The Other Proverbs

1. Without Grace....you're screwed...so...Ask and you shall Receive!

2. If you want to live an Abundant Life....don't make it all about "me", but, rather, "Thee".  

3 .Self-reliance is a gerbil wheel stirring up anxiety and self-absorption. Trusting in the Lord 

    brings Peace.  . 

4. Always get the help you need ..before it's too late to ask

5. If you're in serious sin...run to Confession....but...make sure you look both ways.

6. In choosing a marriage partner....watch out for mudslides.

7. If you're not sure about a decision...wait...discern...talk it through with a wise person, take it 

    to the Lord in prayer until you are at peace. 

8. If your future spouse doesn't love the Lord, be careful. Better to be on the same page, so, 

    you might have to 'turn the page' because it's best to be of one mind and heart. 

9. Forgiving your offender doesn't let them off the hook...it lets you off the hook.

10. If you don't believe Satan is real...he's already got you where he wants you.

11. If you live by your feelings....you're definitely a fool and easily deceived by Satan...and,

      BTW, you really can't fly like a bird no matter how confident you feel. 

12. If you support those who promote abortion, you are complicit in murder so...Repent before 

      it's too late. 

13. Beware...those who always accuse are gaslighting. 

14. If your lifestyle is not centered around the Lord...you are possibly a second away from 

      eternal death.. 

15. Faith, Hope and Love are not feelings but, rather, decisions. So, ask for the Grace

      to Believe...Trust...and Love and it shall be yours...but...it will be challenging...and that is good. 

16. If you believe you have to perform in order to be loved by the Lord, you believe a lie.

17. To follow Jesus as your Personal Lord and Savior is True Freedom not slavery. 

18. It is only because Jesus died for our sins and rose from the dead that we can become a 

      New Creation and love as He Loved.

19. A lifestyle centered around Jesus brings Life now and forever but, without Jesus, it becomes

      a death-style, now and likely forever- so, change your mind..ie repent...and live a New Life. 

20. True Fulfillment...Happiness...Meaning...Purpose in Life is only found in the Eternal.. Infinite..              Perfect...not the Temporal...  Finite...Imperfect which will all pass away.

21. A life of sacrificial love is only possible by Grace so Ask...Seek...Knock and it shall be yours, 

      but, be prepared for purification. 

22. If you love the Lord, you are never alone.  

23. Don't waste your suffering...let Jesus transform it by offering it up to Him for those you love. 

24.We are not meant to live our lives separate from one another, so, find a support group that your lives        in the Lord may thrive together. 

25. With the Lord there is always MORE... so...go for it. 

26. Jesus never compels...He only knocks on the door of your heart....patiently...lovingly...

      persistently...and you are free to open it or not along with all the eternal consequences.

 

27. There is Grace for your every need so...Ask...Seek...Knock because you are His Beloved. 

28. Living for fame...wealth...pleasure...success...material possessions are simply illusions /

      deceptions...in the end, they all easily fit into your casket. 

29. Don't just rely on your own efforts which only lead to frustration...anxiety and endless

       self-criticism...rather, let the Holy Spirit be your source of strength and peace. 

30. When you think you simply need to try harder...stop...humbly admit your need and ask for Grace. 

31. Today, concern yourself with intentionally loving the Lord and those around you...yesterday is past 

      and, as for tomorrow...wait until it is today. 

32. Trials test the soul, challenging our faith, trust and love, be grateful and rely on His Grace for you          are being purified and united to the One Crucified for your Holiness. 

33. The world-wide killer-plague that affects every human being is Sin which only has one cure. 

34. Jesus is Alive, Real and Loves you and everything changes when you invite Him to be your 

      personal Lord and Savior. 

35. Asserting that all truth is relative is an Absolute statement and,  therefore, is illogical and incorrect. 

36. Children belong to their parents, not the local school board. Indoctrination, secrecy, agendas or 

      grooming do not belong in children's education. Parents form children, not schools. 

37 Changing your gender is a fiction and lie. Gender / Sex are the same biological DNA and are fixed.

     Those who seek to change such an objectively true reality need our love and empathy to help them 

     accept their God-given reality from birth. 

38. Men / males cannot have babies...do not menstruate...and shouldn't be in women's / female 

      locker rooms nor compete in their sports. That's not hate / disrespect but, rather, love, logic,                    justice and respect.

39. Realize that the affirmation and love you so desperately seek and that impels you to superficial              yet life-long harmful physical transformations is already yours in Christ Jesus....you have but to ask        and you shall receive. 

40. LGBTQ+ were not born that way but, rather, wounded that way and can become a New Creation 

      in Jesus Christ by the Power of the Holy Spirit.

41. DEI is a L I E and should be spelled DIE...just ask your favorite NFL / NBA team. 

42. Colleges should teach students HOW to think...NOT....WHAT to think....China does that,  not 

      USA...well....at least those colleges not Woke...if there are any. 

43. "My truth / your truth" is, in reality, about "preferences / opinions" not objective truth. 

