I Wanted To Die To Face Not The Next Day

I was so fearful, I did not want to wake up, the only problem was I can't even sleep. Yes, I've been in that desperate situation. I prayed and prayed even if I can't feel the prayer I was saying. I found no comfort. I wanted to turn numb and hopefully evaporate.

I was blank on what to do, so I remained lying down in prayer in a fetus position. The phrase "Be still and know that I am God", came to me.

I frequented the Adoration Chapel of our Parish during the hour of great mercy, that's 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

Then, I started to calm down and just let things be, going with the flow. My fear, little by little left me. I found myself completely leaning on the Lord, in the midst of not understanding what is going to happen.

Things got worse before they got better. At the peak of my fears, I run to the Adoration Chapel.

Suddenly, I became aware that I am still alive even with all my pains. I began to be plain grateful. I am suffering, but not to the point of bleeding, like Christ.

My problem lightened. Note that it did not disappear, but it amazed me that it lost its power over me. I was free.

Now, I want to share this for those who feel hopeless at the moment.

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The song "You Are Mine" contain words that speak directly to one with a heart full of fears like how I was then . . .

...I will lift you from all your fears
...Be still, and know I am near.

I am strength for all the despairing …
I am hope for all who are hopeless
...Come and rest in Me.

...I am the peace the world cannot give
I will call your name, embracing all your pain

Do not be afraid, I am with you …
...Stand up, now, walk, and live.

Do Not Be Afraid

YOU ARE MINE

I will come to you in the silence
I will lift you from all your fear
You will hear My voice
I claim you as My choice
Be still, and know I am near

I am hope for all who are hopeless
I am eyes for all who long to see
In the shadows of the night,
I will be your light
Come and rest in Me

I am strength for all the despairing
Healing for the ones who dwell in shame
All the blind will see, the lame will all run free
And all will know My name

I am the Word that leads all to freedom
I am the peace the world cannot give
I will call your name, embracing all your pain
Stand up, now, walk, and live

Chorus:
Do not be afraid, I am with you
I have called you each by name
Come and follow Me
I will bring you home
I love you and you are mine

How Deep Is Your Love

He loves us this much . . . and more . . .

In return, how deep is your love?

Feast of the Immaculate Concepcion, Ave Maria

The Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated on December 8. It is a holiday of obligation thus Catholics hear mass on this day, offering flowers to our Blessed Mother and praying the Holy Rosary.

Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.


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Ave Maria . . .


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God bless. Mama Mary loves you.

Angry? Punch The Devil

Do not let the sun set on your anger, do not give space to the Devil
– says the Apostle ...

The Devil does not have access to the soul. If the soul protects herself from the passions, she is transparent: the Devil cannot see her. But when the soul allows a passion and consents to it, she becomes dark. Then the Devil sees her and approaches quickly, and starts to govern her.

. . . the Devil presses upon him to rouse him to anger and surrounds him with a multitude of irritating things…

That guy who is not able to discern . . . is irritated - look, with how much arrogance he speaks to his wife and children – he lets himself be overcome by anger, allowing anger to overcome him, giving space to the Devil.

He who swiftly overcomes his anger . . . rejects the Devil as if he had given him a good punch right in the middle of his chest.

The above are excerpts from the Advent Announcement given by the Community Catechist.

So don't stay angry, give the Devil a Pacquiao punch!

What Does Christmas Mean To Us?

Fr. Joey, our Parish Priest shared his time and effort as he conducted an Advent Recollection for both the young and the young at heart, for a better appreciation of the meaning of the season.

Though, it is a good time for more business opportunities and a lot of shopping plus Christmas decorating, we must do our preparation beyond these things, he says.

He reminded us of the basic practice of love as in loving our neighbors, including our enemies. He advises us to look into a deeper indulgence to prayer and good works. He mentioned the works of mercy: the corporal acts and the spiritual acts. He even touched on the 7 Sacraments as a bonus : Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders and Marriage. He ended the session by leading us to a meditative prayer.

It was indeed a fruitful night for the attendees.

