In God- To the Real Call.

“Just like a deer that craves streams of water,

my whole being craves you, God

My whole being thirsts for God, for the living God.

When will I come and see God's face?

My tears have been my food day and night”- Psalms 42:1-3

We basically are with habit of searching..searching for something that is missing in our life..the perfect satisfaction. In each incidents or wishes that buds out for us and from us is pointing for this satisfaction...Do we gain this perfect ultimate satisfaction in all we encounter? With this life, each of this events, give us just 'OK'. Again this search continues one after another….until we reach the perfect satisfaction….of our thirst- 'the Living God'

My soul thirst, just like a deer craves of stream of water, for the living God. The thirst of God in our life will lead to the opening of the door of knowing Him more. The more we begin to know Him it reveals,

“Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite”

                                                                                         - Psalms 147:5

The knowledge of Our Lord reveals to us a vastness of His love and mercy showered upon us. The experience of His love towards us makes us think over our life. Even being so ineligible God loves us, He sacrificed for us. He saved us by pouring out Jesus blood and breaking His body for us so that we are living in His spirit.

“While we were still weak, at the right moment, Christ died for ungodly people. It isn’t often that someone will die for a righteous person, though maybe someone might dare to die for a good person. But God shows his love for us, because while we were still sinners Christ died for us “

                                                                                     -Romans 5:6-7

The marvelous fathoms of Gods love and mercy builds faith in us. The more we thirst...the more and more we know, the more love of God flows to us….the more faith we build up. The faith in our Lord leads to our obedience in Him. This sincere obedience out of our love has a great reward from our Lord- The Holy Spirit.

“We are witnesses of such things, as is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him. “- Acts 5:32

The Holy spirit teaches us to pray..Prompting us to explore the living word in its fullness.

“Stay alert and pray so that you won’t give in to temptation. The spirit is eager, but the flesh is weak.” -Mathew 26:41

I ask that he will strengthen you in your inner selves from the riches of his glory through the Spirit. I ask that Christ will live in your hearts through faith. As a result of having strong roots in love, ask that you’ll have the power to grasp love’s width and length, height and depth, together with all believers “- Ephesians 3:16-18

In the same way, the Spirit comes to help our weakness. We don’t know what we should pray, but the Spirit himself pleads our case with unexpressed groans. The one who searches hearts knows how the Spirit thinks, because he pleads for the saints, consistent with God’s will. -Romans 8:26-27

The Holy Spirit- the power given to us to obey God in all circumstances of our life- lead us for the fullness in submission of ourselves to our Lord. Just as Jesus did, in all incidents we come through we dare to say “Father, if it’s your will, take this cup of suffering away from me. However, not my will but your will must be done.” 

                                                                                        -Luke 22:42

Submission to our Fathers will will lead us to seek His wish. This is the wisdom from heaven. Seeking Gods will in every moment of our life channels to the flow of wisdom. The wisdom to understand the Living Word.

“You have Wisdom with you. She knows all your works. She was present with you when you were making the world. She knows what pleases you. She knows what someone needs to do to follow your commandments. Send her out to me from your holy heavens. Send her from your glorious throne so that she may labor with me here and that I may learn what is pleasing to you. She knows and understands everything. She’ll guide me wisely in all that I do. Her great honor will guard me. Then my works will be acceptable” - Wisdom 9:9-11

The revelation of the Living Word through wisdom urges us to live our life as the Living Word, to pray to get Gospel in our tongue when we open our mouth to speak. (Ephesians 6:19)

Through the revelation of our Lords love and mercy towards us He pour out His peace to our mind. This peace increases and increases in our faith and submission towards our Lord .

“The peace of Christ must control your hearts—a peace into which you were called in one body. And be thankful people. The word of Christ must live in you richly. Teach and warn each other with all wisdom by singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing to God with gratitude in your hearts. Whatever you do, whether in speech or action, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus and give thanks to God the Father through him.”- Colossians 3: 15-17

Our Lord is molding us , assigning us to be the stakeholder of the treasures that He deposits in us.