44. "To speak the truth in Love" is not "hate speech" but "love speech" meaning "to will the good of     

       the other". 

45. In making decisions, feelings are only part of the story and need to be evaluated by our intellect  

      in light of other pertinent factors before acted upon by our will, and, BTW, confer with someone 

      you trust. It will help clarify your thinking.

46. Killing 60M+ babies... child puberty blockers...minor children's mutilation... child 

      trafficking...over 550,000 unaccompanied border children, pronoun secrecy, grooming /     

      indoctrination of children...'Houston....we have a problem'....and it's the "Left".

47. All the accolades of fame...wealth...success... pleasure...  unfortunately can't be heard from 

      one's final resting-place.

48  "I did it my way!" (not 'Thy' Way) - everybody in hell says that. 

49.  Sleeping around, year after year, isn't exactly the best way to prepare to be a faithful spouse

       nor inspire your spouse's confidence in you. Change your mind, and, Believe the Good News. 

50  We all deserve eternal punishment for our sins, but Jesus paid the price for our salvation because 

      He Loves us. The question is....will you ask for His Mercy and Love Him in return? 

Reflection / Discussion

-Which proverbs struck you and why?

-Do you disagree with any and why?

-Are there any controversial ones? why?

=Is truth relative or absolute? why?

-How do you go for more with the Lord?

-Why is sin a deadly plague?

-Do you have a proverb of your own? What is it?

 

The Downsizing

this is your Official Notice - 

like it or not...Believe it or not.- 

and you probably would rather 

not think about it this way but 

here it is anyway....you will be 

downsizing your primary residence -

whatever that might be right now -

and it'll go something like this...

house...apartment...room...bed...

and finally.....coffin / urn - and

Nope...you won't need all those 

expensive things you're so proud of...

cars...boats...vacation home...

fancy fashions...won't need those 

golf clubs.....ahh...no room for 

all those trophies you spent your

life striving after...maybe you'll be 

in a few fading pictures in someone's 

photo album whenever it's taken out 

of it's dusty closet space and get a 

few comments - hopefully pleasant 

ones -  but you won't notice anyway - 

you'll be in your tiny resting place...

oblivious....and oh BTW....it could 

go from house to urn like...BOOM!! 

yes it could..- not quite the downsizing 

you had in mind eh? I'd say 99.9% of 

us don't think this way but nevertheless 

it actually is happening now   someplace

somehow with someone but then   we're 

ALL in one stage or another of downsizing

to our Final Tiny Resting Place aren't we?...

yep...downsizing...so.. question...you 

ready for that? because it's coming...

maybe sooner than you think.....So...let's 

talk about 'then what?" -  realities that 

are crucial to address now  - before it's 

too late - what's left of your physical body 

will be in your Final Tiny Resting Place 

BUT your Soul - that which makes you...

YOU...will - FOREVER - be either in 

the Bliss of Heaven or the Fires of Hell -

Everything in THIS life is temporary..

fleeting...passing...the NEXT life is 

Eternal...and HOW you live in this life 

will determine WHERE you live in the 

next...Who decides that?...the Judge...

Jesus...the One Offered by the Father to 

take your sins upon Himself - purely

out of His Personal Love for you and

pay their Just Punishment by His Death 

on the Cross  but then Rose to New Life 

and Offers that Eternal Gift to you if 

ONLY you Choose to Repent and Follow 

Him in THIS life...All the Injustices of 

this life will be Reconciled in the Next...

There will be Justice for ALL...But...

NOW is the time for Mercy / Forgiveness 

while you still have the Opportunity to 

Ask and Receive...so...Question....

Are you Ready to be Judged?...you 

are free to not believe any of this and 

go to hell first class...OR you can ..

Repent for your sins...Ask Forgiveness  - 

Give them to Jesus and end up in Heaven...

so What's it going to be?...so...while keeping 

downsizing in mind and realizing that 

'not to choose is actually choosing'...Ask 

yourself...am I ready to meet Him face 

to Face? because then it will be either 

Heaven or Hell...it is THAT STARK...

Light or Darkness... Joy or Pain...Love 

or Hate...Jesus or Satan...Don't Wait to 

Decide because...it might be BOOM!....so

NOW is the time for Salvation.. 

Reflection / Discussion:

- How does John 3:16-18 relate to this poem?

16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

- Describe what 'Downsizing' means in this poem?

- Describe your feelings after you've read this poem?

- What have you been striving after in life?

- Where does Jesus fit in?

- What stage are you in?

- Why is 'not choosing actually choosing'?

- What does it mean to Choose Jesus as your Lord and Savior?

- How should you nourish this Relationship each day?

