AS THE YEAR FADES BY….

The Holy Bible says, “When anyone is joined to Christ, he is a new being; the old is gone, the new has come.” (2 Corinthians 5:17)

At the onset of every New Year, it has been a very familiar and easy task to promise God, ourselves and our dear ones that we would be a better person in the coming year. Spiritual progress in every effort, expectations of richness, promotions, appreciations, sound health of mind and body are some of the desires that make up almost everyone’s wish list.

With great enthusiasm, determination and a handful of promises we gladly mark our entry in the young New Year, but as months pass by our eagerness and fortitude begin to fade; turning us into victims of failure and melancholy.

The Holy Bible says, “Don’t deliberately torture yourself by giving into depression…..don’t worry all the time. Worry never did anybody good and it has destroyed many people. It will make you old before your time.” (Sirach 30:21-24)

When His anger was about to destroy the sinful Sodom, God remembered Abraham’s nephew Lot and send His messengers to save him. When hesitant to obey the messengers, Lot and his family were carried by them out of the city.

Then one of the angels said, “Run for your lives! Don’t look back and don’t stop in the valley. Run to the hills, so that you won’t be killed.”

Yes ,dear faithful readers of Living Word, for the past seven months you were led by the message  of the Word Incarnate by me. Am sure that these words  have truly, strongly inspired and influenced your mind and heart; creating assurance and great hope for a simple yet holy way to create a new joyful life and atmosphere.

Through this everyday interaction I could make you realize your miseries and awareness for the cause of it. Due to certain carelessness, derailment from your responsibilities, be it owing to unfavored circumstances, consciously or unconsciously the significance of being a truthful individual to God and self was diminished.

Let your heart not be troubled!

In the present day , you have been united with Jesus Christ, your Savior and Master, who skilled you to live in love with a mind leaning to charity.

Whoever joins to Christ faithfully with an earnest heart is a new person.

You may ask how?

I tell you, for the reason that those who decide to work with Lord Jesus, the light, who is capable to illuminate your darkened area with His brightening Light; by forgiving your errors. For those who thirst for His way His power comforts and consoles.

For His merit, God the Father of mercy, pardons your past trespass events; once again accepting you as  His child. We are made worthy to turn to our Sovereign Lord, who through the passion of Christ not only changed us from enemies into His friends but also handed us the task of making others His friends.

Christ Jesus, without any stain or sin, came down to this earth as per the Will of God, to share the burden of our sins and sicknesses, setting us free. Today, He stands as a mediator between us and God to speak about our good deeds and allow us to merit and share in God’s righteousness.

Let us pronounce His mighty name and glorious deeds.

Just as the angel warned Lot and his family, our guardian angel too constantly advices us when we fall into the bad mood of regurgitating the past sorrowful events.

Don’t look back and stop! Get up! Go forward like a cheerful person with a pleasing attitude that will bless you with a long and worthy life.

I take great pleasure to honor and appreciate St.Paul for his zealous heart filled with Evangelic Spirit  and true conversion from his precedent  malicious past. He, who was a persecutor of the Church himself says—such person can only be righteous and profited in the sight of the world by obeying the commandments of the Law. The very hour he understood the knowledge of Christ is much more valuable than his past life, St. Paul reckoned everything as a complete loss and threw it all away in order to gain Christ and to be absolutely united in Him.

He says boldly, “I have no longer a righteousness of my own; but the righteousness that comes from God is based on faith.”

What matters is your faith which can lead you to hope and generosity; generating the energy to run towards  your goal. He strived hard to win the prize that had already been won for him by Jesus Christ.

Salvation of our soul is the occupation given by God our Father. Let us also run towards the goal to save our soul. A constant spiritual labor is very essential for the success of this run especially when we come across various trials, hardships, failures, rejections etc.. and to overcome the evil which arises from flesh, actions of the devil that surround us.

Like a good soldier, we need to fight against the temptations of sin and overcome the evil one. For this very reason, we ought to focus our direction to God by knowing Him and ceaselessly continue doing good to burn your lamp of faith.

Today being the last day of the year, let us take a look at ourselves and check on our actions and self examine how well we scored in our race this year,  that is passing from us now. It is the right occasion to invite forgiveness for all those duties we failed to do. It is also the best time to scrutinize our errors and selfishness; to check our conscience and our reactions at the time of crises etc..

