Thank You - Pope Francis.

 Thank You.

Letter 1: Hello!

My People,

Hello! Love makes all things WONDERFUL! 

I Hope and Pray for you A Heaven on Earth.

i, Thank You, God for Your Abundant Blessings in Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Thank You for the Wonderful Journey under the Guidance of Both of our POPES. Thank You for the Magnificent Years.

i, Thank You, Lord Jesus for the Life of Pope Francis. Thank You for His Heart that most reflected Your Compassion and Mercy in the most trying of times.

i, Thank You, Almighty God for our POPE LEO XIV. I pray Lord Jesus, watch and guard Him from all the evil in the world.

i, Thank You, Holy Trinitarian God, for Your unfailing Love and Your Faithfulness to Your PROMISES. 

To GOD - Everybody matters, every heart-beat counts!

No matter who you are or where you come from, wealth-position-status (the things that matter in this world) they are a passing phase in life. And they matter not in the Heavenly Realm!

Love matters, it always does. But no matter what, maybe towards the end of life, you will have understood that love has always been the greatest Treasure all FREELY given. ALL from God with LOVE. 

And if you have found LOVE, how Blessed you are. There is no wealth greater than love. 

For GOD is LOVE - GOD is our WEALTH-our TREASURE!

This song truly needs no introduction-here is...

Love Will Keep us Alive - By Eagles.

1st: I was standing
All alone against the world outside
You were searching
For a place to hide

2nd: Lost and lonely
Now you've given me the will to survive
When we're hungry
Love will keep us alive

Don't you worry
Sometimes you've just gotta let it ride
The world is changing
Right before your eyes

CHORUS: (2times)
Now I've found you
There's no more emptiness inside
When we're hungry
Love will keep us alive
I would die for you
Climb the highest mountain
Baby, there's nothing I wouldn't do

1st Paragraph: I was standing….......For a place to hide
2nd Paragraph: Lost and lonely…......Love will keep us alive

When we're hungry, Love will keep us alive. (2times)

In His Sacrificial Death, the greatest comfort to Jesus was His Mothers presence.

John 19:26-27 26 When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple (John) took her to his own home.

We all like to feel comforted and in God we are comforted. For Jesus gave us His Beloved Mother in this journey of life.

Jesus' words, I am always with you even unto the end of time. Yes, Jesus spoke the words to His Apostles. And what a comfort to the heart it is. In and through our Priests, we always have Jesus.

The Apostles did run away leaving Jesus alone. They ran for fear of their lives. This is what i see from their perspective, 

They saw Jesus turn plain water into a Heaven Made wine. And there could be no comparison to that wine. 

They were there when Jesus calmed the storm, when Jesus walked on the water.

They saw Jesus multiply the Bread and Fish to feed 5000 and 4000 people.

They saw Lazarus raised to life on the 4th day.

Peter, James, and John were there at the Transfiguration. They heard the Fathers voice-saying this is my Beloved Son, listen to Him.  

They witnessed miracles -the dead were raised to life, the blind could see, the deaf could hear, the leapers were cleansed, the demon possessed people were set free. 

They heard Jesus-they knew Jeus, but some things they found hard to understand. 

Two Thousand years back, the Apostles could not understand why Jesus had to be crucified and die. They saw Him bring the dead to life.

But we always need to remember, they were the chosen Apostles. 

Two Thousand years later, knowing everything that we know now, and perhaps what was not so clear to the Apostles, is made clear to us in the teachings of the Bible and the teachings of the saints and we still fail to understand Jesus. 

Yes, they ran for their lives. But the Gospels do not end there. It is only after Pentecost we hear the Works of the Spirit in the Lives of the Apostles.

Question: How often do we abandon Jesus?

True love is the giving of self completely holding nothing back. You GIVE your all.

The Trinitarian God -The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit do this in our lives each and every day. 

Jesus IS the Holy Eucharist - His Presence in His Priests.

Love has the greatest capacity to transform the lives of people. 

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

God, The Father, emptied Himself-in giving us His Only Begotten Son. He gave us His ALL.

Jesus is the Son of God-became man and lived in a total submission to His Father in Heaven. In obedience to His Father-HE laid down His LIFE for us. And in HIS Death, we have Eternal Life. It is love that had Jesus nailed to the Cross.

God did not withhold His Best. God freely gave us HIMSELF!

As human beings we love to control everything. Does it say anything of our love for God?

The Old Christians-ACTS 4- fully understood God's Sacrifice. They loved GOD, and they loved their neighbour's with the love of God. 

When we are motivated by the love of God our love will be in service to our brothers and sisters. If we are not driven by the love of God, we will not be able to love our brothers and sisters.

Mark 12:29-31 29 Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; 30 and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

Who is my neighbour?

Our immediate neighbours could be our own family members- (father, mother, brother, sister, cousins, grand-parents, uncles, aunties, nephews, nieces, husband-wife, children, friends and most importantly our Priests and Nuns.) 

What is it that Jesus means with love your neighbour as yourself?

A neighbour is not just the person who has a home opposite you, or the person you meet outside. There are some who choose to be good with the outside world but at home, they create a living hell.