- A Simple Prayer of Commitment: 'Lord Jesus, Thank you for the Gift of Salvation...I ask your 

  Forgiveness for all my sins and I ask you to be my Personal Lord and Savior. Help me to Follow

  you Faithfully by the Power of your Holy Spirit. I Love you and desire to be with you Forever'

 

The Demonic Sliding Scale Strategy

OK...let's review the Battle Plan for

all you who are being assigned  new 

targets after a well-deserved break... 

most of you were successful in guiding

your previous assignment to their fiery 

destination...others - a relatively small 

percentage - not so much but a valiant 

effort nonetheless....circumstances keep 

changing so we'll begin by reviewing 

some basic facts on the human's nature as 

well as our assessment of their present day 

Culture through which your targets must 

navigate and hopefully 'crash and burn' as 

the humans say...first of all...you'll recall 

the human's fallen nature with all those 

delicious characteristics at our disposal of 

which you must take full advantage if you 

are to succeed in your diabolical mission - 

officially termed "Concupiscence" which 

simply means a proclivity to sin from 

disordered emotions as well as a darkened 

intellect and hence easily deceived as well 

aa a weakened will prone to being manipulated 

by said feelings - a 'pre-packaged meal' that 

simply needs to be 'heated up' to consume 

especially if your target becomes a Dedicated 

Follower of the Enemy...the next aspect is their 

Culture / World which is created by the elite 

fallen humans who are - for the most part -

under our control and we can use to create toxic 

environments detrimental to the Enemy's goals - 

eg education...media...entertainment...politics...

where we can literally pressure / harass / inculcate / 

force our values on top of the Enemy's Values... so..

that leads us to today's topic what I call our 

'Sliding Scale Strategy' for waging  Spiritual War 

against the Created Humans of our - unfortunately- 

Superior Foe...ready? it goes like this...the farther 

the target is from the Enemy...the less we have to 

do to gain a dark victory...but on the other hand...

the closer they are to the Enemy the more intense 

and devious must be our efforts - simply meaning 

eg. if the target has virtually no interest in the Enemy

or is seeped in habitual sin - in other words 'enslaved' - 

your main concern is simply 'maintenance'- ie. keeping 

them preoccupied / obsessed with themselves and their 

proclivities - especially the 'deadly ones' - as well as 

taking precautions to keep the Enemy's devotees away 

from the target - here Culture has a vital role to play..

more about that in a bit...then there's the class of 

semi-devotees who are somewhat / now and then / 

very-distracted-by-the-World Church attendees 

who have nothing really life-changing going on - 

the Enemy calls them the 'lukewarm' - which BTW 

is a pretty good description - for these targets there's 

a little more work involved to continually make sure 

they don't go deeper into things like 'repentance' /

'commitment' / 'daily prayer life' / 'personal relationship'...

for them I'd say keep distracting and deceiving eg. 

getting them to call 'good evil and evil good' or what 

is 'true false and false true'....really,,, if you can't get 

them 'cold' then just keep them 'warm' and not get 'hot'....

so put a stop to anything the Enemy tries to do to get 

them to whole-heartedly follow Him like 'resurrecting' -

pardon the pun - no offense - past wounds / sinful habits 

etc as well as stirring-up their involvement in Cultural 

matters which I will elaborate in a minute....and lastly 

there's the 'Devoted Disciples'... ones who have resolutely 

taken up their Cross to Emulate the Enemy...now those 

you really have to harass everyday in everyway you 

can think of...whatever it takes to get them distracted 

and hunkered down in their 'family foxholes' - so use 

the Culture to go after them - and here I will elaborate - 

where wombs are dangerous...darkness masquerades 

as light...schools promote preposterous pronoun propaganda 

for kiddies desperate for affirmation...a Culture where

power controls speech / behavior...lovely innocence is

Groomed and sensuality is the epitome of happiness - 

and then...if we can Terrorize the Enemy's Leaders 

into betrayal by submission - sometimes by simply 

keeping silent - we win... for as you know fear is 

our go-to weapon so therefore seek to restrict their 

influence to their Church Buildings and out of the 

Culture...fear...fear...fear...- basically Persecution or 

as they now say 'Being Cancelled' that'll give us the 

cover we need....remember...you can lose a battle but 

wining the war is the key - that's your goal: Eternal Fire!...

and, lastly, a good rule of thumb is the 'more me than 

Thee' principle...get them to daily concentrate on their 

own needs / worldly goals like 'success'...'happiness'...

'fulfillment'...or just plain ol' problems...but whatever 

the case...always make it 'me...me...me... and not Thee...

Thee...Thee'...ie the Enemy....that's always a great 'open 

door' to go down the 'rabbit hole' of self and can lead to 

a plethora of  possibilities. - 'Temptations' as the Enemy 

calls them but 'Opportunities' for us - actually the same 

ones we use for the 'lukewarm' but with a lot more 'Intense 

Imagination'...remember though...you have their files to 

research their weaknesses and histories so...keep poking 

them and don't let up especially when they get discouraged

because then it's either...persevere or give up - and we 

know what WE want! then lastly - and this applies to 

everyone on the Scale - constantly make them believe 

that they 'have a lot of time left' so they're in no rush 

to change because then...Surprise!!...Time's up!! Got ya!!

so...there you have it...the 'Sliding Scale Strategy'...not 

perfect but it works...a lot...but again...be Careful...the 

Enemy is Infinitely Stronger / more Powerful /Smarter / 

and knows the humans better than we do and - most of all -.