Meanwhile let us not forget that it is also the right moment to thank God for His abundance mercy, protection. For granting us each day each of the year- irrespective of whether we thanked Him or not.  His caressing comfort we often fail to acknowledge and His leniency to us – His children.

As a resolution, if possible make a promise to God that you will own a personal Bible and take some time out to read a passage daily. During those days when tough and fatigue takes over your routine, do promise that you will not sleep unless you take the Holy Bible to flip the pages and hold it tightly across your heart.

May the Lord bless you and take care of you. May He be kind and gracious to you. May the Lord look on you with favor and give you peace.

With love filled blessings,

Your Sister in Christ

TIDINGS OF COMFORT INVITES

“Come to me, all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give rest.”  (Matthew 28-11).

 A great comforting invitation awaits us, as Lord Jesus welcomes to His regal rule and directs us to His way of life, which assures the seal of comfort and contentment. He offers us a resting place to unload our tiredness; while we rest in His shade. The rest signifies being refreshed or revived.

It is not that your burdens and weariness will be taken away for good, but when you join the Lord, He will strengthen you to bear daily burdens and through His true and proper guidance you will be able to wade through the troubled waters of life; delighting your heart with His Peace and joy.

St. Paul narrates, “We can do all things in Christ who strengthens us.”

So instead of waiting, wasting your precious lifetime, practice surrendering your life and its ways to His powerful arms with absolute trust.

Dedicating some time to surrender and submission of your life, will give you a new perspective towards the journey of life all the while reminding you that each new day comes with its share of joy and sorrows. You will experience the presence of the Lord carrying you on His shoulder through the right path all the while travelling towards our inheritance.

Each dawn our Lord blesses us bestowing with His new love and everlasting mercy; while His teaching enlightens us with new knowledge and experiences. It is wise to walk with the Divine Teacher, learn His words of Love and follow His footsteps.

His wide open heart, which is the source of all consolation and His powerful stretched arms, invites each one individually to liberate us from the burden of guilt, oppression of sins and hurtfulness.

Lord Jesus is the only one redeemer given by our Almighty father who can abolish the burden of our sins and the overweight of hopelessness.  He gladly exchanges our heavy burdens and despair to his glorious grace and mysterious freedom, because He bruised for our sins.

So devotees of Christ, regard this as the right time to respond to His invitation. Our ancestors who put their trust in Him escaped from danger , were never disappointed but saved by the Lord. God loved you so much that for your sake He willingly sent His begotten Son to take the human form and become like one of us. In fulfilment to His Father’s will, Christ came to redeem you and show the path to Heaven.

Dear loved ones, let us pause and meditate for a while the infinite goodness of our Supreme God, and the most simple and humble way of obedience. Lord Jesus made available Himself for our redemption.

Our Master’s journey to Calvary teaches us an important lesson- “Rise and Fall...repeatedly”.  A lesson we cannot tend to neglect. Similarly, when you fall under your burdens, you must rise and go forward with Him, so that when you rise again your shoulders will be lighter, as you let Him to reign and rule every area of your life.

A PRAYER

Sweet Heart of Jesus obedient unto death

and the victim for sinners,

grant me an obedient heart to

submit all I have at your feet and to take my cross

and follow you cheerfully till I inherit the

Kingdom of Heaven.

Christ Jesus my Lord I’m your servant,

be you my life.

Holy Mother of God, Queen of obedience ,

May the invitation of Christ your Son

be heard by all and seek his aid with you in this journey.

Thank you Father in Heaven,

Thank you Jesus,

Thank you Holy Spirit,

I worship and adore you the Triune God

with the Holy Mother, Queen of Nation.

Amen!

With loved filled blessings,

Your Sister in Christ

WORDS OF HOPE

Create a new pure heart in me oh! God, and put a new and loyal spirit in me. Psalms 51:10

To whom can the holy God be compared?

Is there anyone else like Him?

Look up at the sky!

Who created the stars you see?

The one who leads them out like an army.

His power is so great-

Not one of them is ever missing!

Israel, why then do you complain

that the Lord doesn’t know your troubles

or care if you suffer injustice?

Don’t you know? Haven’t you heard?

The Lord is the everlasting God;

He created all the world.

He never grows tired or weary.