It is easier to love people who we are less familiar with. It is easier to do good to them, because they know very little about us, and they cannot tell our faults to our face.

And there is the ego problem, where one is not able to accept any advice from family members, because we think we are better than them. 

To do good to our immediate family members is out of question because as the saying goes, 'familiarity breeds contempt'. And the reason you want them to remain punished, is because it would mean that they did you wrong. Helping them would stop the punishment.

As human beings, we like to keep ourselves safe-we don't deprive ourselves from what we know is necessary for us. As we take good care of our-selves, we don't do things that could harm us, which means we love ourselves. And this is what Jesus implies on, love your neighbour as yourself.

We must choose to love everybody. It Is not easy to love, but we are called to love those who make it so hard to love at all. 

Don’t let anyone suffer-especially when you can help.

And truth be spoken, we are constantly-always failing. It's not that we cannot help. It is just that we want everything to and for ourselves. 

Acts 4:32-37 (Reading - 29 April 2025)

32 Now the company of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had everything in common. 33 And with great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. 34 There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of what was sold 35 and laid it at the apostles’ feet; and distribution was made to each as any had need. 36 Thus Joseph who was surnamed by the apostles Barnabas (which means, Son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, 37 sold a field which belonged to him, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

The reason, many will go to HELL, is not because they did not have the resources, but because they had and were unwilling to help. 

Truth, is they failed to love. It is a failure-a disobedience to the Love Commandment. 

Mortal sins are a way to Hell.

But many are going to HELL because of the failure (to OBEY) to love everybody. You cannot choose who you will love and hate. The message, the commandment is to love all. 

Matthew 7:21, 24-27

21 “Not every one who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 

(Doing the Will of the Father, is obeying the words of Jesus.)

24 “Every one then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house upon the rock; 25 and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand; 27 and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell; and great was the fall of it.”

Jesus here mentions, ..."Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them...

The wedding at Cana, Mary tells the Servants, 

“Do whatever he tells you.” John 2. (and they obey)

At the transfiguration, the Heavenly Father (Abba Father) says, 

“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” Matthew 17.

The only implication - the word - OBEY Jesus = LISTEN to Jesus.

A Priest is Jesus.

Note: This is what i know and what i have heard. 

I believe we have to do the right thing always. I do with the Grace of God. I am Sorry i missed on doing it at the right time. Here i am....

This is about the last year-2024. I was to update this letter in December, but it has taken me time. 

I write here, with regards to the transfer of Fr. John Pereira. But whether you think it is a transfer or not, i must write...

I am not writing this on my own accord. I write this as i am directed by Abba Father. 

29th October 2023: This I saw, when a lady came into the Prayer Room and started clicking from her cell the Bible verses on the wall. The Bible Verses-is a LED display, i think but I could be wrong.

This lady was in conversation on the cell while being directed to the clicks. Really not my problem what a person chooses to do. 

But speaking on one’s cell in the Prayer Room is a complete lack of reverence to our Lord (The Holy Eucharist).

And how truly blind these two ladies are. IF ONLY one opens the Bible and reads... This is Day 2. 

and This is Day 1.

A few days prior to Day 2, as I was seated outside the Prayer Room in clear visibility of The Holy Eucharist, and speaking with my Lord, a lady came and sat beside me.

And in speaking she let me know of her conversation with Fr. John and that she had asked Him ‘if she could put the Bible-Light on’ explaining to Him, the reason. And Fr. John’s reply was a 'no' but He did explain it to her. He told her something close to this, 'God is The One, Who guides the soul'. I didn’t ask for what Fr. John's response was, because it was not for me to ask. But she told me anyway.

She told me of a non-Catholic lady in the Prayer Room. She wanted this N-C lady to be attracted by the L.E.D light and come to read the Bible verses. It was her understanding that the Bible verse would make her know the Lord better. And this is the reason she put the LED light idea forward with Fr. John and then she explained it to me.

All I could think was how poor in understanding this woman was. But i did not let her know that.

The n-C lady; I have seen her couple of times. She prays and leaves undisturbed. Her understanding of the Lord was more than this Catholic lady, who failed to see that her attention was in the wrong place. And worst of all she wanted me for some reason to know of her dispute with Fr. John. I was not interested at all in this conversation. Because women they fight for no good reason. To stay away that is what I try my best at. But truthfully knowing this at the time, i thought, didn’t help. But now i understand differently.

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(i bring everything that transpired before my eyes. As i saw-as i hear, i write).

[[[To a person who has left the world, i never mention the word LATE. It is a practice of the world. But it is not what i know or believe. And i am sorry.

I wish to be with the Lord-to see HIM. One day my time will come. 

And all who have gone before me have seen the Lord, they have heard His Voice for real. How truly Blessed they are. 

They are not LATE. They are EARLY!

For they are earlier than me. They have gone before me]]]

I Love Priests.

I Believe Each Priest is Jesus. There is no question in my mind. I am-A whole 100% sure. Fr. Alvaro Nazareth taught me well.

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She expected me to find a fault in the Priest. 

