The birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Christians is a feast
day of celebration. Today, Gospel gives us the genealogy of Jesus from
Abraham’s lineage through the line of David, King of Israel which has a backed history
recorded from the celebration of the birthday of our blessed Mother Mary. To explore
the tradition further, Jesus the Messiah is the direct descent of Abraham and
David, and the rightful heir to David’s throne. God been so faithful, has out
rightly shown his Love to the world and to accomplish His promises to Abraham
and to David that He would send a Savior and a King to rule over the house of
Israel and to deliver them from their enemies. Account of the birth of Jesus
Christ, the Son of God was also recorded in the Gospel. Mary took it upon herself
believing in faith a burden of tremendous responsibility. She wholeheartedly accepts
the choice to become the Mother of God and was found worthy to bear the Son of
God. Notwithstanding the death punishment by stoning awaiting any betrothed
woman to bear a child outside marriage. But Mother didn’t resist, she humbly
submitted to God’s will. She was asked to assume a great risk. She could have
been rejected by Joseph, by her family, by all her own people. She hold firm unto
her believe and trust in God’s promises. That required faith and trust. Joseph,
a just and God-fearing man, believed the message given to him to take Mary as
his wife and to accept the child in her womb as the promised Messiah. Like
Mary, we should imitate Joseph as a model of faith for us. He is a faithful
witness and servant of God’s unfolding plan of redemption. Are we willing to
trust and obey the Lord as Mary and Joseph did? The moral lesion we should
learn from the example of the life well live by Joseph and Mary is to submit
willingly to God like them, when He calls us to serve Him. AVE….! MARIA AVE…!! MARIA AVE…!!! MARIA
What are the testimonies of what God has done
for you? Or are you wishing to be like someone else? If God want to make you a
famous preacher, a musician, a fashion model, or whatever, it will not take him
time to achieve that purpose in your life. Our God can do all things. The worst
mistake you will make is to be comparing yourselves with another person. Be
happy with whom you are and always appreciate God who made you so.
……………………………Your
testimony should not be your trouble……………………………………………
In life, we have our areas of differences and we
should not look down on ourselves when we did not measure up with another
person emotionally, physically and intellectual. There is no room for
comparison when it has to do with personality. Though, it is good that we
should be open for change and give room to learn from one another but, it
should not by any way belittle us or makes us feel less important than others.
We are the best of whom we are.
……………………………Remember
that your testimony is not your trouble……………………………………………
It is not the best life to compare yourself
with another person. You might weak up singing praises, looking good and Happy
but then, on stepping out you saw your friend who bought a brand new car; it
will down on you to start saying things like she or he is on a new car but here
I am battling with my old car. At that point in time, you have sold your joy
and happiness out for nothing and at that point you are turning your testimony
into trouble. In another case, your friend newly married husband is very
handsome like the Angel’s send down on earth. He walked passed you instead of
thanking God for his Good work you start comparing …and … well, you should
complete the statement.
……………………………Your
testimony should not be your trouble……………………………………………
I
consider it a bad act to compare your spouse with another or to compare your
ability, skill and Education. This is because, at the end of the exercise of
comparison, you will and up feeling pain or you deprive yourself happiness. run
your life and remember that no other person can be another you in the whole
world even in the world to come.
……………………………Your
testimony should not be your trouble……………………………………………
God created us special. And on that note, there
is a special grace and a special calling from God to do what he want us to do. Our
duty is to be ourselves and not to imitate someone else. The resultant effect
of copying other persons is frustration but to be you is the easiest way to
make positive result. This is because you have been you even in your mother’s
womb so; it does not take stress to be you.
……………………………God cannot make your testimony your trouble……………………………………………
God gave us his word that if we will put our trust in him, and
never let our heart be troubled; He will pay us back for all the unfair things
that have happened to us. Maybe you have been lied against, and that kept you from
getting your promotion. You may have been cheated in a business deal and you
lost a lot of money. Or maybe a good friend took advantage of you.
Read this story
A man who is a mechanic at a large
diesel-truck shop narrated how he received an improper treatment for donkey
years in his working place. He was reduced to a subject of mockery, and all
manner of treatment was melted on him because he refuses to go with them to a
party. Among all the staff, he enroll as the overall best, and he record the
highest among all staff which is attributed to his hard working. But for seven years, he has no promotion, no
bonus and no increase in his salary.
Under such condition, He was expected to
get mad at the world. He could have quite the job to search for job elsewhere.
He could develop a harden hart and become stubborn. But in the contrary, He
maintained the hard working spirit in him, believing that one day, God will answer
his prayers. He is not working to make man happy but to please God.
A day come; a faithful day, when the owner
of the company called him. The owner was not among on the office day-to-day
activities, so the mechanic does not know him. But the owner told Him that he wants
to go on retirement and was looking for a capable hand to take over the
business. And that is what I called you to do. The owner said to the mechanic,
He said quickly, sir, I would have loved to own it but I don't have money to
buy it. The owner replied I have money; I need someone I can trust to keep my
dream of using this company to serve humanity even when I am not on earth. I
want to give it to you.
This is little to compare what God will do
for you if you will let him in to pilot all your affairs. The point is, you
must let God in. Allow him to handle it his own way, remember what the
scripture says, "Never avenge for yourselves, but leave the way open for
God's wrath. Whenever you try to pay back, you are stopping God from performing
in your life. You can as well do it your way or you do it God's way. If your
choice is the way of God, then you should forget using a negative word like: I am going to show them what stuff I
am made of. That will stop God from handling your case his way. The only
way out of trusting God to do something is by realizing that he is in
control.
SEEK GOD FIRST
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealers showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study, told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and how much he loved him. He handed him a beautifully wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with his name embossed in gold. Angrily, he raised his
Congratulations
ST. CYRILS
PARISH EGEDE @ 25
My most heart –felt congratulation
to all of you during the cerebration of our parish 25th anniversary!
As your Brother in Christ, I am proud of you for the spiritual growth that has occurred
within our community over the last few years. God is doing great thing for you,
and he will make you prosper as you continue to be purified through his grace
and mercy.
10 Things You Should Know About Pentecost Sunday
Pentecost
Sunday falls this year on May 15. But many people, including
Christians, may not know why the day is special or what is celebrated.
Unlike Easter and Christmas, when colorful eggs, Easter bunnies,
Christmas trees and Santa Claus are harbingers of the upcoming Christian
holidays, there are no such social markers by secular society ahead of
Pentecost. For those who need a quick and basic understanding of what
Pentecost Sunday is, below is listed 10 things you should know about the
holiday.
2. Pentecost Sunday occurs 50 days after Easter.
3. The Bible records the Pentecost in Acts 2:1-13.
4. Pentecost comes 10 days after the Ascension of Jesus Christ.
5. Pentecost is also known as "the birthday of the Church".
6. Pentecost fulfills Jesus' promise to send the "Counselor" and "Spirit of Truth" in John 16-5-15.
7. Pentecost launches the large-scale spreading of the Gospel after Jesus' ascension. Acts 2:41 records that after Peter spoke to the crowd after receiving the Holy Spirit, some 3,000 people were baptized.
8. The Pentecostal movement derives its name from the New Testament event in Acts 2.
9. Jews also celebrate Pentecost, but not for the same reason as Christians. The celebration by Jews of Pentecost is to observe God giving the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai 50 days after the Exodus. The Pentecost in Jewish tradition takes place 50 days after Passover.
10. In Western Churches, Pentecost is usually represented with the color red, which symbolizes the fire of the Holy Spirit.
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