No one understands His thoughts

He strengthens those who are weak

and  tired.

Even those who are young grow weak;

young men can fall exhausted.

But those who trust in the Lord for help

will find their strength renewed.

They will rise on wings like eagles;

They will run and not get weary;

They will walk and not grow weak.

{Isaiah 40: 25-30]

As we advance to the second week of Advent, a week dedicated to the holy sacrament of reconciliation; it is time for us to do a thorough examination of our conscience. We may require healing and deliverance in various stages and areas of life.

In order to correct ourselves it is important to distinguish our actions that leads us to sin, to recognize its burden and consequences and the various sickness, diseases that afflicts and influences us.

So list out all the hook and crooked ways that arise lustful thoughts, activities that lead us to the path of destruction blocking the blessings of our life.

Beginning from our various addictions like drinks, drugs, gluttony, internet, bad films, bad friendships, smoking, job etc..to habituated lies, even white lies, gossip, boasting, spreading rumors, unable to see the goodness and prosperity of others.

The list may also include habits that we tend to seek comfort for e.g. comfort eating, watching television, oversleeping, destroying things, etc…

How about adding those that are lacking too, be it lack of sleep, intake of a proper meal at the dedicated time, lack of desire to groom oneself; lack of happiness; lack of spiritual nourishment etc.

The list is endless as well as varies from person to person. These are walls that are preventing God’s love from entering your life.

Let us take note of a woman suffering hemorrhage for twelve long years.

She was aware and of her sickness; with all her attempts to get healed futile she had given up all hope. That’s when she heard about Lord Jesus.

Not wanting to lose even the small chance of healing, she gathered courage from the desire thinking, “If only I can touch his cloak, I shall be cured”.  [Mat: 9-21]

In confidence, she touched the tassel of His cloak and behold!  She was healed. Her faith too was celebrated when Lord Jesus said to her, “Courage my daughter your faith has made you well.” At that hour the women was cured [Matthew:9-22]

Let us also wait patiently at the presence of our Lord, seeking Him to reveal what He wants to liberate us from, this week. Spare some time with patience to be still and await His silent reply.

John the Baptist appeared as a preacher in the desert of Judea, said, “Turn away from your sins because the Kingdom of Heaven is here.” God is standing at your side make your heart strong enough to believe that His Kingdom is true and just; and will reach out to you.

As the symbol of second week of Advent light two candles of Advent wreath awaiting His presence. Believe sincerely that the touch of Christ will cure your soul, mind and body.

I recommend you, that if you could spare some time out do visit a Church where the Blessed Sacrament, the Body of Christ dwells as the Most Precious Holy Land making your meditation more suitable and dedicated.

Trust that your effort will bear good fruit and like the unnamed woman, your lives too will be reformed.

PRAYER

God the Father of mercy through the death and resurrection of Your Son deliver me from all sin and habituated vices. Jesus my Master, thank you for having mercy on me. My Lord, I love you above all things with my whole heart and my soul. Lord Jesus like the woman who took the courage to touch You I desire to touch You so that you will console and liberate me.

Holy Spirit help me to grow in holiness. Triune God I adore you, Jesus the way, the truth and the life, I thank you and glorify you for delivering me.

Immaculate heart of the Blessed Mary, assist me always I pray to keep my body pure and my soul holy. Amen. 

GOD LOVED THE WORLD SO MUCH…..

The Lord says, “I am the vine and you are the branches.  Whoever remains in Me and I in Him will bear much fruit, for you can do nothing without Me.” (John 15:15)

The Sovereign Lord chose and preserved Blessed Mary, His beloved daughter to be the Mother of His Son, Jesus Christ.  She conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and gave birth to Jesus in a stable in Bethlehem. Little Jesus lived in Nazareth obedient to His mother and foster father St. Joseph.  He lived a quite life, grew both in body and wisdom gaining favor with God and men.  At the appropriate time of the Almighty Father for His mission, John the Baptist was appointed by God to prepare the straight path for the Lord to introduce Jesus Christ to the people saying, “There is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”

In the past God spoke to our ancestors many times and in many ways through prophets, but in these last days He has been vocal to us through His beloved Son Jesus Christ. 

You are acquainted with the message He sent to the people of Israel proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ who is the Lord of all.  Beginning in Galilee, the great event took place throughout the land of Israel.  He went everywhere doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil. 

