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Bible Verse: Psalm 138:3
“In the day when I cried out.
You answered me.
And made me bold with STRENGTH
in
My soul.”
-Psalm 138:3
The Peacemaker
St. Elizabeth of Portugal was the Queen of Portugal. Even though she was royalty, she never failed to be humble and nice towards other people. She went through a lot of things but she never lost faith in God. But along the way, her faith grew deeper and stronger, and that is why she is the perfect role model for me. She helped the poor and gave her whole heart to them. And because she went to mass everyday, she found strength to carry on and do greater things. She really inspires me to be a better person.
Justice
Justice is something that we all need but not all of us gets it. There are many cases in the Philippines that doesn't have justice yet. The fact that people think that people who are materially rich are the ones who can only receive justice really makes me sick. I mean, we're all humans, we deserve every single little bit of justice. We deserve to be treated equally. Many people are experiencing injustice. Justice without love is dead. We should love everyone around around us and treat them the way you want them to treat you. Don't base it on how much money the person has. We should all have peace in order to achieve the justice that we deserve.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Friday, January 2, 2015
St. Elizabeth was the Queen of Portugal; a tertiary of the Franciscan Order and is venerated as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. I chose her as my role because she went through a lot in life and she did not lose her faith in God. But instead, her faith grew deeper and stronger. She was very humble to everyone around her. She was there for the poor and the needy. Her deep faith in God really inspired me, because out of all the things that she went through, she never lost faith in God. She inspires me to become a better person, to help the poor and the needy, and to love everyone around me. For me, peace is the answer to everything. Peace is the answer to our problems. I hope that someday I will become like Saint Elizabeth of Portugal and do my best to succeed.
Faith Roots Our Relationship with God
Faith is
the basic orientation and commitment of our whole being—a matter of heart and
soul. It’s both a gift we receive within the Christian community and a choice
we make. It’s trusting in God and relying on Him as the source and destiny of
our lives. Faith is believing in God, giving Him our devoted loyalty and devotion.
Faith is following Jesus, answering the call to be his disciples in the world.
God loves
us and wants us to have a personal relationship with him. He loved us, even if
we haven’t loved Him. Our relationship with Him has been broken by sin. We have
all made choices showing we are inclined to be passively indifferent to God or
actively opposed to Him but God had provided a solution for our lost relationship.
“For God so loved the world He gave us His only begotten Son”. Jesus Christ
came to do what we can’t do for ourselves. He came into this world to bring us
to his Father. He died for us to pay the penalty of our sins and He rose from
the dead to show that His claims were true.
Giving people what they deserve
We all deserve to have justice but not all of us gets the justice that we need. We need justice to attain peace. It makes us feel that we are treated equally, that we are human beings and that we get what we deserve. Here in the Philippines, the justice that we receive depends on the money that we have. But it should not depend on the status of the person, it shouldn't matter if you are rich or poor. We should do what is just and follow the laws. But without love this would all mean nothing. We should all remember that we need justice to attain peace and without love, justice is empty.
Carpe Diem
Have you ever heard of the saying "carpe diem; seize the day"?
Well, now you do. I live my life through that quote. Why? We all have one life
and we should cherish it and enjoy it while we're still living it. God created
us out of love to be one, who would make the choice of our own free will to
respond to the unspeakable love of our Father in Heaven has for us. It is
the expression of his love—he wanted to share life and happiness with
humans.
This lesson has taught me that we should appreciate life, that we should do things out of love and to cherish every single living moment. God gave us this life to experience human things. To experience to be loved, to experience happiness, sadness and all of those things. This lesson taught me that we should be thankful for what we have and share my blessings. We should always have a helping hand, help those in need. We should be a God-centred person and to live life and to live life to the full.
St. Elizabeth of Portugal
I chose St. Elizabeth of Portugal as the perfect role model for me to live out my faith because she was a wonderful model of kindness toward the poor and a successful peacemaker between members of her own family and between nations. She showed us how deep her faith is, and proved us that it is not impossible to love God and have faith with Him like the faith she had. She also teaches us that peace is important and it is what we all need. Although she was married at a young age and her husband caused her great suffering, she still proved him how much she loves him and took care of him until he died. She is my role model and I hope to be like her someday.
St Elizabeth, the peacemaker.
I chose Saint Elizabeth of Portugal as a perfect role model
for me because while I was reading her stories in the internet, there was only
one thing in my mind; I can see my parents in Saint Elizabeth’s story. Why? Because
my parents are the people who have made my faith stronger and made me realize
that there are a lot of better experiences when you are faithful to God. St.
Elizabeth was devoted and she attended mass every day, and by that I can try to
be like her so I could also have a strong faith to God. Saint Elizabeth was
also a strong woman, selfless and she was not selfish. She was kind, caring,
and loving. Since the fruits of the spirit were present in her life that means
she used her gifts, as well as stayed close to God through prayer. The gifts of
the spirit are: wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety,
fear of the lord. Saint Elizabeth of Portugal was loving, kind, gentle, faithful,
generous, and she had self-control. These are the attitudes that I want to
achieve someday, especially on having self-control. I want to not be easily
tempted to do stuff and by the help of St. Elizabeth, I will just pray for her
to help attain this. I can relate to Saint Elizabeth’s struggles, because
sometimes it’s hard to be a peacemaker and bring peace to a world of conflict.
I would like to be like Saint Elizabeth because she was a princess and a peacemaker;
however, I would not have liked to suffer through years of adultery and abuse
like she did. I can relate to her struggles, because sometimes it’s hard to be
a peacemaker. Saint Elizabeth is a good example to everyone on how to be a
peacemaker and also how to be a good mother, wife and friend. We should all
follow in Saint Elizabeth of Portugal the Peacemaker’s footsteps and make peace
among us. You just need to start small then spread peace around the world.
Saint Elizabeth had made peace between her family, friends, and many others.
St. Martin de Porres: The Ultimate Salvation of Mankind
When I read the story of St. Martin de Porres, I thought
that he would be the best role model for the youth today in light of the fact
that he did not let the criticisms of other people stop him from doing
righteous deeds to the people around him. Despite his tough childhood, he
didn’t think it was a hindrance to do his task as a child of God, and that is
to serve Him. At such a young age, he devoted himself to the Lord.
This made me think that he’s the
perfect example for our youth today for the reason that he didn’t give up in
times of darkness. He searched for the light with His guidance, and indeed, he
found it when God endowed him with miraculous knowledge, instantaneous cures,
and a remarkable rapport with animals. And despite this, he still lived an
austere lifestyle. St. Martin’s love was all-embracing, shown equally to human
beings and animals as well.
I want to be like him when I grow
up so I could be a role model to my youth as well. I could start the change
with myself and persuade other people to do the same. I want to share God’s
blessings to other people who are in need of enlightenment and courage by
showing love and sympathy to mankind. Someday, I want to improve the world like
he did and put an end to scarcity and other crises we’re currently facing
today.
"Compassion, my dear Brothers, is preferable to cleanliness. Reflect that with a little soap I can easily clean my bed covers, but even with a torrent of tears I would never wash from my soul the stain that my harshness toward the unfortunate would create." - St. Martin de Porres
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