PRAYER
May the spoken words of my mouth, the thoughts of my heart, win favour in your sight, O Lord. (Psalm 18:15)
May the spoken words of my mouth, the thoughts of my heart, win favour in your sight, O Lord. (Psalm 18:15)
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Evangelization
What do you think of when you hear the word "evangelization"? The idea of sharing our faith can make us feel unconfortable. We are relaxed with the idea of witnessing to our faith if this means being good or kind or helpful. In many ways actions do speak louder than words.
However, eventualy, when witnessing to our faith, we need to be prepared to share with others the reason for our hope. It is then that the idea of evangelization becomes more uncomfortable. We don't want to impose. We too easily assume that people do not want to hear about God, the promises of Christ or the Sacraments. The truth is people are hungry and thirsty to hear and a lot more open and interested than we give them credit for.
Lord, we look to Mary as the model evangelist. She always invites us to come and meet her Son and listen to him. May we play our part, too.
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Human Wickedness!!!
Psalms 14:1-7
Fools say to themselves, "There is no God!" They are all corrupt, and they have done terrible things; there is no one who does what is right.
The Lord Looks down from heaven at us humans to see if there are any who are wise, any who worship him. But they have all gone wrong; they are all equally bad. Not one of them does what is right, not a single one.
"Don't they know?" asks the Lord. "Are all these evildoers ignorant? They live by robbing my people, and they never pray to me."
But then they will be terrified, for God is with those who obey him. Evildoers frustrate the plans of the humble, but the Lord is their protection.
How I pray that victory will come to Israel from Zion. How happy the people of Israel will be when the Lord makes them prosperous again!
Fools say to themselves, "There is no God!" They are all corrupt, and they have done terrible things; there is no one who does what is right.
The Lord Looks down from heaven at us humans to see if there are any who are wise, any who worship him. But they have all gone wrong; they are all equally bad. Not one of them does what is right, not a single one.
"Don't they know?" asks the Lord. "Are all these evildoers ignorant? They live by robbing my people, and they never pray to me."
But then they will be terrified, for God is with those who obey him. Evildoers frustrate the plans of the humble, but the Lord is their protection.
How I pray that victory will come to Israel from Zion. How happy the people of Israel will be when the Lord makes them prosperous again!
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Word for the World
We proclaim your death, O Lord, and profess your resurrection until you come again.
We don't usually throw a party and forget the preparations. We don't tend to go on a journey and not consult a map or the Sat Nav! (Otherwise we may get lost). All of this is fun and exciting because the event is imminent.
So how do we prepare for Christ's second coming? What happens is, we think that we can't keep vigilant for 70 or 80 or 90 years, so we just get on with life (but we never know how long are we going to live). It is too far down the line to contemplate! That's where we need to think again. With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. He is not slow in keeping his promise.....he is patient with you (2 Peter 3:8-9)
Dear friends, you do not need to have any doubt in your heart that Jesus is the savior for the whole of humanity, so we need to abide by the Word of God and lead a life in preparation to enter the kingdom of God. Let us belong to Jesus. It is getting too late.....lets start the preparation now...May God bless you abundantly and the Holy spirit strengthen you.
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Monday, September 17, 2012
Jesus - The Savior of Humanity
Jesus is the Lord of Human history, the Alpha and the Omega, the Morning Star. In Him the riddle and mystery of our life on earth is made clearer.
What is the meaning of life? Or to put it even more bluntly: What is it all about? Christian revelation makes clear that the answer is a person, and the person is Jesus of Nazareth: He who suffered, died and rose again on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:3). Only in the mystery of Jesus, the Word made flesh, can we understand the goal, mystery and purpose of our own lives and indeed the whole of human history. We are not the centre. Christ is. He is the image of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15), the perfect human being. He loved us and gave himself for us (Galatians 2:20). He rose on the third day and conquered sin and death. Jesus is the meaning of life - we receive this message with open hearts and give God praise.
Those who realise that Jesus is the savior and lead a life according to the Word of God, will be saved. Praise and Glory to our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Monday, September 10, 2012
Temporary Pleasures - An Obstacle to Everlasting Life
"Jesus" is the only name given to this world for the salvation of mankind. There is no other name or person you can rely on for the salvation of your souls. The human life-span in this world is limited to 70 or 80 or 90 years. This period of time is given to human race to recognize that the life is given by God and this gift of life is to be utilized to thank the creater. We are all gifted with different abilities to make our lives worthy of living. We need to use those abilities for thanking the creator during the short time of our life in this world, so that God can gift us with a more valuable and precious life in His kingdom. We need to live a life worthy to experience the blessings of God. The life we are going to live or experience after our term or years in this world, is everlasting. The real joy will be in that life. All that we see in this world are temporary. The pubs, bars, clubs, flesh, money and all other attractive things in this world give us only momentary pleasures or comforts. We should never be sunk into these pleasures and lose our lives in this world. but recognize that these were given by God and be thankful to Him throughout our lives, so that we may gain something valuable from this life and use it as a fast-track ticket for the entry to the everlasting life.
The devil is there in the world waiting for an opportunity to deceive and betray the mankind by pushing him into these temporary pleasurss and making him to think that these are the maximum we can enjoy and there is no life after death. The devil will do anything to control and manipulate your mind and your thinking, to destroy your life, so that your life is perished and be hell-like in this world. But do remember the name of Jesus, the only name that can save you from the hell. Remember and be brave to sacrifice these temporary pleasures for the sake of God and your rewards will be high and everlasting.
Please believe in God and be saved........
Jesus is the Lord of human history, the Alpha and the Omega, the Morning Star. In him the riddle and mystery of our life on earth is made clearer.
So dear friends, Please believe in God and be saved........
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