Archive for 'Judgment'

Zacchaeus Stood Above the Rest

Luke 19: 1-10
2 Mc 6: 18-31 / Psa 3
Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.
(Luke 19: 10)
Lord Jesus, You have made us see
That none is beyond redemption,
Once chained to sin You set [...]

Of Justice and God’s Judgment

Luke 11: 42-46
Rom 2: 1-11 / Psa 62
Woe also to you lawyers! For you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not lift a finger to ease them.
(Luke 11: 46)
What laws on earth could guarantee
Our passage to eternity?
Man-made laws have been man’s burden,
Roadblocks on his way to heaven.
“But woe to you [...]

The Light of Jesus

John 12: 44-50
Acts 12: 24-13:5a / Psa 67
I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.
(John 12:46)
The light of Truth is God’s gift to man,
The Word made flesh, His beloved Son;
Believe His words are the Father’s plan,
As the Father and Jesus are One.
Then [...]

Believe, and Receive the Light of Jesus

John 12: 44-50
Acts 12: 24 — 13: 5 / Ps 67: 2-3, 5, 6 and 8
I came into this world as light, so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness.
(John 12:46)
The Light of Truth is God’s gift to man,
The Word made flesh, His beloved Son;
Believe His words are the Father’s plan,
As [...]

A Matter of Choice

John 8: 21-30
Nm 21: 4-9 / Ps 102: 2-3,16-21
…you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come.
(John 8:21)
Lord Jesus, this is my reflection:
As a process of my redemption.
Let me share in your crucifixion
Thru my trials and tribulation.
Once more Jesus said to them, “I am going away, [...]

The Time of Reckoning

Luke 17: 26-37
Wis 13:1-9 / Ps 19
Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it.
(Luke 17:33)
No one knows the day it’s coming,
The least we can do is prepare.
What our Lord today is saying:
Repent, have faith and don’t despair.
“As it was in the days of Noah, so also will [...]