Inspirations at your Fingertips!

Luke 10:38-42 The people and  beasts of Niniveh starting from the king down to the least, repented in sackcloth and ashes.  But in the Gospel, Jesus had to reprimand Martha for being too preoccupied with the household chores that she forgot to pay attention to Jesus. Before we can proceed with asking for forgiveness, we have to know when we have sinned.  The trouble with our generation is that it forgot to understand what constitutes sin or not.  People who constantly excuse themselves for not serving the Lord because of a busy schedule; people living in without the benefit of the sacraments; people justifying how they hurt others in the name of justice, people who justify abortion as a way of life, divorces everywhere - we have lost sight of what is true and good. Only in admitting that we have sinned could we start the road to repentance.  Humility, the grace to understand that we have fallen short of the kingdom of God, becomes an imperative for forgive...

Saturday after Ash Wednesday Luke 5:27-32  Day 4: What we can do this day is reflect on the repentant heart. A repentant heart needs a change in one's outlook of life; an overhaul perhaps, on one's outlook at regards faith and relationship with God.  God's graces may be likened to a flowing river filled with fresh waters to enrich the body and soul.  It is always on the giving end, never losing its freshness, nor falling into the danger of drying up. The faith that God gives us comes from his very Godhead, a loving Father who supplies every good thing to us.  Furthermore, Jesus supplies us with the grace of forgiveness and salvation to help us rise up from our death to sin to resurrection to life. The Holy Spirit supplies us each day with graces to be shared to others; endless amount of graces to help our brothers and sisters with life. What we can do is to offer to the Lord a repentant heart that seeks to change one's life into what God wants.  We c...