Loves them - especially Communing with them daily - so 

therefore never gives up offering that 'Grace' stuff...but...

still...we've got a lot going for us...so...come up and receive 

your new assignments then...GO GET'M!!

Reflection / Discussion:

-Describe in your own words the 'Sliding Scale Strategy'.

-What is the 'Human Condition'?

-Where do you fit into the 'Sliding Scale'?

-How does one become a 'resolute' follower of Jesus?

-What are you doing to grow in your relationship to Jesus?

-How are you reaching out to others on the 'Sliding Scale'?

-What changes is the Spirit leading you to make in your Spiritual Life?

The Spiritual War

the stakes couldn't be higher for the 

Spiritual War in which we are 

automatically involved merely by 

our human existence...if you win...

it's heaven - but .if you lose...it's hell...

both are forever...no turning back no 

second chances...when you die - and 

you WILL die and BTW relatively soon..

'you do not know the day nor the hour'...

you will be Judged by Jesus on how you 

have chosen to live your life...it is as 

Sacred Scripture says in Sirach 15:15-17 

"If you choose, you can keep the 

commandments, and to act faithfully is 

a matter of your own choice. He has placed 

before you fire and water, stretch out your 

hand for whichever you choose. Before 

each person are life and death, and whichever 

one chooses will be given them." simply

speaking, how you choose to live NOW in 

this life is the Warfare you are involved in -.

but Satan - your Enemy - the liar / deceiver /

murderer- is as they say 'out to get you' and 

is working full-time to destroy your life and                      

drag you to hell...sound scary?...well...that's

because it is... so just to be clear...if you don't 

believe you are in a Spiritual War - you're losing - \'

no God?...losing...no devil?...losing...no heaven?

losing...no hell?...losing...everyone goes to 

heaven?...losing...you're a 'good person' / 'nice' but 

have your own 'truth'?...losing...no one's going 

to tell you what to do or not do... thankyou? 

losing big time....so...are you winning or losing?...

if you think you're wining however...a word of 

caution...do not be overconfident...your Enemy 

doesn't give up...you can still fall away...it's not 

'once saved always saved'...remember...it IS a War..

humanity was originally Created in Union with

the Father but was then deceived by the Evil One and 

Chose to seek their own way of life - not the Father's 

Way - to decide for themselves right and wrong / good 

and evil...and as a consequence of their Original Sin

humans were thence oriented to evil by having

disordered desires - everything centered around 

"me...me...me"...a darkened intellect subject to 

deceptions and a weakened will easily swayed  by 

those same fickle feelings all the while living in a 

rebellious world / culture hostile to the things of 

God and dominated by Satan's deceptions / values 

tempting clueless humans into destructive habits 

of deadly sins - pride...envy...lust...greed...anger...

gluttony...sloth - all leading into pits of darkness... 

seems pretty formidable doesn't it?...that's because 

it is...however....on the side of Light / Life is 

GRACE...Jesus is LORD / SAVIOR...it is Jesus 

vs Satan - BUT. they are not equal...Jesus is God,,,

Satan is a creature - more powerful than humans

but a creature nevertheless and Jesus  by His 

Death and Resurrection has already conquered 

sin / death / Satan and has provided The Way to 

your Victory - Eternal Life / Joy / Peace / Love - 

but ONLY by your choice can you share in it...

Now....If you think you haven't chosen yet you 

are losing because 'not to choose is actually a 

choice'...but then you can simply choose to start 

winning - Repent...turn away from your sin...and 

Believe -.Live - the Gospel...Choose to follow 

Jesus as your Lord and Savior...ask to be.be filled 

with the Power of His Holy Spirit to start living a 

dedicated life of prayer and making His Word 

part of your daily life...start 'putting to death the 

deeds of the flesh'...Love Jesus above all...Carry 

your Cross by laying down your life in service to 

others.. find supportive relationships with fellow 

believers....resist temptations and the lies of the Evil 

One...Be an Intentional Disciple...Remember...

Before you is fire and water...Light or Darkness...

Life or Death...Choose NOW - before it is too late...

Reflection / Discussion:

-What is the Spiritual War?

-Where in you personal life / culture do you see the Choice?

-Start making the necessary changes in your life to support your Choice.

-Is it being talked about? Why / not?

-Find the support you need from others who have chosen to 

 follows the Lord even if it means changing parishes.

-Be disciplined in a daily prayer time / Scripture reading and

 a healthy Sacramental Life.

-Sample Commitment Prayer: "Jesus, please forgive me for not choosing you, for all the sins I 

 have committed, I give my life to you. I Choose to follow you as My Lord and Savior. Pour

 out your Holy Spirit upon me to help me follow you faithfully day by day. Thank you for 

 your Love and Mercy. I Love you and give my whole life to you:. 

