! We are merely passing thru, so our time on earth is most precious. Here is a short video to let Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel tell you how so special and unique our Lord Jesus is.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
**Who's Foolish?
I've seen people spending a lot of time to find the perfect spot for their own burial. They also have all the funeral expenses prepared in order not to burden their children. Notting wrong here, except that they don't seem to be concerned about God and life after death at all. Are they or am I being foolish?
*****Time Is LATE (a Warning)***
We don't know when Jesus' Second Coming will happen. For that, time may not be too late. But remember that we'll be judged by the Lord right after we die. In that case, if we haven't loved the Lord, our God, with all out heart, with all our soul, and with all our mind yet, time is late for us. The godlessness of the world is worse than you think—we're already tolerating or accepting many evils or sins—we're in danger of losing our souls! End times are here and God's chastisement impending. It's time that that we wake up, turn to God wholeheartedly, remain vigilant, and be ready. Being lazy or sloppy just won't cut it.
***Jesus Is Unique***
More about Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel. He's becoming increasingly popular, drawing more and more people to Jesus. He is powerful because he preaches Christ. His messages are like beacons of light shining in today's darkness, waking people up to see the truth again. Praise God!
***Beneficial to the Soul
Communion experience. Receiving the body and blood of the Lord is one great humbling experience that's most beneficial to the soul.
**Bread of Life Satisfies
In today's Gospel reading from John 6, Jesus said to the crowd, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst." I can testify to you that as a believing Christian, receiving the Lord in the Holy Eucharist has completely satisfied my hunger and thirst.
***Logical Consequences
It's clear that humility leads to holiness, while pride, to sinfulness. A humble person can forgive all others, including his enemies, thus he has peace. Whereas a person full of pride sees everyone as an enemy in his way, thus he is always in turmoil.
Monday, April 15, 2024
***Address to Muslims with Love***
Because of the attack on Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, I am posting another video. This is the kind of preaching from the heart we need to hear, especially at times like ours. God bless him!
**Pray for Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel*
Today I learned that Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was attacked by a Muslim assailant during a Mass service at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Sydney, Australia. Please pray for him and Australia. Here's is just one of the many videos you can find on YouTube now. I picked this one because it reports the incident from a somewhat different perspective.
After I posted the above video, I came across this one. It's shorter and complements the first one. You might even want to watch it first.
**Meaningful & Precious Faith*
As a firm believer in Christ now, I can say that the Lord has never put the slightest pressure on me; he totally respected my free will. After I chose to believe in him, there were zero regrets, only peace and joy. This has made my faith most meaningful and precious.
**Faith Categories
We need to believe in the God of Christ if we ever want to be saved from sin. At one extreme are those who reject or attack Christ—they are the biggest fools of all. In the middle are those who realize and accept Christ at some point in their life; they will be saved. Most blessed are those who believe from an early age with an unwavering faith; they will surely be honored in heaven.
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