Prayer of Love

Near your love¹, may I live.
Far away from sin, may I stay.

1. Living in reverence of God; doing good deeds.

God, at our right hand

With God at our right hand, every wrong step will be Corrected.
With our humble faith¹ in him, every sin will be forgiven.

1. humble faith: A persevering faith that constantly, longingly and humbly waits upon God.

God, the Master Healer of all circumstances

God is the potter and we are the clay. We are HIS handiwork. HE has fashioned our life for a purpose HE has intended. God's plan  for our life is for our own good. But if our life does not serve God's purpose and goes against HIS will, then we have to bear the consequences¹ for our own sins.

God is the Master of our life. HE has  authority over every circumstances in our life. In whatever circumstances we find ourselves in, we must humbly accept with faith, God's purpose for our life– rather than spending anxious time in understanding why me?

We can trust that God will never lay a burden too great on our weak shoulders or place us in a difficult circumstances which we are unable to bear. God can make us grow and prosper² in any kind of circumstances. HE can turn any Contrary circumstances³ in our favor– only if we faithfully trust in HIM . God makes us fruitful on HIS path, which HE has planned for us.

Our life is God's generous gift to us. we are here in this world, to live according to HIS will. Our life is for humbly accepting all the circumstances in faith from God's hand and living it reverently for HIM.

No one can live more contentedly than the one who willingly accepts his share of sufferings from God's hand and lives humbly for God.

1. We ourselves impose frustrations on our life path by acting against God's will.


2. All the Prophets; Saints and God's Holy people were blessed in their humble circumstances for accepting and living according to  God's will, in Faith and Humility.
e.g. Israelites under the slavery of Egyptians– the salvation history.
e.g. Abraham was made the father of many nations.
e.g. Joseph became the Governor of Egypt- became an important element in the history of salvation.


3. e.g. Daniel in lion's pit.
    e.g. Joseph betrayed by Potiphar's wife. Joseph was exalted to the honor of a Governor of Egypt.
     e.g. St. Josephine Bakhita– life's journey from slave girl to Sainthood.

Christ- the salt of Everlasting Life

Christ is the salt that preserves us from every kind of corruption.
Christ is the salt that brings unity and peace among the Brotherhood.
Christ is the salt (covenant of salt) that makes us people of God.
Christ is the salt (salt of the covenant) that makes our life as worthy offering, pleasing to God.
Christ is the salt that adds flavor¹ to our earthly life.

Let the 'salt of Everlasting life' live within you, to bring you to the full knowledge of the Truth– to salvation.

1. Peaceful; Loving; Charitable; lively; exhibiting Joy  in all circumstances– at all times.

Denial and Betrayal- Salvation and Damnation

Peter denied of knowing Jesus while Judas betrayed the Love of Jesus.
The two of them faced diverse consequences.
Peter was saved whereas Judas was condemned.

Salvation came home to Peter– Peter loved Jesus with all his heart and he trusted in HIS Faithful love and Loving Mercy. His sin brought about repentance¹ in God and led him close to God's Love.
Judas was driven to damnation– Judas was earthly minded; his heart didn't seek the love of Jesus and hence couldn't believe in God's Loving Mercy. His sin took him away from God.

Let's stay close to the heart (Love) of Jesus– that we may have the strength to seek HIS loving Mercy.

1. By its very nature sin takes us away from God. By contrast, in the heart of Peter, Love caused sin to repent in God, whereas in the faithless heart of Judas, sin ran its course and led him to damnation.

Journey to the City of Faithful Love

Our journey to the City of Faithful Love begins with our  persevering Faith in God; our Humility¹ in God; our repentance in God and our Faithful life² in God.

1. To accept God's authority in our life; to accept God's will in our life; to acknowledge our sins before God.

2. Doing the deeds of Mercy and Love.

God surely helps

A day is occupied with enough trouble of its own.
We feel wearied and overburdened by the difficulties and trials of life.
In the weakness of our faith we feel the weight of our burden still more and we feel uncertain of God's faithful love and  HIS unfailing help.
Amidst  the storm of adversity and our wavering faith, we nevertheless try to  gather ourselves to call upon God- only to find ourselves faced with dejection.

We ought to call upon God in the manner of the faith of Israelites– who when overwhelmed by the burden of tribulations, called upon Yahweh with all sincerity and with all humility– acknowledging their sinfulness and lowliness before God.
And God seeing their desperate  plight and hearing their humble cry came to their rescue.