She wanted a reply, and I did reply with, "You had a question, and you asked the Priest. There is nothing wrong to ask. But now you have the answer. You don’t need to be mad at the Priest". I reminded her, "A Priest is Jesus, and you have to obey to the response the Priest has given you."

She looked angry and very disturbed. I have seen such anger, it is destructive.

I have to say, 'hers' was a baseless question. I think she may have wanted a reason to find a fault in Fr. John. That is how I saw it at that moment. And that is the opinion even now.

The next day, she came to the Prayer Room and on leaving she switched the lights on. I think on the days Fr. John celebrated the second mass; she would on purpose switch on the lights earlier. 

We speak of harassment in the world today. We never speak of people harassing Priests. But lay people sometimes do-because some of them equate themselves to Priests and some dare think they are better than Priests. What a poor understanding these people have?

I term this as HARASSMENT to A Priest. 

This switching on the LED light happened every day. Sometimes I would know only when I would be leaving. And when leaving i would often wonder what kind of evil is this? 

(She failed to understand that The Priest-Who has sacrificed His life, leaving His Family, His Home-what will this LED light matter to Him?)

All these women group leaders, their arrogance hits the ceiling. 

This would be the second group leader with a fault line in the Church premises. 

People don't like to hear the truth from a Priest. The moment the truth hurts a person, they will remind the Priest, He is just here for so and so years. And then He will be transferred. 

Is this the way one speaks with a Priest? Is this a way to speak to Jesus? 

This is just an example to help you understand.  

Let's say XYZ-(a woman) is mad with Person123 Because she asks for Person123's consent on (the reason-the mike system). 

Person123 says no clearly explaining it to XYZ. 

XYZ is more than mad and wants Person123 out. But XYZ cannot mention (the reason-the mike system) to wanting the person out. 

Because should XYZ mention this (the reason-the mike system) -XYZ could get rejected for the reason given - as it is the truth.  

So, when XYZ is mad and to prove control XYZ will look for what is the weak spot.

And when they find that weak spot (VOICE)-they will attack on that. It does not have to be the truth, but it will be made to look believable. 

Call no person good.

Latin was the international language of Catholic mass for centuries. The Second Vatican Council (1962–65) allowed the Latin Mass to be replaced with services in commonly used languages.

Back then when the celebration of the mass was in Latin, people did not understand, but in Faith they came.

The movie - The Passion of Christ was in Aramic and people watched it. Because it was a holy movie.

The celebration of the mass - is the Sacrifice of Jesus. 

[[[If you happen to be at a Gujrati celebration of the mass, and you are English speaking person-it is still the Sacrifice of Jesus and not a word of criticism must ever flow from your mouth regarding the celebration of the mass. For what you do not understand, leave it to God, let Him fill you completely. Let Him be your ALL.

Yes, if you watch people dancers, before the beginning of the celebration of the mass, -we all know that is not really a part of the celebration of the mass, so there you are free to say, but control your speaking.]]]

Money & absolute power corrupts people. It intoxicates them and blinds them to their rigid beliefs.

My point being for centuries, people participated in the celebration of the mass, to be with the Lord. They never made an issue on anything. They were happy that they had Priests to celebrate the mass.

I grew up in a place, where we would come together in a room to celebrate the mass. 

I know what It means to have a Priest. I have seen our Priest, make sacrifices every time to celebrate a Mass. 

And I love our Priests; Their whole life is a Sacrifice.

We cannot let go of our ego and They-The Priests have given up their whole lives to Christ? 

And the lay man-woman wants to equate himself-herself to a Priest. 

NO LAY PERSON - in any lifetime -IS EVER A MATCH to The PRIEST! 

I will repeat this sentence again. 

NO LAY PERSON - in any lifetime -IS EVER A MATCH to The PRIEST! 

If i could count a Trillion and One times * eternity. 

NO LAY PERSON - in any lifetime -IS EVER A MATCH to The PRIEST! 

To know more on PRIESTS Please read: Love Prevails!: On PRIESTS...

We ought to pray to have more Priests. 

We need to encourage and love our Priests. 

We have to let them know what a Blessing they are to us. Because it is through each Priest, we have Jesus with us.

A Priest is Jesus, and when Jesus corrects you - you want to shut Jesus up. And because you felt offended, you want the Priest-Jesus, transferred. 

You think you won? Do you feel that way?

Do you not know, do you not understand, how blind you are. 

When you hurt a Priest, you hurt Jesus directly. 

When you insult a Priest, you insult Jesus directly. 

When you give a reason for a transfer of the Priest, you directly abandon Jesus. 

When we complain of Priests making a demand for a transfer of Priests, we do so only because our sins blind us.

Is this the love of Christ? or is it self-love?

[[The who I am? (DANGEROUS THOUGHT).]]

We have to humble ourselves before a Priest as unto The Lord.

Jesus, meek and humble of heart make my heart, like unto Thine.

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Luke 10:16 - “He who hears you hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

(Jesus' words)

When you reject a Priest, you reject Jesus. Plain and Simple. (Transferring a Priest-Rejecting a Priest = Rejecting Jesus.) 

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Fr. John Pereira is A simple Priest.

