Holy Saturday … Easter Vigil …

Praise be the Lord …

Waiting is part of the Easter vigil. On Holy Saturday the Church waits at the Lord’s tomb, mediating on HIS suffering and death.

Tonight, thousands of people will gather to hear someone proclaim that the tomb is empty where Jesus was buried. HE has risen, just as HE said …

There is nothing much to say , we all know what’s inside in our hearts going on. We know HE is a living God and HE will come again … Lets clean our hearts and prepare to welcome our Lord Jesus Christ in our lives as our Lord and Saviour …

Glory to The Father and to the Son and to The Holy Spirit …

Lord Jesus we pray to you, help us to serve and love the way you have taught us…

Amen …

Good Friday …

Praise be the Lord …

Good Friday commemorates the Passion and Death of our Lord Jesus Christ.

It’s called Good Friday, because Christ has shown HIS Father’s and HIS goodness and love by accepting humiliation and death on the cross for our sake, so that we may be saved.

If I ask today, can I die for someone else? I understand as a human nature I and many of us will think many a times. To give own life for someone else.

Jesus Christ has done this for all human race, way far from any religion and from any boundary. HE has done for us, for all of us. That is the love which HE has, the way HE loves us.

For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. (Matthew 16:25)

Today I am not finding words to say, but more expressions inside. HIS immense love for us …

I am so very much thankful to my Lord Jesus for HIS unending blessings …

Father, we pray to you help us to walk on the path you laid and become an exact example of your child…

Amen …

Lord’s Supper …

Praise be the Lord …

The Last Supper is the final meal that Jesus shared with his apostles in Jerusalem before HIS crucifixion. During the meal Jesus predicts his betrayal by one of the apostles present, and that Peter will deny thrice knowing HIM before next morning.

Jesus gives new commandment “to love one another as I have loved you”

The Lord’s Supper, Jesus giving thanks to the heavenly Father broke the bread and offered the cup of wine and then shared with HIS apostles, saying to do this in memory of HIM …

HE prepares the apostles to be on guard and pray that Lord save them from temptations. HE told them to share the Good News with all the nations and baptize them in the name of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Spirit …

The power of the trinity in whom we are baptized is above all and is the only one who strengthens us, who gives us courage.

Jesus Christ has showed us an immense love of HIS Father towards us and also HE loves us the same way …
No Love is like your love Lord …

No God is like you Lord …

No Father is like you Lord …

We are blessed that you saved us and showed us your light …

We pray to you Holy Father, grant us courage that we share your words with all whom me meet, and be an example of your obedient child.

Amen …

Watch and Pray …

Praise be the Lord …

"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." (Matthew 26:41)

Jesus knew that even our spirit is willing but from flesh we are weak, so HE said to watch and pray that we should not fall into temptation. HE has always guided us well in advance, so we should not fall.

HE said I will be with you always, but we; only leave HIS hand. We run behind the worldly pleasures.

God said, HE is the provider of our needs. HE knows our needs before they even arise.

We need to set out concentration on HIM … HE delivers us from all adversities. Even form those problems which we create.

There are times, as we have also felt. That temptations and tests will come, not to break us but to make us more strong. So we need to build up our faith more strong. And know that God is with us and all will be good, as HE is in complete control …

Lord we pray to you, let our thoughts, our words and our actions all show your greatness and loving nature.

Amen …

God’s love for us …

Praise be the Lord …

Jesus said to the disciples to go and arrange for the feast, however same time inside HE knew everything. That the hour is near.

When any of us know that we are not responsible for something and someone else has done that mistake, then we quickly jump to clarify the whole world that I am innocent and I have not done anything wrong. Wherein Jesus, our Lord, who is sinless, righteous man. Knowingly took all punishment for our wrong doings on HIMSELF, and not even once tried to defend HIMSELF …

I understand God can only do that … HE is the one who showed us what is love, how to be humble, how to share. By giving up HIS own life to save us, HE has laid down an exemplary act of humbleness and love …

We have a lot to learn from our Lord … We need to listen to that sensitive voice in us who always tell us before taking any step, what is right and what is not. We do have blessings of our Lord and the knowledge required to do things, because HE has equipped us with all good when HE created each one of us. All we need to do is look from heart given by God, not by worldly sinful human nature.

