Saturday, 2 February 2013
WISDOM OF HEART PRAYER..
Help us, Lord our God,
that we may adore you with the whole heart,
and that we may love all people with a reasonable affection.
Concede nobis, Domine Deus noster,
ut te tota mente veneremur,
et omnes homines rationabili diligamus affectu.
Thursday, 25 October 2012
NICE QUOTES ON PRAYER
"I see him in the corridor of desperation..."
… a dozen quotes on prayer…. And God…
Quotes from a saint, a sage, a statesman, a philosopher, a poet, an author, a physician-novelist ...
(01)
“Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness.
It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.”
- Mahatma Gandhi
(02)
“I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.”
- Friedrich Nietzsche
(03)
“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.”
- Søren Kierkegaard
(04)
“I talk to God but the sky is empty.”
- Sylvia Plath
(05)
“Let us never forget to pray. God lives. He is near. He is real.
He is not only aware of us but cares for us. He is our Father.
He is accessible to all who will seek Him.”
- Gordon B. Hinckley
(06)
“Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense.”
- Robert Frost
(07)
“Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one”
- Bruce Lee
(08)
“Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love,
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.”
- St. Francis of Assisi
(09)
“Every night I pray - I whisper into a megaphone, not only so God is sure to hear,
but also my neighbors, because I pray to God that He’ll deliver pestilence and plague
to the residents next door. I even tell God the exact address,
as if He can’t read my heart. But it’s not for His benefit, it’s for my neighbors’.”
- Jarod Kintz
(10)
“I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction
that I had no where else to go.
My own wisdom and that of all about me insufficient for that day.”
- Abraham Lincoln
(11)
“...there is a God, there always has been. I see Him here, in the eyes of the people in this [hospital] corridor of desperation.
This is the real house of God, this is where those who have lost God will find Him...
there is a God, there has to be, and now I will pray, I will pray that He will forgive that
I have neglected Him all of these years, forgive that I have betrayed, lied,
and sinned with impunity only to turn to Him now in my hour of need.
I pray that He is as merciful, benevolent, and gracious as His book says He is.”
- Khaled Hosseini.
(12)
“Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.”
Thursday, 11 October 2012
WE ARE MADE FOR HAPPINESS
We are made for happiness. Happiness is possible only in relationship, friendship and in connectedness. We make friendships, we belong to groups and we marry—because we are looking for joy and happiness and want to make meaning of our life. True happiness dispels all hatred, fear, enmity, suspicion and all that divides us.
The creation story teaches us that God who created a lone human being found the person incomplete and lonely and so he made a companion. He blessed this companionship and made it to last forever. He wanted them to be united and in union they might find in each other what they lacked in themselves. He wanted them to find complete joy in sharing and in complementing each other.
So we are made for each other—made for sharing. We are for giving and in giving we become worthy of receiving. This is the meaning of companionship; it is all about giving and receiving—which is sharing. What do we share? We share one another, we share all that we are blessed with. We have beautiful gifts and talents, we have abundance of goodness and of course we also have limitations and weaknesses. That makes us human. It is our limitedness and incompleteness makes us to share and invite us to be complementary.
In sharing our weaknesses and limitations we stand in need of care and support from our spouse. This makes the famous saying “my better half” makes sense. We are invited to give and find happiness in giving. We ought to give whatever we have and give it generously. When I hope the giver also hopes to receive in return.
This “Give and Take Union”, this complementary union is blessed by God and it should help to overcome all the obstacles to happiness. When we refuse to give and when we count the cost of giving we become an obstacle to our spouse’s happiness. We begin to compromise our relationship and make our spouse to look for happiness elsewhere—outside the circle of love. Giving within marriage is a careful act, a pain-taking act and it is cultivated in selfless friendship. It is in this we find the pure joy.
We are invited to use all the means—money, fame, comfort, reputation and all that we have made along the way as a means to our happiness and the things to share. They are not end in themselves but only small means to achieve greater joy.
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Saturday, 2 June 2012
“The glory of God is man fully alive!” St. Irenaeus of Lyons
Hey everyone! So here's yet another testimony concerning the religious life for you all. This is a bit of advice for anyone who is discerning their vocation, whether that be to religious life or marriage..., and it is all based off of his own experience as a young man discerning religious life as a Salesian.