He directs a person, the way Jesus does because He is genuinely concerned of the person, He comes across. 

He had His words of wisdom for me, not something i expected Him to say, considering that most people are not concerned on those aspects, but Fr. John Pereira was. It had me thinking for a long time. 

He is direct and to the point while not being hurtful in His Words. There is a Power to TRUTH - It is His simplicity, His straightforwardness, His honesty in a simple direct approach. No thinking twice. 

He is stern, because there is a truth He believes. And there is absolutely nothing wrong in His way.

Each day at the celebration of the mass, Fr. John would render His Homily for 5 minutes or so. There were times i would wish it could be longer. He always spoke from the heart.

On St. Blaise feast, I remember Him saying, 'you got to bless your throat, so you can speak the truth'. (That is so beautifully simple. I absolutely loved the words.) The TRUTH-is how I saw it. 

I thought that was God at His Best. I skipped a line to have my throat blessed by Fr. John Pereira.

"Abba Father, i have done as You have asked me." 

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In all truthfulness, on the matter of transfer of Priests, and when it comes to complaints by people (where it is not a valid reason such as this--there must never be a transfer. 

To Whosoever is responsible in handling the matter of the Transfer of Priests. 

i am nobody and as such i have no ground to say,

All i ask is:- There should be a complete ban on people having the right to ask for a PRIEST TRANSFER! 

Thus, making the transfer of Priests on invalid reasons NULL. 

I hope SOMEBODY will look into this and put this to a complete rest.

A complete STOPPAGE to people's request of PRIESTS TRANSFER on grounds that are not negotiable and MUST NEVER BE NEGOTIABLE!

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"Abba Father, i have done as You have asked me." 

Thank You, Abba Father. 

Thank You, Jesus. 

Thank You, Holy Spirit.

Please also read: Letter 1-2: The Heart is deceitful!

JMJ

Letter 1-2: The Heart is deceitful!

And some one said to him, “Lord, will those who are saved be few?” Luke 13:23

Do you think all of us will be saved? 

Why is it we are so hard to hearing that we won't accept corrections. You know, God corrects us for our good.

In the present time:

We have gone completely mad and out of control.

We have made The Church-The House of God, a place to our convenience with huge tele screens for display and air coolers in the Sanctuary.

When we pray, we must come to seek God and not our comforts. We are meant to live a life of sacrifice. 

Prayer is my time with God. 

Prayer is also a sacrifice one makes for the good of the other.

Prayer is a sacrifice the heart willingly makes.

Prayer is not about getting together online through conference calls. There is no sacrifice in it. It is a modern-day bluff telling what effort each person is making to pray, while there is no effort at all. During Covid it was a very valid thing to do, not now. Now, we dare to bluff God.

When one is unable to move out of their home, the Online celebration of the mass is the only comfort. 

I have come to understand the implication of it being on a daily basis. And it should not be so. 

Because there is nothing in comparison to the celebration of the mass in the Church. Because there is nothing like Jesus feeding you and me with His Body and Blood. 

Always Avail of This Privilege-

Do not miss This Great Privilege.

(The online mass during Covid was a necessity, but we have been out of that situation for a long time now, we need to be coming to Church. 

This obviously i am telling myself. So important that i need to remind myself, what and how much i am missing. And i am missing a lot.)

(Please know, when you stand before Jesus, every effort you made in your lifetime to be in the celebration of the Mass and receive the Body of Christ– will count to your benefit.)

Please do not make it a habit to be a participant in the online Eucharistic Adoration unless you really can’t move out of your home.

And when you are given that grace to go out-please do visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.

JESUS is there waiting for you and me.

IT IS most essential to be in the Presence of Jesus. 

CHRIST is LIFE Itself!

CHRIST is Everything!

However sick you are, whatever the stage of your sickness, COME in the Presence of Jesus, sit before HIM, and your sickness has to stop -it cannot progress ahead. Sit with Jesus every day, let Jesus know how you suffer and what is it you want from Jesus. And pray for your loved ones too. Learning to TRUST - JESUS is an important matter and the way to a miraculous life in Jesus.

Online Eucharistic Adoration is just it, online. When one is sick and cannot move out of one's home, then Jesus understands.

Otherwise, it is a lack of effort on reaching to Jesus. In reality, it should be me running to Jesus. It must be my effort, my willingness and my sacrifice all in the grace and Will of God. It must be me talking to Jesus, telling, asking, praying to Jesus for me and for others.

Always know Jesus waits for your presence with Him. Make the effort.

(P.S: I have an asthma condition, that makes it very difficult for me to walk. The distance to my Church is 10 minutes. But 2 minutes into walking and I want to sit.

But here is the thing, I need to fight this condition trusting in God. So, in the grace of God, I have been working on myself, trying to walk-run at home. I do make an effort to walk continuous 1 hour. I desire to come as soon as POSSIBLE.)

It is at funerals when one is giving the eulogy you hear of how the loved one is now in Heaven.

My thought is why would anyone say that?

Sometimes you hear all the degrees and the Job Status and all the achievements. And in my opinion, it is not a necessity because he or she is not doing a job portfolio or job hunting. The person is GONE.

