BELOVED

My People,

Good Morning!  The Peace of Jesus be with you and your families. May the love of mama Mary fill your hearts with gladness.  

Often you will noitce that one of the hardest things for any person to do is to accept unconditional love. Perhaps it’s because the world is so void of that kind of love. It has somehow become a give and take kind of love… a trade-off for love.

The word beloved means “esteemed, dear, favorite, worthy of love”. It’s a word indicating an action on the part of the one doing the loving.
God has chosen to love us, not because of who we are, but because of who He is. Our role in this is to BE-LOVED.

For today we can be encouraged that we have been called “beloved” and we can anticipate learning about and receiving more of His kind of love.

 

Fr. Warner on the 28th of September, 2013 said in his homily that ‘When you give Charity, you must feel a pinch or else it is not charity’. I agree.

Charity is selflessness, a not seeking of anything in return. It is the pure love of Christ.

When we have merited love the least, God has loved us the most. When you feel God’s love, you gain a deeper faith in and a love for God, along with the strength to handle whatever might come your way.

Love and forgiveness for others will grow through tribulation. People will feel the love around. Love shared is love multiplied.

When you learn to love yourself, you will be more kind & gentle.

Recognize Gods love. True gratitude is the ability to humbly see, feel, and even receive love. Gratitude is a form of returning love to God.

The Lord’s response to us is always filled with love. He gives grace for grace. As our obedience increases, we receive more grace (or goodness) for the grace we return to Him.

Unless you are feeling love, you cannot convey true love to others. Jesus told us to love one another as He loves us, so remember: to be loved, truly love.

 

  

Love is made to sound complicated. But in its entirety – in it's simplicity, it is still the only thing the Heart wants and desires.

To be loved by the one you love.

To hear your name called out.

Aren’t these simple and yet uncomplicated aspects of love?

 

 

On the 17th of October, 2013, after the 7:30 p.m. mass we had a couple of people conducting a Triduum for Mission Sunday.

On the first day, there was a couple who did speak, and the woman Darla (name changed) spoke of how she and her husband of 14 years never had a fight for six years. Now that is a little hard to believe considering that they have six children. I did say hard to believe but really not impossible. I’ll leave it at that.

On the 18th of October, Jason (name changed) started off with a joke. There were three things I did not like of what he spoke.

1. He calls himself a worst sinner then he continues to say not like some others who are sitting in the congregation.
2. He states that he and his wife do fight, unlike Darla and her husband who don’t.
3. This is what he stated that people when they come for the celebration of the mass, they look around and look to find faults with the reading, singing or even the homily given at the mass. So far, in this sentence I would stay silent-the homily part did make me a little mad. I mean I love homilies. I love my Priests. But then this wonderful man continues that from now after his talk, things will change.

 

 

I’ll speak for myself-here about myself, when I speak to my Abba, Father, I am in His presence, He lets me come to Him. I am humbled by His love. He never points out my faults. Feeling the immense love, my heart feels like It needs to give and give and give. That is when I realize how much, I have hurt HIM, by my actions words and deeds. And I never want to ever again. Before His presence, never in comparison with anybody, I am the most wretched of sinners. When I call myself wretched-I do so with humility to the Almighty God. It is His love that cleanses me. I realize my own unworthiness. I see His goodness. I see His Love. To come into His presence I must recognize my wrong doings. I must ask His pardon. When I see my own nothingness, I realize His awesomeness. I see His saving grace.

In the presence of the Holy Spirit one cannot be proud. You will choose not to offend. And if mistakenly done, you will do everything to humble yourself. You will never have yourself associated with pride. The ‘Holy Spirit’ is gentle.  

I am learning and need to be humbled by the One who is ‘The Way, the Truth and the Life’-JESUS!

Matthew 11:29 states: Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

This wonderful man pretended to be humble. He criticized his own team people. How good is that? How good is anybody who thinks he is better than Priests? How can you even think?

Sometimes, I battle within myself and it’s a struggle, knowing that you can have it all, and yet choose a road, that keeps you…. 

Priests leave everything behind. They give up their youth. I want ask you to imagine, because that would be simple. Rather, I would ask you to walk the walk.

Priests walk on Holy ground. When I am in the same proximity, I consider it a blessing.
 

 

 

The words of the Pharisees were harsh, accusatory: "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery". Mosaic Law insisted "both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death".

The Pharisees threw words at Jesus, they said: "In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?"
The crowd watched as "Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger".
Jesus waited until the crowd was ready to hear His answer.
And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her."

But then come these amazing words: "Neither do I condemn you." Jesus alone had the right to condemn this woman. He was the only Sinless One. But He did not do so.
When you ask why, it is clear that it was because He forgave her sin. Without forgiveness, justice must be satisfied.

What He requires, of course, is an acknowledgment of evil. There must be repentance. When you say, "Yes, I did it. It's wrong. I agree with you," that is repentance. Then forgiveness can come. "But where does this woman do that?" The answer, of course, is, "Within her heart!" Remember we are dealing with One who knows the hearts of men. He knows what is going on in the inner life, the inner thoughts. He knew her heart. Somewhere in the course of this incident she had repented.
 

God never condemns anybody. Jesus came for us all. Mark 13:17 states- And when Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”

 

“Let this same attitude and purpose and [humble] mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus: [Let Him be your example in humility:].”  Philippians 2:5

Like a mirror, the Bible tells us that we should reflect the character and likeness of Jesus. We should have His same attitude.

When we accept Jesus knowing wholly well that He is the Son of God, we become empowered by the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead. That means we have the same spirit of humility, the same strength, the same love, the same power on the inside. We are empowered to do what He did. When Jesus walked the earth, the scripture says He went around doing good and bringing healing to others physically, spiritually and emotionally. That’s what we should be doing, too.

Choose today to invite Jesus to work in you. Reflect Him in your attitude and actions, bring good to others, and reap an abundant harvest of blessing in every area of your life.

 

We are God’s beloved, that is, God truly and sincerely loves us. There is no better time to remember this truth than when we contemplate the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for those whom He loves, His beloved – you and I.

 

As I go to sleep on a star filled night,

I pray the Lord, to be my side,
All I do, I ask, I pray is for your love,
Each and every hour of every day.
 

For every colour in a Rainbow,

For the yesteryears and the gift of today,
For the splendour of the Moon,
For the time that passes too soon.
For the mountains that seem to touch the sky,
For the birds they have to fly.
For the stream that meets the river and becomes one with the sea,
Oh God Almighty, Remember Me!

With all my Love,

For Love Prevails!
AnitA.

 

 

PRAYER: Abba, Father, keep me obedient and always faithful. Remember, this your servant.

Mama Mary keep me humble, I pray. Amen.

Mark 5:1-17 - Thank you, Abba Father.

Beloved-16th October, 2013.

Oh! God of the universe, my Abba Father,

Tonight, I reminisce all the years gone by,
Tonight, I know my dreams come true,
I see the wonder in everything You do,
I Love You!