DAILY HOLY MASS READINGS:
M--- Mine, remember that I created you in love to love. Don’t fail Me.
My Beloved, St. Paul did not mince words neither did he
suffer fools gladly. None could be more
tender than he and yet when he needed to hit hard he had no qualms in doing so. Too often we are too timid, too intimidated,
too soft to what needs to be said in clear, succinct and in no uncertain
terms. Here is a truth taught by You, “What
You sow cannot sprout unless it dies.”
Dying a physical death is certain but dying to self is far more
difficult and You call us to die to ourselves daily. One would rather live a self-indulgent life
than mortify the natural instinct to pander to oneself. If however we are prepared to sow our pride, ,
cold nature, narrow mindedness, selfishness, conceit and everything else that
reeks of self and our constant pandering to the ego then what You raise up
through grace will be quite unrecognizable from what was sown. We will be a new creation with no resemblance
whatsoever to what was buried and allowed to die.
So it is with our physical bodies. They must die, they must be buried in the
earth, they must decay and turn to dust.
This happens in the natural order of things. But what You will raise up to life is totally
different from the old body that was subject to every kind of limitation and weakness,
to old age and sickness. What You will
give us is glorified new, immortal bodies that will image and reflect You. We have a wonderful ever after awaiting us
thanks to You.
By
Beloved, I belong to You and I am bound to You by a covenant of love. You will never abandon me.
The truth is that Your right hand holds mine and keeps me
from stumbling. Your mighty protection
encompasses me always and Your light is the beacon that lights my path. Darkness will never hide the way of truth for
Your Spirit abides in me and makes His home in my heart.
My Beloved, we all receive the good seed of Your Word but so
often it falls on hard on hard, rocky ground.
The devil has us convinced that Your way is incompatible with the
lifestyle and culture that marks this century and so we remain barren.
There are some who are stirred by the beauty and majesty of
Your Word and they are fired by with zeal to convert and come home. They are full of fervor and good intentions
but at the first real challenge that calls for giving up old habits that are an
occasion for sin, they give up with very little fight and go back to their old
ways.
But there are those who persevere. They make the necessary changes that are
required to live a good Christian life.
They learn to serve in love. They
overcome the initial hurdles and temptations and they form new habits and soon
they will begin to experience the joy of living a life deeply rooted in
You. As they mature they are nourished
by Your Spirit and they begin to bear fruit that will last eternally.
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