It is good to know the person apart from all the artificial things that people usually speak at funerals. Talking of the achievements, does not matter at all to where one is going.

You are alive and breathing now, so please think about this-

It matters to God, if you've been unkind to the people in your life.

It matters, to God, if you've never lived a day of your life loving others. 

It matters to God, when you think all the riches is for you. But everything is not always about you or for you. 

IF you think all the comforts in the world, paves the way to Heaven- Please Think again.

We are meant to be a Holy People, but we lead very selfish lives that keep us from entering the phase to be Holy.

PRIESTS + Nuns + SAINTS = HEAVEN.

Then there is Purgatory and HELL.

To be made Holy (there is a cleansing process and), one would enter Purgatory upon death.

Yes, many people declare they are holy – and I will tell you why they think they are:

• Because they go to Church every day.
• They may be (titles)……or in some committee in the Church.
• They go for Eucharistic Adoration.
• They are in all kinds of prayer groups. They pray the Rosary. They make the novenas.

(I will come to the point. 

Are you OBEDIENT to GOD in all things of life? Please read:

Attending the mass everyday-most wonderful. Praying all the time, and the way you do exemplary.)

But the real big question is - are you leading an exemplary life?

Are you a loving wife-husband?

As a wife are you in obedience to your husband? Are you aggressive always causing a nuisance.

A good wife is there with her family. She may go for work, come back and see to her husband and children. And yes, she cooks, as it is part of her responsibility. And it is an exception when her husband comes from work and helps her in the kitchen. She does not expect of him, but he does it out of love.

A good husband does not come home drunk and cause a chaos. 

A good husband and wife are faithful to each other. Faithfulness in a marriage is a key to great love.

As Parents, do you make differences in your children? Children are a blessing and Joy. And there must be no distinction made.

And most importantly are you obedient to your PRIESTS?

Obedience is REQUIRED. 

Mostly when people meet, their mode of talking is always their property. It is all that matters to them.

Everyone forgets The Rich Fool.

Because we are all such fools.

We are so attached to our wealth; the number of injustices we do cannot be because we are holy.

The goodness in us is dying. We fall often. And money is the reason we fall. Money is necessary, BUT we must be wholly dependent on God and in His LAWS.

Have you ever noticed that nobody these days talks about, Hell or Purgatory for that matter. How come?

Nobody is afraid of the consequences of selfish living. Why?

These are questions we need to take seriously.

Everybody speaks like there is no need to worry of getting to Heaven. As if they got a deal done for their super reservation to Heaven.

And rarely will you hear Priests talk on Purgatory or Hell, and if they do, it is a touch and go matter. Nobody wants to tell their parishioners, that your lifestyles will take you to Hell.

For the next thing you hear - there is a huge rally, and the transfer of the Priest will be much in the happening.

 

And going by the Words of Jesus, one's lifestyle could take one to Hell. To be a 100% candidate to Heaven we need to follow the words of Jesus. COME let me explain:-

When i am looking down my kitchen window, i see people moving about holding their cells in hand, talking with the other person online. For a moment you would want to think there is so much love, that people can't live without talking to each other. But no that is not the entire truth. 

When far from each other, people will talk for hours. But when they are under one roof, they have no time to look at each other. 

That is how strange we have become. There is no genuineness left. We have become very materialistic in our approach to everyone. 

We live selfish lives; we live like there is no tomorrow. 

We don't live the way God expects of us. We give new meaning to that which we want to conveniently change. 

A Wealthy person may have 4-5 houses or more and untold wealth. 

All the Blessings we are blessed with - All the material wealth, the properties, everything we have is to be shared. For nothing is really ours. Everything we have is God given and meant to be of use to one another. So that there is no one in need. 

Please read:-

Acts 4:32-37 (Reading - 29 April 2025)

32 Now the company of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had everything in common. 33 And with great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. 34 There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of what was sold 35 and laid it at the apostles’ feet; and distribution was made to each as any had need. 36 Thus Joseph who was surnamed by the apostles Barnabas (which means, Son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, 37 sold a field which belonged to him, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

Are we of one heart and soul. Sadly No. We are too selfish and blind to see. 

Do we have everything in common. No. The intention to share, that understanding is very much in lack. Everybody likes to know they have more than their neighbour. And that is a sad truth.

Not a needy person in sight. Please click on the link below to know more. (The below title says it all.)

The WORLD: Refugee & Poverty!

At the Heart of God, we are His Children, thus we are all Brothers and Sisters. 

The Old Christians in -ACTS 4- fully understood God's Sacrifice. They loved GOD, and they loved their neighbour's with the love of God. In their way of life, we need to imitate them.
We are given things, so that we can share and we must share. God freely gave us Himself. We must imitate our God in His Generous Giving. 
We have to love God with our whole heart. Our every move must be in moving to be with God and learning to love one another. Our greatest treasure is always GOD.
We are light years away from the love they bore for each other in Acts 4. What am amazing LOVE!    

Going a bit further. We now enter Matthew 19:16-30
Let us look at:- The Rich Young Man

16 And behold, one came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have eternal life?” 

17 If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” 18 He said to him, “Which?” 

The rich man wants to know the way to eternal life. Jesus asks him to keep the commandments. He asks Jesus, which one?