"I like making lists. On my closet door is a list of things I am thankful for and I try to add at least 10 more each night. Then inside a box on my bookshelf sits the list of people I pray for each night. Also I tried to write a book and every chapter had a checklist for the reader to look over.
What is my point? I am about to give you the list I compiled in my six years of discernment. In that time I looked at Diocesan, Benedictine, and Salesian Life. As my discernment continued with the Salesians I had to discover whether I would be a Salesian priest or brother. I am happy to tell you in August of this year, God willing, I will profess as a Salesian of Don Bosco to become a brother.
Ok, onto the main list.
1) Do not make the journey alone!
This means we need to be open to God, duh. We cannot discern His will without his help, but we also need to let others (Jesus with skin on) join us for the journey. Friends definitely play a part in this, along with a spiritual director. If you do not have a spiritual director, I would without a doubt encourage you to find one. The spiritual director, friends, and others are huge in bouncing ideas off of, especially when you think you are about to go crazy. They are the ones that remind you that you were crazy to begin with. You cannot go where you already are. So again, do not go it alone!
2-4) My first week living in a Salesian house I overheard this advice about discerning which has helped me through some difficult moments in the past four years.
2) “Do not make a decision on the spur of the moment.”
Gaining perspective on a situation takes time.
3) “Do not make a decision on emotions.”
Emotions come and go.
4) “Do not make a decision because of one person.”
People change.
5) Be Honest.
Be honest is the simplest guideline, but also the hardest to keep sometimes.
The question that comes with this guideline is, “Be honest with whom?”
Everyone!
Be honest with yourself, God, spiritual director, family, friends, strangers, and those you are serving. (That means admitting you do not know all the answers.)
Like the old phrase goes, “Honest is the best policy.”
6) Be Yourself.
If you are still discovering who you are, that is perfect! Discernment means finding ourselves and the Child of God we are called to be. So if you are still discovering then you are on target!
May God bless your discernment that you may live life to the fullest, whether that means as a mom, dad, single, priest, brother, sister, nun, monk, vegetarian, social worker, soccer player, or ventriloquist.
“The glory of God is man fully alive!” St. Irenaeus of Lyons
Have a good morning, day, afternoon, evening, night, week, month, year, decade, century, and life!"
Thursday, 2 February 2012
FAITH GROWS EVERYDAY: REFLECTION
Faith and Salesian consecrated apostolic life
Korean mediation 2012 (written after annual retreat preached to the Salesian confreres during the New year break 2011-2012 at Naeri, South Korea)
One of the last sharing during a lifetime of late Fr. Marc Cuvelier with the Salesian Family members before he passed away was about his favorite prayer. He was enthusiastic to share his preference for the Apostolic creed. When asked some years ago about the major challenges or problems in Salesian life and mission, his cute answer or better his life diagnosis was simple: the worst are faithless religious.
Follow up:
Yes - Pray with the whole heart the profession of faith, when you are on the wheelchair approaching the death moment, it’s a sign of deep relation to God.
Yes - What helps the seventy young Vietnamese missionaries spread in five continents to keep up with the huge challenges of languages, cultural shock, inculturation or other difficulties in their first years of not easy missionary life – is their close relationship with Jesus, in the Eucharist and Confession, in the Rosary or in the meditation.
Yes - There are many temptations and challenges in the present religious life: slowly giving up prayer life, meditation (with excuse or apostolic work) leading towards a slow path of secularization in different ways, letting the (Confucian) culture take over the Salesian Charism (seniority over obedience to the Spirit or Constitutions, similar age relations over the provincial community fidelity) and so on. The common point is Jesus Christ relationship.
Yes - There are different worries about life witness, lack of credibility in different ways (minimalistic approach in prayer or religious life, drinking, dinner outings from the community, accommodation to easy life, too close relationship with the benefactors – golf, home visit), but these are according my humble opinion only secondary elements.
What are the roots? How long is the path from a zealous young Salesian religious ending in these and similar life style and situations? What can we trace as prevention or way out?
