Happiness vs. Joy
Happiness is a fleeting emotion that comes from the satisfaction of the senses.* Joy is and interior disposition: “Joy is caused by love” (St Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae II-II, q. 28)
Beatitude
Humility
Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves Philippians 2:3
Healed for a reason
“God heals you for service to others. He does not heal you so that you can be the healthiest person in hell” – Fr. Al Lauer
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Suffering
Why should we think we should live this life without suffering, God’s love for his only begotten son did stop Christ from suffering. “If you haven’t cried miserably in this lifetime, don’t worry, you will. – Fr. Benedict Groeschel
Be Holy
Do not be afraid, to be guided by the Holy Spirit, to be purified by God, to be loved by God, to be Holy.
Simply put
All the teachings of Christ boil down to two cardinal concepts; the negative, the denial of self; the positive, the imitation of and union with Christ.
We should love one another. (1 John 3:11)
None have ever said following Christ is easy. It starts with of self-denial, sacrifice. It all begins with 1 John 3:11 – love one another. Love the people God has put around you. Hold them dear, even when they push you away. Be devoted to their welfare, even if they seem indifferent to yours. Hope
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Following the commandments
“Jesus teaches us that the commandments are not to be understood as a minimum limit we should not exceed, but rather as an open path leading to a moral and spiritual way of perfection, whose most intimate impulse is love” – (John Paul II).
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Have Confidence in God
My child, do not forget my teaching, take to heart my commands; For many days, and years of life, and peace, will they bring you. Do not let love and fidelity forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. Then will you win favor and esteem before God
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Our call
To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless. – G. K. Chesterton.