OUR HEAVENLY FATHER IS ALWAYS KIND AND MERCIFUL.

THE LORD IS KIND AND MERCIFUL. 

THE GOODNEWS:

"Bless the Lord, my soul;

    all my being, bless his holy name!

2 Bless the Lord, my soul;

    and do not forget all his gifts,

3 Who pardons all your sins,

    and heals all your ills,

4 Who redeems your life from the pit,

    and crowns you with mercy and compassion,

5 Who fills your days with good things,

    so your youth is renewed like the eagle’s." (Psalm 103: 1-5 ).

In today's reflection from the Responsorial Psalm, we join King David in praising the Divine Providence. 

David experienced profoundly Divine Providence in his roller coaster life. Just like Job and Joseph, the Prince of Egypt in the Old Testament. 

When God blesses you, how do you respond? You respond with praises and thanksgiving. This is the lesson for us today. 

How much do you know that the Lord is truly kind and merciful?  (Cf Psalm 103: 8).

On Saturday 14th June 2025, we chant in the Responsorial Psalm that the Lord is kind and merciful. 

Why do we need to remember this important truth?

Because our love for God is in direct proportion to our awareness of God's love for us. In other words, the more we know of God's mercies and kindnesses to us, the more we love Him.

The Catechism teaches us that:

God made us to know Him, to love Him and to serve Him so that we can enjoy eternal life with Him forever.

It is therefore very important to remember all the time that the Lord has been kind and merciful to us.

When we want to remember key facts like doctor's appointments, birth days, court dates, interview dates etc, what do we do? We write them down and place the note where we can easily see it as often as possible.

You do exactly the same with sacred facts like our key Scripture for today. The key to a romantic relationship with God is REMEMBERING! 

Do you have important landmarks in your life? All those key events where you have experienced God's kindness and mercies.

Scripture instructs us never to forget our landmarks. (Cf Proverbs 22: 28). 

Now organize your landmarks into Timeline and “Write down the special dream [landmarks] on stone so that one may read it in a hurry." (Cf. Habakkuk 2: 2). Do this and you will never forget that the Lord is kind and merciful.

The great misfortune of Israel in their Journey from Egypt to the Promised Land was to forget all the marvelous things God did for them. They paid severe penalty for this forgetfulness . It is an axiom that:

OUR LOVE FOR GOD IS IN DIRECT PROPORTION TO OUR AWARENESS OF GOD'S LOVE FOR US. 

The Divine Office teaches:

"T'IS NOT FROM CHANCE SPRINGS ANY OF THE COMFORTS WE ENJOY." 

IT IS FROM THE FATHER’S GRACIOUS ORDAINING. OUR MOST GRACIOUS AND MERCIFUL FATHER, WE THANK YOU. 

Every single thing we enjoy in life comes from the mighty and merciful Providence of our Heavenly Father. Without God, we can do absolutely nothing. (Cf John 15: 5).

THE MORE WE KNOW OF GOD'S MERCIES AND KINDNESSES, THE MORE WE RESPOND WITH LOVE. 

"Glory to you, O Christ, you are the Word of God!. 

"Repent, says the Lord, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand." (Cf. Matthew 4: 17).

The Holy Catholic Church honors the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus every June. 

Read of the abundant promises made to people who honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus especially in June. 

For Prayers and Prayer intentions click the link below. 

http://seekfirst.blogspot.com/2020/08/12-promises-of-sacred-heart-of-jesus.html?m=1