God's judgment on us will be strict, but also most lenient. We can be sure that it'll always be fair and justified, for he knows us through and through.
Friday, May 26, 2023
*****THE Way to Exist*****
Communion experience. Falling in love with someone is a most happy feeling. When that someone happens to be God who loves you the most, that feeling becomes pure joy! On top of all, you now get to go to heaven for all eternity! There is not another way you can exist with such satisfaction and fulfillment.
**Cause of Great Joy
Again on this Friday I prayed the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. I felt the greatest possible joy when I realized that God offered himself up for me.
***Love 'Calls for Response
In today's Gospel reading from John 21, Jesus revealed himself to his disciples and ate breakfast with them. He asked Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Simon Peter answered him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my lambs." He then asked Simon Peter the same question a second time. Simon Peter gave him the same answer as before. He said to him, "Tend my sheep." He now asked him the same question a third time and Peter again affirmed his love for him. Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep." What I see here is that the more we love God, the more we are called to serve him. This is the process that leads to total trust and abandonment in God.
Thursday, May 25, 2023
**Most Special Calling
Communion experience. We who follow Christ were first chosen by God the Father and given to his Son and our Lord, to keep. And none of us should be lost (John 17). Imagine how special we are and the benefits we're going to reap!
**How to Sense God
Even if you visually see and audibly hear God, it doesn't mean that you now know him. You can know him only through the innermost of your heart. So solitude is needed. It's in the stillness of the heart that you sense God's presence. (In union with God, you do sense his dwelling within you at all times.)
****Our Greatest Influencer
Being good or bad does affect others. If you are a good example, people will be impressed and inspired by you. So I advocate that we all go straight to Jesus Christ, for he is the perfect example of love. Let him impress and inspire us and we can become like him. In this case, he also has the power to make it happen effortlessly for us! He is the greatest influencer we can possibly have.
**God Always Speaking to Us
Volcanos are erupting all around the world. The current ones in Italy, Indonesia, and Mexico are particularly alarming, for they can potentially affect hundreds of thousands of people. Of course, you can say volcanos have always been around, but I see all such happenings as God warning us and calling us to return to him. God is always speaking to us through various means. For the faithful who already believe in him, no sign is necessary. But if you still don't believe and can shrug off volcano eruptions, hurricanes, tsunamis and the like, then most likely you are not going to succumb to the LORD easily.
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
**God's Special Peace
Communion experience. You know that the peace you receive can only be given by the Lord, the one who knows you heart and soul. It is that special.
**Outstanding Difference
On earth, we all are just passing through until life ends, but the Christians also see themselves on a pilgrimage to their eternal home in heaven. This is the outstanding difference.
**Loving God Makes You Lovely
As Christians, we must love everyone as ourselves. But you can't help noticing that those who love God dearly are extra lovely.
**Being One with God*
In today's Gospel reading from John 17, Jesus prayed for those whom the Father gave him out of the world that they might be one just as he and the Father are one. To choose to be on God's side is not good enough, we need to be one in the Lord. And there is no better way to attain union with God than through the Holy Eucharist.
***Enjoy the Lord Now
God is infinite. His love for us is infinite. He'll draw you as close to him as you'll allow him. There is no limit to how much you can let him love you and how much you can love him. Start enjoying him every moment every day now when you are alive on this earth.
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
***Secret of Success*****
A big responsibility comes with accepting God's blessings. We must now live up to his expectations. This becomes easy when we let him make it happen. The Lord demands and gives. Follow him and we'll always succeed. You want to get to heaven? Listen to and obey him and it's done! You want to become a saint? Just as easy. If you don't know that God can be so amazing, you should get to know him better first.
***Do Not Burden God
God carries each one of us. Of course, many don't want God to carry them, not realizing that he still sustains their every breath and heartbeat. For us who know that we are totally dependent upon the Lord, we must make sure that we do not burden him. Obey him always and we become his delight.
Monday, May 22, 2023
***Communion Benefits*****
I received the LORD, entered his infinite space, and experienced infinite freedom in him. And I gained access to all the power I needed to live a triumphant life!
*****Our Only Way Out
We are surely living in evil times. So many godless and lawless acts are being carried out by so many people. Three days ago, three of the locked metal mailboxes (one of which was mine) outside my house were pried open by force. Of course, this kind of crime, though serious, is nothing compared to say corruption at various levels of a government or legalizing abortion. Recently, I read some history of the Church and learned that she had certainly gone thru troubled times. The Church had faced persecution, attacks from within and without, and dealt with heresies and schisms. Today you can add corruption and immorality to the list. Then in today's Gospel reading from John 16, we hear Jesus say to his disciples, "Behold, the hour is coming and has arrived when each of you will be scattered to his own home and you will leave me alone." Of course, we know Jesus was going to be arrested, scourged, mocked, and nailed to a cross. Can any act be more godless and lawless? I don't think so. So whether it's two thousand years ago or now, sins have always been around. You can't really say that one time is better than another. To follow Christ is the only answer, regardless of the time you are in. Only by living in him can we be freed from sin and disassociated from the world we live in. I sincerely hope that everyone will see that this is the only way out for us.
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