-

 

The Desperate

desperate for true affirmation...

wounded from its denial...                             

the unaffirmed seek to satiate

their solitary starvation for 

unconditional love by any means 

necessary...wherever their isolated / 

distorted feelings lead them

no matter the depth of their 

rabbit holes nor the long-term 

consequences for their health 

and well-being let alone their 

Eternal Destination...spurred-on 

by bizarre influencers spewing 

imaginative hokum as a solution 

to their identity conundrum by 

encouraging radical transformations 

which though unattached to actual 

Reality none-the-less spark vain 

mythical dreams to conform their 

exterior appearances to match their

perceived interior identities as if one 

can make the immutable mutable and 

all-the-while coercing everyone around 

them into celebrating their perilous 

tragedy lest they be cancelled by the 

ever-watching ideologues of diversity / 

inclusion all-the-while knowing in their 

darkest unspoken recesses that xy's can 

never become xx's nor visa-versa no

matter how vehement the protestations

that such "cultural conjectures" are not 

part of the equation nor of the preposterous 

web of lies that undergird their obsessively 

narcissistic claims to be traveling in uncharted 

territories of a fantasied human nature no

longer shackled by Objective Universal Truth 

which itself is postulated as a hater's 

hallucination...all of which screams for an 

answer to the question...when will someone 

of merciful mind and heart Accompany them 

and proffer the TRUE and ONLY Fulfillment 

for the Desperate Heart of the Lost by Speaking 

the Truth in Love? walking together with them 

to find that the Answer lies in the Truth of Creation...

discovering the One who Created Human Beings 

as a Masterpiece of Creation knitting them 

together in their Mother's Womb from their very 

inception each in His own Image and Likeness...

Male and Female...Separate yet Equal...Complementary...

Created to Join Together in a Sacred Act to bring forth 

New Life...each Unique like a facet of a diamond 

United in a Creation of Beauty and Structure 

with an Order that goes beyond the visual...

Universal yet Individual / Distinct that surpasses 

even the most complicated algorithms or Science

and the Mysteries of the Universe...sui generis 

patterns Created by an Infinite Designer

captivated in Finite Beings who incessantly 

seek More than their imperfect nature can 

measure...a hunger for the Perfect mysteriously 

imbedded in their incomplete hearts which

long for the mending of their brokenness solely 

rooted in the One Crucified specifically for them

whose purpose and goal was to Heal the wounded 

hearts of a fallen humanity prone to deception 

by the evil one whose aim is always to capture 

and destroy any resemblance to their Perfect

Creator whose Invitation is to share His Devine 

Nature as a Beloved Son or Daughter Eternally 

Affirmed...Unconditionally Loved...Unique 

yet One in Mind and Heart with the Father 

of All who is with All and in All who Receive 

the Son in a Personal Relationship United by the 

Spirit who Abides within by Love as it was in 

the Beginning and will be in the End...Order...

Peace...no more Chaos / Confusion...

Desperation Eternally Ended

Reflection / Discussion:

-Why is Truth Universal / Objective?

-Why is it not based on Subjective feelings?

-What does Affirmation mean?

-What does 'wounded human nature' mean?

-How does Creation show the imprint of the Creator?

-How does Creation show order / structure in human beings?

-How do you know the 'evil one' is real?

-Where do you see in culture his 'lies / deceptions'?

-How does 'hunger for the Perfect' show itself?

-What does 'unconditional love' mean?

-How can we help those caught-up in gender dysphoria?

-What does 'speaking the Truth in Love' mean?

The Metanoia Mindset

Blow the Trumpets!...Sound the   

Alarm!...Open the Gates of your

Mind!...Change the way you think

about yourself...life...everything...

what I'm going to tell you will

radically transform your world if -

and this is the key - you receive it...

believe it...act on it...live it...

faithfully...nothing will remain the

same...so...listen carefully...I have 

Good News to tell you...you

are being offered a New Life with

New Eyes to See...New Ears to 

Hear...a New Mind to Think...a 

New Heart to Love...for Behold!

the old things will pass away and

ALL things will be made NEW...

Change your Mind about what is

possible and Believe the Gospel

and you shall Receive POWER

from on High to live Beyond your

Human Nature...Beyond your 

Natural Abilities...Indeed...you are 

being Chosen to Receive a Gift 

Beyond your wildest dreams...So...

Added to the Dignity of a Natural

Human Being Created in the Image 

and Likeness of God is the Super-

Dignity of a Supernatural Sharing / 

Participation in the Very Life of the 

Infinite / Eternal / Perfect / Divine 

Creator of the Universe...to Actually 

become His Adopted Son / Daughter 

because He becomes your Loving 

Abba Father...you become Divinized 

with ALL the Rights / Access to His 

Divine Presence and Personal Love 

as well as a Share in His Infinite / 

Eternal Inheritance of  Perfect Joy...

