The Lord in his love for us, in his infinite genius, made us coheirs to His kingdom. He gave us the ability to think and decide; the strength, fortitude and a free will to act out our decisions. He made us co-creators of life; the power and purpose to create new life through the loving embrace in the matrimonial bed. We pray that, His breath of life the spark of all creation; freely given as our inheritance in His created kingdom, as the true treasure of our personage, bathed in His glory and acclaimed in His sovereignty will be revered and treasured in our hearts. He gave us the bounty of life, to take from the land and sea, all that we need. Yet, no where did He give us the authority to destroy life. Pray with me, that this simple message will ring in the hearts of all who hear it. Pray with me, that His gifts bestowed on us will be received and respected. Pray with me, that all that is given will be loved and cherished. Pray with me, that all of His creations will be seen in the light of His glory. Jesus protect and save the unborn.
Tag Archives: Catholic Faith
Three Steps
Nothing is more important than the mission of the Church, which is to further the work of Christ in this world, to spread His word, His glory and goodness. The Church in its work is about collaboration not about empire building, it’s about the salvation of souls. So naturally a lot of focus has been on evangelization.
Simply put, evangelization is spreading the “good news”. The victory is ours; liberation from captivity, victory over death, sin, defeat and victory over the trappings of this world.
Now let’s travel from transcendental to practical. From theology to practice without co-opting, compromising and corrupting what is beautiful, good, and true. Three easy steps: put God first, maintaining a high meditative state of mind, living in the presence of the Lord. Second, be a saint. Realize your life is not your own. Our purpose is to draw faithfulness out of everyone, not pump religion into them. And thirdly, be intuitive. We are all hard wired for God.
The love, grace and mercy of the Lord are given by Him to us in their fullness, as it is with Faith, a gift. In this life there will never be any more or any less of Him or His timeless truths in us. So, what is innate in us is inherited as intuition. We know what we know. If this is true, then one conclusion is this:
Intuition leads to cognition
Cognition leads to information
Information leads to knowledge
Knowledge leads to wisdom
Wisdom leads to understanding
Understanding leads to consciousness
Consciousness leads to enlightenment
Enlightenment leads to self-realization
Self-realization leads to revelation
Revelation leads to God
It’s all Intuition
So, it’s not His mercy and grace which grows, or His love; what deepens are our appreciation, gratitude, comprehension, trust and adoration of Him and for His gifts
What I Am Willing to Do
What I would be “willing” to do is a question for serious consideration. I think when we pray the Our Father, we ask not to be tested, which is my first choice. Secondly, in a time of true trial, I pray that what I “must” do takes over, and what I am “willing” to do won’t matter. My deepest prayer is that I don’t realize the power, strength and courage the Presence of the Lord truly is, but I will when the time comes.
Consider This, What If
What if instead of saying, “Lord I am not worthy that you enter under my roof” or “Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ”; we would have spent 65 years saying this: Lord, You have gifted us with the goodness of life in the kingdom of your creation. You, Lord, bestowed your blessings on us through Your Son Christ Jesus and the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. We are Yours and You are our God. We are Your worthy sons and daughters, created in Love and from Love. In Your good Graces we shall live in paradise for ever and ever. Amen
The question becomes, would this prompt us to be joyful, healthy people striving to maintain the gifts of harmony and joyfulness which we received, forever living in gratitude and thankfulness. I offer you this; if Christ Jesus reconciled the world by His life, death and resurrection, then pray we freely receive His gift of glory and bathe in His brilliance.