Broken Flow

Ah ! I couldn't maintain the flow of writing a line or 2 daily on Grace.
It's been more than a week.
Will try a hand at twitter and edit this post to put the link here.

Here it goes -> http://twitter.com/grace4themoment/

The Worshipful Heart

"Come, let us worship him and bow down,

Let us kneel before the LORT who made us."

- Ps 95:6

Even after so many years of praying, even after having such a rich heritage of prayerful fathers, we still stumble to pray. If we have to pray from our heart aloud, words stop short in our throat. Why? 

We need to ask ourselves why. But we have a gift, a sourcebook that can solve the simplest and the most complex of our troubles - the Word of God - The Holy Bible. 

Let us read the Psalms. It has prayers for all occasions. Very very heartfelt and intensely personal prayers. Glory to God for giving us the Book of Psalms. 

40th Day of Great Lent (40th Friday)

Hymn (Qolo)

Today is the end of the Fast and the Passion of Christ is near.
Blessed are those who pleased Him by fasting
and who carry spiritual gifts for the day of the Resurrection.
They will receive their reward with those who loved Him.

Our Lord fasted forty days for our sake
and He gave us an armour with which we can defeat
the wicked Adversary who, at the beginning,
caused our fall by eating and deprived us of our inheritance.

Let each one consider how much he has gaind by the Fast
and what he has obtained through the glorious warfare.
He shall come, the Lord of the talents,
and behold, it shall be as He foretold:
He will reward each one according to the increase.

We give thanks to Jesus, the Victorious King,
for His goodness and for His victory over the Evil One,
for His humiliation and His recovering of strength by His Holy Fast,
for His being trampled underfoot for the sake of the believers.
Behold, they sing praise and offer thanksgiving to Him.

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You Were in His Prayers

"Then Jesus went about a stone's throw away from them,
He kneeled down and prayed."
- Luke 22:41

The final sentence in the passage is this and it makes you think a lot.
On the eve of the cross, Jesus made his decision. He would rather go to hell for you than go to heaven without you.
If we know the depth of suffering that Jesus went through, we wouldnt spend a moment without thanking him. He led a model life, he cured people, he prayed for us, he also died on the cross for the sins of others.
Many people have so much hatred in them that they plot putting someone into danger every moment and other plot putting these into to a pothole of misery in turn.. and it goes on. Jesus became a victim for all to vent out their anger and dispair. Once the anger went out, there was only love left. Jesus, thanks for absorbing all the evil in the world.

A Man of Sorrow

"He is despised and rejected by men.

a Man of Sorrows and acquainted with grief."

- Isaiah 53:3

The passage shows Jesus in the Garden of Gethsamane. 

Jesus as a man of sorrow.

The first scene in the movie - "The Passion of The Christ". 

Reminds me of a sign at the back of a car that was just before us a couple of days back - "Pray until something happens". 

In your sorrow, keep praying. God will strengthen you and solve your problems. 

A Cross-Shaped Shadow

"John said 'Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'"
- John 1:29

Jesus had said I'm the Shepherd that lays down his life for the sheep.
He knew all along the cross that awaited him.
A cross-shaped shadow always loomed over him.
Yet, he knew that it is God's will and his purpose in life.

Whatever happens in our life, we should go ahead by knowing that it is God's plan for us. Be hopeful that God has planned better things for us.

God's Name

"The LORD is my shepherd, I have everything I need."

- Ps 23:1

God has a name and we can call him by name - "Yahweh" or "Yehovah".

The fact that we can call God by name itself proves how close he is to us.  How close he chose to be to us. Thanks God. 

The Meeting of Moments

" They put him to death by nailing him on a cross,
But this was God's plan which he had made long ago. "
- Acts 2:23

The passage re-emphasizes that God knows everything.
Sometimes when we see how the world moves and all the things happening around, we might feel like - Why is God letting this happen ? Does he know that they are happening ? If he knows bad thing would not happen. The thought process might leave us completely confused.
But everything happens with a purpose. Everything is for good. Everything is for God's glory. He knows what is happening and what will happen.
He saw the cross when the forbidden fruit was eaten.
Let's trust in the infallible wisdom of the Almighty.