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Effects of God's presence Mark 9:41-50 We may contemplate on God's mercy and justice, but the gospel points out the effects of living in mercy - perfection. Our experience of God's mercy leads us to a kind of perfection in holiness brought about by the living out of God's love.  God's presence in us causes us that deep change, among them are the following: First, mercy God's mercy planted in our hearts causes us to live in mercy, to give water to the thirsty, to consider others' welfare before our own. Second, perfection  God's mercy cannot be lackadaisical, tepid, or lacking in enthusiasm.  Things are non-negotiable as in the gospel, "If your eye causes you to sin, cut it off..." Third, usefulness Ecclesiastes reminds us, "Do not set your heart on ill-gotten gains, they will be of no use to you on the day of disaster." (Ecc. 5, 10)  God has no need of us.  We are to remind ourselves that God gives us the flavor of ...

Recognizing God's presence Matthew 5:27-32 God's power is not manifested in big things, but in the most unexpected places.  The more important thing is that we recognize His presence and follow him. Maybe we have missed a lot of opportunities that God is communicating with us. First, we might be entertaining this world's values and not God's.  We have succumbed to materialism, fleeting pleasures, and even power instead of being faithful to Him.  Let us recognize what belongs to God and what belongs to this world. Second, we have failed to look deeply into the heart of Jesus.  We haven't seen what goes deeper in God's law.  Probably we have compromised God's laws with what we want.  Learn to see the wisdom of God's laws. Finally, we might not have oriented ourselves to follow His divine will.  We have our own lifestyles, forgetting that eventually, it is God's will that we should be living out. Learn that the only essence of life is one th...