Beatitudes: The Happiness That Nobody Wants – The Peacemakers – Part 1
Do you have any idea how many peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis our generation has witnessed? I already forgot how many presidents tried to come up with a solution for that part of the world. But it seems to me that peace is something that is out of reach for some people and some […]
Beatitudes: The Happiness That Nobody Wants – The Pure in Heart – Part 2
“Matt. 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” This beatitude puts the heart in its proper place, in the center of our life. We learn that to have a pure heart we need God’s action in our lives. There is no pure heart without God’s work. But this Beatitude has […]
Beatitudes: The Happiness That Nobody Wants – The Pure in Heart – Part 1
Let me share with you a little bit of my life. I was a teenager, and I was living my life, like every other teenager, maybe a little bit more intense than most of them. Until one day when someone asked me to take a look in my heart. I did not pay attention at […]
Psalm 125 – What It Means To Have Faith – Part 2
We are watching horrified people doing terrible things in the name of their faith. Right now, we do not see the end of these horrific acts. Unfortunately, faith is being blamed for these events. Faith was supposed to have the opposite effect in people’s lives. In Psalm 125 we learn the meaning of having faith, […]
Psalm 121 – Who is watching over you? – Part 1
I do not know about you, but I had a mom that was very, very strict. I, and everybody else knew where she stood. My dad, on the other hand, was the opposite; he never raised his voice to me. My mom, not only raised her voice, but also her hands, belt and everything that […]
Who will be in Heaven? – God
So far, in our human experience, we are experiencing just glimpses of God, His person, His grace, power, and mercy. Most of what we learn about Him is in His Word. In Heaven it will be different. We will be able to experience His fullness. Don’t you look forward to that? It will be wonderful! […]
Meditations on the Gospel Bracelet – Blue
Faith is represented in our bracelet by the color blue. In the presentation of the Gospel, you cannot only understand who God is and what He did, you have to accept, trust, and receive His free gift. Faith is the instrument that our heart uses to accept the salvation offered by God and accomplished by […]