1 = 3

When I do not forgive myself I commit a sin against myself. When I cannot forgive GOD for the many unpleasant events in my life I commit a sin against myself and God. When I cannot forgive my neighbor I commit a sin against 1. God Who made my neighbor in His own likeness, 2. against my neighbor because I ought to love him and forgive him, 3. and myself because I need to forgive him if I wish to be forgiven by God. Therefore by NOT FORGIVING MY NEIGHBOR I commit three sins at once. So one sin has become three sins here. So one is equal to three. This Sunday let us offer the mass with one sin nay three sins less by forgiving our neighbour. HAVE A PEACE FILLED SUNDAY.

LITTLE CHRISTIAN HUMAR

This is one of the best clean jokes I' ve seen in a while!

Jesus and Satan were having an on-going argument about who was better on the computer.. They had been going at it for days, and frankly God was tired of hearing all the bickering.

Finally fed up, God said, 'THAT'S IT! I have had enough. I am going to set up a test that will run for two hours, and from those results, I will judge who does the better job.'

So Satan and Jesus sat down at the keyboards and typed away.

They moused.
They faxed.
They e-mailed.
They e-mailed with attachments.
They downloaded.
They did spreadsheets!
They wrote reports.
They created labels and cards.
They created charts and graphs.
They did some genealogy reports
They did every job known to man.

Jesus worked with heavenly efficiency and Satan was faster than he ll. Then, ten minutes before their time was up, lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, thunder rolled, rain poured, and, of course, the power went off.

Satan stared at his blank screen and screamed every curse word known in the underworld. Jesus just sighed.

Finally the electricity came back on, and each of them restarted their computers. Satan started searching
frantically, screaming:

'It's gone! It's all GONE! 'I lost everything when the power went out!'

Meanwhile, Jesus quietly started printing out all of his files from the past two hours of work.

Satan observed this and became irate.

'Wait!' he screamed. 'That's not fair! He cheated! How come he has all his work and I don't have any?'

God just shrugged and said,


'JESUS SAVES'

HOLIDAY FOR ATHEIST

Florida Court Sets Atheist Holy Day!

Gotta love this Judge!

You must read this.....a proper decision by the courts...for a change.

FLORIDA COURT SETS ATHEIST HOLY DAY

In Florida , an atheist created a case against the upcoming Easter and Passover Holy days. He hired an attorney to bring a discrimination case against Christians and Jews and observances of their holy days. The argument was that it was unfair that atheists had no such recognized days.

The case was brought before a judge. After listening to the passionate presentation by the lawyer, the judge banged his gavel declaring, "Case dismissed!"

The lawyer immediately stood objecting to the ruling saying, "Your honor, How can you possibly dismiss this case? The Christians have Christmas, Easter and others. The Jews have Passover, Yom Kippur and Hanukkah, yet my client and all other atheists have no such holidays."

The judge leaned forward in his chair saying, "But you do. Your client, counsel, is woefully ignorant."

The lawyer said, "Your Honor, we are unaware of any special observance or holiday for atheists."

The judge said, "The calendar says April 1st is April Fools Day. Psalm 14:1 states, 'The fool says in his heart, there is no God.' Thus, it is the opinion of this court, that, if your client says there is no God, then he is a fool. Therefore, April 1st is his day. Court is adjourned."

You gotta love a Judge that knows his scripture!

This is too good NOT to forward!

and click this link to know what the skeptics said at their deathbed!

watch?v=g4BaebRzGWc

REALLY PRAYING?

I found this very interesting, I hope you also will like it.


THE LORDS PRAYER
Rather cleverly done.
This is in two parts, the prayer is (in Italics type) and GOD (in bold type) in response.
**********

