Showing posts with label sin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sin. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

BELIEFS


Much has gone on in our state of PA...and in the Little Town That Could, Schuylkill Haven.
Judge Jones allowed same-sex marriage to be legal in the state of PA.

First, let me state that marriage is: the formal union of ONE man and ONE woman, typically recognized by law, by which they become husband and wife, in order to procreate.
Sure, the people that write the dictionaries can change the meaning of words to make it be acceptable.

Well..A bakery has turned away lesbian couple who wanted a cake for their "ceremony."  The bakery has taken a lot of negative hits...people are saying that they hope this business goes out of business...they should just make the cake...

I personally feel the bakery did the right thing by sticking to their beliefs.

I have had someone ask, what if one of your children say they are gay? My answer? I would still love them, I would sit them down and go back to the basics of our religion and the teachings of the Church, I would pray for that child..that he/she goes to Confession, repents of the sin, avoids the near occasion of sin turn his/her life around.

I truly do not believe God made people gay, I mean, really...If God made Adam in His likeness...that would mean that Adam was made perfect...without sin, he was lonely, so guess what...God presented all the animals and none were pleasing to the eye of Adam, God then put Adam into a deep sleep and took a rib...from that rib, God created woman.....Adam was pleased..God then told them to go and fill the earth.  God didn't make another man for Adam....Sure, Eve was tempted by the devil, and Adam followed suit..they were banned from the Garden of Eden....God did promise them a Saviour...

Guess what?! That Saviour was Jesus Christ....He forgave sins, He obeyed His Father and went obediently to the Cross. On that Cross, Jesus was crucified, through His death on the Cross, He opened the gates of Heaven that were closed. Through His death, He gives us the ability to receive grace, to get the grace, we need to repent of our sins, be truly sorry, confess our sins and avoid the sin and near occasion of sins...we are able to do this through the sacraments that He has given us in the Church...We have the ability to go to CONFESSION, to clean our souls..We can't just say "I accept Jesus as my Savior"...it won't all be finished.

I am not here to judge anyone, only God can do that...we have 2 judgements to come to us, one at our death and one at the final judgement.  Those who think sodomy is not sinful, you are wrong...it is sin...(the dictionary even gives this definition: unnatural or abnormal sexual intercourse.)

We can not go to Heaven with sin on our souls, we need to be in the state of grace...No matter how many "good deeds" you have done, will not put you on the path to Heaven....SIN IS SIN, no matter which way you cut it. Sin will put you on the path to Hell.

People are afraid of death, they ignore the truth that someday, we WILL die.  We do have a small say in where we go, Heaven, Purgatory, Hell...these places are real.  Sin will put you on the path to Hell.
People are afraid of death, they ignore the truth that someday, we WILL die.  I pray that I go to Heaven, as well as my family and friends, however, we are not perfect so I expect to go to Purgatory, I sure as hell, don't want to spend eternity in Hell. Do you?

I truly pray that all who are in the state of sin, any kind of sin..you find sit down and examine your conscious, be truly sorry, go to confession and stay the path.
These are my beliefs, that is the way it is, so, take it or leave it, who knows, maybe I can help someone get back to the Church.
God Bless....

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Ash Wednesday

As I prepare to go to Mass today, Ash Wednesday,
there is a slight heaviness in my heart that I know will
become heavier through the lenten season, but eventually
lighten up as Easter nears.

Ash Wednesday is a day for me to contemplate the beginning of our Lenten 
observation in preparation for Holy Week and Easter.

We will attend Mass today as a family 
(however, Mr. Fixit, went early because of work)
and receive our ashes.
These ashes that will be placed on our foreheads
are a solid, visible reminder that we were
made from dust and unto dust we shall
return.
Remember that thou art dust, and to dust thou shalt return.
 Our children will receive their ashes as well. 
The older 2 know of their meaning, however, the 3 younger ones
won't quite gt it, and probably call it "dirty".
 That is okay.  One day, they too will understand the meaning.

We are reminded also that we are to:
Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel.
 During the day, we will abstain from meat, and fast from extra food.
We will prepare ourselves and sacrifice these small pleasures,
knowing it is for the glory of God.

I will spend more time in prayer, and contemplate the Holy Season that is upon 
us. I look forward to having the children grow in their faith as they get older and
gain more knowledge and understanding of the faith as well.  It brings me joy that the 
children do attend Mass on a regular basis, and can say the rosary, know their basic prayers, 
and are not afraid to talk to their Heavenly Father when they feel the need.

It does sadden my heart that there are some out there that do NOT know how good our 
Lord is.  They do not know all the wonderful things He can do for them.

 

If we have something in our heart or on our soul that needs to be confessed,
there is no need to be afraid.
He can help us in our time of need, we just have to come back to Him. 
He loves us more than we can fathom.
We just need to go to Him and confess our sins, do our penance and not do
that sin again, and avoid sin as much as possible.
God made us human with free will, He knows the struggles we will have, but
He wants us to come to Him with our problems and our joys.

I pray for any family members or friends this Lenten Season that you will come back
to God...I would love to see former Catholics return to full communion with God
this Easter Season, and that will be my prayer as it has been for a long time now.
I know with God, miracles can happen and this can too.
And when it does, I will give Glory to God, and be happy for him that
He has found a lost sheep!

Have a blessed Ash Wednesday, and a very reverent Lenten Season,
there is much for you to contemplate in your lives, so why not start
today???

God Bless, and go get your ashes!