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Work and pray

Work and pray Two equally important activities are prayer and work.  Praying and working are two different types of activities but often because of circumstances and conditions sometimes we do it at the same time and place. The question is, can we do both activities at the same time?  To clarify this question, consider the following example. Let's take an example:1  Doni went to the office by car, in between traffic jams he prayed the Rosary, all the way to his office.  This is an example of working and praying.  Example 2.  Budi followed Mass, during his homily and in between singing he was busy sending or receiving sms.  This is also an example of praying and working.  Let's introspect ourselves, which one do we often do?  Activities that are similar to the first event or similar to the second event.  Hopefully we don't do a second event. Imagine, when subordinates face their superiors, students face teachers, students face lecturers, ...

Physical weakness often hinders our intentions to do good.

Because I don't feel rich yet, I don't have the courage to donate.  Since I did not study theology, I did not dare to be involved in the management of the Church.  Because I don't know, I don't have to help those in trouble.  Feeling myself a sinner, I distanced myself from God and ecclesiastical activities. Zacchaeus had an extraordinary desire to meet Jesus.  His weakness did not stop him from seeing Jesus.  He also made sense by climbing up a tree to be able to see Jesus.  And did he find Jesus?  It didn't turn out.  It was not Zacchaeus who met Jesus, but it was Jesus who met Zacchaeus who was on a tree.  Jesus also knows exactly what and how our weaknesses are today.  What Jesus wants is for us to try to come to Him.  Due to circumstances and weaknesses, we cannot recognize the Lord Jesus.  But Jesus did not close his eyes.  He will come to meet us, as long as we want to try. Doing good does not need to wait until you...

True story about a very famous violinist. he is a very generous person, the proceeds from his performance he donated to the welfare fund.

Famous Violin Story. Every human being like us is God's creation & beautiful work like a violin whose purpose was created by the violinist to play beautiful music.  But it is a pity that too many of us let the creator's purpose be neglected.  A true story about a very famous violinist in the 20th century, he is a very philanthropist too, the results of his performance are mostly donated to welfare funds. Once while performing in Europe, he saw a very beautiful and brilliant quality violin being sold in a music store.  But because he did not have enough money to buy.  He started to collect money, and when he had enough money, he returned to the Violin seller's shop.  But unfortunately the violin has been sold, and he was told that the violin had been bought by a collector. After being told the address he went to visit the Collector and conveyed his intention to buy the beautiful Violin.  But the sicoletor refused because the violin was very rare and beau...

whoever loses his life because of me and because of the gospel, he will save it.

Jesus said, "For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for Me and the gospel will save it. What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, but he loses his life. For what can he give in exchange for his life?  ?ā€ (Mark 8:35-37)  Jesus spoke of three kinds of people, three kinds of results: One type of person is "gaining the whole world" and the result is "losing his life." The other type is "saving his life" and the result is "losing his life" And the third type of person "lost his life for Jesus and for the gospel" and the result is "he will save it."  The first type of people are people in the world who are passionate and desperately trying to make money.  There are many such people, they all think that they have the potential to earn money and they are happy.  They are satisfied.  Such people have lost their lives in this life, they have become slaves to their money and career, havi...

Jesus called the Blind Man. Your Faith That Saves. Luke, 18:35-43

Dear friends of God's people.  It is a pity that just because a person believes in God and wants to remain faithful to Him, he has to pay for it with his life.  But this is what we have to do as a disciple of Jesus, this is our faith being tested and proven. This story, the blind beggar got a share of his misfortune, he was blind, he had to beg and when he called for Jesus, he was scolded and told to shut up. This would make anyone lose their faith but not this blind beggar.  that's when his faith is tested and proven.  He not only received the vision but his faith also saved him.  May we be able to see our adversity as an opportunity for our faith to be tested and proven, and may our faith in God also bring us salvation.

Our judge is God himself, a good God. God wants what is good for us. Luke, 18:1-8

The God-fearing judge gave the widow what she wanted so that he would be free from her interference.  However, our Judge is God Himself, a good God.  God wants what is good for us.  Allah will hear our every prayer and will give His best response for us.  This is the challenge of this parable of Jesus.  Through this parable of the diligent widow, Jesus wanted His disciples to understand and recognize God's goodness and His faithfulness, thus enabling them to follow in His footsteps.  Seeing how completely and totally Jesus loved and obeyed His Father, this gives us the assurance that God is worthy and worthy of our endless trust.  We can bring our needs before God with an open heart and with the perseverance that this widow has, then we too will recognize the voice of God through the Scriptures and through His messengers.  We may not see or understand how the situation is actually part of God's plan, but we still have faith that God will answer ou...

Jadwal Pelayaran Kapal Awu Tanggal 17 S/d 20 November 2021. Tujuan: Bima-Benoa-Surabaya-Kumai PP Dan Persyaratan Bagi penumpang Kapal.

kapal Awu. Jadwal Pelayaran  KM.AWU  Tujuan: Bima-Benoa-Surabaya-Kumai PP. Akan Tiba di NTT (Waingapu-Ende-Kupang-Kalabahi PP) KM.AWU  Dari: Bima Tiba di Waingapu Rabu,17/11/2021 Tiba pukul 04:00 WITA Berangkat pukul 06:00 WITA Tujuan:Ende -Ende Rabu,17/11/2021 Tiba pukul 15:00 WITA/3 Sore Berangkat pukul 17:00 WITA/5 Sore Tujuan: Kupang -Kupang Kamis,18/11/2021 Tiba pukul 06:00 WITA Berangkat pukul 10:00 WITA Tujuan:Kalabahi -Kalabahi Kamis,18/11/2021 Tiba pukul 23:00 WITA/11 Malam Berangkat Jum'at 19/11/2021 Pukul 01:00 WITA Tujuan: Kupang -Kupang Jum'at,19/11/2021 Tiba pukul 14:00 WITA/2 Sore Berangkat pukul 17:00 WITA/5 Sore Tujuan: Ende -Ende Sabtu,20/11/2021 Tiba pukul 06:00 WITA Berangkat pukul 08:00 WITA Tujuan: Waingapu -Waingapu Sabtu,20/11/2021 Tiba pukul 17:00 WITA/5 Sore Berangkat pukul 18:00 WITA/6 Sore 1. Keterangan Atau Persyaratan berlayar mengunakan kapal. 1.Calon Penumpang Wajib menunjukkan Hasil Non-reaktif Test Antigen/PCR dengan Masa berlaku 1x24jam ...