Our Father Who Art In Heaven.
Yes?
Don't interrupt me. I'm praying.
But -- you called ME!
Called you?
No, I didn't call you.
I'm praying.
Our Father who art in Heaven.
There -- you did it again!
Did what?
Called ME.
You said,
"Our Father who art in Heaven"
Well, here I am.
What's on your mind?
But I didn't mean anything by it.
I was, you know, just saying my prayers for the day.
I always say the Lord's Prayer.
It makes me feel good,
kind of like fulfilling a duty.
Well, all right.
Go on.
Okay, Hallowed be thy name . .
Hold it right there.
What do you mean by that?
By what?
By "Hallowed be thy name"?
It means, it means . . . good grief,
I don't know what it means.
How in the world should I know?
It's just a part of the prayer.
By the way, what does it mean?
It means honored, holy, wonderful.
Hey, that makes sense.
I never thought about what 'hallowed' meant before.
Thanks.
Thy Kingdom come,
Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in Heaven.
Do you really mean that?
Sure, why not?
What are you doing about it?
Doing? Why, nothing, I guess.
I just think it would be kind of neat if you got control,
of everything down here like you have up there.
We're kinda in a mess down here you know.
Yes, I know;
but, have I got control of you?
Well, I go to church.
That isn't what I asked you.
What about your bad temper?
You've really got a problem there, you know.
And then there's the way you spend your money --
all on yourself.
And what about the kind of books you read?
Now hold on just a minute!
Stop picking on me!
I'm just as good as some of the rest of those people at church!
Excuse ME.
I thought you were praying
for my will to be done.
If that is to happen,
it will have to start with the ones
who are praying for it.
Like you -- for example.
Oh, all right. I guess I do have some hang-ups.
Now that you mention it,
I could probably name some others.
So could I.
I haven't thought about it very much until now,
but I really would like to cut out some of those things.
I would like to, you know, be really free.
Good.
Now we're getting somewhere.We'll work together -- You and ME.
I'm proud of You.
Look, Lord, if you don't mind,
I need to finish up here.
This is taking a lot longer than it usually does.
Give us this day, our daily bread.
You need to cut out the bread.
You're overweight as it is.
Hey, wait a minute! What is this?
Here I was doing my religious duty,
and all of a sudden you break in
and remind me of all my hang-ups.
Praying is a dangerous thing.
You just might get what you ask for.
Remember,
you called! ME -- and here I am.
It's too late to stop now.
Keep praying. ( . . . pause . . . )
Well, go on.
I'm scared to.
Scared? Of what?
I know what you'll say.
Try ME.
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.
What about Ann?
See? I knew it!
I knew you would bring her up!
Why, Lord, she's told lies about me, spread stories.
She never paid back the money she owes me.
I've sworn to get even with her!
But -- your prayer --
What about your prayer?
I didn't -- mean it.
Well, at least you're honest.
But, it's quite a load carrying around all that bitterness
and resentment isn't it?
Yes, but I'll feel better as soon as I get even with her.
Boy, have I got some plans for her.
She'll wish she had never been born.
No, you won't feel any better.
You'll feel worse.
Revenge isn't sweet.
You know how unhappy you are --
Well, I can change that.
You can? How?
Forgive Ann.
Then, I'll forgive you;
And the hate and the sin,
will be Ann's problem -- not yours.
You will have settled the problem
as far as you are concerned.
Oh, you know, you're right.
You always are.
And more than I want revenge,
I want to be right with You . . (sigh).
All right . . . all right . .
I forgive her.
There now!
Wonderful!
How do you feel?
Hmmmm. Well, not bad.
Not bad at all!
In fact, I feel pretty great!
You know, I don't think I'll go to bed uptight tonight.
I haven't been getting much rest, you know.
Yeah, I know.
But, you're not through with your prayer are you? Go on.
Oh, all right.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Good! Good! I'll do that.
Just don't put yourself in a place
where you can be tempted.
What do you mean by that?
You know what I mean.
Yeah. I know.
Okay.
Go ahead. Finish your prayer.
For Thine is the kingdom,
and the power,
and the glory forever.
Amen.
Do you know what would bring me glory --
What would really make me happy?
No, but I'd like to know.
I want to please you now.
I've really made a mess of things.
I want to truly follow you.
I can see now how great that would be.
So, tell me . . .
How do I make you happy?
YOU just did.

WHY LORD?

No one on this earth lives without this question 'Why?' especially in terms of difficult moments of life. Why for me? Why this problem? Why my prayers are not heard? and so on... for all this whys there is an answer.

In the book of revelation we read "You are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold so I will spit you out of my mouth." (Revelation 3:16). What connection does this word of God has to do with the questions why? yes it has a lot to do with all our whys.