Merry Christmas to all. Prepare, rejoice always and stay awake for we do not know when the exact time shall come.

Thanks Father Joey.

Advent

Today is the first Sunday of Advent. Time to prepare.

Advent (from the Latin word adventus means "coming") is a season of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas.

Latin adventus is the translation of the Greek word parousia, commonly used in reference to the Second Coming of Christ. For Christians, the season of Advent serves as a reminder both of the original waiting that was done by the Hebrews for the birth of their Messiah as well as the waiting of Christians for Christ's return.

Source: Wikipedia

A Great Thing

One of the greatest things you can do to help others is not just to share and give
what you have, but to help them discover what they have within themselves to help themselves. Rita Zahara

Suffering, Character and Faith

I was born poor, but poor was not born in me. And it shouldn't be born in you either. You can make it. Whatever you may wish to do with your future, you can make it. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes always. Suffering breeds character. Character breeds faith. In the end, faith will not disappoint. You must not disappoint.

Manny Pangilinan

Truimphs over Trials

To have hope, you must believe that there are treasures in your trials.
Bo Sanchez

Bo shared that the 3 treasures from our trials are Comfort from God, Character and Compassion for others that are undergoing the same trials as us.

Good and Great

Wow, what a sunny day it is today (after a couple of days of rains and flooded streets).

And so why would I not be joyful and thankful? Life is great. God is good. Just take a look at that wonderful photo taken with my ever-reliable camera.

The sun is up and hot, just what I need to get these bed pillows and sofa throw pillows disinfected (bilad) and the doormat brushed, cleaned and dried to be used again in a while.

Bathing of the dogs? Done (there are two, both took their daily baths).

Laundry? Done. My old washing machine conked out last year, but had a recent replacement, oooh, after many months of a combination of manual washing and expensive automat laundry service, my own washing machine is truly a blessing.

One more task to be done before I cook . . . wash the car, hmmmmm.

Thanks For Mini Christmases

It is a mini Christmas today for the Lord has sent us lots of gifts, Ninongs, Ninangs and legions of angels.

Mamu fell from the stairs, good thing my sister was there to catch her, still she hit her head which bled due to a cut. It had to be sutured. Also, Mamu has to undergo CT scan in the next 24 hours to check for any internal bleeding or unnecessary clot.

UST was closed and we have no doctor to read the results even if Mamu had the CT scan. We were truly being taken cared of by our Lord and Padre Pio. My sister's female doctor friend recommended Jose Reyes Hospital. She further offered her associate to assist in reading the results.

Another male doctor friend of my sister went to see Mamu at Perpetual Help (where she was admitted at the emergency room for first-aid and x-ray) and he performed the suture in the cut of her head. After the procedure, the doctor went with us to JR to help us locate the hospital plus we really needed a male helping hand to assist in carrying Mamu when necessary.

Thank God for the gifts. He has allowed Mamu to be alright, no broken bones, no pelvic injury, no head concerns after the CT scan.

Worth mentioning that the neighbors were of true help. Ching Ching run for help to them to get a tricycle and also to help carry Mamu. It is really fortunate that Ennie and Ching were there with Mamu. They got to the hospital without footwear, more dramatic than Cinderella.

We had a great dinner with Mamu and the doctor, superb Chinese food. It was a tasty meal since it was shared with special people and with thanksgiving.

We continue to pray to God and also implore the intercession of Padre Pio and Mama Mary for the immediate recovery of Mamu. Praise God!

My Letter to You

Dear Lord, Abba Father,

Blessings to you! Blessed be your holy name, the name above all names. All glory and honor are yours. Praise and thanksgiving I offer to you, for there is none like you.

You are my refuge, my father, my God, my protector, my provider, my shield, my comfort, my joy, my companion, my friend, my rock, my peace.

Thank you for being patient with me. Thank you for forgiving me my sins and healing me of my diseases. Thank you for providing me with all my needs according to your riches in Christ Jesus. Thank you for always being there for me. Thank you for being my strength. Thank you for giving me wisdom.