Peace...Love...Beginning In this 

Present Life and Fulfilled in the Life 

to Come...What an Amazing / Astonishing  / 

Holy Identity you have been Chosen to 

Receive aa a Pure Gift!! - Talk about 

being "Special"!!. Well...in response 

to such an astonishing revelation you 

justifiably can ask... How can this be 

possible...for...you?.. Why you?...and 

if you are forthright - you who are so...

how can I say this... politely?.... how 

about...imperfect?...most likely done 

many things that you are not proud of...

things you did / failed to do...and if you 

really think about it...even 'worshipped' 

false gods of money / success / pleasure / 

vanity / self-centered lifestyles / given to 

anger / resentment / unforgiveness...ALL 

of which leads to a Justified Eternity of 

Destruction...A Fiery Separation from the 

One who is PERFECT...so again...why 

you? you don't deserve it...to which I say...

yes...I agree. wholeheartedly...how can it be?...

BUT...it is not just you...ALL of us have 

sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God...

ALL Humanity is Fallen...ALL are Wounded 

by Sin...ALL need to be Saved from their 

Fallen Nature inherited from our First Parents 

who Freely Chose to Rebel against Abba Father...

were deceived by the Evil One and are prone 

to evil...enslaved to self and live in a world 

infatuated with sin...and thus there is an Infinite 

Chasm that separates the Holiness of the Divine 

and the Sinfulness of Humanity that ONLY ONE 

who is Both  Human and Divine who can Perfectly 

Span that abyss...and now here is the GOOD NEWS..

Jesus has accomplished this by His Outstretched 

Arms upon the Cross... Jesus - the Sinless One - 

the only Begotten Son of God who Became 

Man...took upon Himself our Sins and the 

Punishment of Death - WHY?...in a Word...

Mercy... out of Love for you and me He was 

Pierced...Tortured...Mocked...Murdered but 

on the Third Day ROSE from the Dead and is 

ALIVE / REAL...and thus Conquered Death / 

Sin / Satan and Now OFFERS this Victory to 

ALL - including YOU...who CHOOSE to Receive 

Him as Lord and Savior..to SURRENDER and 

Receive.....Forgiveness / Mercy to ALL who Repent / 

Turn away from Sin...to Receive  A New Life...

New Hope...New Love...a Sharing in His Divine 

Life...His Very Nature...Ask to be Filled with 

His Holy Spirit...Become His Disciple to Follow 

Him...Take on His Mission and Purpose for your 

Life... to Live a Supernatural Life here and now 

using the Gifts of the Holy Spirit to 'Do what He 

is doing...Say what He is Saying'.. to Go Make 

Disciples by Living the GOOD NEWS as... 

Behold...He Makes ALL Things NEW.!!!

Discussion / Reflection:

-What is the 'Good News'?

-How does 'Metanoia' - 'Change your Mind' - prepare you for the Good News?

-How does it make you feel when you hear that you are Loved  as Jesus Loved you?

-What does it mean to Repent of your Sins?

-If you are Catholic, go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

-What does it mean to Choose Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior?

-Have you decided to Follow Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior?

-If not, I encourage you to do it now in your own words.

-Find a Support Group of Committed Believers.

-Become involved in Service.

-Break ties to your sinful past.

-Develop a daily Prayer Life including Scripture Study.

 

The Ultimate Q & A

it gnaws at your inner stability...

in silent but poignant thrusts it 

sporadically yet persistently pounds 

at your security foundation despite 

all your outward protestations of 

stable satisfaction from awards for 

hard-fought victories over the challenges

of life...circumstances that have 

embodied your incessant hunger for 

happiness - a fulfillment that never 

quite arrives despite all your passionate

endeavors of sensual indulgence...

ego gratification....pleasing others...

ambitious achieving...competitive

recognitions...and all the benefits of 

material success...still...it is not enough 

and despite your exhausting schedule

it remains a perpetual merry-go-round

consistently bringing you back again

and again to where you first began

your quest....winning trophy after 

trophy which then reluctantly rust 

in the recycling bin of meaninglessness...

in the face of such Desolation one is 

compelled to ask the Ultimate Question -

What is the Purpose of  your life?...such 

a fundamental question can either be 

viewed through the lens of hopelessness 

or Grace...one leading to an uncertain 

ending...the other to a New Beginning...

Desolation is not merely a negative if it 

leads to the Consolation from the Ultimate 

Answer - but for that to occur it must have a 

Certainty about it and thus.it cannot be a 

temporary solution - here today and 

gone tomorrow...it must be never-ending...

final...Eternal....nor can it be an imperfect 

one...it must be Perfect -or else the glass 

of your soul remains forever half-full...

nor can it be a finite / limited one for 

your desires have no limits...No...it must 

Fulfill your Infinite / Eternal Desires 

Perfectly...now...just what is that Ultimate 

Desire?.. that for which you long...cannot

live without...maybe can run from...

never admit...pretend you don't need but

in the end...in the still of the night

when you are alone in your inmost

thoughts.....dreams... must finally 

accept that what you Truly Desire -

beyond all the empty promises of 

this world - is to Love and Be Loved...

