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 friends." - John 15:13 "But
“Life is going to give you a gutful of reasons to be angry kid, you only need one to be grateful.”
If you would be able to have time and watch Prime Video anytime soon, I dare you to watch Father Stu, a film starring Mark Wahlberg as Father Stuart Long. I've seen it 3 times now for the past months and it has inspired me to be a better man. It has helped me to long and look for God and for life's meaning in today's world.
God works in mysterious ways and he does qualify the called. It is only by God's grace that we achieve great and meaningful things in this life. To God be the glory.
Please see the review below by my two favourite Franciscan friars.