T he only good news that we ought to know and remember is that Jesus Christ had already won the war against sin and death. He has made it possible for us to join Him in the afterlife. All we need now to do is accept Him as He is. God is alive today and it may be sometimes be difficult to see this. The world and its demonic nature has still made it look like that only worldly things matter and that the ultimate goal of each one is to achieve their own personal happiness. This is the biggest lie of all, that we should do all to make us happy. Individual happiness at the expense of someone else is the biggest deception of all. The truth is, our lives are never really about us. It is ultimately about God and about others. It is about how you can provide and give joy even at our own expense. This is the model of ultimate and genuine love that Jesus shown us at the cross. "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s frie...
I share Father Barron's thoughts about it. I like the Beatles and I like most of their songs including this one until I thought about its lyrics and not just the melody of the song.
I couldn't imagine a world without God because it means that life becomes meaningless and just one big mistake. A product of a big accident of the cosmos.
The world just becomes a true rat race where me-first attitude is the only way. Why sacrifice for others? Just take care of yourself and no one else. Love becomes meaningless. Life becomes meaningless.
What do you think?