The Evangelist St. Luke beautifully narrates that Jesus went through the towns and villages of Jerusalem teaching and preaching the Good News. (Luke 13)

Meanwhile, He called and gathered His disciples and taught them.  The moment they heard the call, they left all their belongings and joined Jesus Christ.  Let us look at the Lord’s academy in the true light of scripture - they were sent two by two to the world ahead of Him to every place and town where He Himself was to go.  Just as mothers instruct their children when sending them to school, so also Jesus gave some instructions and advises to his disciples. 

Dear ones in Christ, I wish to drawn your attention to His instructions. 

Let us imagine seventy two of His disciples marching out two by two in different direction – the sight brings us immense joy which is inexpressible. 

Lord Jesus must have been so content and from the depth of His heart glorified Sovereign God the Father.  Both might have saluted each other and the Father may have applauded His Son’s hands. 

The third person, the innocent Dove must have flapped His wings and danced around Them. 

What a heartfelt vision!

 Truly tears of victory overflows.  May the Name above all names; the Supreme Lord Jesus be praised, honored, glorified by all people from every tribe, language, nation and race.  Alleluia!  Amen!

The Gospel is not describing why He sent His disciples two by two, together.  But as you go through His teachings one of the main reason for this is in line with His Promise, “Whenever two of you on earth agree about anything you pray for, it will be done for you by my Father in Heaven.”  (Matthew 18:19). 

So also God our Father created woman because He found that it was not good for one to be alone.  Two is the minimum number to avoid being unaccompanied and lonely. 

He said to His disciples, “Be wise and careful.  I am sending you like lambs among the wolves.”  Thus it can also be for the protection for each other in case of danger. 

He further warned them, “Don’t take a purse, a beggar’s bag or shoes.  Don’t look here and there or don’t stop to greet anyone on the road.”  The extreme simplicity of His Mission gives us firm confidence of His Word of God. “Seek His Kingdom, rest all will be added!”

Yes, dear ones, little water or some bites in a bag are not a luxury.  It shows the perfect submissiveness and refuge the Teacher has in His Perfect Father and the disciples were to gain the same refuge through obedience.

Lord Jesus permitted them to carry only bare minimum essential things - a pair of sandals to walk,  a staff to defend oneself against dangerous animals, a garment that could be put on at the time of departure. 

Then again the Master advised them, “Listen, whenever you go into a house, first say, “Peace be with this house.”  If a peace loving man lives there let your greeting of peace remain on him.”  Welcoming a person to your home, greeting each other is the entry of Lord Jesus – the King of Peace. 

As per your faith and behavior, His peace will transform your home.  He is the true way to your prosperity.  Lord Jesus did not send His disciples to synagogues, to kings or leaders or to towns.  He sent them to ordinary people’s home – to all homes, none were excluded, except those who rejected them. 

He reminds them about those who reject them, to have the dust from their feet wiped off against them.  What does this mean?

 It emphasizes silently, “We don’t have anything in common with you.” 

God’s chosen disciples are the reflection of Lord Jesus.  Outwardly they may not be attractive or you may find no qualities of this world such as extra smartness, but they are kept separate to get detached of all worldly ways but inwardly they are like sunshine.

As per the instructions of their Master, they were finally sent, after being given authority to heal the sick and drive out the devil.  They went out and preached that people should turn away from their sins.

                                                                                                            ( to be continued…..)

With love filled blessings,

Your Sister in Christ 

PAUL’S LETTER TO COLOSSIANS

CHRIST THE KING

May you be made strong with all the strength which comes from His glorious power, so that you may be able to endure everything with patience. And with joy give thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to have your share of what God has reserved for His people in the Kingdom of Light.  He rescued us from the power of darkness and brought us safe into the Kingdom of His Dear Son, by whom we are set free, that is, our sins are forgiven. 

Christ is the visible likeness of the Invisible God.  He is the first-born Son, superior to all created things.  For through Him God created everything in heaven and on earth, the seen and unseen things, including spiritual powers, lords, rulers and authorities.  God created the whole universe through Him and for Him.  Christ existed before all things, and in union with Him all things have their proper place.  He is the head of His body, the church; He is the source of the body’s life.  He is first-born Son who was raised from death, in order that He alone might have the first place in all things.  For it was by God’s own decision that the Son has in Himself the full nature of God.  Through the Son, then, God decided to bring the whole universe back to Himself.  God made peace through His Son’s sacrificial death on the cross and so brought back to Himself all things, both on earth and in heaven.

