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...
Do not make a display of your wisdom when you do your work, and do not boast when you are in need.
Better is the worker who has goods in plenty than the boaster who lacks bread.
My child, honour yourself with humility, and give yourself the esteem you deserve.
Who will acquit those who condemn themselves? And who will honor those who dishonor themselves?
The poor are honored for their knowledge, while the rich are honored for their wealth.
One who is honored in poverty, how much more in wealth.
And one dishonored in wealth, how much more in poverty!
-Sirach 10: 26-31
