Today’s bible verse



“Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. If they watch every cloud,

they never harvest”(Ecclesiastes 11:4)



Delaying(Procrastination) to do a work is a disease spreading like a wild fire

.It destroys all the  grace  and fruits entitled for us. Expecting perfect in

everything is  a psychological illusion. There is no perfect time to do a work .

All time is good. Waiting for perfect condition will mean inactivity. If we wait

for the perfect place for  love others, we will never love it . .If we wait for

self correction, we will never do it. If we wait for a perfect church, we will

never join. If we wait for a good confession, we will never do it. Take steps to

grow spiritually, financially, socially. Don’t wait for conditions that may

never exist.



Mathew was a devout  God fearing family gentleman. Attendance in the church was

prompt. Daily two times prayer in the family was compulsory. In his work he was

very  industrious and studious. He was very good in helping others. But  he was

reluctant to do the sacrament of confession because he feels he was not perfect

to do so. He knew after doing the confession, he was going to do the same wrong.

So waited for a time when he could not do the wrong- to confess. But earnestly

he wanted to confess but time to come. Suddenly he became paralyzed. His brain

and body became dysfunctional. He was staying in coma in number of years not to

do the confession.



So it is the time to do what you are entitled  to do. Yesterday is no more,

tomorrow yet to come, today is yours. Use it.



Prayer



Lord, we missed all our opportunities in our life. Give us now the strength and

courage to stand for  eternity and to do what is good and to do away what is not

good.  Give us a  new heart and mind, not to waiting for  anything that you

intended, we should do . All we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.



Your ever loving  servant in Jesus



Paulose achen from Toronto 3 October 2010 Sunday



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Today’s bible verse



“With out counsel plans fail,  but with many advisers they succeed”(Proverbs

15:22)



People with tunnel vision –( those who are locked into one way of thinking-) are

likely to miss the right road. Because they have closed their minds to any new

options. We need the help of those who can enlarge our vision and our

perspective. Seek out the advice of those who know you and have a wealth of

experience. Build a net work of advisers. Then be to new ideas, and willing to

weigh their suggestions carefully. Your plans will be stronger and more likely

to succeed. The parting or the last words of your near and dear are always worth

to follow. That are the best counsel you get from.



Here come  a mother’s eulogy a mother’s letter to her children when her mother

passed .



Dear Emmy and Steve:



You are a gift. It is because a mother loves her children. I believe that mother

knows her child better than anyone on earth. On behalf your grand mother  I

write this letter to you.  These are your grand mother ‘s  counsel.



Lession#1: Set every clock in the house 8 minutes fast.( Prepare and plan well

before you do anything.)



Lesion #2 The” dink” serve is the key to winning at tennis: a soft drop shot (Be

always intelligent as  a serpent and pure as a dove.)



Lession#3: even you’re mad at your kids, if the phone rings ,answer cheerfully:

(Cheerfully do every thing, be patient always.)



Lession#4;Treat everyone like they’re important:(( Consider others as God in

flesh)



Lession#5 Take pride in your spouse and that family comes first( don’t do

anything at the expense of the family and do everything in one voice..)



Lesion #6: Give your children roots and wings(we are the custodian , God is the

father of them .Early years instilled godly values in them. Then ,when the time

is right, set them free.)



Prayer



Lord ,in our confusion and at our cross roads we need your holy sprit’s counsel.

We trust in you. Let be take all good advice from our well wishers. All we ask

in the name of Jesus .Amen.



Your ever loving servant in Jesus.



Paulose Achen  from Toronto ,Monday  4 October 2010



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Today’s bible verse



“People cry out when they are oppressed. they groan beneath the power of the

mighty. Yet they don’t ask, Where is God my creator, the one who gives songs in

the night”(Job 35:9-10)



If you search the” brokenness” in the dictionary you’ll get many different

definitions. “Forcibly separated in to two or more pieces; break apart or sever

by divorce; separation or desertion; have been violated being in the state of

disarray, disordered, weakened; crushed by grief ,financially ruined, bankrupt;

not functioning or out of order”. Can to relate this for your life situation?.

Have you had in any time forced to ask “Why me”?.



Here  you read the story of the Miracle mom- 31 year old, Janis Ollson a

Canadian  woman.



When she was pregnant with the second child the doctors diagnosed her with  a

rare bone cancer, chondrosarcoma.  The treatment is to cut her in to half to get

at the untreatable cancer, remove her leg, lower spine and half her pelvis. .

