Happy New Year

Our works of love are nothing but works of peace. Let us do these works
with great love in our daily life, in the home, for our
neighbor.
Christ says:
I
was hungry, not only for food but for peace that comes from a pure
heart.
I was thirsty, not for water but for peace
that comes from the freedom from war.
I was naked,
not for clothes but for dignity.
I was homeless, not
for a shelter made of bricks but for a heart that understands, that covers, that
loves.
-Fish Nov 28 Devotion

~love and peace are one in the same. one cannot proffess true love with anger or unforgiveness in their heart. The first step to loving someone is to be at peace, be at peace with oneself and his/her environment. To love God, they must also be at peace with him... sins get in the way and the peace is dissolved by inner turmoil. A pure heart is a loving heart. Jesus had a pure heart, and through all his struggles he showed how much love he had for us. I absolve further sacrifices in my life to purify my heart, so Jesus may know that i am grateful for his salvation, and i too love him.

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Praise God, this is a glorious morning!
i had my first run at leading praise last night at the youth night at heart of Jesus. Boy was i soooo nervous... but i think i made out fine for a first timer praise God. my only wish now is that i overshadow this experience by doing a better job next time.

It was just like me to be my procrastinating self and realize that i had so little days left till last night and i had so much preparation to do. Praise God i got a lot of good done in a few days that i was able to make it after all. I would like to extend credit to my family at HOJ, for without you guys this would have been a failure, to carlos for always praying with/for me and giving me advice from his experience, for freda who has been my rock these past few days... for the prayers that were sent for me, from fred, from grace, from adrienne, from everyone... without those prayers i wouldnt have made it as well... as saving the best for last... i thank you oh Lord, for it was you after all who worked through me through it all... and all the assistance youve lead me through this week through all my friends and family. Praise your name forever and ever.

the next time i am schedule for praise i believe is a few months for now... i am going to meditate and pray a lot till then so that i do no procrastinate and i make full use of the time God has given me. I absolve to try *(with the help of God) to spend every day till then in preparation to glorify the Lord and to keep myself in close communion with him.

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another important event that occured last night after prayer meeting was the ICS new year celebration. Of course it was really just made up of yours truly jumping up and down and yelling new years in everybodys ears as they tried their best to ignor me hehe.

oh what? new years in november you ask? haha some of you will understand what im talking about at this point as you recheck ur calendars... or read this after coming from mass. its the new year for the catholic church. the start of advent!

albeit we missed the countdown last night but i still made sure that there was some sort of partying going on haha (well umm these adults seemmed so tired!! wheres the young at heart mang)

well new years resolution?
i hope to keep is to... be more open to the spirit...
and spend more time in prayer just listening...

=D