Maybe lack of fraternal correction, being not humble enough to listen the voice of younger confreres or superiors indications, mechanic prayer life (not even lips are moving, singing jus the first stance of the hymn, praying only 2nd Eucharistic prayer daily). We can sum up. Life called ‘consecrated’ , but lived without a spirit of awakening, without ongoing formation without a daily new answer to the call of God, is a contradiction...
Faith is a living relationship with Jesus, if not nurtured every day, dries up and dies.
Faith is a living relationship with others, if not shared every day, withers and weakens.
Salesian consecration is starting from loving initiative of God, his Holy Spirit in our lives.
Salesian vocation is an ongoing personal answer to God’s call, as we can trace out in the Memoirs of the Oratory, a personal faith – confession of Don Bosco.
Salesian mission is about a deep faith awareness being sent by God, through the Salesian Congregation in the Salesian community of brothers chosen by God and sent for the youth.
What does happen if one confrere does not care about this vital connection and gets mislead to the professional, apparently highly visible and socially rewarding work (usually connected with the public funding) and not looking first on the evangelical significance of the work (would be not the first priority ‘ad gentes mission’ in some nearby Asian country or poor youth or migrant workers related humble and patient work?
Faith factor means deeper meaning factor,
Faith means also listening and replying culture,
Faith means missionary culture…
Contemplating the picture of a Kenyan youngster gazing at the casket of Don Bosco.
Don Bosco before his departure for paradise did regret his 'little faith'.
My good Lord, strenghten my little faith!
Saint John Bosco, pray for us!
Korean mediation 2012 (written after annual retreat preached to the Salesian confreres during the New year break 2011-2012 at Naeri, South Korea)
One of the last sharing during a lifetime of late Fr. Marc Cuvelier with the Salesian Family members before he passed away was about his favorite prayer. He was enthusiastic to share his preference for the Apostolic creed. When asked some years ago about the major challenges or problems in Salesian life and mission, his cute answer or better his life diagnosis was simple: the worst are faithless religious.
Follow up:
Yes - Pray with the whole heart the profession of faith, when you are on the wheelchair approaching the death moment, it’s a sign of deep relation to God.
Yes - What helps the seventy young Vietnamese missionaries spread in five continents to keep up with the huge challenges of languages, cultural shock, inculturation or other difficulties in their first years of not easy missionary life – is their close relationship with Jesus, in the Eucharist and Confession, in the Rosary or in the meditation.
Yes - There are many temptations and challenges in the present religious life: slowly giving up prayer life, meditation (with excuse or apostolic work) leading towards a slow path of secularization in different ways, letting the (Confucian) culture take over the Salesian Charism (seniority over obedience to the Spirit or Constitutions, similar age relations over the provincial community fidelity) and so on. The common point is Jesus Christ relationship.
Yes - There are different worries about life witness, lack of credibility in different ways (minimalistic approach in prayer or religious life, drinking, dinner outings from the community, accommodation to easy life, too close relationship with the benefactors – golf, home visit), but these are according my humble opinion only secondary elements.
What are the roots? How long is the path from a zealous young Salesian religious ending in these and similar life style and situations? What can we trace as prevention or way out?
Maybe lack of fraternal correction, being not humble enough to listen the voice of younger confreres or superiors indications, mechanic prayer life (not even lips are moving, singing jus the first stance of the hymn, praying only 2nd Eucharistic prayer daily). We can sum up. Life called ‘consecrated’ , but lived without a spirit of awakening, without ongoing formation without a daily new answer to the call of God, is a contradiction...
Faith is a living relationship with Jesus, if not nurtured every day, dries up and dies.
Faith is a living relationship with others, if not shared every day, withers and weakens.
Salesian consecration is starting from loving initiative of God, his Holy Spirit in our lives.
Salesian vocation is an ongoing personal answer to God’s call, as we can trace out in the Memoirs of the Oratory, a personal faith – confession of Don Bosco.
Salesian mission is about a deep faith awareness being sent by God, through the Salesian Congregation in the Salesian community of brothers chosen by God and sent for the youth.
