Sunday, March 24, 2013
Prayer for Sinners
Dear Friends,
A reading from the First Letter of Saint John (5:13-21):
I write these things to you so that you may know that you have eternal life, you who believe in the name of the Son of God. And we have this confidence in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, we know that what we have asked him for is ours. If anyone sees his brother sinning, if the sin is not deadly, he should pray to God and he will give him life. This is only for those whose sin is not deadly. There is such a thing as deadly sin, about which I do not say that you should pray. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that is not deadly.
We know that no one begotten by God sins; but the one begotten by God he protects, and the evil one cannot touch him. We know that we belong to God, and the whole world is under the power of the evil one. We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us discernment to know the one who is true. And we are in the one who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. Children, be on your guard against idols.
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Today we begin Holy Week, the greatest week of the year. It will end with the death of Jesus on the cross on Good Friday and on Sunday we will celebrate the resurrection of Our Lord from the dead. Make this week a week of prayer and good works.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord, the Son of God, given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“Repent, repent of all your sins, My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who are part of My Church and have been baptized. Every person is a sinner and so everyone has to repent of all his or her sins so that I may take them away and give you the graces you need and I can come and live in your heart. My Father too wants to live in your heart together with the Holy Spirit. You are called to be like a tabernacle where your God lives and be conscious of that fact at least every hour of your day. If you should sin then repent of that sin as soon as possible so I can remain in your heart all the time. You have been chosen to follow Me and one day to be with Me in glory. I bless you all.”
Father Melvin