Thank you for blessing me with a community, for giving me service in the Parish, for the opportunity to attend mass, receive You in holy communion, to listen to your words in the readings and to hear your messages from the the homily of the priest. Faith does come from hearing your words.

Am I not so blessed? You have given me the time, the courage and the grace to pray for others, unworthy as I am, to lift up their petitions to you, our God.

Am I not so fortunate to feel your presence every moment, seeing creation speaking to me words of Your love?

Am I not to jump for joy, knowing that I am indeed a child of the Almighty God, the creator of heaven and of earth?

What is man that God loves us so much? Am I not a sinner? Yes, but my God is bigger than any of my sin, bigger than my problems. Forgive me Lord when I displease you. Pardon me my sins. I am sorry for my sins. I now forgive those who sin against me for I myself is a sinner.

Speak Lord, your servant is listening. Is there something you want me to do? Please bless me and guide me. Give me ears to hear and eyes to see. I ask for wisdom for You give it generously to those who ask it of You.

From,
Me, your child

Efficacious Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Pray, pray to the Lord with me, because the whole world needs prayer. Padre Pio

Padre Pio recited this novena prayer every day for all those who asked his prayer:

O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you."
Behold I knock, I seek and I ask for the grace of (request).
Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be to the Father...
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.

O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you."
Behold, in your name, I ask the Father for the grace of (request).
Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be To the Father...
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.

O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass away."
Encouraged by your infallible words, I now ask for the grace of (request)
Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be to the Father...
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, for whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the afflicted, have pity on us miserable sinners and grant us the grace which we ask of you, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, your tender Mother and ours.
Hail, Holy Queen...
St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us.

"Pray, hope and don't worry." Padre Pio

Let Nothing Disturb You

Let nothing disturb you.
Let nothing make you afraid.
All things are passing.
God alone never changes.
Patience gains all things.
If you have God you will want for nothing.
God alone suffices.
~The bookmark of Teresa of Avila

Saint Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, baptized as Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada, (March 28, 1515 – October 4, 1582) was a prominent Spanish mystic, Roman Catholic saint, Carmelite nun, and writer of the Counter Reformation, and theologian of contemplative life through mental prayer. She was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered to be, along with John of the Cross, a founder of the Discalced Carmelites.

In 1622, forty years after her death, she was canonized by Pope Gregory XV, and in 1970 named a Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI. Her books, which include her autobiography, The Life of Teresa of Jesus, and her seminal work, El Castillo Interior (The Interior Castle), are an integral part of the Spanish Renaissance literature as well as Christian mysticism and Christian meditation practices as she entails in her other important work Camino de Perfección (The Way of Perfection).

Let nothing disturb thee,
Nothing affright thee;
All things are passing;
God never changeth;
Patient endurance
Attaineth to all things;
Who God possesseth
In nothing is wanting
Alone God sufficeth.
-Liturgy of the Hours

In Spanish, it is a song called "Nada te turbe" after the first line.

Saint Teresa, who reported visions of Jesus and Mary, was a strong believer in the power of holy water and wrote that she used it with success to repel evil and temptations.
She wrote: I know by frequent experience that there is nothing which puts the devils to flight like holy water.

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What You Focus on You Feed

What do you focus on?

Whatever you focus on, think about, read about, and talk about intensely, you’re going to attract more of into your life.
Jack Canfield

Feed your dreams.

I read that we should not feed our fears unless you want them to grow and overwhelm you and paralyze you.

Fill your minds with truth, fill your hearts with love, fill your lives with service.
President Thomas S. Monson

In conclusion, my friends, fill your minds with those things that are good and that deserve praise: things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and honorable.

The Chaplet of the Five Holy Wounds of Jesus

Marie Martha Chambon (1841 – March 21, 1907) was a lay Roman Catholic nun known for introducing the Rosary of the Holy Wounds. She was a member of the Monastery of the Visitation Order who lived in Chambéry, France. She is in the process of canonization by the Roman Catholic Church. She died on March 21, 1907, and the cause for her beatification was introduced in 1937.

