September 10, 2015
Thursday of the Twenty-third
week in Ordinary Time
Put on then, as God's chosen
ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness,
and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a
grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do.
And over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection. And let the
peace of Christ control your hearts, the peace into which you were also called
in one body.
And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as in
all wisdom you teach and admonish one another, singing psalms, hymns, and
spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in
word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to
God the Father through him.
Hallelujah! Praise God in His
holy sanctuary; give praise in the mighty dome of heaven. Give praise for His
mighty deeds, praise Him for his great majesty.
Give praise with blasts upon
the horn, praise Him with harp and lyre. Give praise with tambourines and
dance, praise Him with strings and pipes.
Give praise with crashing
cymbals, praise Him with sounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath give
praise to the LORD! Hallelujah!
"But to you who hear I
say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse
you, pray for those who mistreat you.
To the person who strikes you on one
cheek, offer the other one as well, and from the person who takes your cloak,
do not withhold even your tunic. Give to everyone who asks of you, and from the
one who takes what is yours do not demand it back.
Do to others as you would
have them do to you. For if you love those who love you, what credit is that to
you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do
good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same. If you lend
money to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit (is) that to you?
Even sinners lend to sinners, and get back the same amount.
But rather, love
your enemies and do good to them, and lend expecting nothing back; then your
reward will be great and you will be children of the Most High, for He Himself
is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.
Be merciful, just as (also) your
Father is merciful. "Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop
condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.
Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken
down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which
you measure will in return be measured out to you."
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Dear Humanity,
I personally encourage everyone to emulate JESUS' values on LOVE, FAITH, HOPE
and CHARITY, as the humanity has been a failure; which resulted to the more than two (2) years of pandemic and its after-effects on economy, not only here in the Philippines but worldwide.
And the saddest part of it, is that, it affected the POOREST of the POOR to even extremely be more poorer, in exchange of the affluent to be more richer.
Thank you and may GOD bless you and the whole family to have an enjoyed life's journey at home, Church, schools/universities, corporate commitments, public and places of interest.