Forgotten Truths To Set Faith Afire!

 

   

Let me show you a good way to ask for happiness, even in this world.   It is a way that will oblige God to listen to you.   Say to Him earnestly: either give me so much money that my heart will be satisfied, or inspire me with such contempt for it that I no longer want it.   Either free me from poverty, or make it so pleasant for me that I would not exchange it for all the wealth in the world.   Either take away my suffering, or – which would be to Your greater glory – change it into delight for me, and instead of causing me affliction, let it become a source of joy.   You can take away the burden of my cross, or You can leave it with me without my feeling its weight.   You can extinguish the fire that burns me, or You can let it burn in such a way that it refreshes me as it did the three youths in the fiery furnace.   I ask for either one thing or the other.   What does it matter in what way I am happy?   If I am happy through the possessi...

"In the early days of the Church, Christians risked their lives just to attend Mass and to receive Holy Communion. Today, the majority does not attend Sunday Mass.   Rarely do they or the thousands who only come on Christmas and/or Easter hear of the eternal consequences for skipping Mass.   In some places, it is more important not to offend their “feelings” than to evidence zeal for the salvation of their souls. " (From Forgotten Truths To Set Faith Afire! - Words to  Challenge, Inspire and Instruct )

(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) If I tell the wicked man “O wicked one, you shall surely die,” and you do not speak out to dissuade the wicked from his way, he [the wicked man] shall die for his guilt, but I will hold you responsible for his death.   Ezekiel 33:8