(Jesus says) And Jesus said, “You shall not kill, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, 19 Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 

(v19 As human beings, we always keep ourselves safe. We want the best for ourselves. What i want for myself, i should want the same for my brother or sister. 

And that is what Acts 4:32-37 mentions that people were of one heart and soul, they did not claim anything as theirs, but they had everything in common. They followed what Jesus says here, 'you shall love your neighbour as yourself.' They lived perfectly in perfect love.

20 The young man said to him, “All these I have observed; what do I still lack?” 

In Matthew 19:20-21, the rich man thinks he has done everything perfectly and is quite content when he asks Jesus, knowing he should get a great answer “All these I have observed; what do I still lack?”

Here in Matthew, the rich young man asks the question, what do i still lack. He probably thought he did wonderful. 

In v21 Jesus tells him, if you would be perfect... (means he lacks)

In Mark 10 - The Rich Man (Jesus says, "You lack.....)

“You lack one thing; go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

In Luke 18 - The Rich Ruler (Jesus says, "One thing you still lack..)

“One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

(What Jesus is telling us ALL - WE ALL LACK till we decide to share our resources with all our BROTHERS & SISTERS)

(Trouble is, we are never ready to listen. We have found the easiest means to charity, give a little and get away with sharing everything.)

21 Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 

Jesus says in Matthew 5:48 - You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

God sacrificed His Only Begotten Son, to give us new life.

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

God did not withhold His Best. God gave us His Everything-In His Only Son Jesus. We were indeed poor, but in God's Divine Sacrifice of His Son, we were made partakers of Eternal Life. God's Sacrifice was PERFECT! For God gave us His ALL-HIS only Begotten Son!

To be perfect like our Heavenly Father, Jesus in Matthew 19:21 tells us to 'go, sell what you possess and give to the poor...' 

(Because when we give of ourselves and share our bread, we are in imitation of God, Who gave us HIS ALL.)

To be perfect we have to do the following Acts 4:32-37(From abv)

And this is what Jesus means: - The old Christians sold everything they had and shared with each other and nobody lacked anything. They gave everything they had for love and followed the Apostles, they followed Jesus. 

This is how we must live with our fellow brothers and sisters. (Acts 4:32-37 mentions people sold all they had and followed Jesus.)

In this lifetime, it is most difficult to think of parting with our comforts. But yet maybe you can find a little place in your heart to do something good - give a little. 

Practise for 30 days, till it becomes a habit to give.  

22 When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions. 23 And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 

The rich have all the comforts in this world. And all that is given is not for them to spend on themselves but to be shared with everybody. But once you are accustomed to a certain way of life, it is that much difficult to leave it behind, it is difficult to share. 

The poor have absolutely nothing in this life. No roof above the head, no proper clothes to wear. Sometimes, there is no food for the day. They go to sleep empty stomachs. Now if these poor, being poor lead a simple loving life, they have done basically everything that is expected of them. They go straight to Heaven, and why shouldn't they, they struggled all through their lives. 

Not so with the rich. A luxurious life, a way to travel around the world. All the means to spend. Homes here and there. Great clothes. Dining in fabulous places. Travel in fancy ways. There is no shortage to anything. Could i mention a lack of love to their brothers and sisters. The rich had plenty but did not bother to share what they had with the poor.

We have to remember, that at the end of time, Jesus will ask each one of us what we did with the Talents given to us.

25 When the disciples heard this they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” 26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” 

A man does not enter Heaven on his own merits or the wealth he accumulated here on Earth. For all materialistic wealth is perishable.

One enters Heaven in the Grace and Will of God. 

God’s gift of Salvation isn’t something we can buy, nor is it something we can earn by our own good works. 

Romans 6:23 - “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord”. On the Cross Jesus Christ became the final Sacrifice for our sins. He paid for our salvation with His Blood. Jesus gave us His ALL. 

We are meant to give our best to everyone, not with holding anything from anyone who needs. We must be always in imitation of our Lord and Master Jesus Christ. 

27 Then Peter said in reply, “Lo, we have left everything and followed you. What then shall we have?” 28 Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life. 30 But many that are first will be last, and the last first.

Luke 8:8 in Parable of the Sower -8 And some fell into good soil and grew, and yielded a hundredfold. 

The Priests and Nuns and Saints have left everything for Jesus and here in Matthew 19:29 Jesus has promised they will receive a hundredfold and inherit eternal life. 

Inherit-means it is their Property. They receive IT as Heirs of Jesus. WOW!

Acts 4:32-37 - They gave everything for each other. They left everything for Jesus. They lived loving their neighbour as themselves. 

And in Matthew 19:21-Jesus says to the rich young man and Jesus tells us too:-“If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 

They the People of Acts 4:32-37 were Perfect. Jesus's words. 

November 11, 2024 - The Judgement of the Nations:

Matthew 25:31-40 RSV

31 "When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, 33 and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left. 34 Then the King will say to those at his right hand, `Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; 35 for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' 37 Then the righteous will answer him, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink? 38 And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee? 39 And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit thee?' 40 And the King will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.'

