A. Back ground:
last 4 sundays we were reminded the value of fasting, value of regulating Will, as a catholic value of following 10 commandments(specially Bowing Down only to God), value of not craving too much to earth bound needs such as Power,money and desires(specially avoiding 7 vices-Anger,sloth,pride,lust, envy,avarice,gluttony). Today we were reminded the result of following all above 4, you lead a happy life- specially your effects of sins, in creating your fear and sorrow in your life, will be washed off by Our Lord.
B Preamble for todays reading:
B.1. Happiness and living, is it two things?
Water we need to drink everyday. 75% of our body contains water. We need to replenish water every day. Wine or alcohol we drink only for happy occasions, not throughout day!. So Happiness and living are 2 things. To drive your life you should be happy.
Jesus in His 1 st miracle clearly showed us
(1) Depletion of wine has been seen by Mary though Jesus was there at that wedding
(2)Jesus did not multiply wine, without filling the jars by the wedding manger
(3) New wine multiplied by Jesus was very much superior than old wine, which has already been served.
This clearly showed
(A) follow new message- Christianity
(B) you invite Holy Mary into your life, to reach your happiness(wine),for her to intercede on behalf of you with God.
(C)following 10 commandments/not having enemies/avoiding 7 vices/ following God's will for you- resembles water and you should strive to adhere to these points in your life, in order for you not to Sin.
B.2. Effects of Sin
Every living human in this world will face fear, sorrow, disagreements, unhappiness while leading their life. Your unhappiness may be different to my unhappiness. Every religion in the world, says, that Sin leads to unhappiness in your present life and future lives.(even after death). Similar to unhappiness, every human will sin in this life. Certain religion says that effect of sin, you cannot erase, hence fear and sorrow will come at any stage of your life(present or future). Karmic effects they speak. But christianity says' when you follow and lead your life according the principles given, the effects of Sin will be washed off from your life. In other word God guarantees, that you will lead a happy life.
Example of a satellite:
A geo stationery satellite stays 10000 km above earth. This satellite moves at the same speed and same direction of earth. You need rocket+other ammunities to send this satellite to geo orbit.GE0 STATINARY SATELLITE IS STATIONARY WITH RESPECT TO EART AS IT MOVES IN THE SAME DIRECTION AND SAME SPEED OF THE EARTH. This resembles, that if you want to see, the matters as it is in earth, you should elevate yourself to the Geo stationary orbit. In lent first few sundays you are advice what to do; main things are that you should not have anger + laziness to be developed in your life. 1/3 of the weight of the satellite is oil. What for, due to various gravitational effects towards earth, this geo stationary satellite tends to move lower orbits towards earth. The equipment of the satellite, identifies that it deviates, and start firing thru' the oil it has stored for tracking. Then only satellite will move in the geo stationary orbit. Similar to this phenomina, you should take your life to the geo stationary orbit, to see the worldly things clearly by your self( by avoiding anger+laziness), you should develop oil in your satellite by avoiding 7 vices in your life with following 10 commandments). Then only you start noticing that your deviation from the geo stationary orbits, when you lead your life. Under such time, you should have developed enough oil,in your satellite to burn for tracking.
YOU ARE LIKE A SATTELITE. YOU SHOULD GO TO GEO STATIONRY ORBIT TO SEE THE EARTH MATTERS PROPERLY. WHEN YOU ARE LIVING YOU TENDS TO DEVIATE FROM GEO STATIONARY ORBIT TOWARDS ANOTHER ORBIT TOWARDS EARTH, MAKING YOU TO ROTATE MORE SPEED THAN THE EARTH IS MOVING. YOU SHOULD DEVELOP A GOOD TRACKING SYSTEM, IN ORDER FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR DEVIATIONS. THIS IS A LIFE LONG EXCECISE, TO EXPEIRNCE HAPPINESS, LIKE A SATTELITE MOVING EFFORTLESSLY IN A GEOSTATIONARY ORBIT.(HAPPY). CATHOLISM IN A NUTSHELL CAN BE PARTLY EXPLAIN THROUGH THIS GEO STATIONARY SATTELIE MOVEMENT.
B.3 life is Dynamic!
The cells of your body is everyday changing. Similarly technology you used everyday changing. Hence your living is everyday changing and LIVING BECOME DYNAMIC. Your character is always changing. Under this dynamic character, you may become unhappy at present and happy in past or vice versa. Unless you change your character to match to this dynamic situation, with the behavioral rules given by God(10 commandments+pardoning+follow God's Willn, you might start sinning and unhappiness start growing. That is why certain other religions say" life is sorrow".
In order to have happy life catholism support in 3 stages;
(1) Have a peaceful life(without anger+laziness)
(2) Have a worry less mind(handing over your worries to holy mary+saints)
(3) Happy mind(avoid 7 vices) to develop cheerfulness in your life.
C. Todays reading:
Prop Jeremiah(Jr 31:31-34) says"..It is the Lord who speaks..deep within them I will plant my law,writing it on their hearts..no further ..to teach neighbor..I..never call their sins to mind."
Hebrews says(Heb 5:7-9) says"..although He was son ,He learned to obey through suffering..He became for all who obey Him the source of eternal salvation."
Jn 12:20-30 says"..Anyone who loves his life loses it..who hates..will keep it..if anyone serves me, my father will honor him..a voice came from heaven, I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again."
Reminds; for you to please God, forget all your previous sins, as well as others disagreements,quarrels,harms against you. Forgetting others sins against you will be hardest to train and going against gravity. You feel like you lost your life, but catholism says that God will support for your Happiness. 3 hardest thing in world to do due to our original sin(1)Love the Hate(2) including excludes(3) admitting that you are wrong!. Train your WILL to carry out these difficult task to hear from God" YOU ARE MY BELOVED SON"
D. CONCLSIONS:
Eveybody in this world wants to live happily. When you are mentally and physically satisfied you are happy. In order this happiness to maintain through out in your life, Catholicism guarantees a shortest path. When you follow Catholicism, you will attain happiness, and you will see God says to you" YOU ARE MY BELOVED SON"
GBU
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