She began to report visions of Jesus in 1866, telling her to contemplate the Holy Wounds, although it is said that she had received her first vision when only five years old. These were visions of Jesus Christ appearing to her and teaching her specific prayers and meditations on His wounds. She reported that she was told to pray to and invoke the Holy Wounds unceasingly.

Her mother superior kept a chronicle of her life which was published in 1923 and sold widely. The next year the Vatican granted an indulgence to those who said the following prayer, based on her reported visions: "Eternal Father I offer the wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ, to heal those of our souls".

She reported that Jesus asked her to unite her sufferings with His in the Rosary of the Holy Wounds as an Act of Reparation for the sins of the world. She reported that Jesus told her that "when you offer My Holy Wounds for sinners, you must not forget to do so for the souls in Purgatory, as there are but few who think of their relief... The Holy Wounds are the treasure of treasures for the souls in Purgatory."

Holy Wounds Devotion

According to Ann Ball, Chambon was told to revive the Holy Wounds devotion.[4] Part of this devotion can be a Chaplet of Mercy of the Holy Wounds of Jesus, which was based on Chambon's private revelations. This chaplet was approved for the Institute of Visitation in 1912, and was extended to all the faithful at large by the Sacred Penitentiary in 1924. According to Liz Kelly, the Rosary of the Holy Wounds was revealed to Chambon and is prayed on a standard five decade rosary.

The Chaplet of the Five Wounds is a Passionist chaplet devoted to the Holy . The chaplet is due to Father Paul Aloysius, the sixth superior general of the Passionists. The devotion also honors the mystery of the risen Christ which has the marks of the Five Wounds. Pope Leo XII approved the chaplet in 1823.


This chaplet has 25 beads, grouped into five sets. There are five mysteries for this chaplet, each with an associated scriptural meditation.

The five mysteries are:
* Jesus is conceived by the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary
* The Spirit of the Lord rests on Jesus
* Jesus is led by the Holy Spirit into the desert
* The Holy Spirit in the Church
* The Holy Spirit in the souls of the faithful

The chaplet consists of three prayers that are said on specific portions of the rosary beads as follows:

* The following prayers are said on the crucifix and first three beads: O JESUS, Divine Redeemer, be merciful to us and to the whole world. Amen. Strong God, Holy God, Immortal God, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Amen Grace and Mercy, O my Jesus, during present dangers; cover us with Your Precious Blood. Amen. ETERNAL Father, grant us mercy through the Blood of Jesus Christ, Your only Son; grant us mercy we beseech You. Amen, Amen, Amen.

* The following prayer is said on the large beads of the rosary chain: Eternal Father, I offer You the Wounds of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, to heal the wounds of our souls.

* The following prayer is said on the small beads of the rosary chain: My Jesus, pardon and mercy, through the merits of Your Holy Wounds.

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The Seven Sorrows of Our Lady
The Chaplet of the Divine Mercy

Scared?

Courage is doing what you're afraid to do.
There can be no courage unless you're scared.
- Eddie Rickenbacker

No Worries

HAKUNA MATATA

Hakuna matata is a Swahili phrase that is literally translated as "There are no worries". It is sometimes translated as "no worries", although is more commonly used similarly to the American English phrase "no problem".

In the mid-1980s, the saying appeared in the Swedish comic book Bamse by Rune Andréasson. Bamse the bear's baby daughter Brumma's first words are "Hakuna matata," which no one understands except the tortoise Skalman. He later made it his and Brumma's secret motto, and the phrase has reappeared several times in the cartoon, Skalman gave readers several clues as to what language the phrase came from but never said directly that it was Swahili.

In 1994 the Walt Disney Animation Studios animated movie The Lion King brought the phrase international recognition, featuring it prominently in the plot and devoting a song to it. A meerkat and a warthog, named Timon and Pumbaa respectively, teach the main character, a lion cub named Simba, that he should forget his troubled past and live in the present.

