***Wonderful Blessed Gift***

         Here is the entire text of the second reading from Colossians 1: Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things were created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he himself might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile all things for him, making peace by the blood of his cross through him, whether those on earth or those in heaven. How did Paul know all this? It had to be the heavenly Father who revealed it all to him. When you are in union with the Lord, he imparts knowledge to you as he wills. It is a most wonderful blessing (see Matthew 16:17).

***Existence sans Christ***

         I now live in a house that has a temporary address on earth, and I know that my permanent residence will be somewhere in heaven in the house of the Lord. Anyone who resides on earth without Christ is basically drifting thru space and time, not knowing where he'll end up. It is a terrible situation to exist in an unknown. Without the light of Christ, we basically remain in darkness.

**Freedom in God

         Communion experience. When you experience the peace of union with God, nothing else bothers you anymore. You are now living in the house of the eternal Lord!

***What God Loves***

        It's a simple, pure heart. Therefore, trust in him and remain clean, and you will feel better than anything else in the world! 

**God Sees Through Darkness

         In today's Gospel from Matthew 10, Jesus said to his Apostles, "Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known." The Lord knows everything! Therefore, do not sin.

***Love's Secret***

         ONCE YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH CHRIST, YOU DON'T NEED TO UNDERSTAND HIM ANYMORE, FOR YOU NOW KNOW HIM PERFECTLY.

**Note on Last Post

        I believe that the video HOW WE CAN MISS HEAVEN was AI-generated, judging from how smooth the deliver was and the word "sower" was mispronounced. Personally, I'd rather see Bishop Barron speaking to us in person. Then since the content was all Scripture-based, I can't really argue against that.

******HOW WE CAN MISS HEAVEN******

         I came across this video today and challenge all Christians to watch it. What we learn should sober us up. To enter heaven for sure, we must get our hearts transformed by God first and then obey him in all things.

***How Good God Is!***

         Went to Mass this morning. What good thing can I say about the Lord today? A lot actually, but I can sum it all up with this sentence: The God of Christ is absolutely most holy and perfect, and is exactly what we need to become like him.

**Most Foolish Decision**

         If you don't believe that Christ is truly your God and Savior and decide to wait until after you die to find out if that's true or not first, that, of course, absolutely won't do you any good. Only a most foolish person will gambol with his eternal future. 

***Good Sensible Video*

         Here's a good motivational video that can benefit us in following Christ, even though it's not presented from a Christian point of view. 

**Exquisite Experience**

         Communion experience. I wasn't consuming any ordinary food—I dined with my most beloved LORD at a heavenly banquet!

***Do You Know?***

         When you pray for physical healing, it may not happen if it's not best for your soul. But if you pray for the healing of your soul, it shall happen without fail! The Lord knows.

***Becoming Heavenly Rich

         Every time you do something for Christ's sake, your treasure in heaven builds up more. Keep going and you become super rich in heaven.

***Simple Great Advice

         When someone sins and causes others to fall also, that sin becomes a lot more serious. Do not follow the sinful ways of anyone. Instead, follow Christ steadfastly to become heaven bound, glorifying God. In other words, don't let anyone make you sin; let only God make you holy.

**Only One Father for Us**

         I am thinking that each of us has one father and one mother on earth. They might not be perfect parents, but I hope that I'll see mine after I get to heaven. Anyway, in heaven all earthly relationships will no longer exist—there'll be just one eternal Father with all of us being his children. So let's realize this and start loving and obeying the eternal Father right now! 

**Under God's Mercy*

        As I age, my eyesight and dexterity are diminishing. This explains why you may catch misspelled or missing words in my posts often. I try to make the correction as soon I see one. The deteriorating eyesight also makes blogging harder, as I now find it harder to discern the words on my laptop screen. Perhaps the Lord will stop feeding me thoughts one day soon—I don't know, and I am not concerned about that either. We are all constantly living under God's mercy. Realizing this gives us great peace. For all of us who follow Christ, we know that the best is yet to come!

*****Know This Truth!***

         I know that some of my messages on the strong side can making some readers feel uneasy, but truth is never weak. Otherwise, many more would choose to follow Christ. You could say that the Lord separates the men from the boys. Then he can make all of us super strong when we submit ourselves to him. Now we hunger for truth and don't mind dying for it!