"Be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect." (Matthew 5:48)

Monday, September 5, 2016

Following Christ in Peace

        Communion experience. I just let Christ lead me on, so that I would live without anxieties.

Avoid the Shock

        Early this morning after midnight, I had a scary dream. I no longer remember the details, but the horrific shock I experienced in that dream has stayed with me. This shock brings to mind what we could experience after we die when we face the Lord. If we are judged not fit to enter heaven, the shock would be so great and terrifying beyond words! My advice is to be sure that won't happen to you at all costs. The time to believe in Christ and love and serve the Lord is now.  

Sunday, September 4, 2016

Union With God Means ...

(1) God dwells in you, (2) you dwell in him, (3) you are completely open to him in every way and at all times, (4) both you and God share the same joys and sorrows, (5) his will becomes your will, (6) you seek and follow only his ways and thoughts (joyfully). Now you belong to God and are free in the world with its snares and traps; ready to be united with God the Father for all eternity when the time comes.

Saturday, September 3, 2016

Avoid Getting Shocked

        If you do not see a step in your path, you can get a shock if you trip over it or step off one you didn't think was there and fall. (This has happened to me enough times.) In the same way, if you do not see death coming, which is imminent, you can get a big shock, fall and be down forever when it happens. This is something to be avoided at all costs.

Jesus = Peace

        Jesus is love. Jesus is joy. He is also peace! True peace (inner or outer) can only come from him.

Nothing to Everything

        Communion thoughts. I am nothing without Christ. With him, I gain everything and become rich.

Stages of Finding Joy

        Find joy in God first, then you'll find joy in serving him, and end up finding joy in living.

*Activating God

        If you want to get close to God, do not struggle on your own, but remain passive and ask God to draw you. Likewise, if you want to become holy, do not struggle on you own, but remain passive and ask God to make you holy. Things happen only after you activate God. 

God = Joy

        The more you come to know Jesus, the more joy you experience. God is love and joy.

Why Christians Rejoice

        Today's Entrance: Blessed Gregory, raised upon the throne of Peter, sought always the beauty of the Lord and lived celebration of that love. I italicized the part I thought was beautiful. Indeed, God's beauty is to be sought and his love, celebrated. 

Only Refuge

        Today is the Memorial of St. Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church. At Mass, I was going to rest completely in God. There was really no other place anywhere I can or would want to go. 

*Life Turning Sweet

        When you are in love with Christ, life turns sweet. 

Only One Focus

        Always do your best to serve the Lord, never counting how many good things you've done for him.

*Most Beautiful Feeling

        Jesus the Son is in the Father and the Father is in the Son. You can get in on this too! Seek and attain union with Christ and you and God will be in each other. This is the most beautiful feeling you can possibly experience in life.

*Making Little Things Count

        Every little thing, whether it's just a gesture or a thought, you make or have for the glory of God puts a smile on his face. He will never forget you again.

Fulfilling Your Life

        You'll know that your life is fulfilled when you fulfill your role as a disciple of Christ. Only God can make life meaningful.

Rosary Benefit

        Praying the Holy Rosary may appear to be repetitive, but when you say it from your meditative heart, every repetition is a step closer to the Lord, as Mary our Mother always leads us to her Son.

Making Living Joyful

        When you are in love with God, living for his glory becomes completely joyful!