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Happy Forever?

02 Wednesday Mar 2016

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Shelter Final
THE SHELTER
Today’s Reading: Psalm 46:1-7 Version NIV
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At weddings, we hear this phrase, “Happy forever!” Later, however, the reality of every day upsurge; and with them, attempts to change the other person. As you cannot change a person, without destroying their personality or willpower, it only remains to sigh: “Ah, it was good when I was single!”

Given the problems of life, marital or of any other nature, it does not make any sense to say: “If I had not married!” “If my husband or wife was someone else”!

The woman or man you married is what he or she is. Unless he or she dies, unless there is a separation, you will continue next to each other. You need to do something, react and strive to understand and love this person as she or he is.

If after so much discord and so many fights in your marriage not even a little bit of love is left, have the humility to ask God for forgiveness and grace to start all over again.

God is more interested in your life and the stability of your marriage, than you think. He is the source of love, joy and life. God is your shelter and strength.

Ildefonso Torres

Will of God

24 Wednesday Feb 2016

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JESUS IS WISDOM
Today’s Reading: 1 Kings 3:3-15 Version NIV
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If God would let us ask for anything, which he would meet immediately and without restrictions, perhaps we would ask for health, a new house, a home for all who now lack it. This was exactly what God intended when He appointed Solomon as king of Israel instead of King David. God appeared to Solomon and said, “Ask what you want me to give you.” Solomon asked God for wisdom to govern the people. Look at this, Salomon did not ask for riches, wealth or honor, he only asked for wisdom. The wisdom of God is not a lot of knowledge; nor the technical and scientific capacity to unravel the mysteries of science; nor the ability for music, art or be able to do any other work.

All these gifts also come from God; however, the wisdom of God is much more than that. The wisdom of God is the spiritual ability to know how to act according to the will of God in any and all circumstances of life.

If you have the wisdom of God in your life, you are happy! Anyone who wants such wisdom should only ask God as Solomon did.

Simply ask, “I want Jesus to enter into my life.” Jesus is God’s Wisdom.

Ildefonso Torres

Hope and Light

31 Thursday Dec 2015

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Happy New Year 2016-b
Today’s Reading: John 8:12 Version CEV
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Happy New Year! All celebrate with joy, happiness and parties. Congratulations, congratulations! A year has passed full of experiences, activities of all kinds. Someone once said, past events bring light to our present for the hope of the future.

We all have hope, dreams and expectations, especially at the beginning of a New Year. We are credible actors in the theater of life. Players, spectators, undoubtedly with personal and communal experiences that in some cases will be remembered for a lifetime. Diseases, loss of loved ones, job changes, and marital status, birth of new members in the family, successes and failures.

For the wise, all these facts, which are already in the past, have extraordinary value. God has given us the blessing of memory and hope, but sometimes we do not care to remember the events that have been drastic and painful. But for the wise life is like a laboratory where he learned what works and what does not. And this brings hope and light for the New Year so that the future will be one filled with joy and gladness.

Jesus said, “I am the light for the world! Follow me, and you won’t be walking in the dark. You will have the light that gives life.”

Congratulations, congratulations. Happy New Year!

Ildefonso Torres

Peacemakers

08 Saturday Aug 2015

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Today’s Reading John 14:27
Peace, a nice word with a deep meaning, much discussed among men, but also seriously compromised by their attitudes. The human beings seem unable to understand that their ambitions threaten the lives of others and jeopardize their welfare. Even worse, there are people looking for profit and advantages overlooking justice and rights, basic elements that peace between people is built on.

Jesus calls peacemakers “blessed” or happy. But after all, who are the peacemakers? The peacekeepers have a Christian conscience of what is justice, law, and the welfare of others. So, they sow peace wherever they walk.

Peacemakers are always ready to act swiftly and boldly when people around them are affected by conflict and strife. They are always promoting peace.

Peacemakers are humble; they understand that peace is not always achieved through government’s diplomacy but also through simple gestures that reveal to men, righteousness and the love of God.

May God make us instruments of peace in this world full of strife!

Ildefonso Torres