SIGNS, WONDERS AND MIRACLES

   Do you feel safe and secure in your homes, offices, and other places aside from these. We have come to reach a point in our present day life when we often hear a lot of shocking news about fraud, robbery and murder which is now very rampant. There is no reason to fear because we can always count on an Invincible and Almighty God. Nahum 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-71 See, upon the mountains there advances the bearer of good news, announcing peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah, fulfill your vows! For nevermore shall you be invaded by the scoundrel; he is completely destroyed. He is the boss! He calls the shots that's why we are confident that nothing can go wrong let's just always trust God that whatever happens He is in control, amen. Deuteronomy 32:35cd-36ab, 39abcd, 41R: It is I who deal death and give life.35 Close at hand is the day of their disaster and their doom is rushing upon them! 36 Surely, the LORD shall do justice for his people; on his servants he shall have pity. Aren’...

   Since today is the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, all the readings point only to one thing, the Kingship, Majesty and Dominion of God over all the earth. In today's 1st reading, God is described as seating on His throne and gave an impression of great power. It takes us to another aspect or level of understanding of the majesty of our God. We ought to be glad and rejoice that we have a God who is Almighty and Immortal that no one or nothing can ever be over and above Him. Whenever we hear the word throne then we immediately paint a picture in our minds about royalty, highness and being on top of everything. This is all true when we speak of God. Although we may never be able to fully visualize God, the Ancient One sitting on the throne, it reminds us of the truth that He is King of kings and Lord of lords.    We just can’t put the right words into our mouth when we speak of God’s majesty. God is almighty and all powerful. He is beyond words! Amen. Halle...

    Nothing beats the kind of love that God has for all of us. It is a love that never fades and is there to stay. Amen. Hallelujah! Jeremiah 31:1-7 ...“With age-old love I have loved you; so I have kept my mercy toward you... We can always take courage in the fact that we have a Loving Father who is like a Good Shepherd. He will surely lead us to the right path. There are significant events in our life that we can associate with certain major decisions we made and can never forget. In everything let us always lift it to God in prayer.  The place where we are right now is exactly where God wants us to be. If God brings us here then He will bring us through it. God knows exactly and with perfection what is being allowed to happen to us in our life at this precise moment. God's purpose for us is simply perfect. He wants to show us things that only we can understand by living what we are living and by being in the place where we are now. That's God, He passes us through a lo...

   Every time I watch the TV whether it's the local or international news there is always unrest and discontentment. People are rallying all over the world . There are several issues today that question the management of the respective leaders. People are fighting and badmouthing words at each other. Above all of these things we must not forget and always remember that no matter what happens we will always be God's people and that is all we need to put order in our chaotic life. We look all around us and see the sinful way the people live in society. People do not realize how destructive their way of living to the point of ruining themselves. Instead of being repentant they resort to all kinds of evil ways and thus bring to themselves an incurable wound as what Jeremiah said in today's 1st reading. Life expectancy in some places of the world has gone down to 55 to 65. This is not due to poverty but the behavior that destroy society. Statistics show that 60% of the populatio...

 Honesty is the best policy. It always pays to be honest. No matter how unpleasant it may look and appear to others we must not compromise the truth just to gain the admiration of others or spare ourselves from discomfort and inconvenience. In today's 1st reading Hananiah was punished by God for not speaking the truth. There are times in our life when we are faced with difficult situations and we resort to what's practical and convenient even though deep in our heart we know that it is not exactly what God wants us to do. We ought to be careful of the words we speak to others as it may leave them with the wrong impression or worse the wrong information. Just like in today's 1st reading, no matter how pleasant the prophecy of Hananiah was if it was not truly coming from the Lord then it would just make things worse than it was before. We should also guard ourselves of this because we all have a tendency to put too much icing on the cake just to mask the real issue. There may...

 Why can't we get it through our thick heads? God has always been inviting us to come to Him but we don't seem to respond wholeheartedly. Why? As always things are easier said than done, because we still belong to this world and somehow what we see around us still has an impact on our daily struggles. So what do we do? It's not that simple but we can start by always reminding ourselves of this truth by surrounding our world with reminders, memos and flashcards of God's goodness to us. One simple tip that I do is to always have a small prayer book and a rosary in my bag. Write down a favorite bible passage and always keep it handy during times of doubt. Although we may have been encountering a lot of disappointments owing to the failures and misgivings that have been happening all around us, we are still hopeful, rejoicing and glad. You know why? There really is hope! Today's 1st reading contains almost everything we needed to hear and be reminded of always. It is a ...