This morning I got out of bed and saw the bright sunlight that came thru the window hitting the large round mirror on the wall, and the reflected light from it casting a perfect circle of light on an opposite wall—it was quite a striking sight. The sun definitely made its presence known thru my visual sense. Then I thought of the Lord Lord. He has made his presence known to me thru my heart! I don't see him, yet I am more certain of his presence in me than that the sun will rise again tomorrow. Such is the power of our invisible God.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
***Smart Way of Approaching God*
Admit to God that you are foolish and you are being wise, that you are weak and you become strong, that you are sinful and you are made clean, that you need to submit yourself to him and you are set free, that you hunger and thirst for him and you are satisfied, that you are unworthy of him and you get uplifted, that you feel sorry for other souls and you are comforted . . . you get the idea.
Monday, March 17, 2025
*Prayer Tip*
The more you mean what you pray for in your heart, the more effective your prayer will be. If you just say your prayer without feeling it, then of course the Lord is going to dismiss it right away. Always be fully sincere with God.
**How's Your Vision?
Don't waste time building up your wealth on earth. Instead, spend time on storing up treasure in heaven, and your return will be infinitely greater. It's the difference between living selfishly for yourself and living selflessly for God. It's also the difference between being utterly foolish and being heavenly wise.
***The Three Heavenly Gifts***
Freedom, peace, and joy manifest our closeness to God. Someone in full union with God feels completely free in the Lord, enjoys deep peace in his own heart, and is always filled with great joy. The three come and go as one. Whatever the Lord gives, you always get the whole package. There is no such thing as partial salvation.
****Secret to Peace and Freedom***
The more we surrender ourselves to God, the more we become free of ourselves and experience inner peace. This is how God has made us. If you realize this truth, you are not far from him.
**Impressive Awareness
At Mass this morning, the Lord impressed on me that he could indeed take away all my sins! 😇
**Wise Move
In Mark 9:40, Jesus said to John, "Whoever is not against us is for us." So if you don't go deliberately against the Lord, you can still be saved. But in this case, I'd go all out to be for him so that I'll be saved for sure, not to mention all the other benefits I'll gain.
Sunday, March 16, 2025
***Greatest Human Tragedy***
I'd say hands down it's rejecting Christ our Savior, for it would lead us to the greatest separation from God.
***Secret to Eternal Happiness*****
If you read the Scriptures, you'll see that the Lord God was severe at times but most kind at all other times to his beloved people. In other word, he treats all of us as his beloved children. So if we love him as our dearest Father, everything shall work out beautifully for our whole existence!
***Infinity a Reality
In today's first reading from Genesis 15, the Lord God took Abram outside and said, "Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can. Just so," he added, "shall your descendants be." As far as I am concerned, if the universe were infinitely large, I wouldn't be surprised, for the Lord God himself is infinite in every way. For someone who has always existed, I'd be shocked if he cannot make something infinite. In fact, I have difficulty in conceiving that we have a space that can only accommodate a limited number of stars. A finite God is no God at all.
Saturday, March 15, 2025
***Best Way to Know the True God***
The Lord God of Christ loves all of us equally. This is the Lord who reveals the truth to us and let us choose to believe or not believe in him thru our free will. If you choose to believe in him wholeheartedly, you'll know without a doubt that he is the true God. This is the best proof that he is. With any false god, it never works out this way!
***Pefect Command***
In today's Gospel reading from Matthew 5, Jesus told his disciples to be perfect, just as their heavenly Father was perfect. This is a command for all of us. If that's not quite possible, it should at least be our No. 1 goal. Then nothing is impossible for God for sure, so here's our perfect chance to put his might to work by placing all our trust in him.
Friday, March 14, 2025
**Prerequisite for Reconciling with God
In today's Gospel reading from Matthew 5, Jesus made it clear to his disciples that it's important that everyone should reconcile with his brother before bringing his gift to God. That is, to reconcile with God, we need to get along with others first. If we still judge and are unforgiving, we are being hypocritical and that displeases the Lord.
*****To Be Considered Most Seriously*****
Today's response from Psalm 130: If you, O LORD, mark iniquities, who can stand? Indeed, if God marks our iniquities, we are doomed. On the other hand, if he marks our virtues, we'll be saved for sure. The difference is as great as that between heaven and hell. You become either God's friend or enemy. The time to consider this seriously is now, for our judgment is imminent and can happen at any time. Anyway, love and obey the Lord always and you won't have a thing to worry about!
Thursday, March 13, 2025
***Letting the Heart Lead You to God*
You can believe in God with all your heart or with all your mind. If you believe with your mind only, you won't be able to achieve union with God. But if you believe with all your heart, your faith will come alive, setting your heart on fire with your mind automatically following. Now when you pray to the Lord, your prayer reaches the Sacred Heart. Let your heart go and it will seek and find the Lord..
***Lord God Formost***
Pray for all sinners but weep only for God, for the Lord God must come first.
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