Even she was told there was nothing  the doctor’s can do more.  She was hit in

her breaking point. The cancer had spread through several bones, her pelvis,

lower spine and a lot of muscle tissue. when she heard that  the Mayo clinic 

surgeons in USA are ready to operate, then she felt, once anyone have kids they

have no option except to go for surgery. She was thrilled and said “Somebody had

a plan. It wasn’t hopeless”.  52 days she sent in the clinic. The surgeries were

success.  She is under remission now. .  Then she went to the church on husband

Darl’s arm to renew their vows with her two children. She said , her husband  is

the glue. She says she’s never dwelled on “Why me?” .  “We don’t know when it

started…. It’s not known why anybody gets it. There’s no cause for it, no

genetic link, no cancer in her immediate family. “There’s some purpose to all

this whether I know it or not,’ she said.



She is a wonderful witness for Jesus,  still there are Jobs in 21 century !



Prayer



  Lord, we know now there is a purpose for all our pains and sorrows. Give us the

power to  withstand it and understand it. You are renovating and transforming

our life fitted for you in our sorrows. Thank you Jesus. Heal us. All we ask in

the name of Jesus. Amen.



Your ever loving savant in Jesus



Paulose achen from Toronto  Tuesday 5 October 2010



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Today’s bible words



“But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we

were still sinners’.(Romans 5:8)



While we were still sinners-these are amazing words. God sent Jesus Christ to

die for us, not because we were good enough, but just because he loved us. When

ever you feel uncertain about God’s love for you, remember that he loved you

even before you turned to him. St. Paul says, three most important things in

life; ”Faith, hope and love……….But the greatest of these is love” .So all we

need in this life is love .That Jesus showed in his life by his death on cross.

Love seems impotent in the face of natural calamities, disease, war and poverty.

Still, when relationships are strained and faith is tested and hopes seems lost

Paul’s ancient wisdom  of love rings true.



Horace and Louise were staunch fundamental Christians. When  they heard that

their son Mike got AIDS and he was a gay,  they were shocked. A soul- wrenching

tension for them- what to do with his son?. Many people profess to “hate the

sin, love the sinner .”, but few are tested as this couple. But here they took

the decision to take care of Mike in their home.’ There was no other way to go,”

Louise said. ‘We loved Mike, we loved him dearly and we still do. We wanted to

do every thing we could for him ourselves.” They loved him. Mike once told to

them “I love you too” and he was sorry to cause them pain.



By trying to sanitize illness and dying, we are in advertently separate and

isolate the people we love- and we isolate ourselves. Isolation is the opposite

of loving connection. Jesus love is inclusive, encompassing all of us.



Prayer



Jesus, sickness and the fear of sickness haunting us. The world is isolating us

and  we are stigmatized. You are the only hope and love  . Let we feel your

presence , love , and care. All we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.



Your ever loving servant in Jesus.



Paulose Achen from Toronto ,Wednesday 6 October  2010.



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Beloved Paulose Achen in the loving embrace of our Saviour Yashua Mshiho, your

posts are a breath of fresh spiritual air. I appreciate how you take from the

Word of God in the Holy Scriptures and then apply a contempory example to drive

the eternal message of MarYah home,into our souls and hearts,wherein resides our

Lord,God and Saviour Yashua Mshiho and the Ruach Ha Quadim.We are tabernacles of

our Lord when we truely follow His Holy Gospel and let our light shine for all

to see as a city built on a hill cannot be hid.Every time we recieve Holy

Communian we literally become the dwelling place of the Shekinah, the presence

and dwelling place of our Lord.We are to see everybody as a living,breathing

icon of Christ.It is love that is the straight door which leads to the narrow

path which leads to eternal life in the Heavenly Jerusalem in the bosom of

Abraham,Issac and Jacob,in the all embracing love of Yashua and His Eternal

Father and life creating Spirit.



In Christ,

Deacon Michael.

Today’s bible verse



“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you

are called  to peace. And always be thankful.”(Colossians 3:15)



We should live in peace and work for peace. The blessed are those who make

peace. We are living in  a world,where there is  no peace. Peace start from the

soul. Our heart is the centre of conflict because there our feelings and desires

clash- our fears and hopes, distrust and trust, jealousy and love.  How can we

deal with these constant conflicts and live as God wants?. We must decide

between conflicting elements by using the rule of peace. Which choice will

promote peace in our souls and in our homes and churches? God’s peace is

different from world’s peace. True peace is not found in positive thinking, in

absence of conflict, or in good feelings. It comes from knowing that God is in

control. Choose God’s way then peace rules.



