Slow Down! This is the day of salvation . Listen.
Dear friends, it is a long time since I spoke I knew you were all praying for me. Yes, it was an occassion for me to listen to the Lord and to listen to my body and to discern His ways.There is a need of slowing down. Alleluia! Thank you one and all for your prayers. Every war begins in our hearts. Hence the Lord reminds us that we need to constantly examine and purify our hearts. " What defiles a man is what comes out of his mouth, for the things that come out of the mouth, come from the heart and these make the man unclean." Mt. 15: 18-19. Where did the 2nd world war begin ? In the heart of Hitler ! " External vigilance is the price of Freedom ", said Laskey, the political scientist . This is the reason for the saying that regularly the Church and the society need to be renewed and purified . Individuals, communities and organisations get contaminated and in turn poison the world. Our Holy Father made so many apologies on behalf of the Church, for the crusades and other such practises that we indulged in , in the past against humanity. Some of our brothers in the Islamic world swear by Jihad-holy war! Can a war be holy? There is so much of venom in our hearts which is perpetuated through revenge, retaliation and hatred. Read Jer 17:9-10, Jer 9: 5 and Rom 3: 13. We need a look into ourselves honestly and identify these traits that create insecurity problems in us and around us. This is the ffirst step towards change and transformation. We also need to send out vibrations of Love, Joy and Peace. " Shanti Mantra" needs to be our weapon to defuse tension built up all over. Repentance and Conversion demands of us a change in Life-style too. May the Lord help us to become messengers of Peace in the days to come. Love Palliyachan ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through : http://mail.sify.com Want to win a PC or Palm Tops or Digital Diaries or T-Shirts? Click here http://promos.sify.com/niit/main.asp?mail **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************************************************
