God from all intent and purpose wants us to have life and have it in abundance; he is the giver of life and not death. This mystery of God´s generosity of life to us is difficult to understand, especially in a world where there are too many miseries around us.
With the Lord, there is peace amidst storm always. All we have to do is to be still and know that the Lord is in control. In life, there will always be storms. Indeed, powerful storms that, shake us to the foundation of our being. However, the storms do not affect us, but also everything and everyone around us is constantly shaken by the storms of life.
The Christian life is a life of spiritual growth and spiritual fruitfulness through the action of the Holy Spirit. It is a life of grace, faith and mercy. Though with our effort and cooperation with God´s grace through sacramental and prayerful life.
The body and blood of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is not only a sacrament of the Church. The celebration of the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist is a pure, perfect and living sacrifice. The Eucharist is the sacrifice of the cross where Christ´s body was immolated, and his blood was poured out for us.
The unfathomable mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the celebration of God in the community. It is also a feast of the individuality of distinct Persons in the community of the Divine Godhead. In this mystery, we see the individuality of the Divine Person in the community as opposed to the individualism of man in the human community.
The Holy Spirit who proceeds from the Father and the Son is not only the giver of life but also the spirit of love. The feast of Pentecost is when we celebrate the birth of the Catholic, Apostolic and Universal Church. It is also the beginning of the Church´s mission to witness to the Risen Christ. When coward men were transformed into courageous men.
The Solemnity of Ascension of the Lord is the feast of the Risen Christ with a glorified body taken up to heaven and now setting at the right hand of God forever. It is plain from Scripture that Jesus’ ascension was a literal, bodily return to heaven. He rose from the ground gradually and visibly, observed by many intent onlookers.
God is love is the greatest single statement about God in the whole Bible. There is no doubt that love is the essence of the Christian faith and life. For God is love, we are called to live in love as Christians. This life of love is not how we love, but how Jesus loves us. Our love is imperfect and erroneous but God´s love is perfect.
The first and most basic characteristic of the early Christians and Christian community is abiding in Christ by a spirit-filled life. Their actions, words and thoughts were guided under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Hence, their testimony to Christ was alive, active and meaningful because of their abiding in Christ.
The Resurrected Christ is the Good Shepherd who laid down his life for his sheep. The concept of the Good Shepherd is one of the most beautiful titles of Jesus Christ in the Bible. It reminds us of a God-man who is loving, caring, tender, and empathetic with us.