Infinitely...Eternally...Perfectly...and 

logically...that is only possible from 

One who is Infinite...Eternal and 

Perfect...The One who has Revealed 

Himself to be your Creator. .that, yes, 

even you - with all your weaknesses...

faults... you who have never even 

bothered seeking Him with any 

determination and having been an 

obsessed lover of self but such a lax 

lover of others...how is it that you 

should be Offered such an Unimaginable 

Gift?...it can only be because That is Who 

He is...Creating you out of Love and For 

Love...even when all Humanity chose to 

walk away from Him...the One Revealed 

as the Father of all Creation...who sent 

His Son to bear the Cost for their Return....

which means it is Only by Grace that we 

have been Saved...New Life has been 

Offered... written in the Blood of the 

Lamb Sacrificed but Risen so that our 

life can be Rooted and Grounded in His 

Love by sharing in the very Nature of 

the Devine by the Power of His Spirit...

His Story can become our story...the 

darkness of this fallen world which 

surrounds us...which is in us...can be 

Transformed by His Light by saying 

yes to His Invitation to Follow Him...

Receive Him as your Personal Lord 

and Savior...become His Children and

Be Filled with the Power of His Holy 

Spirit in order to Live His Life...Bring 

His Kingdom / Word /Love / Light into 

this world...and Ultimately Be in His 

Loving Presence for all Eternity...and...

yes in this life there will still be troubles...

trials...heartaches...persecutions...suffering...

even death....but He has Overcome this 

world...and in the End...we share in His 

Victory over All sin...evil...death...for 

Jesus is the Ultimate Answer to the 

Ultimate Question...Our Purpose in Life 

is to...Love Him above all...Love one

another...Serve Him and Build His 

Kingdom which will last...Forever...

Reflection / Discussion:

-Have you asked / answered the Ultimate Question?

-If yes, describe your experience.

-If no, describe how this poem affects you.

-Have you asked Jesus to be the Personal Lord / Savior of your life?

-If not, Simply Invite Him in your own words. 

-How are you living out your Purpose in Life?

-What can you do to Grow in your Love for the Lord / others?

-What needs to change?

-What is the Lord calling you to do to serve Him?

-Have you "earnestly desired the Spiritual Gifts" as in 1 Corin 14?

-What Gifts of the Spirit do you have?

-How can you grow in those Gifts?

The Demonic Mantra

no...no...no...don't let them 

do that to you...they're just

trying to control you by telling

you what's right and what's wrong...   

no...absolutely not...you tell them:

'hold-on pal...not so fast... I decide

NOT you...I'm not a child so stop

treating me like one -TRUTH is

what I say it is - NOT you - I

can feel it in my bones...I just

KNOW IT...I know what makes 

ME happy...what feels right for ME...

YOU live by YOUR rules and I'll

live by MINE...that's only fair...and

I expect you to respect / tolerate

MY truth and I'll do the same for 

YOUR truth - that is...unless you 

cross the line by trying to control me

again then you'll 'get what's comin' to

you'...well...what'd ya think??

think it'll continue to work?...

has up till now...look...we've 

got everything goin' for us...

our Master's really proud of us...

and He's the One who started it

all...remember?...it was that 

deceptively innocent question 

to Eve which led to the humans' 

downfall from Grace and into 

their inner turmoil of weaknesses

which made our job so much 

easier - and now...seems like 

they'll believe just about anything -

take your pick - anything that

'feels' like a good idea - as long

as it has to do with their 'pride 

and pleasure' we can get 'em

yeah...have at it...as our mantra

goes - say it all together now....

'me...me...me'...yeah...'what you

want...when you want...how you

want...as often as you want'...

and...remember too...what our 

Enemy's Offering...a CROSS??

are you kidding me?? yeah...and 

wait!!...I know what you are going

to say...POWER!!...yeah I understand

the ETERNAL SACRIFICE OF LOVE...

and all that it brings to the table...but not

all of THEM do!!...WE have the 'here

and now'...all those 'tangible goodies' -

you know...that delicious 'self-centered'

stuff from the world / flesh / and we 

demons who are trained by our Master

to gain more victories...but if our Enemy

starts to get the upper hand...BOOM!...

we tell the 'BIG ONE'...you know...like...

'how can you really trust HIM?? look 

what He did to His Only Son...you think

He'll treat you any different??...didn't He

say that you have to pick up your own

cross to follow Him??'...and even though

They were of One Mind and Heart I still

think that'll fool a lot of them...but if that

doesn't work there's always the ol' 'blame

game' like...'why's He doin' this to me?'...

or 'how come I always get the short end of

the stick and they don't?...and the best one...