What does happen if one confrere does not care about this vital connection and gets mislead to the professional, apparently highly visible and socially rewarding work (usually connected with the public funding) and not looking first on the evangelical significance of the work (would be not the first priority ‘ad gentes mission’ in some nearby Asian country or poor youth or migrant workers related humble and patient work?
Faith factor means deeper meaning factor,
Faith means also listening and replying culture,
Faith means missionary culture…
Contemplating the picture of a Kenyan youngster gazing at the casket of Don Bosco.
Don Bosco before his departure for paradise did regret his 'little faith'.
My good Lord, strenghten my little faith!
Saint John Bosco, pray for us!
Thursday, 26 January 2012
Thursday, 19 January 2012
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Monday, 28 March 2011
PRAYER VITAMINS
~ Prayer Vitamins ~
Anxious- Take Vitamin A
"All things work together for good for those who love God,
who are called according to His purpose." (Romans 8:28)
Blue- Take Vitamin B
"Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is
within me, bless His Holy name." (Psalm 103:1)
Crushed- Take Vitamin C
"Cast all your care on Him, because he cares for you."(1Peter5:7)
Depressed- Take Vitamin D
"Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you." (James 4:8)
Empty- Take Vitamin E
"Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with
praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name." (Psalm 100:4)
Fearful- Take Vitamin F
"Fear not, for I am with you, do not be afraid,
for I am your God." (Isaiah 41:10)
Greedy- Take Vitamin G
"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down,
shaken together, running over, will be put unto your lap; for the
measure you give will be the measure you get back." (Luke 6:38)
Hesitant- Take Vitamin H
"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of
the messenger who announces peace, who brings good
news, who announces Salvation, who says to Zion,
'Your God reigns.'" (Isaiah 52:7)
Insecure- Take Vitamin I
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."(Philippians 4:13)
Jittery- Take Vitamin J
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever."(Hebrews 13:8)
Know nothing- Take Vitamin K
"Know this that the LORD is God, it is He that made
us and not we ourselves. (Psalm 100:3)
Lonely- Take Vitamin L
"Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."(Matthew 28:20)
Mortgaged- Take Vitamin M
"My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is
made perfect in weakness." (2 Corinthians 12:9)
Nervous- Take Vitamin N
"Never, no never will I leave you nor forsake you." (Hebrews 13:5)
Overwhelmed- Take Vitamin O
"Overcome evil with good." (Romans 12:21)
Perplexed or puzzled?- Take Vitamin P
"Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the
world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be
troubled, neither let it be afraid." (John 14:27)
Quitting- Take Vitamin Q
"Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong."(1 Corinthians 16:13)
Restless- Take Vitamin R
"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him." (Psalm 37:7)
Scared- Take Vitamin S
"Stay with me, and do not be afraid; for the one who seeks my
life seeks your life; you will be safe with me." (1 Samuel 22:23)
Tired- Take Vitamin T
"Those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength,
they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall
run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." (Isaiah 40:31)
Uncertain- Take Vitamin U
"Understand that I am (the LORD). Before Me no God was
formed, nor shall there be any after Me." (Isaiah 43:10)
Vain- Take Vitamin V
"Vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.(Acts 5:16)
Wondering what to do?- Take Vitamin W
"What does the LORD require of you but to do justly, and to love
mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?" (Micah 6:8)
Exhausted?- Take Vitamin X
"Exercise thyself rather unto godliness." (1 Timothy 4:7)
Yearning for hope?- Take Vitamin Y
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff,
they comfort me." (Psalm 23:4)
Zapped- Take Vitamin Z
"Zealous for good deeds." (Titus 2:14)
Anxious- Take Vitamin A
"All things work together for good for those who love God,
who are called according to His purpose." (Romans 8:28)
Blue- Take Vitamin B
"Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is
within me, bless His Holy name." (Psalm 103:1)
Crushed- Take Vitamin C
"Cast all your care on Him, because he cares for you."(1Peter5:7)
Depressed- Take Vitamin D
"Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you." (James 4:8)
Empty- Take Vitamin E
"Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with
praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name." (Psalm 100:4)