Source: Wikipedia

What's a motto?
Nothing! What's the motto with you !!!
It means no worries, for the rest of your daysssssssssss :D

Words of Spirit and Life

Last night, as I prayed, I received the following message:
"Don't be anxious. Ask for My mercy."

Today, during the early mass, the priest was sharing how merciful Jesus is as the Good Samaritan. And the same words came out from him, as he was explaining the gospel about the sisters, Mary and Martha, "Do not be anxious".

I've also been picking up thoughts that "the enemy of the BEST is the GOOD.

I'm thinking, what am I doing that is good but actually I am missing out on the best? I keep on praying that God may continue to enlighten me on this matter.

Martha, being busy doing the household chores, is doing the good, but Mary made the best choice, listening to Jesus' words.

Thanks be to God for His words of spirit and life for me.

Celebrating Community

We had a wonderful celebration of our sixth month as a Community. What more if we were like the other Community on their 6 month and 17 years. Well, hopefully, we would come to that.

More Convivence celebrations brothers and sisters!

Thanks

March 1, 19 and 20, 2011, yup those were the exact days, the days when we had our Convivence for Community 3 at Sacro Costato Formation Center.

I attended a series of evangelization sessions previous the Convivence, also in the month of March.

My joining this Community, through the persuasion of my then Parish Priest, nourished my spiritual life strengthening me in times of great need.

Thanks be to God!

His Will, Is It Your Will As Well?

"Plan", "Be still" and "Trust" . . . these are words that keep on coming and going my way for the past month. Hmmmm.

May God, in His mercy, continue to guide me and open my mind to His Will. I pray that I may have the will to do His Will. (Now, that's a little tough).

Our Lady of Sorrows Feast Day

Today is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Sorrows. As I attended the mass, the priest mentioned that as Christ received 7 wounds during His passion, Mary also had 7 sorrows. As a mother, I can say that truly, the Blessed Mother is full of grace and is undoubtedly filled by the Holy Spirit because how else can she be able to bear and endure all her sufferings as the mother of Christ who was crucified and died for us.

Our Lady of Sorrows, the Sorrowful Mother or Mother of Sorrows and Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows or Our Lady of the Seven Dolors are names by which the Blessed Virgin Mary is referred to in relation to sorrows in her life.

As Mater Dolorosa, it is also a key subject for Marian art in the Catholic Church.

The Seven Sorrows of Mary are a popular Roman Catholic devotion. There are devotional prayers which consist of meditation on her Seven Sorrows.

The Seven Sorrows (or Dolors) are events in the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary which are a popular devotion and are frequently depicted in art.

It is a common devotion for Catholics to say daily one Our Father and seven Hail Mary for each.

1. The Prophecy of Simeon. (Luke 2:34-35)
2. The Flight into Egypt. (Matthew 2:13)
3. The Loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple. (Luke 2:43-45)
4. Mary Meets Jesus on the Way to Calvary. (Luke 23:26)
5. Jesus Dies on the Cross. (John 19:25)
6. Mary Receives the Body of Jesus in Her Arms. (Matthew 27:57-59)
7. The Body of Jesus Is Placed in the Tomb. (John 19:40-42)

Source: Wikipedia

All About Trust

Be still and know that I am God :
I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Psalm 46:10

This phrase pressed into my thoughts during the exposition of the Holy Sacrament yesterday afternoon. Then I came across it again in a photo this morning.

It is telling me that it's time to surrender everything to Him and to totally put my trust in Him. Let Him be my guide.

Paired to the verse above is the verse below.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6

Mother Mary's Birthday

We celebrate Mother Mary's birthday on September 8.

Happy Birthday Mama Mary. Thank you for our "FIAT". Pray for us oh dear mother of God.

Took this photo during my pilgrimage in a church in France.

Can We Hide From God?

Last night, the following words have been following me . . . God's will . . . fire . . . and dying.

Ooooh.

Romans 12:2
Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.

Jeremiah 20:9
I say to myself, I will not mention Him, I will speak in his name no more. But then it becomes like fire burning in my heart, imprisoned in my bones; I grow weary holding it in, I cannot endure it.