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41 Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to thee?’ 45 Then he will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.’ 46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

And what about being judged. We all know there is an account to give for the things we've done and failed to do.

YES! God is merciful, And God is Fair and Just.

But when we work with the grace of God provided to us, at different times of our lives there will be changes. And that change is good because it comes at a certain point of time.

But there are people, who, with the grace of God provided to them, will not make good of the graces, because they think they have the time, and they follow their will. But the end may come suddenly.

Yes, God is Abundantly Merciful in this lifetime, but we need to co-operate with God, Who, is ever loving to us.

Once this life comes to an end - then it is time for judgement.

 

The rich often believe that with a few charities here and there they could buy their way to Heaven, that is their belief. 

They have the comforts in this world, and they want the comforts of Heaven as well. They will not change their lifestyle. But Heaven has to make exceptions for them, for the charities they did. 

How foolish their thoughts. How can God be fooled to such insanity? Is it not insane to think you can give to charity and God will absolve you of the ridiculous things you continue to do? 

Everything is God's. Have you ever understood that? How is your money, which God has blessed you with - which is HIS - going to get you absolved of your many sins. 

All you need is a repentant heart and a simple Prayer:- 

"Lord Jesus, forgive me for i have sinned. I do not know how to pray, teach me Your ways oh Lord. Lead me to You, for i need You." 

Go to Church and make your confession with a Priest. 

We cannot be Heaven bound and the reason being our lack of love for our family and neighbours.

I Pray for everyone Heaven. We need to concern ourselves about everyone. For Love is our Ticket to Heaven.

We don’t know, who will make it to Heaven and who will fall short.

And could anyone be lost, that would be their own shortcoming. It is the Lord’s desire, that we all make it to Heaven.

So, the question will all be saved? What's the church's understanding on that?

From the scriptures, we understand that God desires that all be saved.

Therefore, Deny yourself and carry your cross daily and follow Jesus.

People’s opinions change rapidly. Therefore, it must never matter what people think. I will explain to the best I can in the grace of God.

Tom and Phil have been neighbours and friends. For some reason there was a fight. Maybe given a day or two or perhaps a week the situation could have changed.

Tom is aggressive, manipulative, revengeful and when he lies, he sounds believable. With the fight that broke out, it got loud especially when Tom kept hurling abuses at Phil.

The neighbours know the reason of the fight-for such things spread like fire. But they maintain their silence, for they know Tom.

Phil thinks it better to be quiet; he thinks of his family, he does not want to grow bitter or angry. He chooses Peace. He lets go of the things that hurt him.

But not so with Tom. Tom talks badly about Phil, he wants everyone to see there is no good in Phil. Every time he talks, he grows aggressive, not understanding that hurtful talks don’t make a person calm.

New people come into the neighbourhood, and they too hear the stories. It seems believable and convincing.

As time rolls on, this becomes the truth. Even the people from the village have forgotten what led to the fight. Because every piece of the story over time has been fabricated. And with the passage of time, it seems the natural truth. Though there is no such thing as natural truth. Truth is Truth.

Phil keeps his distance from people, while maintaining his silence. There are people who think badly about Phil, it hurts Phil, but he does not want to defend himself.

There was a time when he could have said something, but knowing Tom, things would not help.

The Moral: Gossip is deadly, you kill the reputation of a person. 

But Tom gives no second thought. Tom has sown the seeds and repeatedly sown a lie. In the years that have rolled on, the people who don’t know the situation know what they hear from Tom as the truth.

How deadly are your words, how deadly are your deeds to hurt and degrade a person?

Remember: No one is given the right to hurt and demean another person through gossip or lies. But people do that all the time.

THE TRUTH

Don't be envious of anybody.

Let not your anger cause you to sin. No matter how good a reason, anger expressed aggressively is never justified.  

The reason we get mad at ourselves most often is due to our own failure. The failure to love. 

When we are in obedience to the commandments of God, we will be in Peace. 

We must pray for God's Grace, to do the right thing always. 

We must pray to God to give us a HEART like His always Loving, Humble, Kind, Patient, and seeking to be JUST of Heart in everything we do.

We must always be Thankful to God for everything He has given us, the good and the not so good.

Avoid creating rifts whether at home or outside. It is a bad thing. Anger is an opportunity for an outburst. As anger grows, so do the abuses, there are fights that tear you apart. 

Peace must begin at Home and then move into the world.

The absence of God is the absence of Love.

The absence of God is the absence of Peace.

The absence of God is the absence of Joy.

It is no home, where Christ is not in Residence.

The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately corrupt; who can understand it? Jeremiah 17:9

Anger is destructive. It destroys the Peace in the home, it destroys relationships. And children growing up in a destructive environment will be no better persons than what they are exposed to.

Peace grows in the heart of a person. Jesus is the Prince of Peace!

Please also read: Letter 1-3: TRIALS

JMJ

Letter 1-3: TRIALS

God is HOLY! God’s anger is a Holy anger, it is when we break His commands, when we exploit and violate the poor, the weak, when we discriminate people.