Fearful- Take Vitamin F
"Fear not, for I am with you, do not be afraid,
for I am your God." (Isaiah 41:10)
Greedy- Take Vitamin G
"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down,
shaken together, running over, will be put unto your lap; for the
measure you give will be the measure you get back." (Luke 6:38)
Hesitant- Take Vitamin H
"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of
the messenger who announces peace, who brings good
news, who announces Salvation, who says to Zion,
'Your God reigns.'" (Isaiah 52:7)
Insecure- Take Vitamin I
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."(Philippians 4:13)
Jittery- Take Vitamin J
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever."(Hebrews 13:8)
Know nothing- Take Vitamin K
"Know this that the LORD is God, it is He that made
us and not we ourselves. (Psalm 100:3)
Lonely- Take Vitamin L
"Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."(Matthew 28:20)
Mortgaged- Take Vitamin M
"My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is
made perfect in weakness." (2 Corinthians 12:9)
Nervous- Take Vitamin N
"Never, no never will I leave you nor forsake you." (Hebrews 13:5)
Overwhelmed- Take Vitamin O
"Overcome evil with good." (Romans 12:21)
Perplexed or puzzled?- Take Vitamin P
"Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the
world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be
troubled, neither let it be afraid." (John 14:27)
Quitting- Take Vitamin Q
"Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong."(1 Corinthians 16:13)
Restless- Take Vitamin R
"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him." (Psalm 37:7)
Scared- Take Vitamin S
"Stay with me, and do not be afraid; for the one who seeks my
life seeks your life; you will be safe with me." (1 Samuel 22:23)
Tired- Take Vitamin T
"Those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength,
they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall
run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." (Isaiah 40:31)
Uncertain- Take Vitamin U
"Understand that I am (the LORD). Before Me no God was
formed, nor shall there be any after Me." (Isaiah 43:10)
Vain- Take Vitamin V
"Vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.(Acts 5:16)
Wondering what to do?- Take Vitamin W
"What does the LORD require of you but to do justly, and to love
mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?" (Micah 6:8)
Exhausted?- Take Vitamin X
"Exercise thyself rather unto godliness." (1 Timothy 4:7)
Yearning for hope?- Take Vitamin Y
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff,
they comfort me." (Psalm 23:4)
Zapped- Take Vitamin Z
"Zealous for good deeds." (Titus 2:14)
Monday, 21 March 2011
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Life reflections on reality
Someone has written these beautiful words. One must read and try to understand the deep meanings in them. They are like the Ten Commandments to follow in life all the time.
1] Prayer is not a "spare wheel" that you pull out when in trouble; it is a "steering wheel" that directs us in the right path throughout life.
2] Do you know why a car's WINDSHIELD is so large & the rear view mirror is so small? Because our PAST is not as important as our FUTURE. So, look ahead and move on.
3] Friendship is like a BOOK. It takes few seconds to burn, but it takes years to write.
4] All things in life are temporary. If going well enjoy it, they will not last forever. If going wrong don't worry, they can't last long either.
5] Old friends are like Gold! New friends are Diamonds! If you get a Diamond, don't forget the Gold! Because to hold a Diamond, you always need a base of Gold!
6] Often when we lose hope and think this is the end, GOD smiles from above and says, "Relax, sweetheart, it's just a bend, not the end!
7] When GOD solves your problems, you have faith in HIS abilities; when GOD doesn't solve your problems HE has faith in your abilities.
8] A blind person asked St. Anthony: "Can there be anything worse than losing eye sight?" He replied: "Yes, losing your vision."
9] When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them; and sometimes, when you are safe and happy, remember that someone has prayed for you.
10] WORRYING does not take away tomorrow's TROUBLES; it takes away today's PEACE.
1] Prayer is not a "spare wheel" that you pull out when in trouble; it is a "steering wheel" that directs us in the right path throughout life.
2] Do you know why a car's WINDSHIELD is so large & the rear view mirror is so small? Because our PAST is not as important as our FUTURE. So, look ahead and move on.
3] Friendship is like a BOOK. It takes few seconds to burn, but it takes years to write.
4] All things in life are temporary. If going well enjoy it, they will not last forever. If going wrong don't worry, they can't last long either.