Five siblings  had  one cent of land on the side of a highway, inherited from

their parents. All  of them have  their grand children with living wealth.  To

share that property each one had their own special interest and wanted more than

others. Nobody is ready to   sign the documents of sale till the problem of

sharing solved. It led a great commotion in the register office. Then one of the

brother stood and said  he was ready to part his share to others. That was

agreed by all and problem solved, in peace.



  One man’s choice of peace through sacrifice brought peace. Are we ready to do

that just like our fore father Abraham did it with his brother lot?. One man

death on Cross brought peace with God.  So follow Jesus ways  to bring peace.



Prayer



Lord, we are living in a world of unrest and enmity. We want peace in our mind, 

family and in the church and our working places. Give us your  spirit  of peace

to choose  the way of peace  instead of stife.  All we ask in the name of 

Jesus. Amen.



Your ever loving servant in Jesus.



Paulose Achen from Toronto  Thursday 7 October 2010.



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Today’s bible verse



‘”The Tongue has the power of life and death, those who love it will eat it’s

fruits.”(Proverbs 18:21)



What you say and what you don’t say are both important  .Once you say a word,

that can’t be taken back. Each word we utter has it’s on impact. If we say the

word of blessing you will get blessings . If you say the word of curse you will

get cursing. So before we utter a word, think twice, is it a word of good or a

word of bad?. Tame our tongue. Untamed tongue include gossiping, putting others

down, bragging, manipulating, false teaching, exaggerating, complaining,

flattering, and lying. James  compares the damage the tongue can do  to  a

raging fire. Psychologically people are inclined to stand and work for the words

they talk. So the fruit they get what they talk.



Mathew is a  great grand father aged 104. He has six sons. All are with their

grand children and great grand children living in different parts of the world.

Still Mathew  takes bath  daily in cold water and walks daily and read four

daily news paper with out spectacles and interact with  locals. The 100  birth

day celebrated grandly with all kiths and kin’s.  In that occasion all sons said

that , they never  have an opportunity to heard a word of curse from the mouth

of their father and they all love him. Mathew always laughs and smiles and bless

every body. He has never taken a stick  to his sons and grand children for 

their discipline and  but they are disciplined.



  Mathew eats the fruits of his words. Likewise we all can eat the same blessings

today through our words of peace and love.  Let the spring of lovely words 

sprout from the mouth of all of us.



Prayer



Jesus, we know we  get what we talk. Let our  words be a blessings and soothing

for those who hear. Today, let us all enjoy the fruits of our words . Control

our tongues by your spirit. All we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.



Your ever loving servant in Jesus



Paulose Achen from Toronto, Friday  8  October  2010.



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There is and old saying "You are the slave of what you have said; you are the

master of what you have not said"



Regards

V T John

ID 3085

Victor Frankl was a great neurologist and  psychiatrist saved from Nazi’s

concentration camp. His wife and mother were murdered by Nazis  and  father

passed away in the camp. According to him life has meaning under all

circumstances, even the most miserable ones , unchangeable suffering also. He

writes-“We stumbled on the darkness, the accompanying guards kept shouting at us

with the butts of their rifles”. His wife’s thought came to his mind in that

dark night in the camp. He continues, “My mind clung to my wife’s image.. with

uncanny acuteness. I heard answering me, saw her smile, her frank and

encouraging look… her look was then more luminous than the sun which was

beginning to rise.” The truth that love is the ultimate and the highest goal to

which man can aspire. The salvation of man is through love and in love. For the

first time in my life I was able to understood the meaning of words,”  “The

angels are lost in perpetual contemplation of an infinite glory”.



No life with out love. We are born in love, live in love and die in love, that’s

all  life. Today,  Jesus unconditional love helps  you to face your pains.



Prayer



Jesus,  thank you for your love. Let us taste your loving presence . Be all an

instrument of love to ,  love our families, works ,friends  and our enemies.

Today be a new day of love in our life. All we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.



