Tribulation Times
(John 8:12) Again therefore, Jesus spoke to: them, saying: I am the light of the world. He that followeth me walketh not in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
VIA CNA: My Wish List for Christmas 2008 By Father Thomas Berg, L.C.
VIA Mission Moments: Repent and believe in the word of God
My brothers, this is the time for each one of us individually to leave the place of our sinfulness. Let us set out from our own Babylon to meet God our Saviour, as the prophet warns us: «Prepare to meet your God, O Israel, for he is coming» (Am 4,12 Vg). Let us leave the abyss of our sins and willingly set out towards the Lord who has assumed «the likeness of sinful flesh» (Rom 8,3). Let us leave our will to sin and set out to offer repentance for our sins. Then we will find Christ: in himself he atoned for the sin he had by no means committed. So he who saves the penitent will grant us salvation...: «He shows mercy to those who repent» (Sir 12,3 Vg).
You will say to me:... «But who can leave their sins on their own?» Ah yes, but truly the greatest of sins is the love of sin, the desire to sin. So leave this desire..., hate the sin and, behold!, you have left sin. If you hate sin then you have met Christ where he is to be found. Christ forgives the faults of those of us who hate sin while waiting to pull out by the roots our evil habits.
But you will say that even this is too much for you and that, without God's grace, it is impossible for a man to hate his sin, desire justice and want to repent. «Let them give thanks to the Lord for his kindness and his wondrous deeds to the children of men» (Ps 107[106],8)... Lord, save me from cowardliness and from the storm... O Lord, with mighty hand, Jesus all-powerful, you have freed my mind from the demon of ignorance and snatched my sick will from the plague of its covetousness. Now set free my capacity for action so that with your holy angels... I, too, may «do your bidding, obeying your spoken word» (Ps 103[102],20).
Isaac of Stella (? – c.1171), Cistercian monk
VIA Dennis DeLaurier: The Window of the World
Look through the Window of the World. What do you see? Is what you see slowly becoming unrecognizable to you? Is it slowly changing? Is it no longer what you saw when you were a child? Does it seem to be even darker now? What do you see on the faces of people as they live their lives? Look closely, for some of the darkness is hidden, as it hides in the hearts of poor souls who are not physically dead, but are truly dead to the Spirit. More and more are in a death spiral of the Spirit and don't even know it. Their lives are filled with all that they can take from the physical world as they use up the very fabric of their allotted time. They only want more but never look inwardly to what makes them unique as they are lost to things that they do not know that they do not know. The light that is there in them is very small and the flame is burning smaller and smaller with time. Soon it will be extinguished and their death will be complete. Then there will be no Jesus and no life. Then there will be no Jesus and no Spirit. Then there will be no Jesus and only death. They have received what they wanted, a life away from God. Deep in their minds they will not even understand what a life away from God is, as that is the very description of Hell!
There is only one escape from this death of the Spirit, and that is the Divine Mercy of Jesus Christ. To approach this mercy is to approach a fountain of endless grace and love. The smaller the light in our souls, the more Jesus will pour the fuel of His mercy upon that light. There is only one escape from death and that is the infinite mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus wants to save souls for the glory of His Father. To do that, He has made it a simple process. That process is to only trust in Him. If we place our trust in Him, he will forgive unimaginable sins. The deepest and darkest sinner will be rescued. Those who are great sinners will receive even greater amounts of grace. In His trust nothing can harm you. In His trust you can again live in His light. In that light you will never be lost.
Look through the window of the world. See all the dying people. Even though they do not know you or know they need you, they do. They need your prayers, fasting and suffering offered up to Jesus who will provide all they need to return to Him if you only ask.
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December 18, 2008(John 8:12) Again therefore, Jesus spoke to: them, saying: I am the light of the world. He that followeth me walketh not in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
VIA CNA: My Wish List for Christmas 2008 By Father Thomas Berg, L.C.
VIA Mission Moments: Repent and believe in the word of God
My brothers, this is the time for each one of us individually to leave the place of our sinfulness. Let us set out from our own Babylon to meet God our Saviour, as the prophet warns us: «Prepare to meet your God, O Israel, for he is coming» (Am 4,12 Vg). Let us leave the abyss of our sins and willingly set out towards the Lord who has assumed «the likeness of sinful flesh» (Rom 8,3). Let us leave our will to sin and set out to offer repentance for our sins. Then we will find Christ: in himself he atoned for the sin he had by no means committed. So he who saves the penitent will grant us salvation...: «He shows mercy to those who repent» (Sir 12,3 Vg).
You will say to me:... «But who can leave their sins on their own?» Ah yes, but truly the greatest of sins is the love of sin, the desire to sin. So leave this desire..., hate the sin and, behold!, you have left sin. If you hate sin then you have met Christ where he is to be found. Christ forgives the faults of those of us who hate sin while waiting to pull out by the roots our evil habits.
But you will say that even this is too much for you and that, without God's grace, it is impossible for a man to hate his sin, desire justice and want to repent. «Let them give thanks to the Lord for his kindness and his wondrous deeds to the children of men» (Ps 107[106],8)... Lord, save me from cowardliness and from the storm... O Lord, with mighty hand, Jesus all-powerful, you have freed my mind from the demon of ignorance and snatched my sick will from the plague of its covetousness. Now set free my capacity for action so that with your holy angels... I, too, may «do your bidding, obeying your spoken word» (Ps 103[102],20).
Isaac of Stella (? – c.1171), Cistercian monk
VIA Dennis DeLaurier: The Window of the World
Look through the Window of the World. What do you see? Is what you see slowly becoming unrecognizable to you? Is it slowly changing? Is it no longer what you saw when you were a child? Does it seem to be even darker now? What do you see on the faces of people as they live their lives? Look closely, for some of the darkness is hidden, as it hides in the hearts of poor souls who are not physically dead, but are truly dead to the Spirit. More and more are in a death spiral of the Spirit and don't even know it. Their lives are filled with all that they can take from the physical world as they use up the very fabric of their allotted time. They only want more but never look inwardly to what makes them unique as they are lost to things that they do not know that they do not know. The light that is there in them is very small and the flame is burning smaller and smaller with time. Soon it will be extinguished and their death will be complete. Then there will be no Jesus and no life. Then there will be no Jesus and no Spirit. Then there will be no Jesus and only death. They have received what they wanted, a life away from God. Deep in their minds they will not even understand what a life away from God is, as that is the very description of Hell!
There is only one escape from this death of the Spirit, and that is the Divine Mercy of Jesus Christ. To approach this mercy is to approach a fountain of endless grace and love. The smaller the light in our souls, the more Jesus will pour the fuel of His mercy upon that light. There is only one escape from death and that is the infinite mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus wants to save souls for the glory of His Father. To do that, He has made it a simple process. That process is to only trust in Him. If we place our trust in Him, he will forgive unimaginable sins. The deepest and darkest sinner will be rescued. Those who are great sinners will receive even greater amounts of grace. In His trust nothing can harm you. In His trust you can again live in His light. In that light you will never be lost.
Look through the window of the world. See all the dying people. Even though they do not know you or know they need you, they do. They need your prayers, fasting and suffering offered up to Jesus who will provide all they need to return to Him if you only ask.
Ladder of Divine Ascent excerpt: Step 12- "On despondency"
2. Despondency is a paralysis of soul, an enervation of the mind, neglect of asceticism, hatred of the vow made. It calls those who are in the world blessed. It accuses God of being merciless and without love for men. It is being languid in singing psalms, weak in prayer, like iron in service, resolute in manual labour, reliable in obedience.Prayer request? Send an email to: PrayerRequest3@aol.com
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