Nobody loves you like Me - Martin Valverde

 How long have I waited for this moment

How much I've waited for you to be here

How long have I waited for you to talk to me

How much have I waited for you to come to me

I know well what you have experienced

I know well why you have cried

I know well why you have suffered

Well, I have not left your side

Well, no one loves you like me

Well, no one loves you like me

Look at the cross, that is my greatest proof

Nobody loves you like me

Well, no one loves you like me

Well, no one loves you like me

Look at the cross, it was for you, it was because I love you

Nobody loves you like me

I know well what you are telling me

Although sometimes you don't talk to me

I know well what you feel in you

Even if you never share it

I have walked by your side

I have always gone with you

I have still sometimes carried you

I have been your best friend

Well, no one loves you like me

Well, no one loves you like me

Look at the cross, that is my greatest proof

Nobody loves you like me

Well, no one loves you like me

Well, no one loves you like me

Look at the cross, it was for you, it was because I love you

Nobody loves you like me

Like me

Like me

Like me

Note: This is a translation of a beautiful song in Spanish where Jesus tells you that He loves you.

Be humble and enter through the narrow door

 This Sunday, Jesus asks us to strive to enter through the narrow door into the Kingdom of Heaven.  For he says that there is another wider door through which many enter and are lost, which is the door of the world.  The deacon tells us that Jesus himself is that narrow door, for he has already told us that he is the way, the truth and the life.  So if we want to enter through the narrow door we must be like Jesus, make ourselves small, humble as Jesus, who is worthy to become man to give us salvation through his sacrifice on the cross, so, humble we can enter through that narrow door.  And in what does this humility consist?  I think of it in obeying the Father and imitating Jesus, becoming a servant of all.  Let us not fall into the false humility, which I read recently does not come from God but from the evil one who wants to turn us away from God by wanting us to think that there is no forgiveness for our sins.  Instead the humility that comes from God, it shows us the sins committed without forgetting that God is merciful and that we all need his mercy, that is, we all need his forgiveness that Jesus brings to us in the sacrament of reconciliation.  And not only his forgiveness, but we have to recognize that we need God in every aspect of our lives.  As the deacon told us, Jesus is the way of goodness, of love, of the sacraments of the church.  Hope and at the end of our days Jesus recognize us and do not close the door, so we strive to be humble and imitate Jesus, as Saint Francis of Assisi would say, in being a living Gospel.  

The fool rich

 

Today, the Gospel tells us about Jesus' encounter with two men who ask him to divide their inheritance. Jesus refuses, even though it was customary at that time to seek advice from a rabbi on property matters. Jesus takes the opportunity to tell them the parable of the rich fool. This man had a huge harvest. He told himself he would build a barn, store everything, and then devote himself to drinking and enjoying life. However, God said, "You fool, you don't know that this very night you will die." The Father tells us that having riches isn't bad, and that we've all been like the rich fool by worrying about tomorrow's future. And it's not bad to plan for the future, but that shouldn't be our goal. In other words, we should use that treasure to build a bridge from earth to Heaven, as the Father tells us. I read in a story I've published previously about a rich man who went to heaven and there was a market with very low prices. But when he tried to buy with his money, the angel replied, "That money has no value here." Here, only the money that was donated on earth has value. That is, our money should also be used for the good of others. The Father reminded us of the man who found a treasure and, very happy, sold everything he had to buy the land where the treasure was located. The Father tells us that our supreme treasure is God Himself. In other words, the most important thing in our lives should be our relationship with God.

Talk to God

"Acquire the habit of speaking to God as if you were alone with Him.  Familiarly and with confidence and love, as to the dearest and most loving of friends."

- St. Alphonso Liguori