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Mary has been called the World’s Mother. And indeed she is :). She is Jesus’ Mother and she is mine :). And for that, I am so grateful 🙂

I wanted to share with all of you an experience I had recently. I was praying for my earthly Mom. She is an assisted living home and in her eighties. Naturally, at her age she suffers the usual ache and pains. And because of the lock downs during Covid 19, she has suffered even more.

Each day I pray 10 Hail Marys , an Our Father and a Glory Be To God. (I pray for others as well 🙂 ) , but these are the prayers I pray for my Mom. And not long ago, God told me they would be answered.

Shortly after that, I was searching for a gift for my Mom and found the most beautiful throw with Mary surrounded by Angels. I sent it to my Mom and wondered at the Gift.

Not long after that, I sent my Mom a book, “The Imitation of Christ”. My Dad, who had went to Heaven several years ago, had it and I received it when he went to Heaven.

My Mom called me when she received it, turns out it wasn’t my Dad’s. It was hers-when she was a little girl. How amazing, I had sent her a book from her youth at a time when she most needed her faith! And I didn’t even know it!

Coincidence? “God-incidence”? Miracle? You choose. I choose Miracle 🙂

And that is how Mary loves us. She prays for us constantly. And since our Father – God and Jesus loves her so, why wouldn’t they answer her pleas on our behalf.

So thank you Mary. For understanding just how much I love my Mom here on earth and for loving both of us so. Happy Mother’s Day 🙂

A friend of mine asked me the other day-“why do I do what I do?” And the first thought that came to mind is that I am so grateful for all Jesus has done for me :). And that is true.

But I ended up thinking about that more when I got home, and praying about it. And I realize that I love Jesus for so many reasons, and especially for sacrificing so much so that I could go to Heaven.

But it’s more than that. It’s that Jesus loves me! Really loves me :). And He loved me first. Before I even conciously knew Him, He was with me. Like any one else, I’ve had my share of bumps and bruises, but Jesus has never left me. He’s walked with me through all of it.

And although I have left Him a time or two; Jesus has never abandoned me. And no matter what, when I was ready to return to Him, He welcomed me with open arms and a hug 🙂

With Jesus, there is no fear or failure too great. He loves me unconditionally and always with a love that knows no boundaries. And I am Blessed to know that 🙂

And the Joy and Peace that God fills me with is indescrible, and I wish I could share it with everyone!

And if there is anything good in me, it’s the Holy Spirit. Our Father sent Him to be our Comforter and Friend, and He has been so much more than that 🙂

I can’t wait to meet my Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. I know that the Joy that God has given me on earth is only a very small portion of what is waiting for me when I get to Heaven 🙂

And it all started when Jesus became my Best Friend 🙂

He can be yours too 🙂

^“3 Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:  But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.“-Jeremiah 9:23-24

It is simply human nature to want to feel good about the choices we make in this life. And, in a sense, we want to feel proud of them.

Because we, who follow Jesus, give all glory and thanks to God for all the Blessings and good in our life, it can be human nature to ask, “if God is responsible for all the good, what did I do right?

What did we do “right”? We chose to Follow Jesus 🙂

With Covid fears fading and spring arriving, we all feel lighter, not to mention happier :). And that is a good thing. A Gift from God for all of us, meant to be enjoyed to it’s fullest.

But trouble will come and we need to prepare. First and foremost, we need to strengthen our ties to God. We need to pray (talk) with Jesus as we do our best friend. We need to practice being filled with the Holy Spirit, our Comforter and Friend, so that when hard times come-we will be ready!

We need to reach out to one another and build close, Christ-centered, communities of believers, and help one another!

 “As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”

⁴ Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. ⁵ For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.

Is the government not trying to “ be the Savior”?

 ⁶ You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 

Is this not happening?

⁷ Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ All these are the beginning of birth pains.

Is this not happening?

⁹ “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 

Is this not happening in other countries?  Are not Christians persecuted right here in America?

¹⁰ At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, ¹¹ and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.

Is this not happening now?  How many have turned away from the Truth of the Bible and become Christian in name only?

¹² Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, ¹³ but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. 

Do parents take care of their children the way they used to?  How many parents abused their child with transgender surgeries?  How many rioters have hurt people and don’t even appear to feel badly?  How many have proudly injured or killed another? Love has indeed grown cold.

¹⁴ And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.”

Clearly, we are still working on this, but technolgy is increasing our speed 🙂

Prepare, Watch and Pray…

1“At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered. ² Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt. 

³ Those who are wise^[a] will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever. ⁴ But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.”

⁵ Then I, Daniel, looked, and there before me stood two others, one on this bank of the river and one on the opposite bank. ⁶ One of them said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long will it be before these astonishing things are fulfilled?”

⁷ The man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, lifted his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, times and half a time.^[b] When the power of the holy people has been finally broken, all these things will be completed.”

⁸ I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will the outcome of all this be?”

⁹ He replied, “Go your way, Daniel, because the words are rolled up and sealed until the time of the end. ¹⁰ Many will be purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.

The wicked will continue to be wicked, but the wise will see ?

So as much as things will change, in some ways they will remain the same 🙂