“serve each other according to the gift each person has received, as good managers of God’s diverse gifts. Whoever speaks should do so as those who speak God’s word. Whoever serves should do so from the strength that God furnishes. Do this so that in everything God may be honored through Jesus Christ “- 1 Peter 4:10-11

“But we have this treasure in clay pots so that the awesome power belongs to God and doesn’t come from us” - 2 Corinthians 4:7

God molds us to the great eternal mission,

Jesus said to them again,“Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, so I am sending you.”Then he breathed on them and said,“Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven; if you don’t forgive them, they aren’t forgiven.”- John 20:21-23

He said to them, “Go into the whole world and proclaim the good news to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever doesn’t believe will be condemned.”

-Mark 16:15

Prayer

Let us pray with by comprehending the fullness of our Lords prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy Name,thy kingdom come
,thy will be done,on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.

Dear Lord guide our thirst in our life unto You- the ultimate satisfaction. Give us the perfection in You- the ultimate sacrifice. Give us your marvelous heart of love and mercy. Above all, bless us with You tender virtue of humbleness and simplicity. Let Christ be revealed to us inorder to reduce us for Him and reflect Him for all You give to us. For it is in You we find the fathoms of hope and eternity.

Let us hold on to Mother Mary, who showed us the way of submission and pondering to the living word till the Cross and still under cross to raise up our head and see the face of Our dear Jesus to enter through His body and blood for eternity.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

Our Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women,

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.

The Cross of Life

"And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself."-John 12:32


"He himself bore our sins" in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; "by his wounds you have been healed."- 1 Peter 2:24


For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God- 1 Corinthians 1:18

Through the cross Jesus defeated our enemies - death and Satan and won pardon for our sins. His cross is the door to heaven and the key to paradise. The way to glory is through the cross. When the disciples saw the risen Lord they disbelieved for joy! How can death lead to life, the cross to victory? Jesus shows us the way and he gives us the power to overcome sin and despair, and everything else that would stand in the way of his love and truth. Just as the first disciples were commissioned to bring the good news of salvation to all the nations, so, we, too, are called to be witnesses of the resurrection of Jesus Christ to all who live on the face of the earth. Do you witness the joy of the Gospel to those around you?

"Lord Jesus, open our minds to understand the Scriptures that we may fully comprehend the truth of your word. Anoint us with your power and give us joy and boldness to proclaim the Gospel in word and deed."
Praise Jesus, risen from the dead! "Death is swallowed up in victory" (1 Cor 15:54). Alleluia forever!

As we say in the Eleventh Station of Cross, "My despised Jesus, nail my heart, mind, and soul to the cross. May I always be there to love You and never leave You again."

"I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me"- Galatians 2:20

May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. - Galatians 6:14

Prayer

Praise and thanks to You oh Lord Jesus for the amazing love and mercy that You envelope us with. Mary Mother of God , Our dear Mother, lead us through our journey of life to Jesus through Your intercessions and help. In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen.


Reading
Acts 3:11-26
Romans 5:12-21
Psalms 34

The Anointing of Holy Spirit

Before he was taken up, working in the power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus instructed the apostles he had chosen.  After his suffering, he showed them that he was alive with many convincing proofs. He appeared to them over a period of forty days, speaking to them about God’s kingdom.  While they were eating together, he ordered them not to leave Jerusalem but to wait for what the Father had promised. He said, “This is what you heard from me:  John baptized with water, but in only a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

"you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me"-Acts 1:2-8

When we think of the Anointing of the Holy Spirit, we look it upon some kind of power to do miracles or to be divinely different. We always wait for it and long for it when we read through the great experiences in the Bible. Is this really the Anointing? 

As we are waiting now for the great day of Pentecost to arrive, let us think over our ideas on the Holy Spirit Anointing, so that atleast now we can get this blessing.

Jesus asked his friends not to leave Jerusalem until the power of Holy Spirit come upon them. With this Spirit we receive power so that you shall be witnesses to Me. This is why this power comes to us.In the gospel of Mathew it says,

"Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." -Mathew 26:41

Our flesh is weak, it gets easily trapped by the world and evil. Like the seeds of words that falls between the weeds, our belief and dedication to God gets pierced and crushed by the worldly attractions and lust. But the Spirit is willing. That is why God says to us to Live in Spirit. 