HE has promised that HE will never leave us … and HIS word is true and for forever …

We renounce all evil.

We stand in Praise of our Lord Jesus Christ always …

Father we pray to You , forgive us for our wrongs. Destroy the sinfulness in our lives, our sinful nature which keeps us far from you and fill us with your eternal life …

Amen …

The Righteous one …

Praise be the Lord …

 This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God. In everything that he undertook in the service of God’s temple and in obedience to the law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered.
(2 Chronicles 31:20-21)

Let’s Thank Lord for all HE has blessed us with, that HE called us and made HIS own.

There is no limit to HIS blessings … Even if it seems hard, still HE is keeping us in the best … because HE will always do good for us, Father cannot do wrong for HIS children.

Just keep thanking Lord for all …  “Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few” (Matthew 9:37)

Let us start gathering the harvest our Father has said. HE has given us strength and resources to do all.

Lord we pray to you, place your merciful hands on us sinners and cleanse us. People who are trapped in evil chains, release them Lord, that they see your light … And bless us that we may always do your will …

Amen …

Welcome the king of kings Lord Jesus Christ ...

Praise be the Lord …

Palm Sunday, the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ …

As Holy week starts and the services in church we attend we understand reason behind all that took place. It was God’s will, by coming in the world in the form of a man and going through all temptations and situations in life and then humbly accepting all blame. HE was sinless, the one who knew no sin. But took all pain for the sins which we have committed.

We should always consult God, before taking any decision or step, for ourselves or for people related to us and also for those we don’t know.

As HE has said love your neighbour as you love yourself. If we pray for each other, do in favor of each other than this place will be filled with love and peace.

To make or break is in our own hands … God has given us a free will, and with that HE has blessed us with knowledge of good and bad and also HE gave us the commands what to do and not. Let’s choose the right path and do all what pleases our Father …

Lord Jesus we welcome you in our lives and make you our Lord and savior. We confess that Jesus Christ is our Lord …

Lord we pray to you, help us to forgive and love all, as you have taught us …

I declare that we all will stand in your praise Father always …

Amen …

Hear the word of the Lord …

Praise be the Lord …

Listening to God is communication,

Understanding what God says is comprehend,

Trusting in what God says is confidence,

Being transformed by what God says is change,

I understand the mentioned process is communicating with God , which can lead to spiritual change in one’s life.

How God, communicates with us, is through Bible, through HIS Holy Spirit, through the situations in our life, through the people in our lives.

Lord Jesus has performed may miracles quoted in Bible. Still the elders and religious leaders, who claimed to be the knowledgeable people in those times, did not recognize HIM. Reading a word from scripture is of no use, when it’s not put into action.

I can recall a hymn,
“Go, the Mass is ended,
children of the Lord.
Take God’s Word to others
as you've heard it spoken to you.
Go, the Mass is ended,
go and tell the world
the Lord is good, the Lord is kind,
and loves us every one …

Let’s not keep it to ourselves what we have received; Let’s share it and multiply. That’s the will of the Lord.

I stand boldly for my Lord Jesus Christ …

Father we pray to you, let us be sensitive to your voice and work according to your directions and make this place the way you have created it beautiful with love and peace …

Amen …

Only One God …

Praise be the Lord …

We strongly believe and confess that there is only one true God … who is Almighty, Unchangeable, Incomprehensible,  The Father and The Son and The Holy Spirit … three indeed, but one essence …

Creator of all … visible and invisible. Though we have not seen God … But sometimes we feel HIS presence so strong that it’s more than the physical presence.

