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He Gave His Only Son

"Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed."

John 21:29

• There should be less talk. A preaching point is not a meeting point.


• The dying, the cripple, the mental, the unwanted, the unloved-- they are Jesus in disguise.


• In the West there is loneliness, which I call the leprosy of the West. In many ways it is worse than our poor in Calcutta. (Commonweal, Dec 19, 1997)


• It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving.


• The poor give us much more than we give them. They're such strong people, living day to day with no food. and they never curse, never complain. We don't have to give them pity or sympathy. We have so much to learn from them.


• I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper's wounds, I feel I am nursing the Lord himself. Is it not a beautiful experience?


• I do not pray for success. I ask for faithfulness.


• Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go.


• If you judge people, you have no time to love them.

~Mother Teresa~

Amazing, wonderful, comforting, compelling, overwhelming. These are just a few of the many words that express His love for us. It's a love that is not hard to come by. Some people search and look everywhere for this kind of love, but they are blind, because there's no need to look hard; for this love is right there in front of them.

How do we come by this love? Simple, just ask, even though we are not worthy of such great love, He still insists in giving it to us. Some find it hard to believe that God loves them since they are sinners, but if you just ask for forgiveness, you'll understand. Just invite Him into your heart, that's a start.

Love, an expression of warm feelings between one another. Indeed that's true. Do you not love your child? Well, we are asll God's children, therefore doesn't He love us as we love our own children? We don't need to search and search, all we need to do is know that He loves us. Even when we sin, He forgives us, believe it! I have found that asking Him for my sins to be forgiven, I find myself happier and more content with my spiritual life.

At times we all feel lost, alone, and even experience a little depression, and we turn to God and blame Him for the things that are going wrong in our lives. Why? Does God make you choose the things that you do in your life? No, not at all. You control your own actions which cause a reaction, whether it's good or bad. And whether we sin when we react to certain problems, well that all depends upon us. Why don't you stop, ask God for gorgiveness of your sins and hand over the reins to Him and allow God to guide you.

This is where you start to feel and understand God's love. It's unconditional and ceases to fail us if we truly show our faith in Him. We need to remember that He gave up His only son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins and that we might live. That's pure love, who can compare to that? True love starts with our Redeemer, feel His embrace, feel His love, for He is our true Father and He loves us unconditionally and always will.

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