"In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God."                                                                                                          - Romans 8:26-27

It is the Holy Spirit that teaches us how to live according to the will of God. This is the Anointing of the Spirit. To live each moment according to the wish of God. Do things as the Holy Spirit prompts us to do. Even if this is for a little thing that we do. To conquer the world with His power.

One day before going to church it was prompted in my heart not to spread chocolate spread on the bread that i eat, it was hard for me. But overcame it. I had a plain toast and went to church. This little sacrifice done according to the voice of the holy spirit gave a great experience in the Holy Mass. Thus, be faithful to God in the littlest thing we do.

The Anointing of the Holy Spirit is this power given to us to live according and to obey exactly what God speaks to us through the Holy Spirit. We all have got this Holy Spirit in us through Jesus. All we have to do is to realize and give ear to this voice. 

A silent time with meditation of Bible verse will bring us nearer  to this voice. This will lead us to the love of God and His fullness in perfection. This is what Jesus did 'living according to the will of Father'.

"Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work." 
                                                                                                                                      -John 4:34

If you love me, you will keep my commandments. I will ask the Father, and he will send another Companion, who will be with you forever. This Companion is the Spirit of Truth..The Companion, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I told you. -John 14:15,16,25

"Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.…"

                 -John 3:5-6

Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born again.' "The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit."

                                                                                                                    -John 3:7-8

"Now the way we live is based on the Spirit, not based on selfishness.  People whose lives are based on selfishness think about selfish things, but people whose lives are based on the Spirit think about things that are related to the Spirit"- Romans 8:4-5

Let us live in the  Anointing of Holy Spirit,the power that helps us to live in Gods wish,receiving the gifts of the spirit (1Corinthians 12) intended to each one of us inorder to build up for Christ.(Romans 12)

Don’t hesitate to be enthusiastic—be on fire in the Spirit as you serve the Lord!  Be happy in your hope, stand your ground when you’re in trouble, and devote yourselves to prayer.-Romans 12:11-12

"that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,  that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,  may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen."

                        -Ephesians 3:16-21

Prayer

Lord help us to receive the Anointing of the Holy Spirit obeying each word from You and live for You and experience the gifts of Holy spirit and the blessings of Your unending love and mercy that leads us to Eternal life. Let us live setting our hopes to the gifts in the Above. Amen

Reading 

Romans 8

John 14

Psalms 25

Palm Sunday

Praises to God

"Say to Daughter Zion, “Look, your king is coming to you, humble and riding on a donkey, and on a colt the donkey’s offspring."      -Zechariah 9:9

 "Now a large crowd spread their clothes on the road. Others cut palm branches off the trees and spread them on the road.  The crowds in front of him and behind him shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
                                                     - Mathew 21:8-9

When Jesus entered Jerusalem,people shouted praises and showered honor and praises out of excitement. Jesus rode on the donkey through the street of Jerusalem hearing all theses praises, but all this time He knew that what was going to happen to Him after a while. But He received everything peacefully and calmly.

From this incident we must realize that, the praises and comforts that the world showers on us are just momentary. After a while the same world will crucify us with its revenge enveloped in luxuries. Hence like Jesus, we must walk through the streets of this world without loosing our mind to it. The world may try to make us feel like a king upon its fantasies. But we must always realize its just false.

In between the extravaganzas of this world we must only look to the hope in our dear Father in Heaven,just like Jesus did. Jesus always wished the Fathers Will to be done. We must focus on the hope of resurrection and the eternal prize of it and run our race.

" So then let’s also run the race that is laid out in front of us, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us. Let’s throw off any extra baggage, get rid of the sin that trips us up,  and fix our eyes on Jesus, faith’s pioneer and perfecter. He endured the cross, ignoring the shame, for the sake of the joy that was laid out in front of him, and sat down at the right side of God’s throne."
                                                                            -Hebrews 12:1


Prayer

 Lord God Almighty Father, help us to realize the emptiness of the worldly things and set our eyes and heart upon you alone each second of our life and run our race setting hope on Resurrection and the eternal gift for us in heaven.

