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The Cross and the Narrow Path
- Author Victrixa
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You hate me...
You hate me without reason!
How can I respond to your hatred
But with love
Yes, but with love!
You are such a pity to see,
You are such a pity to hear.
Have you seen yourself?
It isn't pretty!
God have mercy on your soul,
on your heart,
on your spirit.
To live with...
10Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in...
My dear Prince,
It's been two months since you left.
You were so wonderful, loving, kind and gentle.
I miss you so much!
I will never, ever, forget you...
PRINCE
February 1993 - August 28th, 2008
Last night, I dreamt that I had been crowned with a crown of thorns. My crown of thorns was much smaller than the one that was put on Jesus' head, however, it was still a good size and hurt my head terribly...
One of the thorns on the left side of the back of my head had pierced a huge hole...
The following psalm describes so well what my dear husband and I have put up with lately.
Psalm 109
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
1 O God, whom I praise,
do not remain silent,
2 for wicked and deceitful men
have opened their mouths against me...
My dear husband and myself have been so wronged, hurt, rejected, despised, falsely judged by some of his brothers and sisters in the last few weeks.
We were caught up in this huge 'storm'. All hell seemed to have broken loose against us!
Satan used them as his intruments to carry out...
I found this on OBOB (the Catholic forum here):
And...
From Mother Theresa:
Jesus tells us to love our enemies, to do good to our enemies and to those who wrong us, to go the extra mile, to give our extra coat, to do more than expected, to forgive 7 x 77 times and more (endlessly), to...
It's strange how time seemed to have stopped during the worst periods of our trials. While my husband and I were suffering in our intense crises, our concentration, being mostly on the latter, we kind of lost track of everything else, basically.
However, in the midst of our confusion and...
A conversation was going on between some members on the subject of suffering, in the Deeper Fellowship area. Very interesting. It's a keeper! :holy:
This conversation brought a new perspective on suffering to my understanding. :)
Jesus and I :bow:
There is an expression in French which goes like this: "... ce fut (un geste) gratuit ..." A rough translation of the above would be : "This was an unnecessary and unfair action on his or her part".
When a murderer kills the innocent over here, we say "... ce fut un meurtre gratuit ..." or...
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing." - JESUS (Matthew 23:37)
When Jesus expressed this, I can only imagine that He was...
If the theme of my blog is suffering, it's because suffering is a great part of my life.
I, somehow, believe, that my DH (dear husband) and I have been called to suffer.
We suffer greatly, however, this doesn't mean that we suffer more than some other people or that we are seeking pity...
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."
(Joshua 1:9)
Well, that's good for us too. Jesus said pretty much the same thing:
And surely I am with you always, to the very end of...
Lately, I've been in great pain. When I'm in pain, I don't know what I'm saying. I can't think clearly and I can't see clearly either. In those times I can go overboard with my emotions. May the Lord help me win the victory so that, finally, even through trials and adversity, I may be like...
In suffering is found great wealth
Worth far more than gold or silver.
It is so much more desirable
Than all the riches of the world
For it works wonders and produces miracles!
Suffering cleanses the soul
Like a refiner's fire,
Can soften the hardest of hearts,
Making it beautiful...
If we are Christ's, we will act, talk, listen, pray, have compassion, forgive, etc. just like Him. Of course, to become perfect like Him is a long process, but we must strive to become more like Him each day.
Those who are His not only follow Him in their actions and thoughts but also in His...
In Matthew 10:37-39, JESUS said:
"Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and...
The pain which I am experiencing is very deep and very terrible.
When my dear husband and I need our friends the most, this is when they desert us. Many people cannot handle people in pain, even their own friends. Some even abandon their friends forever because of this.
My heart is heavy...