When we say Hot Vs Cold we can mean Good Vs Bad. We are neither good not bad. If we are good, righteous, faithful in the sight of God we can enjoy the Grace of God in our Goodness. If we are bad, sinful, full of malice at least we can have the Mercy of God. But we are neither good nor bad. We pretend to be good but in our actuality we are bad which God tells us as 'Lukewarmness'. Since we show that we are good, we are not able to have (enjoy) the Mercy of God. Since in actual life we are not good we are not able to enjoy the Grace and blessings of the Lord.

I hope we now have the answer for all our whys.

God could not help Adam because he pretended that he was good and Eve was bad (indirectly blaming God that His creation was not good) and was hiding from God, as we hide ourselves in the blanket of good image, covering himself with leaves, as we do. When the leaves, as they are not everlasting, dries up; he is again frustrated, angry, etc. In a similar way when the leaves of our the so called image of goodness is revealed like the drying of the leaves we also encounter same feeling as that of Adam.

When Adam came out from his hiding place in utter nakedness before God he received the love and mercy of God, the book of Genesis says, "Yahweh God made garments of skin for the man and his wife, and with these he clothed them." (Genesis 3:21). To cloth man with skin God the Father has to kill some animal, the first animal sacrifice ever made in the history of the Bible. This prefigures in later days that God has to kill (sacrifice) his son to cloth man in his divine glory.

So, when we stop pretend, justifying ourselves and come before God in our inner nakedness accepting our own selves with all the sinfulness and negative feelings, God will cloth us with his love and mercy.

As the theme for the Year of the Priests says, "Faithfulness of Christ, Faithfulness of Priests"; the faithfulness of Christ depends on our own faithfulness.

In His Merciful Love

Paul

THE THIRD FALL

A man woke up early in order to have his morning devotion (prayer) in the Lord's house (church). He got dressed, set on his way to the Lord's house.

On his way to the church, the man fell and his clothes got dirty. He got up, brushed himself up, and headed home. At home, he changed his clothes, and was, again, on his way to the Lord's house.

On his way to the church, he fell again and at the same spot! He, again, got up, brushed himself off and headed home. At home he, once again, changed his clothes and was on his way to the Lord's house.

On his way to the church, he met a man holding a lamp. He asked the man of his identity and the man replied 'I saw you fall twice on your way to the church, so I brought a lamp so I can light your way.

The first man thanked him profusely and the two went on their way to the church.. Once at the church, the first man asked the man with the lamp to come in and pray with him. The second man refused.

The first man asked him a couple more times and, again, the answer was the same. The first man asked him why he did not wish to come in and pray. The man replied, 'I am Satan'. The man was shocked at this reply.
Satan went on to explain, 'I saw you on your way to the Church and it was I who made you fall. When you went home, cleaned yourself and went back on our way to the church, God forgave all of your sins. I made you fall a second time, and even that did not encourage you to stay home, but rather, you went back on your way to Church. Because of that, God forgave all the sins of the people of your household. I was afraid if I made you fall one more time, then God will forgive the sins of the people of your village, so I made sure that you reached the house of God (Church) safely.'

Do not put off the good you intended to do as you never know how much reward you might receive from the hardships you encounter while trying to achieve that good. For your righteousness can save your family and nation at large. Do this and see the victory of the Lord.

Wish you all Grace filled Lent Season.

Praise be to God in the highest.

GOD SAID NO!

You may know this... but worth reading it again.

I hope that you can get the effects on your computers! The words are great, but the movements of the faces add a lot....:-)
I asked God to take away my habi
God said, No. 
It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up. 

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. 
God said, No. 
His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary 
I asked God to grant me patience. 
God said, No.Patience is a byproduct of tribulations;
It isn't granted, it is learned.
I asked God to give me happiness. 
God said, No.I give you blessings; Happiness is up to you.
I asked God to spare me pain. 
God said, No.Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares
And brings you closer to me. 

I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, No.You must grow on your own! ,
But I will prune you to make you fruitful.

I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, No.
I will give you life, so that you may enjoy all things. 

I asked God to help me LOVE others, as much as He loves me. 
God said..Ahhhh, finally you have the idea. 

If you love God, send this to ten people and
Back to the person that sent it. 

THIS DAY IS YOURS DON'T THROW IT AWAY 

May God Bless You, 

"To the world you might be one person, but to one person you just might be the world"

"May the Lord Bless you and keep you, 
May the Lord Make his face shine upon you,
And give you Peace.....Forever" 
"Good friends are like stars...You don't always see them, 
But you know they are always there