In the name of the Father Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

A Deeper Relation to God

Life of Padre Pio gave a different dimension of relation towards Jesus. Quoting one of Padre Pio's words;

"When Jesus wants to make me happy, He fills my heart with that spirit which is all fire, and speaks to me about His delights; but when He wants to be consoled, He speaks to me about His pains, and invites me in a manner that is both a request and a command, to offer my body to alleviate His sufferings."

The reflection that struck the mind was, "...when Jesus wants to be consoled, He speaks about His pains and invites me in a manner that is both a request and a command, to offer my body to alleviate His sufferings."

When do Jesus feels to be consoled? What are His pains? Jesus feels painful when His dear ones fail to recognize Gods love. He cries for the souls that are getting lost without realizing the way of salvation. Our Father did the maximum extent of sacrifice that He can by offering His only son to suffer and trample underfoot of the world to kill the sin and evil by resurrecting over the worldly flesh and death.

When we bring to our mind, the trial of Jesus, He is beaten, He is insulted, He is being spit and pierced with nails, His flesh scattered and blood flowed covering the face of the world. How much more can we imagine, a man could suffer and sacrifice himself for the salvation of we sinners?

Jesus says "When I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to me.”-John 12:32

Yes He was lifted up from the earth and resurrected from the earth, now it is us who should respond to what is attracting us to the Cross, the love of God. It is now the overflowing mercy of Our God that is helping us and finding us and guiding us in the life of this world. When we realize this mercy, we are carried by God and in His name we are saved.

"Salvation can be found in no one else. Throughout the whole world, no other name has been given among humans through which we must be saved.”-Acts 4:12

But still people are failing to realize this, there is no more sacrifices that God can make to save people. Only if they absorb the living word in their heart and believe in Jesus and Father and look upon the cross, they can be saved. But the evil is exhibiting a fabulous fleet of panoramic experiences in the world that Gods children are getting distracted and trapped from the way of cross. This Pains our Lord. Jesus feel strained, what more He can do?

This is were God calls us, those  who realized His mercy, to console Him and help Him. How can we help Him and console Him? By reducing His pain in loosing His children.God calls us to share His pain, the pain that He still is suffering to save the children who are getting destroyed.

"This is how we know love: Jesus laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters."- 1 John 3:16

" No one has greater love than to give up one’s life for one’s friends."- John 15:13

This is what the extent of our relation with our Savior should be. To share His pain and console Him by joining with Him in helping to save a child of God by bringing them to the Cross of everlasting hope and purification by the blood of Christ. This is the joy in heaven. We are called for it and once we submit us for this mission, it is God who gives us the power,' alone we can do nothing...because He lives, we live

" 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!' "I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance."    -Luke 15:6-7

If we are only looking for our salvation, it is a mere selfish and is a waste. Because our salvation lies in our brothers salvation.

 ‘I assure you that when you have done it for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you have done it for me.’-Mathew 25:40

Let us join with Jesus and share His pain in true love, because this what He said,

"He replied, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, and with all your mind.   This is the first and greatest commandment.  And the second is like it: You must love your neighbor as you love yourself.  All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.”
                                                                                                                 - Mathew 22:37-40

We can do this by submitting ourselves for God, sharing the good news to everyone, making a lifestyle in us to stand for God each day and every time we are in this world, never going away from our Lord and always giving our heart for the voice of the Holy Spirit and living according to Our Lords wish, by helping and loving each other without corruption and guiding our fellow beings to Jesus by reflecting Jesus through us.

Let us Pray,

Thank you Lord for giving us the depth of our relation to you. Help us to understand you and feel the pain that you suffer for our sake and for our fellow beings. Let us realize our duty to share the pains with you and thus helping to guide all the souls unto You and aid in building up of Gods Kingdom. In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit Amen.


Let us submit ourselves unto His hands to spread Gods love to the world and to lead our fellow beings unto His cross.

God is Love.

"Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and behold, water was issuing from below the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east); and the water was flowing down from below the south end of the threshold of the temple, south of the altar. Then he brought me out by way of the north gate, and led me round on the outside to the outer gate, that faces toward the east; and the water was coming out on the south side. Going on eastward with a line in his hand, the man measured a thousand cubits, and then led me through the water; and it was ankle-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water; and it was knee-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water; and it was up to the loins. Again he measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen; it was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be passed through. And he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he led me back along the bank of the river. As I went back, I saw upon the bank of the river very many trees on the one side and on the other. And he said to me, "This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah; and when it enters the stagnant waters of the sea, the water will become fresh. And wherever the river goes every living creature which swarms will live, and there will be very many fish; for this water goes there, that the waters of the sea may become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes. And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing."-Ezekiel 47:1-9,12

This bible verses revealed the flow of Gods love. The flow of water can be equated to the flow of mercy and love from Gods heart to the each human. Ezekiel was asked to to follow what the man said. As he followed the man, he observed the flow of water, each time he proceeded the water got deeper and deeper until Ezekiel was fully immersed in the love(water) from God. It was at this stage that the water enters the stagnant waters of the sea inturn making the sea water fresh.

Only by the immersion of Ourselves in the love of God, will make it overflow from us and enter the stagnant lives of our fellow beings, thus making their spirits fresh. We can find that by remaining in the banks of the river of Love from God, our spirits will never wither nor we will fail to bear fruit of the gospel. We will be successful in producing good fruits every time of our life "because the water for us flows from the sanctuary of God and the fruit will be for food, and their leaves (spirit) for healing"

Let us Pray,

 God we thank you for helping us reveal the extent and flow of Your Love from Your sanctuary to our lives and to the lives of others. Let us follow all that You ask from us and thus get filled and immersed in Your love so that it overflows to our brothers and sisters bearing fruits of spirit all of our life. In the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit Amen,

Can You Suffer with Me?

The Sorrowful Mysteries of Rosary is piercing our hearts reflecting the pain and suffering that our dear Jesus underwent during the last hours of overflowing love of God for us.

The Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane- the first mystery,

        Jesus prays, "My soul is sorrowful unto death."Jesus sees the sins of all mankind, whose guilt He has taken upon Himself.He sees the wrath of the Father which His sufferings must appease.So great is his anguish that His sweat becomes as drops of blood falling to the ground.An angel appears to Him from heaven to strengthen Him."Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet, not My will but Yours be done."Finding the disciples asleep: "Could you not watch one hour with me?"

While chanting this mystery, Jesus asked a question, "Can you Suffer with Me,Could you not watch one hour with me ?"

Thinking deeply about the question, we realize it is hard for us to say a full proof yes. Jesus invites us to His sufferings. Are we ready to suffer for Him? or to stay with Him.When we think of sufferings, most of us are scared of the consequences. The pains that it can bring, the loss that it can cause , it is thought to squeeze us of our life. We doubt our submission for the invitation of Jesus. Why cannot we give us for Jesus to take part in His sufferings?

As we stand by thinking this, Jesus speaks to us saying that, you cant join me in my sufferings because you love yourself more than anything. The love of our self is dominating in our hearts that we cannot afford the pains upon our life. Our heart is full of our love towards our life and comforts. We can give Jesus a compromising submission, that will not bother our life much. Is this the right kind of dedication to our Lord?

When our mind sways in confusion, Jesus clears it off by asking a question, 'What if I would have thought like you during My time in this world?" This question opens our spirit.  The after effect of Jesus's question would have been terrible. We will all die in our sins without a hope in everlasting life and a home in heaven.

But let us reflect in our mind what Jesus did. Jesus never did anything in favour of Him to save Him, but everything He did was for us for our salvation;

"Though he was in the form of God, he did not consider being equal with God something to exploit.
But he emptied himself by taking the form of a slave and by becoming like human beings.
When he found himself in the form of a human,he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death,even death on a cross"-Philippians 2:6-8

But we are not able to do this, because we are selfish in ourselves. We are not able to submit our selfish love to God and cleanse ourselves to fill our hearts in Gods love. It is during this replacement of our love with Gods love, that help us to submit ourselves to suffer for Christ and also to sacrifice for our fellow beings. Jesus says, as long as you love yourself and your possessions of the world ,you cannot love me perfectly and sincerely nor can suffer for me. For this to begin, we must abandon our selfish love and fill us with Lords love. Let us not compromise anything for His everlasting love.