I have experienced when my God is close to me. HE has saved me. Give up the hunger for worldly pleasures and you will find HIM. A Peace and Love which you can not find anywhere, But just in HIM only ... I stand boldly for my God my Jesus Christ …

“The Spirit is willing but the Body is Weak” (Matthew 26:36-46)

We constantly need to pray to God … that do not bring us to temptations and give us courage to stand strong on His path in all circumstances …

As we are moving close to the Holy week, a time we feel sorrow for all hard ache pain HE has gone through so we might be saved. However, same time we shout with joy and praise that HE has got the victory over death and evil. All we need to do to pick up our cross and humbly walk the way our Lord Jesus has taught us.

For HE has promised “I will never leave you nor forsake you”

Father we pray to you, grant us grace that we do not fall into temptations and bless all those who do not know you that they see your light … Your Peace and Love be felt everywhere …

Amen …

Humble yourself …

Praise be the Lord …

And said, :Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the kingdom of Heaven.” Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven … (Matthew 18:3-4)

Humble, (related to ground). 

No matter how rich, how beautiful, how intelligent, how much high designation on, how much big,influential family we come from. If we are not humble, we are called arrogant and proud.

Christ’s Humility

Philippians 2:6, “Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,”

Jesus is the ultimate example of humility. Jesus is God, the Creator of the universe (John 1:1-3, 10, Colossians 1:15-20), and He became a man (incarnation of Jesus, Luke 2:1-21). When Jesus came to earth from heaven he possessed two natures – a divine nature and a human nature. He never ceased being God but He set aside the glory He had with His Father in heaven (John 17:5) and humbled Himself to become a man (2 Corinthians 8:9). He gave up His divine rights (high position and glory) to be crucified for us (Romans 5:6-8). Philippians 2:7a, “but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant,”

Jesus was truly God and truly man. He had characteristics of a man (John 1:14, Romans 8:3, Hebrews 2:17) and He experienced human emotions just like we do. We get hungry, so did Jesus, we get tired, so did Jesus. Jesus endured pain and suffering on the cross that we could never imagine going through. But Jesus, unlike us, never sinned while He was on earth (2 Corinthians 5:21, Hebrews 4:15).

Philippians 2:8b, “he humbled himself and became obedient to death – even death on a cross!”

Imitating Christ’s Humility

Philippians 2:3a, “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit,”

Philippians 2:3b, “but in humility consider others better than yourselves.”

Philippians 2:4, “Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.”

Father we pray to you grant us grace to be humble and follow you always in all your ways … We share your teaching with others, being an exemplary example of Christ’s ambassador’s …

Amen …

The Lord is my Shepherd …

Praise be the Lord …

The Lord will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul. The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in, from this time forward, and forever more … (Psalm 121:7-8)

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away … Matthew 24:35

All HIS promises will come to pass and we will see the light of God …

We have learnt and a living proof of this that when two or more gather in HIS name and pray and ask according to HIS will, HE blesses … give up your all to Lord and see HE will take you where you have never imagined, which is out of your reach.

“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever”. (Psalm 23:5-6)

When situations take time, remember Lord has something good stored for us and will come in front in right time. HE looks our faith … Let’s make our faith take strong root and never be shaken, no matter what happens. HE is a living God and loves us very much …

Glory to you O Lord …

Lord Jesus we pray that your peace and love be felt everywhere, in each heart and we always do your will … Bless us Father, that we all stand in your Praise always …

Amen …

Lord show me your light …

Praise be to the Lord …

2 Samuel 22:29
You are my lamp, O LORD; the LORD turns my darkness into light.

2013 is a year of Faith …

Faith in God , that HE will deliver us from all adversities. Even when it seems economy is going through recession, even when many of us are bounded by evil ways, even when one is ready to kill other, times when we feel to cry out loud when all goes against us. God will deliver us … weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning …

God is the only who will pull us out of the darkness.

