The Word of God

 

Word of God, 14th October 2024

Lord, allow our hearts to overflow with love for You. 

Eph. 2:8–10NJB). Because it is by grace that you have been saved, through faith; not by anything of your own, but by a gift from God; not by anything that you have done, so that nobody can claim the credit. We are God’s work of art, created in Christ Jesus for the good works which God has already designated to make up our way of life. God's grace and our faith in Christ Jesus are what save us. Nothing that we acquired was possible without God's mercy and grace. God gives grace as a gift, therefore we are unable to claim it or give it credit. We are called to labor for our Lord since we are God's artistic creation. Therefore, we must pray to discover what God's will is for our lives. He will assign us a lot of tasks to complete in order to elevate and beautify our lives. The amount of benefits and gifts He has in store for us is indescribable and immeasurable. Lord, allow our hearts to overflow with love for You. 

 

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Word of God, 10th October 2024

Lord, make us worthy to praise You, adore You and glorify You  

   Sir 43: 27-33NJB We could say much more and still fall short; to put it concisely, ‘He is all.’ Where shall we find sufficient power to glorify him, since he is the Great One, above all his works, the awe-inspiring Lord, stupendously great, and wonderful in his power? Exalt the Lord in your praises as high as you may—still he surpasses you. Exert all your strength when you exalt him, do not grow tired—you will never come to the end. Who has ever seen him to describe him? Who can glorify him as he deserves? Many mysteries remain even greater than these, for we have seen only a few of his works, the Lord himself having created all things and given wisdom to those who are devout. The Lord's deeds cannot be exalted by our words alone. Only He is Mighty and the Great One, and He alone can give us the will and strength to exalt His mighty deeds. Above all the creations in the universe, he is the Creator. He is the source of God's awe and love for us. God has unfathomable power and strength. Let us exalt and give thanks to our Lord in His powerful presence. We could never grow weary of praising Him because there is no end to the good deeds we perform for Him. We never see Him, but through our Lord Jesus Christ, whom the Father loves most, we have come to know Him. The best-ever work The greatest thing He has ever done for us is to have sent His only Son to die on the cross so that we can become His sons and daughters. Because we are only human, we have only witnessed a small portion of His works in the brief time we have been on Earth, and none of them can compare to the magnitude or worth of His accomplishments. Many secrets remain unsolved for us, but as long as we live a virtuous and obedient life, He grants us permission to accept His wisdom. 

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Word of God, 10th October 2024

Lord, how rich is Your wisdom, knowledge and glory among Your holy People. 

Eph 1: 17-18(NJB) May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, give you a spirit of wisdom and perception of what is revealed, to bring you to full knowledge of him. May he enlighten the eyes of your mind so that you can see what hope his call holds for you, how rich is the glory of the heritage he offers among his holy people. The mysteries of the kingdom of God can only be revealed by the Lord. God will send the Holy Spirit to give us knowledge and wisdom. The Lord will open our eyes so that we can continue to put our trust and hope in Him, regardless of the type of calling He has given us. For this reason, the Scripture explains how rich is God's glory among His holy people. 

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Word of God, 6th October 2024

Lord, show us what You have given us to accomplish for the sake of Your Kingdom. 

Gal 1: 15-16 But when God, who had set me apart from the time when I was in my mother’s womb, called me through his grace and chose to reveal his Son in me, so that I should preach him to the gentiles. According to St. Paul, he knows what the Lord called him to do. The Lord had given him the mission of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles. Everybody is called to carry out a task that the Lord has given them. The Lord has given us a community in which we can grow in our faith and passionately love Lord Jesus. To bring us together in Him, God must make His Son known to us. Lord, show us what You have given us to accomplish for the sake of Your Kingdom. 

Oh Little Francis

 

Happy  Feast of St Francis Assisi 

Oh Francis, you sacrificed many things of this world, you embraced the way of littleness to approach eternal life! 

Oh, Little Francis

Oh! Little Francis 

The poorest of the poor 

You imitated Christ 

In everything you have done

You made an example 

To the young and old

You are the humblest servant 

Chosen by God, to serve the flocks of Christ

You left all the wealth of this world

To gain the wealth of Heaven

You poured out the charity 

On all the Creatures of God

Your love is inspiring 

Still in the hearts of millions

You were the channel of peace

Peace that the Lord has endeavoured 

Lord has given a key to you 

To open the hearts of the wearied souls

Help us to seek the life in holiness

The peace and joy in the Holy Spirit

You have loved the nature ardently

You praised God’s creations by giving Him thanks

You love peace among the nations

You never wants to be loved but to love all

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When I Love Jesus

When I Love Jesus 

When I love Jesus my Lord,

He gives me tiny pains.

He protects me from becoming proud.

When I sin, He consoles me;

He leads me to ask His forgiveness,

He invites me to be reconciled.

When I am not loving Him,

He leads me to repent;

He invites me into His presence.

When I love Him,

He guides me into silence,

To speak to me in secret.

When I love Him,

He leads me to reflect upon Him,

He gives me endless hours to be with Him.

When I love Him,

He leads me to know Him more and more,

He reveals Himself to me.

When I love Him,

He does marvelous things for me,

His right arm embraces me.

When I love Him,

He leads me to glorify Him;

He guides me to praise Him.

When I love Him,

He makes me love others,

Even to love my enemies!

When I love Him,

He rejoices;

He starts speaking to me.

When I love Him,

He leads me towards others,

To know their misery and pain,

To counsel them in His Name.

When I love Him,

He does miracles,

Of which the most beautiful of all

Is His presence in the Holy Eucharist.

I love the Holy Mass;

When a Holy Priest sacrifices the Holy Eucharist.

Oh Jesus I love you in the form of the most tiny piece of Bread.

When I am hungry,

He feeds me

With His Word and the Word made flesh.

Lord, how can I make a return

For all these wonders of eternal wealth,

With which You have endowed me day after day?

Lord Jesus, I trust in You,

I thank you for all Your countless blessings,

With which You will continue to bless me,

Till the evening of my life!

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Word of God, On 24th September 2024

Lord, bless us by hearing and listening the unadulterated Word of God 

(Ga 1:6–9 NJB). I am astonished that you are so promptly turning away from the one who called you in the grace of Christ and are going over to a different gospel— not that it is another gospel; except that there are trouble-makers among you who are seeking to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we ourselves or an angel from heaven preaches to you a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let God’s curse be on him. I repeat again what we declared before: anyone who preaches to you a gospel other than the one you were first given is to be under God’s curse.

In the preceding verses, St Paul discusses how we fall away from God's grace. We should have a single way to live our spiritual life. The Gospel and Holy Scriptures, which we have learned from our spiritual teachers or fathers, should not be ignored. We got a specific Charism from them, and each Charism is unique. Furthermore, some preachers may distort God's Word when preaching the gospel. 2Cr 2: 17 At least we do not adulterate the word of God, as so many do, but it is in all purity, as envoys of God and in God’s presence, that we speak in Christ. Br Shaji always quote this Scriptural verse (Word of God) in his preaching. We have our Brothers to give us the knowledge and wisdom necessary to enter the Charism of Word of Grace, which Br Victor bestowed upon us. We can all grow in this very pertinent and particular Charism that Lord Jesus has bestowed upon Br Victor. All of us must adhere to this Charism in order to grow spiritually in the love of God. So hearing the Holy Scriptures, the unadulterated Word of God, from the Brothers has given us a great grace. We shall go wrong by listening to and practising other preachers' methods of teaching the Scriptures, and as a result, we will lose our Charism and grace.