Humility and Obedience 

Come to the Catholic Church!

If you are willing to submit 

and follow the laws of your

Neighborhood 

Community 

City

County

State

Federal

For the sake of yourself and others....

Surely you should be willing to 

submit and follow the laws of the

Church of the Body of JESUS CHRIST 

YOUR LORD and GOD!

The Master of your Soul. 

Come to the Catholic Church!

Humility and obedience 

are the only way to God. 

He knows best-not yourself. 

Judge your life not on what you think

But on what God says is truth. 

What you think is irrelevant 

Only TRUTH matters.

Come to the Catholic Church!

Humility and Obedience 

Come to the Catholic Church!

If you are willing to submit 

and follow the laws of your

Neighborhood 

Community 

City

County

State

Federal

For the sake of yourself and others....

Surely you should be willing to 

submit and follow the laws of the

Church of the Body of JESUS CHRIST 

YOUR LORD and GOD!

The Master of your Soul. 

Come to the Catholic Church!

Humility and obedience 

are the only way to God. 

He knows best-not yourself. 

Judge your life not on what you think

But on what God says is truth. 

What you think is irrelevant 

Only TRUTH matters.

Come to the Catholic Church!

One common temptation that many face is that of living either in the past or in the future, and failing to live in the present moment.  You live in the past when you remain controlled by past events, sins, hurts, etc.  The past must be healed and your sins of the past must be forgiven.  Once that is done, you must let go of the past and not allow it to affect you in a negative way.  The past can affect you for good when 1) you learn from the mistakes you have made, 2) you are strengthened by the healing of past hurts, 3) you continue to rejoice in all that God has done for you.  You are affected negatively by the past when you dwell on your past sins and hurts, failing to seek forgiveness and healing.  You live in the future when your mind is constantly obsessed with that which is out of your control.  It’s easy to fear the future or to be anxious about it, but you must remember that the future is not yet here and you ought not allow fears or worries about it to cause undue stress.  All we have is the present moment.  Therefore, it must be your constant goal to live each moment, day by day, hour by hour and minute by minute.  Be present to the present moment.  Embrace it, live it and encounter the love and Mercy of God as He is present to you here and now (See Diary #1400).

Do you struggle letting go of the past or trying to control the future?  Seek to embrace this present moment and all will be well.  Reflect upon this tendency and especially look at what God wants of you today.  Keep your focus upon this present moment and seek to meet our Lord in it.  His Mercy awaits you here and now.

Lord, I offer to You all the events of my past and entrust to Your care all that will happen in the future.  Free me from past hurts and sins, and alleviate my worries about the future.  Help me to meet You and Your abundant Mercy in this present moment alone.  Jesus, I trust in You.

One common temptation that many face is that of living either in the past or in the future, and failing to live in the present moment.  You live in the past when you remain controlled by past events, sins, hurts, etc.  The past must be healed and your sins of the past must be forgiven.  Once that is done, you must let go of the past and not allow it to affect you in a negative way.  The past can affect you for good when 1) you learn from the mistakes you have made, 2) you are strengthened by the healing of past hurts, 3) you continue to rejoice in all that God has done for you.  You are affected negatively by the past when you dwell on your past sins and hurts, failing to seek forgiveness and healing.  You live in the future when your mind is constantly obsessed with that which is out of your control.  It’s easy to fear the future or to be anxious about it, but you must remember that the future is not yet here and you ought not allow fears or worries about it to cause undue stress.  All we have is the present moment.  Therefore, it must be your constant goal to live each moment, day by day, hour by hour and minute by minute.  Be present to the present moment.  Embrace it, live it and encounter the love and Mercy of God as He is present to you here and now (See Diary #1400).

Do you struggle letting go of the past or trying to control the future?  Seek to embrace this present moment and all will be well.  Reflect upon this tendency and especially look at what God wants of you today.  Keep your focus upon this present moment and seek to meet our Lord in it.  His Mercy awaits you here and now.

Lord, I offer to You all the events of my past and entrust to Your care all that will happen in the future.  Free me from past hurts and sins, and alleviate my worries about the future.  Help me to meet You and Your abundant Mercy in this present moment alone.  Jesus, I trust in You.

To bear bad things, evil things, well 

is a mark of humility, 

a mark of Christian maturity. 

It is a difficult notion for the modern Christian to accept. 

The goal of the twentieth century

 is to cure all diseases, 

order all inefficiency, 

topple all obstacles, 

end all stress, 

and prescribe immediate panaceas. 

We wait for nothing 

and put up with little 

and abide less 

and react with fury at irritations. 

We are a people without patience. 

We do not tolerate process. 

We cannot stomach delay. 

Persist. Persevere. Endure. 

It is good for the soul to temper it. 

God is in the dregs of our lives. 

That's why it takes humility to find God 

where God is not expected to be.

To bear bad things, evil things, well 

is a mark of humility, 

a mark of Christian maturity. 

It is a difficult notion for the modern Christian to accept. 

The goal of the twentieth century

 is to cure all diseases, 

order all inefficiency, 

topple all obstacles, 

end all stress, 

and prescribe immediate panaceas. 

We wait for nothing 

and put up with little 

and abide less 

and react with fury at irritations. 

We are a people without patience. 

We do not tolerate process. 

We cannot stomach delay. 

Persist. Persevere. Endure. 

It is good for the soul to temper it. 

God is in the dregs of our lives. 

That's why it takes humility to find God 

where God is not expected to be.

Place your hope in God alone. If you notice something good in yourself, give credit to God, not to yourself, but be certain that the evil you commit is always your own and yours to acknowledge.

Grace and goodness come from God. We are not the sole authors of our own story. What does come from us, though, are the decisions we make in the face of the graces we receive. We can either respond to each life grace and become what we might be in every situation, whatever the effort, or we can reject the impulses that the magnate in us called goodness brings in favor of being less than we ought to be.

Live in fear of the day of judgment and have a great horror of hell. Yearn for everlasting life with holy desire. Day by day remind yourself that you are going to die. Hour by hour keep careful watch over all you do, aware that God's gaze is upon you, wherever you may be. As soon as wrongful thoughts come into your heart, dash them against Christ. Guard your lips from harmful or deceptive speech. 

The consciousness of God's presence, behind us, within us, in front of us demands a change of heart, a change of attention from us at all times.