Posts Tagged ‘persevere’

…Jesus… Jesus… Jesus… pray for Japan repeating the Holy Name of Jesus… this also ask God to deliver the world from impending ruin. We can save our countries and save society. Right now dreadful sufferings are crushing many countries and still greater evil threaten others. If we want peace to come we need to call on the Name of Jesus, place all our confidence in this all-powerful Name, repeating it constantly with boundless trust. …Jesus …Jesus …Jesus …
This is another very powerful way to pray “thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” THE LORDS PRAYER

What is the kingdom  like in heaven?

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; the first heaven  and the first earth had disappeared now, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride dressed for her husband. 

Then I heard a loud voice call from the throne, ‘Look, here God lives among human beings. He will make his home among them; they will be his people, and he will be their God, God-with-them. He will wipe away all tears from their eyes; there will be no more death, and no more mourning or sadness or pain. The world of the past has gone.’

Then the One sitting on the throne spoke. ‘Look, I am making the whole of creation new. Write this, “What I am saying is trustworthy and will come true.”

Then he said to me, ‘It has already happened. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give water from the well of life free to anybody who is thirsty; anyone who proves victorious will inherit these things; and I will be his God and he will be my son.

Revelation – Chapter 21: 1 – 7

The candle light is an act of faith and charity—the light is a symbol of the sacrifice you have made in behalf of someone else—and it is a silent reminder of your prayers for them.

What a Burning Candle Means

A burning candle is a symbol of selfless generosity. It stands so unwavering in its place, so erect, so clear and disinterested, in perfect readiness to be of service. It stands in its appointed place, self-consumed in light and warmth. Yes, of course the candle is unconscious of what it does. It has no soul. But we can give it a soul by making it an expression of our own attitude.
Stir up in yourself the same generous readiness to be used. “Lord, here am I.” Let the clean, spare, serviceable candle bespeak your own attitude. Let your readiness grow into steadfast loyalty. Even as this candle, O Lord, would I stand in your presence. Do not weaken in or try to evade your vocation. Persevere. Do not keep asking why and to what purpose. To be consumed in truth and love, in light and warmth, for God is the profoundest purpose of human life.
Romano Guardini

Have a Blessed n’ Prosperous New Year!!!