'yeah...right...He loves me...after all that crap

that I've been through??...THEN...we just 

continue our strategy of goin' after their kiddies

to get a big jump in the game so by the time

their indoctrination is done...well...THEY'RE done!...

one last thing...the Churches...well...some of 

them are a problem but we've been working on 

that...what's that called again?? oh yeah...'modernism'

you know...gettin' 'up to date' / 'with it'...actually

it's just 'fitting-in' with the world and not so 

'stuck-in-a-rut' from those 'medieval dark days' 

and no one wants to have THAT reputation...

well...we've got a 'bright' future set-up for them -

even though it's a really 'dark one'...good one there...

anyway...keep up the good job...and remember...

when our Enemy's followers say: 'more of THEE

and less of me'...WE JUST LET IT RIP....NOOOO

IT'S ME...ME...MEEEE...yeah...THEY'LL get

many but...we can get MORE...so 

LET'S GET BACK TO WORK!!

Reflection / Discussion:

-What is the 'demonic mantra'?

-Why is it demonic?

-How does it compare to their "Enemy's" mantra?

-How does this poem express "moral relativism"

-How would you explain it? Refute it?

-Are there Absolute Truths? How do you know?

-Give some examples? 

-How does 'moral relativism' fit-in with 'original sin's consequences'?

-What are they? 

-How does 'modernism' fit into 'moral relativism'?

-How do you refute the 'Big One'?

-How do you refute the accusations about suffering?

-Does ''More of Thee and less of me" describe your life? How?

The First Mover

Grace comes first -

it is an Actual Reality -

the Lord is the First Mover

He is the One who inspires 

you to do a Good / avoid an evil ..

the One who moves you to take 

on a great challenge as your

'mission' in life...or at other times

as little as a silent prayer for

someone you know who is in

hospice care who just 'comes to 

mind' as you're at Mass...or helping 

someone at the grocery store as

you 'just happen' to pass by

when they need some help...however...

many times we miss His Leading

because we're not looking for 

anything...not expecting His 

Movement...not listening for 

His Whisper...asleep on our 

'watch'...missing His Signal

because we're looking down 

instead of up distracted by 

shiny objects whirling in the 

beehive of our minds while 

absorbed in the latest posting on 

our Facebook page...stop...Grace is

here...now...as you read these lines...

pay attention...His Spirit is waking you 

from slumber...offering you a new 

lease on 'Life in the Lord' - an updated 

version of 'Discipleship'...a deeper 

discovery of just how many Graces

He has Offered but may have 'gone by the 

wayside'...realizing that 'what could 

have been can now change to what 

will be' as you now ask for the Grace

to be alert to His Leading / Inspiration / 

Word - but even more 'awakening' is letting 

it dawn on you that Grace has led you 

to read this and you responded without

even recognizing it was Actually Grace

that brought you here...not 'chance'...

not a 'coincidence'...not 'just because'...

then grasp  how He Infinitely Desires

to Love...Draw...Work...Change...Free...

Heal...Reveal...Gift...Himself to / in /

with / through.....you...and that you are 

constantly being Offered but so often 

missing His Calling...then realizing that 

you need to repent - boom!...another Grace - 

then you desire to change...boom! -another

Grace - that you will be watching for His 

Stirrings - boom!...realizing that now -before 

your very eyes - how Grace works...how 

Miraculous is the Mercy He is / will continue to  

Offer you and to change the way you live

your life simply by living in His Presence 

with your 'antenna raised'...something so

fundamental / simple / obvious that it is 

easy to miss / not be aware of His 'modus 

operandi'...so...let this impel you -in itself 

a Grace - as you ask Him to let your 

'weather alarm' go off when He is Leading / 

Directing / Moving you...Offering you a 

particular Grace at a particular time for a 

particular purpose so that you don't miss 

'this' opportunity to minister / serve / love /

speak His Word... putting the 'results' in His 

Hands...just do your part...just 'be ready'.

because there's a lot more coming your way..

in fact... it's going to be... an Endless Adventure

Let us Pray:

Lord Jesus - I need your Grace...

without it...I am lost...by myself I

have no power to follow you...

so... open my heart that I may sense

the Stirring of your Spirit upon the 

still waters of my heart...open my

mind that I may grasp the Desires

of your Heart as I walk with you

throughout this day...open my spirit 

to equip my senses to... hear your Word...

see your Visions...feel the Touch of 

your Mercy..smell the Aroma of your 

Anointing...taste the Sweetness of 

your Love...give me a willingness to 

step out in Faith... embrace the Grace.

courageously .put aside my doubts /

fears... put to death my attachments

to preferences / pleasures / selfishness / 

human respect / dread of suffering...and

to always focus my attention not on

me but... Thee...

Reflection / Discussion:

-How is Jesus the First Mover?

-What does that mean practically for you?

-How has Grace worked in you today?

-Did you miss an opportunity recently? As the Lord.

-How can you be more aware of His Leading?

-Walk through an experience of some 

 good that you did / evil you avoided to

 'see' His Grace at work.

-Use the 'daily examine' to become more aware of His Grace.