Spiritual Blessings!

Resurrection is the result of forgiveness. Listen to it more here.

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Lord help us walk in the way of the righteous….. Listen and pray with me.

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Lord make me an instrument of your peace

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Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness. Genesis: 1: 26

The sixth day must have been the proudest day in creation when God decided finally to create mankind in his/her own image, in his/her own character, and likeness and most of all love.

I am still ecstatic of the day and will be forever when I saw my daughter’s face as she was taken out of the womb of my wife and her mother. She looked like me, am sure and she will all her life. My wife proudly says she looks like her and all her life she is going to. When all the doctors and government officials were busy looking for an identifying mark for my daughter, I did not care a whole lot about it. For I knew without a shadow of doubt she is mine and she looks like mine and will be forever and different enough to spot her in any crowd. I want her to be able to love and care for the world like me, but better than me and greater than me at the least. I can go on and on, and my wife will too.

If this is what I feel it must have been the proudest feeling for God after we were born through God. For God knew in his or her heart that we looked just like him or her and that too for ages to come requiring no identifying marks to distinguish one from another. I am also sure God must have certainly hoped that we love and care for the world as much as God did. For we were created in the image and likeness of God and God alone! and all others who claim it are really faking it to claim what is God’s. So, rejoice you have the greatest inheritance you can ever imagine. Let us also behave like we are the children of God!

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If you love me keep my commandments - John 14:15

What are the commandments that the Lord is asking us to keep? Just two. There is no greater commandment than this that love the Lord you God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind, and the second love your neighbor as yourself. Let us go further and say may be just one. Love your neighbor as yourself! And the other will emerge as a result! 

Before we start loving others let us start with ourselves. This coming week, take a few minutes of each day and thank God for the wonderful blessings you are given in your life. Take a few minutes to rest and treat yourself with a cup of hot chocoloate, an ice cream, a nice restful drive, forgive yourself for some of the things of the past that still seem unforgiven, respect and care for yourself and your needs, and do those things that you would really like for yourself.

Let us apply the commandments first to ourselves so that we can effectively and lovingly apply it on others. If only I know how painful it will be when people reject me, hurt me, love me, care for me, and understand me I can probably understand the pain or joy other’s might go through when I do the same to them. How can I keep the commandments if I don’t know what it does to me when I keep them? So, today let us make a decision that we shall look deep into our own pains and joys so that may be we could show our love better for others. We could think twice before we say things to others we won’t say to ourselves or we won’t someone else to say to us.

May you blessed today and coming days to keep His commands starting with yourself.

Fr. Jos

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God had been kind and generous in many ways than I can imagine. Here is another example of the same. Our ever growing and chaning technology makes it easier for me to publish my reflections, sermons and prayers to be online for your listening. I pray that as you listens to this reflections, prayers or sermons, your life is changed as mine is constantly changed as a result of doing this for the benefit of my friends, visitors and family. God be with you.

We are so blessed to be part to be Children of God for in God’s kingdom all are welcome and all are God’s children. Enjoy this time without judging, without fear or concern as what someone else will think but rather how can you be better.

Blessings be yours today.

Fr. Jos Tharakan