STAY CONNECTED

 

“Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him.” – John 6:56

 

The nature of my work and ministry in our community requires me to be online all the time. This is why I “love” my mobile phone. Aside from calls and texts, it allows me to organize my schedule, present our company’s mobile applications, check my e-mails, keep in touch with my contacts, and be updated with current events. I also use my phone as a GPS device, Bible, voice recorder for interviews, camera and a lot more. The mobile phone is one powerful device that I need.

One day, during a business trip abroad, I realized that my phone had no roaming partner. So my phone didn’t have any signal! This meant that I couldn’t use any feature of the phone that required online connection. That meant no calls, texts, email, online calendar, social network, GPS, etc. My once powerful phone was reduced to a simple camera.

It’s the same scenario with our Christian life. We need to stay connected to Jesus so we can accomplish the mission that He has given us. One way of remaining with Him is to take His Body and Blood as often as possible.

Truly, without Jesus, we are ordinary. But with Jesus, we are extraordinary!  - alvinfabella@yahoo.com

 

Reflection: “If angels could be jealous of men, they would be so for one reason: Holy Communion.” (St. Maximilian Kolbe)

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FORGIVE..... & DON'T FORGET

Pigeons are known to have good memory. This ability enables them to go back home from anywhere you release them. Are you like me whose memory is starting to fail? :)

Then it is better to remember a few important principles that will make you the person God wants you to be. Here is one those principles that I try to keep in mind - Forgive & don't forget.

In John 20:19 it says that "Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, 'Peace be with you.'" 

Jesus calls you to offer the same peace to others. How about the people who hurt you? How about those who don't want your peace? Or how can you offer peace to those who don't want to offer you the same?

The key is to remember what God has done for you. Jesus died for us so that His Spirit may live in us and that we may be saved. 

“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who live and walk not after the dictates of the flesh, but after the dictates of the Spirit.” - Romans 8:1 

You are called to be led by God's Spirit. This is true also in the area of forgiveness. Is there a past sin that you still feel guilty about? 

God forgets your sins when you repent. The sins are completely removed and you are cleansed. Jesus does not remember the sin after you've asked for forgiveness. You need to have faith in this truth.  

We are called to forgive others as God forgives us. This is a difficult call. But, as we are led by the Spirit, we learn to forgive because we are forgiven by God himself. The Spirit of God within us makes us holier. It gives us humility to forgive.

May we not forget what God has done so we may learn to forgive. May we always remember this truth so that like pigeons we can go back to our real home. We can be home with our Father for eternity.

Jesus Christ, thank You for forgiving me. Thank You washing me clean and making me new again. May I also remember at all times the sacrifice you did for me so that I may be more loving and forgiving to others. Amen. 

Have a blessed day!

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