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Man's Purpose on Earth – Spiritual Reflection

Fri May 21, 2010 2:19 PM EDT
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By Charlie Courtois
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Taken from: My Daily Bread, CONFRATERNITY OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD by Anthony J. Paone, S.J.

The Way of Purification - Conversion

CHRIST'S VOICE

  • My CHILD, the highest goal of your life is union with Me in Heaven. Let your intentions throughout the day be guided by this truth. In all things be sure to stay on the path that leads to Heaven. Do not become too deeply interested in passing desires and brief enjoyments of this earthly life.

  • I have given you everything that you are and everything that you have. All things come from to you from Me, the Supreme Good. Whatever comes, accept it, use it, enjoy it, and I wish and as much as I wish.

  • If you think only of satisfying yourself, without considering My approval, your mind becomes confused and your will becomes weak. Mistakes and sins will rob you of peace on earth and of unending happiness in Heaven. In all things therefore, keep your eyes on Me.

  • Happy are those who desire only what I want, trying steadily to do My will. Such people do not let themselves become completely absorbed by their daily activities. They frequently offer their activities to Me. They see the brevity of human contentment on earth.

  • Examine your motives in your daily words and actions. Find out how you may please Me more, and avoid everything which may draw you away from Me.

THINK

I was created for eternal happiness with God in heaven. Everything else must take second place in my life, because if I lose Heaven, I will be losing everything. The sure guide to Heaven is God's holy Will. If I follow it in my daily life, every moment on earth will be a sure step toward the perfect happiness which my heart craves.

PRAY

My God and loving Father, grant me the wisdom to think, speak, and act each day as You want me to. May I never be such a fool as to disagree with Your supreme goodness and wisdom. Nothing on earth can bring me any lasting happiness. Therefore, let me never sin for the sake of anything. I want to live for the perfect happiness for which You created me. Amen.

 

The author, Fr. Anthony Paone, S.J., suggests that the reader read between the lines, and He will give you a message for you alone. This will be the grace of the chapter. God's grace will show us how to live a better life today, and it will give you the strength to do so. If you use these graces well, God will grant you greater ones. Daily you will grow more like Christ and less like your old self. The chapter is simple: (a) listen; (b) think; and (c) answer Him.

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PRAYER
My God, the good things
that attract me on this earth
are only tiny reflections of
Your perfect attraction and
goodness.

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Reply#1 - Fri May 21, 2010 2:22 PM EDT
jameseg

My God and loving Father, grant me the wisdom to think, speak, and act each day as You want me to.

Charlie, the prayerful words quoted above from the article are marvelous ones to pray regularly!

I'm not sure if those words are part of your personal prayer or a quote. But either way they are worth repeating!

Thanks! Enjoy God's blessings, James.

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Reply#2 - Fri May 21, 2010 3:28 PM EDT
Charlie Courtois

Hi James,

I read just one chapter a day from the "Daily Bread." I read it in Spanish so that I can keep my translating skills sharp when I teach in Spanish in the prison.

Thanks for the visit.

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#2.1 - Fri May 21, 2010 6:32 PM EDT
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Vintage Viner

AMEN! ^ ^

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Reply#3 - Fri May 21, 2010 4:03 PM EDT
Charlie Courtois

Hi Vivi...

Thank you for your visit.

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#3.1 - Fri May 21, 2010 6:33 PM EDT
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Nofluer

Never did like the "My Daily Bread" stuff. That first one looks like an invitation to hurry up and die.

When God created Man, he installed a brain. Then he expected us to use it.

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Reply#4 - Fri May 21, 2010 4:27 PM EDT
Charlie Courtois

I am sure, Nofluer, there are many in this world who would want to do what you suggest.

But, you know a human lifetime is pretty short compared to eternity.

I just posted a book review about the Mother of God in KIBEHO, Africa.

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#4.1 - Fri May 21, 2010 6:38 PM EDT
Nofluer

"The Mother of God"??? God doesn't HAVE a mother. He is eternally existent - both pre and post the beginning of time. (God is omnipresent in time as well as space.)

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#4.2 - Sat May 22, 2010 2:17 AM EDT
Charlie Courtois

Well, Nofluer, I guess we will have to suspend the "Holy Trinity" for you to clear up this millennial old mystery. God, the Father, Jesus, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We earthlings have been telling the story of Mary and Elizabeth since the gospels were written. By all legends, true or not, Mary, became the Queen of Heaven, when she said, "Yes," to the Angel Gabriel, and gave birth to the baby Jesus in Bethlehem.

He is eternally existent

According to some writings in Luke, Jesus was around with his father long before he was conceived by Mary miraculously, so I regret that it will have to remain what it is, a mystery. And, as you say, "He is eternally existent."

Amen!

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#4.3 - Sat May 22, 2010 8:05 AM EDT
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