Posts Tagged ‘Prayer’
11
Aug
Posted by riomay1962 in Alert Mind, Constant Repetition, Relentless Discipline, Thankful Heart. Tagged: Alert Mind, Being Prayerful, Christ, Constant Conversation, Constant Repetition, Devotion, Extreme Discipline, Full Understanding, God’s Mighty Weapon, God’s Word, Gospel, Heart, Heaven, Human, Mighty Weapon, Prayer, Rebellious Thoughts, Relentless Discipline, Thankful Heart, Understanding, Wise Living, Worldly Weapon. Leave a Comment
Good morning everyone. This is the last part of my article. I hope you are still enjoying what’s the story. Let me finish it now …. I am not just shadowboxing. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself [...]
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27
Apr
Posted by riomay1962 in Good Person, Healthy Garden. Tagged: Bible Study, Blessings, Criticism, Garden Planting, God's Service, Gossip, Grace, Indifference, Lord, Loyal, Obidiend, Patience, Perseverance, Politeness, Prayer, Preparedness, Promptness, Putiry, Saviour Jesus Christ, Truthful, Unselfish. Leave a Comment
Good morning everyone. After listening to the sermon of our pastor in our church, there was in the part of his sermon about gardening. It’s not really about the garden but it’s just about our life. Actually it’s a weekly beacon in our church. Full of meaning. Let me share it with you. This is [...]
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21
Apr
Posted by riomay1962 in Good Role Model, Magnificent Prayer. Tagged: Gospel, Jesus Christ, Keep It Personal, Lord, Magical Powers, Nature of Prayer, New Testament, Old Testament, Personal Nature, Prayer, Role Model. Leave a Comment
Good morning friends. I read a good article written by Ptolemy Tompkins. Every one of us wants a fuller prayer life. Let me share it with you … The main purpose of prayer is not to make life easier, not to gain magical powers, but to know God. To know God not a s some [...]
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14
Dec
Posted by riomay1962 in Forgiveness of Sins, Last Confession, Proper Advice. Tagged: Act of Contrition, Act of Penance, Advice, Almsgiving, Confession, Confession of Sins, Death, Fasting, God, Grace, Heaven, Loss of Heaven, Our Father, Pains, Pains of Hell, Pardon, Peace, Prayer, Priest, Resurrection, Sins, The Holy Spirit, The Son. Leave a Comment
Priest: in the name + of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Penitent: Amen. Father, forgive me for I have sinned. I am a … (specify the state of life). My last confession was last … My sins are the following … (list down all mortal sins). The priest gives the [...]
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12
Dec
Posted by riomay1962 in Complete Temporal Punishment, Good Works, Limited Temporal Punishment, Obtaining Indulgence, Partial Indulgence, Plenary Indulgence. Tagged: Almsgiving, Damnation to Hell, Dead Person, Eternal Punishment, Fasting, General Confession, Hail Mary, Holy Mass, Holy Year, Indulgence, Modum Suffrage, Our Father, Plenary Jubilee Indulgence, Prayer, Prayers for the Intentions of the Pope, Remission of Temporal Punishment, Sacrament of Confession, Sufferings of Purgatory, Temporal Punishment, The Apostolic Creed, The Rosary, Way of the Cross, Works of Charity. Leave a Comment
The indulgence is the remission of temporal punishment (penalty to be paid on earth) because of sin whose guilt and eternal punishment (damnation to hell) have already been forgiven in the sacrament of Confession. The temporal punishment can be expiated through prayer, fasting, almsgiving, the sufferings of Purgatory, or obtaining an indulgence. An indulgence can [...]
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20
Nov
Posted by riomay1962 in Colder Days, Colorful Autumn Morning, Deepest Feelings of Gratitude, Little Things, Tiny Blessings. Tagged: Attention-catching, Autumn Morning, Christ’s Sacrifices, Common Prayer, Conviction, Death Itself, Disappointment, Feeling of Gratitude, Fellow Man, Gift of Sight, Gratitude, Life Blessings, Lord, Oneness, Powerful Instrument, Prayer, Recipient, Reliability, Spiritual Life, Thanks-Giving, Thanksgiving Day. Leave a Comment
Giving thanks—to one’s fellow man and to the Lord—is often overlooked as a powerful instrument for reaching oneness with God. From now until Thanksgiving Day, why don’t you try this three-part experiment designed to increase your thanks-giving capacity. Every day, surprise someone: How long has it been since you thanked the mailman, milkman or newspaper [...]
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6
Nov
Posted by riomay1962 in Uncategorized. Tagged: Decision, Fate, Form of Fun, Freedom, Giving Up, Goal, His Disciples, His Ministry, Inner Self-Control, Innocent Pleasure, Jesus Christ, Marriage, Moral Inventory, Practicing Self-control, Prayer, Sacrifice, Self-denial, Spiritiual Grosth, Spiritual Base, Ten Commandments, Truth, Wrong Action. Leave a Comment
Again and again I’ve seen that the only real freedom a person ever has comes from developing inner self-control. And how do you develop this? It’s obviously a lifetime project, but if you want to begin, here are some guidelines to follow. Take a moral inventory: decide the areas in your life where you may [...]
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17
Jun
Posted by riomay1962 in Bad Relationship, Good Follower, Great Rewards, Life's Wrong Things, Private Matter, Small Way, Strong Temptations. Tagged: Accept Responsibility, Acknowledge the Guilt, Act of Restoring, Admitting Mistakes, Barrier, Charity, Church, Confessing Sins, Equivalent for Damage, Equivalent for Loss, Equivalent Sum, False Accusation, Fellow Workers, Follower of Jesus, Inner Discontent, Letter of Apology, Mankind, Money, Move Closer To God, Overgrown Ego, Overzealousness, Past Dishonesty, Position, Prayer, Prayfully to God, Pride, Rejected Effort, Reputation, Resist Temptations, Restitution, Ten Commandments (Exodus 20), Zacchaeus (Luke 19). Leave a Comment
Every wrong doing is a barrier separating us from God. To move closer to Him, the barrier must be removed. Restitution (described in the dictionary as “any act of restoring . . . of giving an equivalent for loss or damage”) is one way of accomplishing this. It is not easy, but if you work [...]
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28
May
Posted by riomay1962 in Empty Space, Holy Meeting Place, Receive Wisdom, Righteous in Heart, Tough Decision, True Love. Tagged: Believers, Church, Double Standard, Fellow Human Beings, His Heavenly Father, Honesty, House of Faith, Humanity, Integrity, Lifestyle, Man of Integrity, People of Truth, Prayer, Righteous Heart, Speak of Truth, Structural Inegrity, Structural Integrity, Under Stress, Undivided Person, Unusual Stress, Whole Person, Wholeness, Wisdom, Word of God, Worship. 2 Comments
Integrity is based on the word “integer” which means a whole number or a complete unit. Integrity means wholeness and a double standard. A person with integrity is a whole person, and undivided person. This is someone who is the same person at the office and in church; someone who is the same person in [...]
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25
May
Posted by riomay1962 in Being Heartbroken, Believing in God, Colorful Butterfly, Different Colors, Prayed Fervently. Tagged: Butterfly, Desperation, Faith, God, God’s Love, Grateful Love, Heartbroken, Heaven, Love, My needs, Prayer, Soul, Tragedy, Trust, Wings. 1 Comment
Good morning friends. I just remember when I’m still young, I just love to see a butterfly especially when she is resting on a flower. I wonder why she love to rest on it. I ran to the butterfly and try to catch it. The butterfly just flew away. It rested again on another flower. The butterfly [...]
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