A YEAR OF MISSIONS IN HIS VINEYARD
I couldn't possibly describe the peace and joy that it gives me to testify to
the wonders the Lord has done in my life as a lay missionary of the Catholic
Church. This year has been one especially busy, so much I haven't had any time
to keep up with this diary on monthly bases as I used to.
I have been in three Continents this year in a continuous mission in parishes,
seminaries, convents and many different events within the Catholic faith. One
thing is clear to me and it is how fascinating it is to see the different
infusions of the Holy Spirit with every Pope. It is definitely the sign of a
shifting, of a moving closer to the returning of Jesus, a preparation of the
people of God to work according to the calling of the Gospel, to be true
warriors of Christ for the salvations of souls. Pope Benedict the XVI is
unfolding as a precious gift of wisdom and strength for a Church that has to
navigate the thick and rebellious waters of a world that grows more perverse as
time goes by. The holy Father is a torment for the disobedient and a joy to the
obedient, it is an immense grace to have a witness of sane doctrine that has no
fear and will not let the truth be compromised by no one.
It is a great mystery to be part of such an immense gift as it is the gift
of faith. I treasure every instant of the missionary life. I see God working
through each and every one of us, regardless of who we are and what we are
about. As long as we still leave this temporary material life, God is working on
our salvation tirelessness. He wants to take us all home. He doesn't allow a
life to be conceived regardless of the state of the souls involved in the
conception, to be wasted in the eternal fire. Life is giving to all with the
purpose of reaching the eternal glory. There is no other destination giving by
God and planted in the heart of every human being at birth.
What a painful site it is to observe so many people death to grace, death to
love, in danger of eternal damnation. I work hard in my heart to open wider to
the Holy Spirit so that my walking by the ocean of God's souls can make a
difference by giving a clear testimony of my faith: loving unconditionally every
one, forgiving the same way, making sure that I'm last and every one is first,
bringing about in every thing a tireless spirit of service, striving for true
charity at all cost and at all times.
What a wonderful life has God giving us and how great will it be that we'll
appreciate it so that we could walk the walk of life in Christ, following His
footsteps.
What a great invitation we have to transcend this earthly life into the fullness
of the spiritual realization in the eternal glory of God.
Yes, it is sad to see people in the Church preaching heresies and people in the
Church practicing magic and importing vicious philosophies and ideologies, but
it is even sadder to see so many doing nothing about and so busy criticizing and
judging. To be active and alert is to be faithful and compassionate.
Let's all work much harder on being truly of God, on being humble and forgiving,
on being true warriors of the love of God. This world is dying of the need of
the love of God. These are the times of great spiritual darkness and we are
called to be the light and the hope to all. Let's be brave and holy so that when
we die and appear before the Divine Tribunal of Jesus, we could be holding the
riches of the spiritual world: many souls that were saved by our testimony, by
our being truly faithful.
These are the times of great trials, let's prepare and be good and humble so
when the tough gets going in our particular life we could be able to reach
within and find the strength of the Almighty who dwells in our hearts because we
have been faithful, then we'll not have to fear nothing, we'll be strong and
safe.
May God, father of our Lord Jesus Christ, bless us all and make us holy. Amen.
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