60 seconds with God

During 60 seconds, leave whatsoever you're doing and seize this opportunity! Let's see if satan can stop this.

THE (SCIENTIFIC) DEATH OF JESUS

At the age of 33, Jesus was condemned to the death penalty.

That was then the "worst" death. Only the worst criminals could die like Jesus. And with Jesus things were worst, because not all the criminals condemned to death could receive nails on their hands and feet

Of course, nails... Big nails! Each was 15 - 20 cm long, with a point of 6 cm.. Another point was sharp.
The nails were struck into the pulses, and not into the palms, as we are have been told. In the pulse, there's a tendon which extends to the shoulder, and when the nails were being hammered, that tendon broke, obliging Jesus to reinforce all the muscles of his back, so that he could breath as He was losing all the air from his lungs.
In this way, He was forced to support Himself onto the nail struck in his feet, which was bigger than those struck into his pulses, for both feet were nailed together. And, as his feet could not endure for a long time without tearing, Jesus was forced to alternate that "cycle" so that He could breath.
Jesus endured that reality for over 3 hours.


Yes, over 3 hours! Long time, isn't it? Few minutes before He died, Jesus was not bleeding anymore.



He was simply pouring water from his cuts and holes.
When we imagine Him injured, we only picture Him with injuries, but it is not enough; His wounds were true holes, made in his body.

He had no more blood to bleed, He only poured water.

The human body is composed of nearly 3.5 litres of blood (for an adult).

Jesus poured all 3.5 litres of his blood; He had three nails hammered into his limbs; a crown of thorns on his head and, beyond that, a Roman soldier who nailed a spear into his side.
All these without mentioning the humiliation He passed after carrying his own cross for almost 2 kilometres, while the crowd spat in his face and threw stones (the cross was almost 30 kg of weight, only for its higher part, where his hands were nailed).
Jesus had to pass all this experience, so that you can have free access to God.

So that your sins could be "washed" away. All of them, with no exception! Don't ignore this situation. HE DIED FOR YOU! For you, who now read this e-mail. Do not believe that He only died for others (those who go to the church or for pastors, bishops, etc).
He died for you! It is easy to pass jokes or foolish photos by e-mail, but when it comes to God, sometimes you feel ashamed to forward to others because you are worried of what they may think about your morals.




Accept the reality, the truth that JESUS IS THE ONLY SALVATION FOR THE WORLD.


God has plans for you, show all your friends what He experienced to save you. Now think about this! May God bless your life!

60 seconds with God....



During 60 seconds, leave whatsoever you're doing and seize this opportunity! Let's see if satan can stop this.

All you have to do is:

1. Simply pray for the person who sent this message to you: Lord, you better know the life of _________. I ask You to bless him/her in all realms and make him/her prospering. Take care of his/her family, his/her health, his/her work and all his/her plans for this year.. Lead him/her not into temptation, but deliver him/her from evil. In Jesus' name, amen.

2.Then, send this message to 10 people.

3. Once, 10 people will pray for you and you will make that many people pray to God for other people.

4. Think a moment and appreciate the power of God in your life, for doing what pleases Him.

If you are not ashamed in doing this, please, follow Jesus' instructions. He said (Matthew 10:33): "But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven".

If you are not ashamed, send this message... Only if you believe in Him.

Yes, I love God. He is my source of life and my saviour. He keeps me alive day and night.

Without Him, I am nothing, but with Him "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me". Philippians 4:13.

Kahwin atau tidak?

Kahwin atau tidak kahwin? Inilah dua perkara yang selalu menjadi persoalan segelentir umat manusia. Ada orang memperjuangkan idea bahawa setiap manusia harus kahwin dan ada juga orang yang mempertahankan pilihan mereka hidup tanpa terikat kepada perkahwinan. Pendek kata kita ada pilihan didalam hidup ini iaitu hidup berkahwin atau pun hidup membujang.

Sebaiknya didalam hal ini tidak perlulah kita terlalu mempersoalkan tentang hal ini sehingga menyebabkan persahabatan dan hubungan diantara kita menjadi tegang dan renggang. Kerana kita harus menghormati apa juga pilihan yang dibuat oleh seseorang. Kerana setiap manusia itu berhak memilih cara hidup yang dia fikirkan sesuai dan baik untuknya. Jadi, tugas kita bukanlah untuk mengutuk dan membenci pilihannya tetapi menghormati pilihannya. Samada dia senang atau susah dikemudian hari, itu adalah tanggungannya sendiri dan bukan menjadi masalah kita. Apa yang penting bagi kita ialah menghormati pilihannya dan jika perlu memberi sokongan yang sewajarnya.