5] Old friends are like Gold! New friends are Diamonds! If you get a Diamond, don't forget the Gold! Because to hold a Diamond, you always need a base of Gold!
6] Often when we lose hope and think this is the end, GOD smiles from above and says, "Relax, sweetheart, it's just a bend, not the end!
7] When GOD solves your problems, you have faith in HIS abilities; when GOD doesn't solve your problems HE has faith in your abilities.
8] A blind person asked St. Anthony: "Can there be anything worse than losing eye sight?" He replied: "Yes, losing your vision."
9] When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them; and sometimes, when you are safe and happy, remember that someone has prayed for you.
10] WORRYING does not take away tomorrow's TROUBLES; it takes away today's PEACE.
Thursday, 10 February 2011
Anger Vs Love
Dear freinds,
While a man was polishing his new car, his 6 yr old son picked up a
stone and scratched lines on the side of the car. In anger, the man took
the child's hand and hit it many times; not realizing he was using awrench.
At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple
fractures. When the child saw his father.....with painful eyes he asked,
'Dad when will my fingers grow back?' The man was so hurt and
speechless; he went back to his car and kicked it a lot of times.
Devastated by his own actions.......sitting in front of that car he
looked at the scratches; the child had written 'LOVE YOU DAD'.
The next day that man committed suicide. . .
Anger and Love have no limits; choose the latter to have a beautiful,
lovely life..... Things are to be used and people are to be loved,
But the problem in today's world is that, People are used and things are
loved.... During this year, let's be careful to keep this thought in
mind: Things are to be used, but People are to be loved .
Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become
actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits they
become character; Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
I'm glad a friend forwarded this to me as a reminder. God bless you.
If you don't pass this on to anybody, nothing bad will happen; if you do,
you will have ministered to someone.
moses
"When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let go.
Only 1 of 2 things will happen, either He'll catch you when you fall, or He'll teach you how to fly!”
While a man was polishing his new car, his 6 yr old son picked up a
stone and scratched lines on the side of the car. In anger, the man took
the child's hand and hit it many times; not realizing he was using awrench.
At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple
fractures. When the child saw his father.....with painful eyes he asked,
'Dad when will my fingers grow back?' The man was so hurt and
speechless; he went back to his car and kicked it a lot of times.
Devastated by his own actions.......sitting in front of that car he
looked at the scratches; the child had written 'LOVE YOU DAD'.
The next day that man committed suicide. . .
Anger and Love have no limits; choose the latter to have a beautiful,
lovely life..... Things are to be used and people are to be loved,
But the problem in today's world is that, People are used and things are
loved.... During this year, let's be careful to keep this thought in
mind: Things are to be used, but People are to be loved .
Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become
actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits they
become character; Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
I'm glad a friend forwarded this to me as a reminder. God bless you.
If you don't pass this on to anybody, nothing bad will happen; if you do,
you will have ministered to someone.
moses
"When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let go.
Only 1 of 2 things will happen, either He'll catch you when you fall, or He'll teach you how to fly!”
Thursday, 3 February 2011
a hint of what you can achieve once you start applying the principles and strategies of Love For No Reason:
"If only you could love enough,
you would be the happiest and most powerful being in the universe."
Here is just a hint of what you can achieve once you start applying the principles and strategies of Love For No Reason:
•Heal yourself of destructive behaviors like workaholism, self-sabotage, and addictions. (Yes, even these have a lack of love as their root cause!)
•Recover quickly from the most stressful situations.
•Become the kind of parent you've always wanted to be—more patient, understanding, accepting, encouraging, and loving than you already are! (And it's never too late for this … no matter how old your kids are.)
•Boost all areas of your health—physical, mental, and emotional—as well as increase your longevity, lower your blood pressure, and reduce the risk of depression.
•Enjoy more meaningful, lasting, and fulfilling relationships—not only with others but with yourself as well.
•Become more patient and accepting, while still finding the wisdom, drive, and confidence to go after any changes that truly matter to you.
you would be the happiest and most powerful being in the universe."
Here is just a hint of what you can achieve once you start applying the principles and strategies of Love For No Reason:
•Heal yourself of destructive behaviors like workaholism, self-sabotage, and addictions. (Yes, even these have a lack of love as their root cause!)
