Can I Anticipate Heaven?
Yes, you can anticipate Heaven and, day by day, all the graces that God desires to give to you. If you possess some devotion, today can be a different day. Near to the saints, and especially those to whom you...
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God Shows His Favor to the Humble
It is interesting to see how happy the Lord is towards the humble. When we are truly humble, we attract the presence of the Lord to our life and we are also attracted toward Him. This noble virtue makes us...
The Lord Does Not Treat Us According to Our Faults
This refrain from the Psalms "He does not treat us as our sins demand." This is an echo of the mercy of God for our ears. If God were to treat us as our faults demand, we would be lost, without salvation. Our faults would demand hard things upon us, if God was not merciful; but He is. Always He uses Love with us. He descended into our mercy and rescued us from the condition in which we found ourselves. Continue reading →
The Lesson from the Prodigal Son
Obviously, this parable is often used to demonstrate the mercy of God and the difference between how the Father sees things in mercy and how the faithful son sees things as the more practical. However, there is another element of this story that I think we need to look at this week. Continue reading →
Focus On Christ in the Holy Spirit
That which God promises us is infinitely better that that which He asks of us. Continue reading →
There Is Love in You
It is not possible to love others if we do not love God in the first place. It is not possible to love God if we don't feel His love for us. Continue reading →