Ingatlah didalam Alkitab tidak terdapat yang mewajibkan seseorang berkahwin atau membujang. Ini jelas sekali didalam Injil Matius yang berbunyi: "Karena ada orang yang tidak dapat kawin, sebab mereka memang lahir begitu. Ada juga yang tidak dapat kawin sebab ia dibuat begitu oleh orang lain. Dan ada pula yang memilih sendiri untuk tidak kawin, supaya dapat melayani Allah. Orang yang sanggup menerima pengajaran ini, biarlah ia menerimanya."(Mat.19:12)

Jestru itu, marilah kita saling menghormati cara hidup yang masing-masing kita pilih. Disamping itu, jangan lupa untuk saling memberi sokongan supaya kita setia dan tabah menempuh cara hidup yang kita sendiri pilih. Amin.

I always follow one of the Priest blog, Fr Eric Jerome. I love the article, so i decided to take the article as my daily reflection.

i surrender all

Lets us take just a minute for GOD

Holy Communion

In the ancient sacrifices, both Jewish and pagan, those who took part were given part of the meat of the sacrificed animal, in the hope of a sort of communion with the divinity. In the Mass, after the sacrifice itself is completed, we have the unspeakable privilege of receiving the flesh and blood of the Divine Victim, who is not dead, but living, and comes to give life in abundance to our souls.

This Holy Communion, if we are rightly disposed, produces an increase in sanctifying grace - the ability to take in the vision of God in the life to come - plus a special claim to actual graces as needed, forgiveness of venial sin for which one is repentant, help to keep from mortal sin, and an increase in the virtue of love.

But dispositions are needed, for even though the Eucharist contains the very Author of all grace, it does not operate like magic: we must do what we can.

We must of course have the state of grace. Without it it would be sacrilege, and an added mortal sin to receive. Right intention is also needed, i.e., to please God, to be more closely united with Him, to gain a remedy for our weaknesses.

It is not required to be free from all venial sin. The reception itself may forgive venial sins for which one is sorry. But the fruits of receiving are reduced. It is especially needed that one be free from all deliberate venial sin - in contrast to sins of weakness, sins when one is taken off guard.

For fullest benefits, we should be free from all attachment to anything sinful. Some have as it were a gap in their purpose of amendment, as if they said, for example: "I do not intend to commit mortal sins, nor all venial sins. But there are some reservations: if it is hard to stick to the truth, I will not do so, or if it is hard to keep a conversation going without a bit of detraction, that is all right too. These dispositions, sometimes called "affection to venial sin" impose as it were a clamp on one's heart, for he/she has decided to go so far and no farther. So they effectively prevent spiritual growth beyond a certain point. How sad that many who could grow much, block growth by this means.

But mere carelessness, lack of preparation, or lack of thanksgiving can be harmful. Pope John Paul II, in his very first Encyclical, Redemptor hominis #20, said that if one does not constantly try to grow spiritually, receiving the Eucharist would "lack its full redeeming effectiveness" and there could even be a spiritual loss. To receive out of mere routine, with no special care, no thanksgiving, is more apt to cause spiritual loss than gain.

To prepare, one should think in advance about what he/she is going to do, especially during the Mass. After receiving, it is valuable to try for recollection, in humility to adore the Lord present we adore the Lord present within us, to give thanks, to express sorrow for deficiencies, to ask for helps to do better. It is very good to stay a few minutes after the end of the Mass to continue this thanksgiving.

Of course one should be decently dressed to receive. Some give scandal and lead others into sin in the very act of coming.

The Eucharistic fast has now been reduced to one hour - abstaining from food and drink (except water). The time is computed up to the actual time of reception. The sick, even if not confined to bed, and those actually engaged in caring for them at the time, need not observe any period of fasting. The same applies to the elderly, according to the new Code of Canon Law # 919. 3.

Children should begin to receive when they have reached the use of reason, but not before they have made their first confession. Once one has begun to receive, there is the obligation of receiving at least once a year, at Easter time, unless there is a reasonable cause for using a different time.

Pastors should see to it that the sick can receive at times. Those who are in danger of death are obliged to receive the Sacred Host as Viaticum, which means provision for the journey -into the next life.

The present law allows quite a few occasions when the Holy Eucharist may be received under both species. However, Christ is received whole and entire under one form only, for He dies no more: body and blood are never separated. (Cf. First Corinthians 11. 26-27, noting that in v. 26, the word and shows that both species are needed to express the death of the Lord, but for Holy Communion, only one species is needed. Hence the word or is used in v. 27).

When actual reception is not possible, one may profitably make a spiritual communion, by a fervent desire to receive sacramentally. This keeps the soul united with Jesus during the day, and prepares better for the actual reception.