(Chapter. 1:12-20)

This is the Word of God

Thanks be to God

MIRACLES OF FORGIVENESS

What could you want forgiveness cannot give?

Do you want peace? Forgiveness offers it. Do you want happiness, a quiet mind, a certainty of purpose, and a sense of worth and beauty that transcends the world? Do you want care and safety, and the warmth of sure protection always? Do you want a quietness that cannot be disturbed, a gentleness that never can be hurt, a deep, abiding comfort, and a rest so perfect it can never be upset?

All this forgiveness offers you, and more. It sparkles on your eyes as you awake, and gives you joy with which to meet the day. It soothes your forehead while you sleep, and rests upon your eyelids so you see no dreams of fear and evil, malice and attack. And when you wake again, it offers you another day of happiness and peace. All this forgiveness offers you, and more.

Forgiveness lets the veil be lifted up that hides the face of Christ from those who look with unforgiving eyes upon the world. It lets you recognize the Son of God, and clears your memory of all dead thoughts so that remembrance of your Father can arise across the threshold of your mind. What would you want forgiveness cannot give? What gifts but these are worthy to be sought? What fancied value, trivial effect or transient promise, never to be kept, can hold more hope than what forgiveness brings?

Source: Forgiveness: The Greatest Healer of All

By Neale Donald Walsch (Foreword)

Author: Gerald G. Jampolsky

A CALL TO Repentance

PART II

The Holy Bible says, “When anyone is joined to Christ, he is a new being; the old is gone, the new has come.” (2 Cor. 5:17)

 "The Lord told me to go and buy myself some linen shorts and to put them on; but He told me not to put them in water. So I brought them and put them on.  Then the Lord spoke to me again, and said, “Go to the River Euphrates and hide the shorts in a hole in the rocks.” So I went and hid them near the Euphrates.

Sometime later the Lord told me to go back to the Euphrates and get the shorts. So I went back, and when I found the place where I had hidden them, I saw they were ruined and were no longer any good.

Then the Lord spoke to me again. He said, “This is how I will destroy the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem. These evil people have refused to obey me. They have been as stubborn and wicked as ever and worshipped and served other gods. So then, they will become like these shorts that are no longer any good. Just as shorts fit tightly around the waist, so I intended all the people of Israel and Judah to hold tightly to me. I did this so that they would be my people and would bring praise and honor to my name.” (Jer. 13:1-11)

Even our little deeds, our thoughts can destroy and break our relation from the Blessed Trinity. Thus, we ourselves destroy our soul, mind and body. Every cell in our body gets reacted and destroyed.

We will become a slave of many diseases; even medicines can’t heal us totally.

Meanwhile, some go in search of black magic and other demonic power. It brings many disasters due to God’s anger.

Let’s go through a testimony

The revival experience of my life began on the 23^rd June 1991. My family was attracted to God and we were lead by the Holy Spirit to the prayer service. My family was totally enslaved to black magic and sorcery. When we were prayed over, a great flow of strength filled in me and my husband. We were totally astonished and our faithless hearts were shaken.

“Therefore, this says the Lord, “I am against your magic bands with which you hunt the souls and I will rip them off from your arms.” (Ezekiel 13:20)

After the pray over itself, the Lord’s grace gave us the strength to rip off and discard all the objects of black magic and sorcery. God also blessed me to attend the prayer continuously. I learnt to thank and praise Lord. All the obstacles which used to prevent me from attending the prayer meeting completely vanished.

Being Christian, my husband was practicing idol worship and black magic.

Both of us used to attend the prayer regularly and the Word of God granted us peace and cheerfulness. Hearing the Word of God, we received the Holy Spirit which helped us to realize our dark paths. Lord Jesus washed out all our sins with true repentance.

Here the Scripture says, “The people who live in darkness will see a great light. On those who live in the dark land of death, the light will shine.” (Matt. 4:16)

Lord Jesus had performed countless miracles in my life.

The spectacles I began to use at the age of 23 were removed by the Lord at the age of 53. Praise the Lord!