If we are to imitate God, we must put on LOVE, we cannot be unjust in our ways.

God loves all His children, and we in turn must love all our brothers and sisters in Christ. We must be of one thought, one heart-from God to all of us. 

That which oppresses my brothers or sisters, truly oppresses me.

When we have submitted ourselves to God, only then can God lead us to Perfection.

There is no set pattern for trials. They come at any time and it could be just anybody. 

Trials could be in the form of relationships: 

Parents-children, Husband-Wife
At the workplace - Harassments, losing a job.

At School and College.

With Friends, With neighbours.

Hard times they come through any situation. 

And when we know less of God, we fail to understand GOD and His Ways. There is a time for everything under Heaven. 

Keeping God First, means being in submission and trusting God. God will teach you, His ways. Keep God first place, and everything will fall in line. Perfection does not happen in a day. It comes about gradually. 

GOD is always watching.

Failures in TRIALS could arise when:

A person has never learnt to adjust to others or circumstances.

Everything is always about the person, you. You want to be doing everything. You want to be the focus. And they say-when you over do things, you won't go unpunished. 

Never accepting faults and always blaming others.

You don't like dealing with problems, and you push them under the carpet hoping that is where they will be.

You fail to appreciate people.

You fail to be grateful to everybody. 

Anger is the best defense to keep people from correcting our wrongs.

We forget God is in control. We forget God allows the trials in our life. Everything is a learning curve, we learn to grow in our trust of GOD. 

• Trials come at different times. We do not know when they come.

When we are constantly hit with criticism, having failed yet again in our many attempts, then failure hits us bad. Our ego gets bruised. And this happens, because when we do things, it is our will that is in motion. 
But when we are resting on God's Will, we may fail-we may even face criticism, but we know God is in Charge. And failure hurts, but you know God always Succeeds. There is no failure in God.

• Trials make us stronger.

We learn to rely on God through each season. Every season has its own hardships and there is always something we learn. Perfection is not reached in a day. It is practiced in Time. We grow in God.  

Failure is a big part of learning to succeed. It is in failing that we learn how to reach to Perfection; all in the Grace and Will of God. It is learning to love-when our loved ones could reject us, it is learning to wait (because God says, 'Be Still'. And you know 'God is working behind the scene'.) and trust God for the due Season. 

When you are waiting on God, God is building you up through patience, God is making you skillful through failure. 

When it comes to people, at a particular point of time you could be floating on clouds, and when things do go wrong, you get thrashed.

(((I follow this simple strategy, i treat praise and criticism in the same manner, never letting either one get to my head. In everything i give the best i can, never counting on what others think of me. I always look to God-and what God has to say.)))  

AND with time you will realize what people think must not matter when it comes to your way with God. 

And then you are no more in a hurry. You know when it is time, it will happen. You grow stronger in God, as you grown in God. 

It is the presence of God in my life, that makes me strong.

Trials don't make us weak. Do not resist trials. They lead you to the Heart of God.

• When experiencing anger, look deep into self to know the cause. 

When the answers are not what we expect it could make us irritable. And failure gets even more difficult especially when everybody around you is constantly succeeding. (at work, relationships, etc...) 

Some people get nasty when they face failures. Anger gives way to their emotions. Pride takes control. Unable to accept the truth or be able to speak the truth to anybody, they feel let down. 

And they blame God for letting them down, not fully understanding that what they are going through is a trial, and trials do take time, and very much depending on whether we have learnt what God intends to teach us. God does not want any of His children to fail, so God does what a Good Parent will do. God puts us on the path to succeed-which makes us walk on grounds that cause failure. But many people give up, because they don't understand the journey, they don't know what it feels to walk with God. They have forgotten what it is to enjoy each day to the fullest trusting in God always. It is difficult to have a good time when you are constantly failing. But that is what you need to do. That is the key ingredient: To Have a Good Time-have a Good Day, knowing that God is working behind the scenes.

• The secret is in knowing the Heart of the Father.

When i was little, i never thought what i want to do when i grow up. 

But the one dream i did have was - the dream of a loving Father.

The thing about life is as we grow, some of us remember our dreams, some of us forget it. And with many, their dreams change with time.

But in reality, to a Father, we are always His Children. He never gives up on us. We forget how to approach Him. But God always remembers every-thing about each and every child of His.

When we keep failing, The Loving Father, reinvents a new reason to keep us going. Always the Creator, always The Father. 

Life is difficult and it is most difficult without God. And God takes care of us each and every step of the way. 

God is the Greatest Mathematician, God is our Greatest Encourager!

When we are children, we never worry for anything. Everything is up to the Parents. As children we are carefree. As grown-ups we forget we are children to our loving Father in Heaven. We forget to be Care-Free. 

And ALL we really need to do is be that little child, always Trusting our Heavenly Father and being His carefree child always.

Trials will come. They are there to lead you and me to a staircase to the Heart of the Father. 

Walk those steps as a child, just carefree. 

God will watch over you every step of the way. Remember to be obedient in all things and ways of God. And with time you will know what it means to be care-free in God.

Do not resist the trial. Trust God. 

JMJ

Please also read: Letter 1-4: To Believe!