Prepare The Way of The Lord!

DEAR FRIENDS –

TODAY’S BLOG MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE THIRD-YEAR (CYCLE “A”) I HAVE BEEN SHARING IN “A CATHOLIC DEACON’S PERSPECTIVE.”  AS I WROTE IN THE PAST, MY HOPE IS THAT IT GIVES YOU A DEEPER INSIGHT INTO YOUR JOURNEY WITH THE LORD.  JUST AS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS “B” AND “C“ BLOG SUBMISSIONS HAVE REMAINED ON THIS SITE TO REVIEW OR COMPARE, YEAR “A” WILL BE ADDED FOR THE SAME REASON. OUR PRIMARY GOSPEL PROVIDER FOR YEAR “A” IS ST. MATTHEW.  

PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU REMAIN IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AS WE TRAVEL A PATH TO FOLLOW JESUS TO HIS PROMISE OF EVERLASTING LIFE FOR THOSE WHO ARE FAITHFUL TO HIS TRUTH OF LOVE, MERCY AND FORGIVENESS. 

GOD BLESS,

DEACON JIM MERLE

Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done If We Accept God’s Call To Be One With Him!

Benevolent monarchies without a spiritual force behind it rarely exist to offer the fullness of what Jesus, a Christian King, provides for us through His love of all that exists in His realm with His Father and the Holy Spirit.  If that were not enough of a challenge, outside influences based on fulfilling one’s personal needs of wealth, fame and power all but destroy human decency, morals and integrity so that nothing can exist without negativity in all facets available for peaceful co-existence.

Practicing Patient Endurance Focuses Us To Live Each Day Fully In The Company Of Jesus!

It is interesting that as one ages, patience takes on a different meaning than when we were young.  Things had to happen quicker in our early years because there was so much of life that needed to be experienced.  Waiting slowed our pace and caused us to possibly miss something which might be helpful to get ahead in our lives.  Consideration for taking time to learn what we wanted or needed to know was less important because we could pick it up on the fly; or so we thought.

“The Lord Is Not God Of The Dead, But Of The Living.”

“Death is but a passing from this life to the next,” is how I define eternal life.  Where that eternal life is depends on how you live your current life.  If you are like the Sadducees in St. Luke’s Gospel today, you will spend it in hell.  If you follow Jesus’ logic, you will be heaven in love with everyone you have ever loved on earth.  After all, isn’t love God’s focus?