•Recover quickly from the most stressful situations.
•Become the kind of parent you've always wanted to be—more patient, understanding, accepting, encouraging, and loving than you already are! (And it's never too late for this … no matter how old your kids are.)
•Boost all areas of your health—physical, mental, and emotional—as well as increase your longevity, lower your blood pressure, and reduce the risk of depression.
•Enjoy more meaningful, lasting, and fulfilling relationships—not only with others but with yourself as well.
•Become more patient and accepting, while still finding the wisdom, drive, and confidence to go after any changes that truly matter to you.
Love For No Reason:
7 Steps to Creating a Life of Unconditional Love gives you a simple and powerful program for living in a profound state of Love … the kind of Love that comes from deep within, and doesn’t depend on another person, situation, or romantic partner. You can feel like you’re in love EVERY DAY of your life! This will show you how to:
•Open your heart and become a magnet for love
•Enjoy more fulfilling relationships with others AND yourself
•Turn off your body’s stress response and turn on your body’s love response for better health and well-being
•Experience more success and satisfaction
•Help your family, community, and the world
There’s no greater need in our world and in our personal lives today than for pure unconditional LOVE.
•Open your heart and become a magnet for love
•Enjoy more fulfilling relationships with others AND yourself
•Turn off your body’s stress response and turn on your body’s love response for better health and well-being
•Experience more success and satisfaction
•Help your family, community, and the world
There’s no greater need in our world and in our personal lives today than for pure unconditional LOVE.
Thursday, 27 January 2011
God's Recruitment Strategy for Leaders Acts 9:8
Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing.
When God calls one of His servants into service, there is often much travail. There are many examples where God makes His presence known through circumstances that tax the individual to his very soul.
Consider Paul, who was stricken blind on the Damascus road.
Consider Peter; when he denied Jesus after the crucifixion, he was in total despair.
Consider Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who were thrown into the fiery furnace.
Consider Daniel, who was thrown into the lion's den.
Consider David, who was forced to flee his former employer for many years and lived as a fugitive.
It may seem strange to us that God uses such incredible adversity to prepare His servants for greater service, but this is God's way. God knows that the human heart is incapable of voluntarily stepping into situations that take us beyond our comfort zone. He intentionally brings us into hard places to prove us and to drive us deeper into the soil of His grace.
In arid regions of the world, trees cannot survive unless their roots grow deeper to where the water table can be found. Once they reach the water, these trees become stronger than any tree that can be found in tropical climates. Their root systems ensure that they can withstand any storm. In the same way, God brings us into extremely difficult situations in order to prove His power and drive our spiritual roots deeper.
Friend, God may take you through times when you will question His love for you. In such times, you must cling to His coattail so that you see His purposes in it. Do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.
You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised. For in just a very little while, "He who is coming will come and will not delay. But My righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him" (Hebrews 10:36-38).
When God calls one of His servants into service, there is often much travail. There are many examples where God makes His presence known through circumstances that tax the individual to his very soul.
Consider Paul, who was stricken blind on the Damascus road.
Consider Peter; when he denied Jesus after the crucifixion, he was in total despair.
Consider Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who were thrown into the fiery furnace.
Consider Daniel, who was thrown into the lion's den.
Consider David, who was forced to flee his former employer for many years and lived as a fugitive.
It may seem strange to us that God uses such incredible adversity to prepare His servants for greater service, but this is God's way. God knows that the human heart is incapable of voluntarily stepping into situations that take us beyond our comfort zone. He intentionally brings us into hard places to prove us and to drive us deeper into the soil of His grace.
In arid regions of the world, trees cannot survive unless their roots grow deeper to where the water table can be found. Once they reach the water, these trees become stronger than any tree that can be found in tropical climates. Their root systems ensure that they can withstand any storm. In the same way, God brings us into extremely difficult situations in order to prove His power and drive our spiritual roots deeper.
Friend, God may take you through times when you will question His love for you. In such times, you must cling to His coattail so that you see His purposes in it. Do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.
You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised. For in just a very little while, "He who is coming will come and will not delay. But My righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him" (Hebrews 10:36-38).
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
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