Let God Surprise You Today!

"There is no surprise more magical than the surprise of being loved. It is God's finger on man's shoulders."- Charles Morgan
From my rooftop, I looked up the sky early this morning and it was so magnificently blue, so clear, so beautiful,  and utterly peaceful. As above, so below! Never lose that gift of wonder. What is God's surprise(s) for you today?

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“As a child, we always wanted surprises, whether it was a piece of candy, a little toy from the store, or perhaps a trip to our grandmother's. It doesn't take too much to make a child happy. But, as we grow older, the cost of the surprises seem to be more and more. It comes to the point most surprises don't excite us anymore. The flowers lose their smell, and they become limp, after a few days. The candy is never the right kind of chocolate. The clothes never fit. And, who gets cards anymore?

BUT 'Daddy' has endless surprises. He wants you to come to Him, abide in Him, and the surprises are yours for the asking. He loves you more than anyone could ever love you. His tenderness goes beyond that we can show to each other. He says come sit with me, love me with a never-ending love, and I will give you your dreams, and be with you always. What better surprise, than to have Him show up when you most need comforting!”

-Barbara Sanders

Do you want to be blessed by more surprises this Lent? Come and join us in this recollection-workshop!

                                                                              ROAD TRIP

Finding God in Your Life's Journey

March, 16, 2013; 8am-5pm

Venue: Quezon City, Philippines

Fee: P800 per person w/ lunch and snacks

For questions and to reserve a place call 7819140 or send an email to: 

wholeingcenter@yahoo.com.ph

v  walk prayerfully through the many phases of your life

v  discover God as your constant companion on your journey

v  reflect on your transitions in the light of the Paschal Mystery of Jesus

v  uncover the gifts of these transitions
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Jesus Taught Us to Love All, No Exception!

Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies,and pray for those who persecute you,

that you may be children of your heavenly Father,

for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, 

and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.

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For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have? 

Do not the tax collectors do the same?

And if you greet your brothers and sisters only,

what is unusual about that? 

Do not the pagans do the same? 

So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.”

Mt. 5:43-48

We call ourselves followers of Christ. Really? If Jesus is indeed our standard, our teacher, our light, our life, our Lord . . . then does it not follow that by his grace we can also love everyone without exception, yet, not the emotional love but the way Jesus has instructed us by his words, passion, death and resurrection? Then,  maybe, peaceful existence wouldn't be that impossible after all.  Tall order? Yes, it will be so. . . only if we have taken Jesus words for granted. Or, does our practice of faith only cerebral, conditional or selective? Unless we embody Christ, we will just continue to struggle hard. For we have ears but do not hear; we have eyes but cannot see. We will continue to allow our divinity within to be obscured by matters that divide. Unless we welcome oneness among us all by going beyond separateness; unless we heed Jesus' teachings to love all, the reality becomes an illusion and the illusion becomes our reality.

Come! Join our Road Trip spiritual retreat. Let something beautiful happen to you. Scroll down to earlier posts for more details.

Everyone who asks... receives!

The Gospel Reading for February 21, 2013 reads: 

Jesus said to his disciples:
“Ask and it will be given to you;
seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds;
and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 

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Which one of you would hand his son a stone
when he asked for a loaf of bread,
or a snake when he asked for a fish?
If you then, who are wicked,
know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will your heavenly Father give good things
to those who ask him.

“Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. 
This is the law and the prophets.”

- Matthew 7:7-12

With such beautiful and encouraging words of Jesus,  nothing more can be said and be added for each word speaks for itself. Just be still, listen and know that God speaks to your heart right here, right now!