When we don’t understand how it happened! It is God … HE is capable of all, He is in complete control. Give up all your worries to HIM and rely on HIM … Lord you are my only hope and you know my needs , all I look up to is You, make me according to Your will …

Let’s kneel in front of our Lord Jesus Christ , Lord Jesus we ask forgiveness for our sins. Have mercy on us. Let Your Love and Peace be felt in each heart …

Amen …

God alone is mine …

Praise be the Lord …

Life always looks thorny up and downhill, may be because of our own self and may be because of someone else. It’s not that easy to but yes its not that difficult also.

The people we stay around they influence us to great extent and we make our expectations from them.

Our all expectation should be from our creator, our God … not the people around us.

New International Version (©2011)
He answered, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"

God is first, and will be always first. Before anyone comes HE comes.

Life could be ups and down and may be throwing us off every now and then. But the truth is we belong to Lord Jesus … no matter who says what, my provider is God … and I fear no one.

HE has promised I will never forsake you … So even if the people abandon me. My life is with my God … who is mine as I belong to HIM …

Lord we pray to you, Lets us look up to you only and work towards you …

Amen …

HE has risen …

Praise be the Lord …

He carried our burdens and then HE relived us from our burdens. HE died to bring an end to our sufferings and saved us … and then as HE said HE will rise again. So did HE … He rose from the dead and now HE is a living God.

As we read in Genesis, blood is the sign of sacrifice for sins. So HE became that sacrifice by shedding HIS blood and bought an everlasting life for us …

Now we have to ensure not just by saying it, but also by our actions to leave all worries and burden we feel and trust in our resurrected Lord that HE has already paid for our sins. Took the pain which we cannot even imagine. So Let’s respect that Love by loving HIM, by becoming an obedient child of the Father, by sharing Good News with all. Sharing HIS Love and Peace …

It’s true it’s not our deeds, but HIS grace saved us.

Whoever we meet; the person should feel that we are overflowing with the love of God and that we are a child of God …

We pray that we should not get worried by the worldly materialistic things. However, put our concentration and trust in our Lord Jesus Christ … We make this prayer in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ …

Amen …

Grace and mercies of God ...

Praise be the Lord ...

For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5

God's divine nature is love ... There are times when we see nothing happening. Situations are standstill in life. And it feels nothing is and nothing will workout.

But that is the time to make your trust in God more deep. We don't see it happening but things are still working for our good and HE is doing that.

World around is filled with insecurities. "Someone said to me do not look up to the mountains; But look up to the one who created them ..."

In the times of adversities look up to the one who is in control of all - God our creator ... He is the only one who has and who will redeem us from our sufferings.

All we receive is from HIM and we should dedicate all to HIM ... HE knows all. What we go through and wants all good for us.

Jesus said, 

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest ...  New International Version (©2011)

Once give up yourself to HIM and then see the flood of love ... As someone taught me we should pray to HIM , that Lord make me according to your will ... Let your will be done in me ...

I am a living proof of Almighty God's blessings ... I Thank HIM and Praise HIM for all HE has done. Though we on earth being all sinners HE still blesses us , saves us.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, Ephesians 1:3

We Pray to you Lord Jesus Christ that your mercy and favor be on all, and all those who don't know You, You bless them to feel your presence and love ... we make this prayer in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ ...

Amen ...

Jesus knows our afflictions,and delivers us ...

Praise be the Lord ...

Jesus died for our sins. Being the son of God, HE took all humiliation and suffering to save us.

No greater example we have and will not even have of what Jesus has done for us. HE sacrificed HIMSELF for us.

When we take part on every Friday in the journey to the cross. There is a deep pinch we feel, as if someone has stepped on our wounds. By taking part in way of the cross when we feel so much hurt for what our Lord has gone through. Then how much hurt HE must have felt ! Who took all on HIM !

The love HE has shown by sacrificing HIMSELF is nowhere we can found in this world.

