PICTURE QUOTES: ON TRUE FRIENDS

--*

 

 

WHEN IDEAS ARE FROM GOD

When a dream or thought is from God:

--*It inspires...
--*It encourages...
--*It directs...
--*It guides...
--*It instructs...
--*It assures...
--*It comforts...
--*It corrects...
--*It reveals...
--*It liberates...
--*It enlighten... 

Most people are not aware of the existence of Angels in the Universe. Though people know their existence as found in the Holy Scriptures, however a number of people are still not aware of their great influence and control (e.g. the fallen angels who seek to dominate, control, and manipulate the mental faculties of a person) over the human intellect especially in cases where a man's decision affects many lives. On the other hand, the Holy Angels intercede and communicate with people through the human "psyche" and "conscience" and does not manipulate or control a person's mind. Rather they speak and reveal to people what God's infinite love and mercy through astounding charitable  ideas and inspiration that moved and changed humanity to live to their highest ideals. Thus, the experiences and deep understanding of peace, love, and justice  are often attributed to the Holy Angels who served as heralds, warriors, and messengers of God. 

THE GOD I KNOW IS...

--*

The God I know -- is greater than what my pen can write.

The God I know -- is greater than what my mind can hold.

The God I know -- is greater than what my reason can fathom, or understand.

The God I know -- is greater than what my eyes have seen.

The God I know -- is greater than what my ears have heard.

The God I know -- is greater than what my tongue have spoken.

The God I know -- is greater than what my soul confessed.

The God I know -- is greater than the thoughts of my heart.

The God I know -- is greater than all the abstruse works in religion and philosophy.

The God I know -- cannot be confine within the repositories of religious understanding, or within the frameworks of good and evil...but simply what is beyond the highest good.

The God I know is ...

25 IMPECCABLE LESSONS FROM "ROMANS CH 12"

--*

 

It was in the month of November 2011, when I started to write on a  piece of paper the impeccable lessons I learned from reading the "Letters of St. Paul to the Romans." The following are the "25 Impeccable Lessons" I learned from the Letters of St. Paul to the Romans, Chapter 12 (some insights were added as inspired by the "Lectio Divina":

 

1)*Do not be blinded by worldly delights. Do not let yourself be shaped or influenced by the world where you live.

 

2)*Life is always in constant repair. Be transformed through the renewal of your mind. Renew your life everyday.

 

3)*Discern the "Will" of God: What is pleasing, good, and perfect.

 

4)*Do not be pretentious. Be honest in person inside-out.

 

5)*Do not be a judge to your neighbor. Stop being judgmental to others.

 

6)*Stay sober and alert. Practice moderation especially in food and drinks.

 

7)*Sincerely, be concerned for the good of others.

 

8)*Be humble and compassionate in dealing with others especially the poor. Show mercy and forgive the injury caused by your neighbor.

 

9)*Avoid what is evil and hold on to what is good.

 

10)*Be considerate.

 

11)*Be zealous in fulfilling your duties and obligations.

 

12)*Be fervent in the Spirit and serve the Lord.

 

13)*Be patient in trials.

 

14)*Pray unceasingly to the God who is unseen.

 

15)*Bless those who persecute you.

 

16)*Bless and do not wish evil on anyone.

 

17)*Learn to emphatize with your neighbor.

 

18)*Live in peace.

 

19)*Be contented with what you have. The happiest people don't have the best of everything -- rather they make the best of every thing they have in life.

 

20)*Be humble and do not hold yourselves as wise. For only God is wise.

 

21)*Do not return evil for evil.

 

22)*Do your best to live peacefully and harmoniously with nature, and with your neighbor.

 

23)*Remember what the Holy Scriptures says: "Vengeance is the Lord's. God will repay."

 

24)*Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.

 

 

Finally,

 

25)*Do not let evil defeat you, but conquer evil with goodness.

THE WEDDING FEAST

The Church is an infallible institution of Faith. It is the extension of Heaven -- the Kingdom of Eternal Bliss.

When people enter the Church, they enter into a new realm of faith. A new spiritual dimension where the sacred norms, traditions and cultural practices are separate and distinct from the secular world. Noticeably, an "error" is committed every time we bring with us the cultural and behavioral biases of the outside world inside the Church. When we come to worship God in his holy place (e.g. the Church) we should wear the proper festal garment (Matthew 22:2-14) while leaving behind the garbage of sin and the sinful habits we incur in life, the human vices and the moral defects we love to cling to, the inordinate passions of the flesh and all its cravings; and with a contrite and humble heart surrendering ourselves and everything completely to God without reservations by absolute trust in God alone. Thus, we may be able to perfectly commune with God in celebrating the Holy Eucharist with the faithful and all His Saints -- glorifying and praising God in His Church for endless ages... 

Latin Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel

Picture Background Courtesy of Google.com

PICTURE QUOTES: ON TRUE LOVE

--*