Let us think deep in our heart to find the sincere perfect love to our God. Even if this sincere love is so tiny as the mustard seed or even if it is not at all there, let us submit our state of love to our Father and Jesus, He will transform this love and increase it magnanimously. What ever we have let us submit unto Him.

Prayer

Lord God, thank you for giving us the realization of the nature of our love and the eternity of Your love. Help us to remove our selfish love from our heart and clean it to fill it with your love. Let our hearts fill and overflow with Your love oh God so that we love you with all our heart, and with all our soul, and with all our mind, and with all our strength,suffer for You and love our neighbor as ourselves. In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen

Reading 
Mark 12:28-34
Romans 5:6-9
1John 4:9-11

Almighty God,Our Refuge

"Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, “Who is it you want?”

 “Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied.

“I am he,” Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.) When Jesus said, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

Again he asked them, “Who is it you want?”

“Jesus of Nazareth,” they said.

 Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, then let these men go.”  This happened so that the words he had spoken would be fulfilled: “I have not lost one of those you gave me"

                                          -John 18:4-9

The real love of our Father through Jesus is revealed here. Along with this Gospel, we can read the love of God through the verses below;

" For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life"-John 3:16

This is how our Father gave us Jesus for our sins. The powers of the dark always troubles and traps the Children of God. They doesn't like to see Jesus in our heart. When we are in temptation, when we are in trouble and when sufferings and disturbances overpower our life, let us remember this altruistic life of Jesus.

Our Jesus knows that, the powers of the dark are after us because they want Jesus to be removed from our heart. In such stage we if are closer to Him and holding Him in our heart, then, Jesus will stand before us and will ask,

“Who is it you want?”

“Jesus of Nazareth,” they said.

 Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, then let these men go.”

This is the protection for us from our Jesus. This is how Jesus took the cross of our sins and sufferings for us to save us and He is doing the same now. We have to just believe in Him. 

" I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies"

                                                                                                            -John 11:25

Our God protects us and will stand as a defense if we are having Him in our Heart perfectly.

Prayer

Lord Almighty teach us and help us to fill our hearts with You and your love in truth. We know that you will cover us with your feather and under your wings we will find refuge; your faithfulness will be our shield and rampart(psalms 91:4).

Thank you Lord, Thank you Jesus

Amen

Reading

Psalms 18

How can we shut the doors of our hearts when Jesus stands before us opening wide His heart?

'Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me."- Revelation 3:20

This is the period of mercy and love. Our lord our God offered the most greatest offering for us, by giving His only son. Those who believes in Him and receives His Body and Blood are sanctified and will be raise to perfection in God.

 God has said to us that "I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people."They will not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them," declares the LORD, "for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more."…Jeremiah 31:33-34

God inscribed the living word in our hearts. We are now living through the resurrected word in flesh (JESUS). He came into us to live in us and make us like Him and strengthen us through His power to conquer the world and the powers of the dark as He did. Our Lord is standing with open heart, blood and water is flowing from it..mercy and love is bubbling out of it..let us stand under the cross, submitting all our weaknesses on to it. Let the Blood of Christ pour on to us an cleanse us, let the 

water from Him bath us in His love and mercy and sanctify us. Have we opened our hearts?

"Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.  But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.  For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end.  As it is said, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”-Hebrews 3:13-15

Let us not shut our heart to the Lord, when He is standing with arms open wide. Let us open our heart unto Him, let his love fill us and over flow from us so that we can give HIS love to others. Let us abandon our heart and take Jesus Heart in us....

Let us pray;

Lord, show us the areas in our life that blocks us from your rays of love and mercy. Help us to roll the great stone that is blocking our heart to open unto you. Let your living word - the double edged sword, break open our hearts of stone and transform it into your heart of flesh and purity. Help us lord.