Since childhood, I had a hearing problem and the Divine Healer restored my hearing. Alleluia!! Praise the Lord!!!

Dear friends, Apart from the physical healings, He also gave me the courage to face people as well my life problems. Glory to God!!

Being illiterate, I found it hard to communicate with people. But today, with great pride, I can tell you my Lord Jesus has given me the grace to read the Holy Bible and prayer books. Praise the Lord.

“How wonderful are the things the Lord does! All who are delighted with them want to understand them. All He does is full of honor and majesty; His righteousness is eternal.” (Psalm 111.2-3)

After the demise of my husband, there is no one to earn in our family, yet the Lord provides our requirements.  Also the mighty Lord has blessed me with the cheerfulness to praise and thank Him joyfully for the mental sickness that runs in my family.

Just as shorts fit tightly around the waist, so I intended all the people of Israel and Judah to hold tightly to me. I did this so that they would be my people and would bring praise and honor to my name.” (Jer. 13:11)

I can say that, “Happy are those whose sins are forgiven, whose wrongs are pardoned. And those who seek refuge with the Lord lack nothing good.”

My three sons were victims of mental illness and had to undergo shock therapy and various other treatments. When we accepted Lord Jesus and partook in the prayer service and began to do family prayer. I found numerous changes in my children like unity and tolerance among themselves and enlightenment of the brain.  As the disease began to cease, I brought my younger son aged 22 yrs, to the prayer service for a pray-over.

Following 4^th Saturday, it was announced: ‘Person by name ___ was granted total deliverance and gifted a job.’ It came true within 10 days. He also had a vision in which Lord Jesus was proceeding towards him from a great distance. Now he is an earning member in my family. Praise the Lord!

As the above scripture says, when the family held on to God tightly, He granted the grace of repentance and forgiven their past and delivered this family.

The awareness of our sins leads us to repentance. Sometimes we find it hard to say, “I am a sinner.” We may claim there is no sin in me or comparatively I am a better person.

But what does the Holy Bible reveal?

It reveals that: “All have turned away from God; they have all gone wrong. No one does what is right, not even one.” (Romans 3:12)

Again the Book of Truth says, “There is no one who does not sin.” (1 Kings 8: 46)

Once again the Holy Bible reminds us, “if we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and there is no truth in us.” (1John 1:8)

In ancient times, through many prophets, God call us to repentance.

God says, “Listen to what I am saying to you. Pay attention to what our God is teaching you. ……..otherwise you will be destroyed.” (Isaiah 1:10)

“But even now,” says the Lord “repent sincerely and return to me.” (Joel2:12)

To the Prophet Jeremiah, Lord asked him to go and buy a clay jar. He told him to take some elders and some of the older priests and go through Potsherd Gate to proclaim the message.

“Listen to what , I, the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel have to say, ‘I am going to bring such a disaster because the people have abandoned Me and defiled this place by offering sacrifices here to other gods.” Then the Lord asked Jeremiah to break the jar in front of the people and tell them “I will break this people and their city and it will be like these broken clay jar, that cannot be put together again.” (Jeremiah 19)

Gospel of Luke (3) also warns us: “If you don’t turn away from your sins, you too will be destroyed in a sudden disaster.”

John the Baptist insists us the same, unless we repent, we will not enter the Kingdom of God.

“If you want to, you can keep the Lord’s commands. You can decide whether you will be loyal to Him or not. He has placed fire and water before you; reach out and take whichever you want. You have a choice between life and death; you will get whichever you choose.” (Sirach 15:15-17)

ARC OF PRAISE

PART 1

The Bible says, “Come, let us praise the Lord! Let us sing for joy to God, who protects us! Let us come before Him with thanksgiving and sing joyful songs of praise. For the Lord is a mighty God, a mighty king over all the gods.” (Psalms 95: 1-3)

Communication is an interesting daily activity in which we all are involved. It can well be defined as a pleasant and powerful mode of experience which helps us to express ourselves in this world. Majority of us greet, send wishes, appreciate and share our experiences with this tool. It also helps us in breaking, as well as rebuilding and maintaining our relations.

Thanks be to God for all these skills and latest gateways for easy communication.

How often do you appreciate and communicate with God? Wisdom to communicate with God is easily available.

Faithful people who practice a life of praise to God, who are joyful and awake, are spread over the entire face of the earth.

