Memorize God's Deeds.
It will bring us closeness in our lives : Pope Francis
It was you who brought me safely through birth,
and when I was a baby, you kept me safe.
I have relied on you since the day I was born,
and you have always been my God.
( Pslams 22:9).
Elsy Mathew, Bangalore.
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Mrs. Elsy Mathew |
POPE FRANCIS:
Pope Francis asked that Christians always 'make a memory' of how God has appeared in their lives. The pope said that memories make us draw closer to God and remind us that they take us beyond the ancient splendor that Adam had in the first creation. "We must look back to see how God has saved us, follow – with our hearts and minds – this path with its memories and in this way arrive at Jesus’s side. It’s the same Jesus, who in the greatest moment of his life – Holy Thursday and Good Friday, in the (Last) Supper - gave us his Body and his Blood and said to us ‘Do this in memory of me.’ In memory of Jesus. To remember how God saved us. "Memory makes us draw closer to God. The memory of that work which God carried out in us, in this recreation, in this regeneration, that takes us beyond the ancient splendor that Adam had in the first creation. I give you this simple advice: Memorize it! What’s my life been like, what was my day like today or what has this past year been like? (It’s all about) memory.
What has my relationship with the Lord been like? Our
memories of the beautiful and great things that the Lord has carried out
in the lives of each one of us.” The
Eucharist as a "memorial,” just as in the Bible the book of Deuteronomy
is ‘the book of the Memory of Israel.’ And we must do the same in our
personal lives, he said."It’s good for the Christian heart to memorize
my journey, my personal journey: just like the Lord who accompanied me
up to here and held me by the hand. And the times I said to our Lord:
No! Go away!. I don’t want you! Our Lord respects (our wishes). He is
respectful. "But
we must memorize our past and be a memorial of our own lives and our
own journey. We must look back and remember and do it often. ‘At that
time God gave me this grace and I replied in that way, I did this or
that… He accompanied me.’ And in this way we arrive at a new encounter,
an encounter of gratitude.” We must thank Jesus from the heart because he has always been close, despite having disowned him.
Pope Francis asked that Christians always 'make a memory' of how God has appeared in their lives. The pope said that memories make us draw closer to God and remind us that they take us beyond the ancient splendor that Adam had in the first creation. "We must look back to see how God has saved us, follow – with our hearts and minds – this path with its memories and in this way arrive at Jesus’s side. It’s the same Jesus, who in the greatest moment of his life – Holy Thursday and Good Friday, in the (Last) Supper - gave us his Body and his Blood and said to us ‘Do this in memory of me.’ In memory of Jesus. To remember how God saved us. "Memory makes us draw closer to God. The memory of that work which God carried out in us, in this recreation, in this regeneration, that takes us beyond the ancient splendor that Adam had in the first creation. I give you this simple advice: Memorize it! What’s my life been like, what was my day like today or what has this past year been like? (It’s all about) memory.
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Pope: We must memorize God's
beautiful deeds in our lives.
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Listen,
my people, to my teaching and pay attention to what I say. I am going
to use wise sayings and explain mysteries from the past, things we have
heard and know, things that our ancestors told us. We will not keep
them from the children, we will tell the next generation about the Lord
power and his great deeds and the wonderful things he has done. ... He
divided the sea and took through it; he made the waters stand like
walls. By day he led them with a cloud and all night long with the light
of a fire. He split rocks open in the desert and gave them water from
the depths. He caused a stream to come out of the rock and made water
flow like a river...He spoke to the sky above and commanded its
doors to open; he gave them grain from heaven, by sending down manna for
them to eat So they ate the food of angels, and God gave them all they
wanted...
In
spite of all this the people kept sinning; in spite of his miracles
they did not trust him. So he ended their days like a breath and their
lives with sudden disaster. ... But God was merciful to his people. He
forgave their sin and did not destroy them. Many times he held back his
anger and restrained his fury. He remembered that they were only mortal
beings, like a wind that blows by and is gone. (Psalms 78).
Did
you know God is thinking about you right now? He thinks about you
constantly. You are always on His mind. Do you know what He’s thinking?
He’s not thinking about all that you’ve done wrong in your life. No,
He’s thinking about the good things He has in store for your future.
Jeremiah 29:11 tells us that His thoughts are for our good. His plans
are to prosper us and to give us a future and a hope. Do
you know what else He’s thinking? He’s thinking about how much He loves
you. He’s not mad at you; He’s madly in love with you! Let that love
bring security to your heart and mind. The Bible says that perfect love
casts out all fear. Just take a deep breath right now and breathe in His
love and peace. When you receive His love, it drives out fear and gives
you confidence to embrace the good things He has in store for your
future
O
God, how difficult I find your thoughts;
how many of them there are!
If I counted them,
they would be more than the grains of sand.
When I awake, I am still with you.
(Psalms 139:17).
how many of them there are!
If I counted them,
they would be more than the grains of sand.
When I awake, I am still with you.
(Psalms 139:17).
God’s
love is not one sided but it is a mutual give and take. If you love
God, then you must be able to feel God’s love flowing towards you and
feel His presence all around you. The more you are open to God the more
your attitude becomes transparent and God’s love flows easily to you and
your unconditional love to Him. When you are filled with God’s presence
more winds of existence start flowing in and out of you. The
culmination of God’s love is when you allow God to find you. The whole
trip of prayer and meditation is about feeling the presence of God.
Those
who have put their trust in God will come to understand the truth of
his ways.
Those who have been faithful will live with him in his love,
for he is kind and merciful to the ones whom he has chosen.
(Wisdom 3:9).
Those who have been faithful will live with him in his love,
for he is kind and merciful to the ones whom he has chosen.
(Wisdom 3:9).
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God's Presence |
The Lord replied, “My child, I never left you at all during those times. You see only one set of footprints, because during those hard times I lifted you up and carried you.”
I
am your God and will take care of you
until you are old and your hair
is grey.
I made you and will care for you;
I will give you help and rescue you.
( Isaiah 46:4).
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I will give you help and rescue you.
( Isaiah 46:4).
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