{"id":19062,"date":"2018-04-23T01:01:34","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T06:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/?p=19062"},"modified":"2018-04-21T17:04:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-21T22:04:00","slug":"come-let-us-return-to-the-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/2018\/04\/23\/come-let-us-return-to-the-lord\/","title":{"rendered":"Come, Let Us Return to the Lord!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lord uses every suffering for our salvation<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ricardo Ida. Photo: Jorge Ribeiro \/ cancaonova.com<\/p><\/div>\n


\n<\/span>The Word of God shows us the Lord’s desire to heal us, to free us and to take us out of the grave. <\/span>Biblically speaking, the words “heal and save” have the same meaning, because Jesus came back to save lost humanity.
\n<\/span>In the Word of God, according to Ezekiel, Jesus promises that he will take us out of the tomb. <\/span>And when God promises, He fulfills!<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>God does not rejoice in the sorrow of His children, so He is not joking with us. <\/span>Many ask, “Why does God allow so many people to suffer?” <\/span>God has nothing to do with this story, because He did not create death.
\n<\/span>The suffering of our Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross has become the raw material in the hands of God for our salvation. <\/span>The Lord uses every suffering for our salvation.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>St. Paul said that where sin abounds, grace abounds more. <\/span>Even in our effort is the grace of God; <\/span>it is at this point that our cooperation enters.<\/span><\/p>\n


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\n<\/span>What “death” is this that God is speaking to us about? <\/span>What “death” is this that causes people so much sadness?<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>St. Augustine said that the cause of sadness is sin, so the “death” that Jesus is speaking to us is sin. <\/span>God gives us <\/span><\/p>\n

grace, He sent us His Holy Spirit, He gave us the Sacraments, He gave us the Church, just to get us out of this death. <\/span>It is precisely from the death of sin that the Lord came to set us free.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>We lack hope, we do not find strength and motive to fight. <\/span>The Word of God shows us the way out of what makes us slaves.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Many people do not like to hear about mortal sin, but there is no deliverance if we continue in sin. <\/span>The doctrine of the Church is the truth that has the power to free us from every thought of death. <\/span>It is precisely with the experience of the truth that we leave the grave.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Many have not yet lived the experience of the Resurrection. <\/span>Do not blame God; <\/span>it is not his fault, for he who commits mortal sin submits himself to Satan. <\/span>When we sin gravely, sanctifying grace is lost and without it we remain in death; <\/span>and when the final death comes we will go to hell.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>God wants to take us away from everything that makes us take risks. <\/span>I feel such great pain when I see the worldliness that has entered the lives of Christians.  <\/span>Will we be dead because of the lie; <\/span>for having a false life?<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Jesus is calling, “Come out!” <\/span>He is the way, let us forsake sin. <\/span>There is no new life without a firm decision.<\/span><\/p>\n

The “lukewarm Christian” will not experience the power of the Resurrection; the “lukewarm Christian” will not experience liberation. If we continue to be worldly Christians, we will not leave the grave.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nTruth has the power to pluck us out of darkness. Without fasting, without mortification, there is no way to get out of the grave. Let’s dive in the truth!<\/span>
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Ricardo Ida<\/p>\n

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