Jesus died for us so that we can live together with HIM ...

HE has promised when we will call to HIM, HE will answer ... Let's ask for forgiveness from our Lord Jesus Christ to forgive us and cleanse us from the trap of evil and let's promise to HIM that we will be on HIS path and become an obedient child.

Love out Father  as HE loves us very much and wants all of us to be with HIM in peace ...

Lord Jesus place your merciful hand on all and free us from the evil chains and that we always serve you and stand in your Praise ... We make this prayer in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ ...

Amen ...

My Redeemer Lives ...

Praise be the Lord ...

Yes, our Redeemer lives ... Lord Jesus has conquered death ...

New International Version (©2011)But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed ...

Human nature, asks for many things. All benefits all luxuries in our daily life. The hunger to have more and more leads to evil ways. If we put so much food inside in one time then our digestive system will not be able to take sudden intake, we need to have it in limit. To ensure the proper healthy functioning of the system.

Our God has created us in HIS own image with love ...Like HIM we are suppose to love and share. The untrue gets favor of the man, however the righteous has a favor of God ...

But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ ... 1 CORINTHIANS 15:57 

We fear no evil, because our Lord holds us. He gives us courage to stand.

We pray to Lord, that HE gives us strength to overcome temptations and pass the tests.
Amen ...

Every day is a Blessing ...

Praise be the Lord ...

Every day is a Blessing... The Sun rises everyday, light comes and day starts.

Our Father who gives us abundantly all gifts without any expectation.

We do have times of afflictions and feels that all I have is only problem! Its hard to be true and faithful when you feel and see world is against you . But we should understand that the strength to stand even in hard times we get from our God ...

Nothing is hidden form HIM , HE knows each of us even before our creation. HE is the perfect Father ... who knows what's good and what's not for HIS children.

More than our problems, let's should concentrate on our blessings ... when we concentrate so much on our problem and talk about them. Then why not to write down on a piece of paper our blessings and talk about them more and more, and soon we will need a diary to write our blessings, so many to count are in our future ...

Blessings ; that in morning we get up everyday from bed, that we have to get ready and go to work, that we get food to eat everyday, we have to take care of our family, we have to pay our bills and many more keep counting your blessings ... 
Blessings - because God has blessed us with many resources and made us capable to work further to beautify them. Give thanks to the God ... and Praise HIM all the times.

Beyond our thinking HE does wonders for us ... Lets Thank God in all circumstances and Praise HIM for HIS unending love for all of us ...

God bless you all ...

We pray and believe that we will see never ending blessings from our Lord and there will be Peace and Love everywhere ...

Amen ...

Jesus knocks on every door

Praise be the Lord ... 

It has started and will go on ...

New International Version (©2011)
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.

I understand the reason it says that HE knocks at door, because our Father wants HIS children to come back home; so HE is approaching every one individually to turn to HIM. Its a privilege for us that HE is looking to save us ... 

In our daily earthly lives which is hectic and busy, We are unable to devote time to look into ourselves. What we are and what we are becoming. Everyone of us some point in life must have felt that this can not be me, It is not in my capacity to do and It can be only a favor of God ...

Times when you have got saved from an accident, when you got your relation renewed which was on a verge of ending, you got the funds when you wallet was empty, someone helped you when you have not expected, you got relieved form a disease miraculously ... and many more ways we have experienced.

HIS favor always surrounds us , HE has created us in HIS own image and HE has said ...

New International Version (©2011)
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

So we are Christ's ambassadors , HE has given us a responsibility to share the Good News ...

As we are in the Lent period , Which is a period of repentance,fasting,abstinence and all in all a period of reflection; reflection of inner self to leave all which is bad in us and lead a faithful blessed life pleasing to God ...

God bless you all ...

I Pray and soon all will pray together for the Peace and Love be everywhere on this earth ... for which has to start from our own selves (inside us)

Amen ...