Lord is pleased with the communication of human lips and through this we get closer in our relationship with God.

St. Paul says, “Let us then always offer praise to God as our sacrifice through lips and confess Him as Lord. You are a chosen race, the king priest, the holy nation, God’s own people to proclaim the wonderful acts of God.”(Heb. 13:15)

Therefore His devotees use their talents and strength to praise and rejoice in Him.  Those who stay on this swing of freedom gets transformed and immersed in to God’s will entirely and those who remain in God’s presence gain the ability to know many spiritual realities. Few among such is, that, sorrows, sickness, sudden misfortune and other troubles of life are not tragedy but mere instances to receive more power from God to achieve victory. Once you realize this truth, you will praise Lord willingly in all occasions of life.

King David says, “Use all your talents and praise God because He is greater than them all. Use all your strength to glorify Him, for it will yet be insufficient to describe His magnificence.”

Every Saturday during our prayer service there was this separate section dedicated to children under the age of 12. The innocent praises and prayers they offer to the Lord were indeed attractive. Lord Jesus would descend amidst them, at that moment and shower flowers of blessing. These buds were transformed before the flower of Sorrow blossoms. It imparts light and warmth to the little brains. Circumstantially, they have become ‘Children of Holy Spirit.’

Without hesitation, these children practiced it and gained fruitful experiences. It helped them to outreach and lead their friends to the Lord!

May God protect and bless them wherever and however they are!

Here I am inspired to share few testimonies of those children who learned the skill of praising the Lord:

·        I used to praise Lord along with my mother to deliver my dad from alcoholism. Today my Lord Jesus has delivered my dad. Thank You My Jesus.

·        I found it difficult to write capital ‘I’ and ‘J’. After praising Lord Jesus, the confusion left me. Today I can write them properly. Thank You Jesus      

·        When my brother and I were playing, his spectacles fell down. I prayed and praised aloud and his spectacles were saved from breaking. I thank you Jesus.      

·        I used to get stomach ache during exam and I praised Lord Jesus. My pain vanished and I could write correct answers for all the questions.

·        My uncle in gulf met with an accident due to which his backbone was damaged. Every Saturday we took part in the service and I praised Lord Jesus. Miraculously, my uncle received fast healing and is back to job again. Praise the Lord!

·        My dad’s leg was fractured and was plastered. I sat near my dad and praised Lord Jesus. Then my dad’s pain decreased and he was happy.     

·        After I started attending the prayer, I enjoy singing hymns along with the choir. Through this prayer I came to know Jesus performs miracles even now. I enjoy reading the Holy Bible and praying to Jesus. I used to fall ill frequently but now my Lord protects me from sickness. Praise the Lord!  I thank Lord through this section Jesus helped me to know Him at such a young age. Glory to God! 

·        After attending the prayer and joining Christen section, I got the grace to share my things with my friends and obey my parents and reduce watching TV. I thank my Lord Jesus everyday in my life. Praise the Lord!

·        As I praised and prayed to the Lord in the cricket match which I was about to lose, Lord guaranteed me victory and glorified me. Thank You Jesus

·        When I forgot an answer during my exam, I praised my Jesus immediately revealed the answer to my memory. Similarly, I had severe stomach ache on my First Holy Communion day, and as I received the Body of Christ, my stomach ache also disappeared. I thank you Jesus!! I praise you Jesus!!

·        When I praised Lord Jesus for my brother who used to always fail in exams, he passed and thus my family became happy and blessed.

·        When we went for picnic my friends left me alone. I got afraid. In my sorrow and fear I praised God and another group invited me to join them. Thus Lord accompanied me to enjoy my picnic.

·        When my daddy lost his job, I began to praise and pray daily with my mummy. Soon he got a better job abroad. Thank you Jesus!!

·        I praised and prayed to Jesus, when my neighbor was seriously ill. Lord provided him with a better treatment and healed him. Thank you Jesus!!

·        In school, one of my classmate got severe toothache. We all together praised Jesus Christ and she was relieved from pain. We were made glad. Thank you Jesus!

“Some people brought their children to Jesus but the disciples refused them. When Jesus noticed this He said, ‘Let the children come to Me, and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I assure you that whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.’ Then he took the children in his arms, placed His hands on each of them, and blessed them.”  (Mark 10:13)  Amen!!!!

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