**Delightful Moments of Life*

         These are the moments you approach the Lord with a pure and humble heart and share all your thoughts with him and receive all the thoughts he wishes to impart to you. What a delight!

**A Wake-Up Call**

        In life we do many things . . . we meet people, we make friends, we work and play, we exercise and take vacations . . . But if we do nothing specifically to show or mean that we love God, then we have wasted our time. And the time we have is limited and fleeting!

***Joy Completed

        Communion experience. My joy is complete. I now lack nothing.

*****When God Lets You Know (the Lord an Absolute Delight)*****

         When God lets you know that he is real, you know that he is real. When God lets you know that he loves you, you know that you loves you. When God lets you see the way to get to heaven, you know the way to get to heaven. Of course, to make all this true, we must be open to God first! When I let the Lord in, he helps me accomplish whatever he wishes for me. As I come to know him dearly, I also come to know myself thoroughly. The way to holiness is now clear and made effortless. All this is most rewarding. The LORD is an absolute delight!

**Do Not Judge & the Golden Rule**

       In today's Gospel reading from Matthew 7, Jesus said to his disciples: "Stop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you." What is judging? Today, if people don't like to hear what you say about them, you are likely to be accused of judging them. Criticizing or correcting a person out of love or for the common good is not judging. Criticizing someone becomes judging only when you do it without love, but with the intention of condemning that person.
         We all know the golden rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Having heard what Jesus said above, we can change it to read: "Do unto others as you would have the Lord God do unto you." Attain union with God thru the Holy Eucharist and you'll automatically follow the rule without thinking about it.

***Most Powerful Force***

         Do you know that God's love is more powerful than anything else in the whole universe? Of course, to receive this power, you must believe in and obey him in all things. The power of this love has no limits. As far as we are concerned, let it make us fit for entering heaven and that should be plenty good for us. 

***A Smart Question to Ask

         What if I die right this moment? Asking this question can save your soul for all eternity! It's always wise to plan ahead.

***Good Question to Ask Ourselves

        In today's Gospel reading from Matthew 10, Jesus said to the Twelve: "Fear no one. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known." The Lord knows everything, so what's the point of not willing to let him know anything about us? Could it be that we are afraid of him? This is a question we must ask ourselves if we don't want to look too foolish before the Lord.

**Most Wonderful Love*

        God's love is holy, awe-inspiring, glorious, and most powerful in making us whole. At the same time. it's gentle, merciful, sweet, and most consoling to the spirit.  

***Abandonment Time

        Communion experience. When the most pure love fills you, you are ready to abandon all of yourself to God your Father.

**How to Die for Christ*

        Jesus has died for us. How can we die for him? Simple, just deny yourself and obey him.

***Be the Best You for God

         Today is the Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. John was called to point the way to Jesus. God has a mission for each of us to fulfill. When you succeed, you become the best you.

*****LET'S END CHILD SLAVERY!*****

        On June 8, I posted An Evil We Must Fight about the horrible crime of child trafficking. Now the movie Sound of Freedom is out and I strongly urge everyone to go see it. It comes out on July 4th in the States and many people have already bought tickets. Please watch the video below and do your part to end this evil. 

***How to Stop Worrying

        If you can give yourself, your family, and all your possessions to God, you'll not worry about anything anymore. 

***Our Greatest Blindness

         Not seeing that God loves us!

**Communion Wish

         After receiving the Lord, I wished that he would take me completely apart and rebuild me into a new, perfect creature. This would definitely please both of us very much.

**To Move or Not to Move*

        My wife and I have been wondering if we should also leave California, as many other residents have already left for Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, and other states. This wouldn't be so difficult if I were single and much younger. I still remember the days I could easily pack all my belongings into one old car and take off. In fact, that was how I came to California. I parked my car overnight in a garage in Los Angeles and someone broke into it and took all my clothing. And I was left only with my books. Today as I look around my house, I see so many possessions, some really big. To move to a different state would mean disposing of many old things, changing info on many accounts, notifying a lot of people, finding a new home, acquiring new things to start all over again, etc. It's going to be a hassle. What I have is like a big "mess" accumulated after having lived so long. In theory, I can just get rid of everything and leave, but in practice it's not that simple. I must seek and follow God's will always, remembering that I am merely passing thru this world. 

***Special Union Consolation

        In union with the Lord, you feel both his joys and his sorrows. Rejoicing and suffering along with him brings a great consolation to the spirit.