Matthew 16:25
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Photos taken during my visit at the Kamay ni Hesus in Quezon province.

Opening Doors

"Great doors of opportunity swing on the tiny hinges of obedience." Ike Reighard

Yup, the doors will open by obedience but first turn the key of trust.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart
lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He shall direct your path.
Proverbs 3: 5-6

On Trusting Him

Do you have a heavy burden at the moment? Cast it to the Lord and trust in Him. This has been going through my mind for how many days now. I kept on receiving messages on trust . . .

Isaiah 30:15
For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, "In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength."

Isaiah 30:18
And yet, the Lord is waiting to be merciful to you. He is ready to take pity on you because He always does what is right. Happy are those who put their trust in the Lord.

That's my photo in Israel.

The Pope's Homily

Excerpt from the Pope's homily, 26th World Youth Day, Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid . . .

Dear friends: be prudent and wise, build your lives upon the firm foundation which is Christ. This wisdom and prudence will guide your steps, nothing will make you fear and peace will reign in your hearts. Then you will be blessed and happy and your happiness will influence others. They will wonder what the secret of your life is and they will discover that the rock which underpins the entire building and upon which rests your whole existence is the very person of Christ, your friend, brother and Lord, the Son of God incarnate, who gives meaning to all the universe.

And, to be with the Holy Father, ah, what a blessing.

The Pope, World Youth and Spiritual Growth

Pope Benedict XVI affirmed that "consistency in giving time to God is a fundamental element for spiritual growth."

“Entrust yourselves to prayer, in order to obtain the abundance of a fruitful Christian life”. This is what the Pope advises the WYD delegates.

When I heard that the World Youth Day was to be held in Madrid, Spain, my memories of my visit to Spain came flooding my mind.

Above is a photo of my companions and myself, in a beautiful park, on a very very cold night in Spain (a cold night warmed by fellowship).

The Jesus Prayer

The Jesus Prayer . . . the prayer of the heart . . .

"Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner."


By the grace of God I am a Christian, by my deeds a great sinner, . . .
From the book "The Way of a Pilgrim and the Pilgrim Continues His Way"
The photo I took (in such awe) when I visited the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.

Mama Mary

Today, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Energizer

We constantly make use of our spiritual energy daily. We must go for a re-fill. Where? In the presence of our Lord. Yup, we need to recharge and re-energize.

Baka tayo mag-overheat tulad ng makina, maubusan ng diesel na parang jeep at mag-hung ala computer. Sa trabaho, pwede tayong ma-burn-out. Sa bahay, baka matabunan ng chores.
Whew, drained.

Jesus himself went to desolated places to be alone. Remember how He prayed in Gethsemane?

Also, we cannot give what we do not have. We should nourish our soul and our knowledge about our God so that we will be able to share Him with others and do the task He has assigned for us to accomplish.

In my case, swerte ako at may Poka-Yoke (fail-proofing or mistake-proofing in Japanese) ako.

I have a community where we have our periodic activity, three times a week. During the week, I get my doze of sharing from the other members as spiritual vitamins. I get my scheduled immunization, deeper study of God's words, to fight spiritual diseases. Attending the gathering is like going to the doctor, in my case, a spiritual check-up.

It is my belief that if I surround myself with people with whom I share a common belief or faith, then chances are, that belief, my faith will be strengthened and will ultimately grow and bear fruit.

So go, get going, go to Him so we can go on and on and on and on . . .

Add Friends to Life

Yup, friends and more friends! Got my Community here.

Seems to me that if you start opening up your life, with the secret ingredient (Him up there), everything good gets attracted. The right friends are magnetized and enters my life as I need them.

What you need just comes and if you know how to acknowledge and nourish your blessings, they increase a hundred-fold.

Approved!

Thanks For Mini Christmases

It really felt like Christmas when I got together with my high-school best friends last month.

The same feeling came when our small community gathered for a simple meditation on God's words and celebrated one of the member's birthday.

Thank God for Christmas and thank God for these mini Christmases.