In the name of the Father, Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

Reading

Deuteronomy 10:12-22

Hebrews 4:12-13

It is God who Works through us

Where ever we are, what ever we do, realize that we are a new creation in Christ. It is no longer the human that is living in us but we are living in the life of Christ, we are breathing His breath. Hence let us leave ourselves back and move on as Christ. When we see others,let us see Christ in them. Whenever we do something, it is for Christ and in Christ that we do. This will make us humble, open in mind, unselfish and finding peace in everything.

It is God that chose us for His great mercy. Gods love found us out.

'"You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you."

                                                                     -John 15:16

Receive everything from the world through the hands of God. Then it shall remain in us with full satisfaction.
It is not our eligibility,but it is the grace of Almighty that has guided us all the days till now and is guiding forever.

 "You aren’t doing the talking, but the Spirit of my Father is doing the talking through you."

                                                                                                       -Mathew 10:20

Let us praise Him all through our life and give honour to Him, because Our Father has given us a love that can never dry up and is never comparable to anything....

Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.- Colossians 3:17

Whoever speaks should do so as those who speak God’s word. Whoever serves should do so from the strength that God furnishes. Do this so that in everything God may be honored through Jesus Christ. To him be honor and power forever and always. Amen- 1Peter 4:11

Praises to Lord always...

Reading

John 3:16

Psalms 139

"it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me"

Today the day began with Gods message,

" If Joshua gave the Israelites rest, God wouldn’t have spoken about another day later on.

Therefore, it’s left open for some to enter it, and the ones who had the good news preached to them before didn’t enter because of disobedience.  Just as it says in the passage above, God designates a certain day as “today,” when he says through David much later,

Today, if you hear his voice,
        don’t have stubborn hearts".- Hebrews 4:8, 6-7

The verses and the messages that shook the mind most was ,

1.  the ones who had the good news preached to them before didn’t enter because of disobedience and 

2. God designates a certain day as “today,” hence 'Today,if you hear his voice, dont have stubborn hearts'.

Are we in disobedience? Have we entered the 'rest' in God? Did we hear Gods voice today? Is our heart hard and stubborn?

God speaks to us every minute. But our hearts are hardened. It has become stubborn because of our selfish likes and desires. Our passion for our comforts has made us shrink in our heart. This is true when we think scientifically and spiritually. We are failing to recognize His voice. God again pleads to us not to harden our hearts. Atleast if we hear Him today, let us pray oh God help us to find your voice among the worldly rushes.

He wants us to enter 'rest' in Him. This is brings us to the real dimension of submission. God wants us to take rest in Him. He knows that the human nature is weak, the more the human try to achieve and conquer, the more he gets shaken off by the world. Humans have a limit till he can run, till he can squeeze himself for the selfish motives of pride and superiority, after which this humans will be spit out.

"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men"- Mathew 5:13

God wishes that, let the human rest in Him with all our weaknesses and let God act for him or her, such that humans are a plate that carry God to serve His love for all. When we extend Gods wish to all the areas of our life....we see a marvel. When we go for work, it is not that we go but God. When we see others, we never see them but God. When we do something for others, it is not that we do, but God. We are reflecting God where ever we go. This is what He asks us to enter 'rest' in Him. When we do this we find ourselves in the state that Paul said,

'I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me." Galatians 2:20

We are the echo of the Lord. So we must need His voice in us always then only we can echo. Our heart and mind should be empty and pure to fill in completely with His voice. Then only we can reverberate perfectly.

 Even if we preach or advice Gods message we sometimes find ourselves unfruitful, God says, We must hear His voice first and walk in His ways shown by God to us, then only our fellow can hear us.  We must hear and follow His ways on the first hand and then lead our brothers and sisters towards this love, then only they can hear us.

Hence in this month of Rosary let us pray to Mother Mary,

Oh our dear Mother of God,  help us to rest ourselves in God as You did and find joy in it. Intercede for us to guide us along the path of true love of God and hear His voice, let His words break the hard heart of ours, and be the echo of God, reflecting Him everywhere. 

In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit Amen.

Readings

Psalms 119

Mathew 11:27-30