Jesus is Inviting You: "Come to me" Jesus is inviting you to come into a relationship with Himself. Jesus is telling you "Come to me...and I will give you rest." This is a promise by God, for only God can make a such a promise. If you come to Him, then He will give you rest. Coming to Jesus means entering into His presence. Walking up to Him in your mind and heart with all that you are and with all that you have done, and talking and sharing with Him all that your heart holds. You might be thinking, "Oh, I can't do that...with all that I am...." But Jesus wants you just the way you are. Jesus doesn't put any restrictions on His invitation, except that He wants you to come. Jesus says directly "Come". And He attaches a promise to it. That If you come, He will give you rest." The only condition to that promise is that you must come to Him in order for Him to fulfill His promise.

dinsdag 7 juni 2011

Roses and Thorns



Roses and Thorns

We all have thorns in life.

Our hurts, sorrows, regrets, bitterness, bad habits, guilt,
people who hurt us or make us unhappy,
or people we haven't forgiven are our thorns.
As long as we do not let go,
we do not forgive,
we do not forget any dark area in our lives,
they remain as thorns in our hearts.
But if we let go,
forgive others,
and forgive ourselves,
our thorns can become roses.

There are no hopeless or permanent thorns.
So make thorns roses.

At the end of the day, will you be sleeping on a bed of thorns,
or on a bed of roses?

At the end of your life, will you be counting with God,
more roses than thorns?

It's your call.

It's your choice.

Fr. Jerry Orbos, SVD
From his book Defining Moments


"We came to this world with nothing and we will leave with nothing.
What matters is not the things we hold in our hands,
but the things we carry in our hearts."

Fr. Jerry Orbos, SVD

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