Your ever loving servant in Jesus



Paulose Achen  from Toronto Saturday 9 October 2010



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Today’s bible verse



“It is better to take refuge in the lord than to trust in people”(Psalm 118:8)



Man always  tries to change his attitude and behavior according to the

circumstances. And man is mortal. But Jesus is faithful today,  yesterday and 

tomorrow. He is trustworthy. Even if  heaven and earth passed away Jesus and his

words never.  Computer programmers put confidence in the  computers. Travelers

place confidence in planes ,cars and buses. Everyday we put confidence in

someone or something. We have no second thought to put trust in the vehicles

where we travel to reach the destination   We are all travelers destined  to

live in love here and live in love in eternity .  To reach the eternal

destination-Are you trust God more than any human being? It is futile to trust

human than God.



There was a blind  girl who hated herself just because she’s blind. She hated

everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He’s always there for her. She said that

if she could only see the world, she would marry her boy friend. One day the

boyfriend donated his two eyes to her and then she could see everything,

including his boyfriend. Her  friend asked her, “ now that you can see the

world, will you marry me?” the girl was shocked when she saw that her friend is

blind too, and refused to marry him. He boyfriend walked away in tears, and

later wrote a letter to her saying,: Just  take care of my eyes dear”



Today ,trust  in God. He never puts you down. Call his name and cling to him,

that ‘s all needed.



Prayer



  Jesus our father, even if a nursing mother forget her child you never forget

us. Give us your spirit to trust in you always. Our sins , fears and sorrows we

put on you. Let,  Be with us , for our   journey today, to the offices , 

hospitals ,  church’s,   schools , colleges, homes and to the final destination.

All we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.



Your ever loving servant in Jesus



Paulose Achen from Toronto Sunday 10 October 2010



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I agree with Deacon Michael. It is nice that Paulose achen is writing these

short meditations with a story attached. Thanks achen and thank you Dn. Michael.

Warm regards, Jerry achen.

(Fr. Jerry Kurian)



I.D. no. 4500

Today’s bible verse



“The lame man looked at them eagerly, expecting some money. But Peter said, “I

don’t have any silver or gold for you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene,

get up and walk. He stood  up, and began to walk.”(Acts 3:5-6,8)



God provides all our needs. He cares for us. God promises that, ask you get it,

seek you  find it, knock  you get it open . God gives according to our needs,

not according to our wants. The lame man asked for money. But in the name of

Jesus  Peter gave him his legs to use. We often ask God to solve a small

problem, but he wants to give us a whole new life and help for all our problems.

He may say , “I’ve got something even better for you.” You may ask God for what

you want, but don’t be surprised when he gives you what you really need.



In 1981 I went for an interview for a lecturer post in economics in Mar

Athanasius college of science and arts at Kothamanglam. I had had very high

recommendation.   I badly wanted it in that time. But I didn’t get it. I was so

upset and worried. Even I thought of, God closed his eyes in front of my wants.

In 1982  late H.G. Mar Osthathiose Thomas guided me to Chennai for further

studies and job. There God gave me an opportunity to study further and worked as

an economics teacher with more salary and perk.  Later in 1985, God called me to

priest hood  and  appointed me to serve as the vicar of St Thomas Jacobite

Syrian orthodox Church Annanagar.  There  I got the privilege to associate  with

St Thomas Charitable Trust and all it’s activities from it’s inception . For

that, all  glory  goes to Jesus and thanks and love to those who associated with

me.  That later led  to start  the new diocese of Mylapore,  where  St. Thomas

,one of the disciples of Jesus got martyrdom.   When I look back, I wonder, how

great our God is? and His  plan ,care and protection.?



Jesus takes care of your life from the beginning to the end. Always depend on

him.



Prayer



Thank you Jesus, for your care and protection.  You know our needs today. What

ever we get today  is your gift. You are the author of life. Like the lame man

who got his legs back to stand, we  need your help to solve all our problems.

All we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.



Your ever loving servant in Jesus



Paulose Achen from Toronto Monday 11 October 2010



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Dear Moderator,



This is in response to SOCSM digest 3455: Rev. Fr.Paulose is giving very

meaningful thoughts everyday. Dear Achen, continue doing it. What we lack in our

churh are more meaningful sermons by the priests. What we hear is the same old

messages every Sunday. People are tired of hearing the same thing over and over.

Priests as the representative of our Lord are supposed to decipher the scripture

and tell us what does it mean. I attended one Marthomite achen's sermon at a

house-warming ceremony. He talked about the meaning of the story about the

patient being brought down the opening in the roof to the crowd by dissuading

the owner of the house to be that house where the Christ was present. "Let the

neighbors come to your house to see the Christ. Let this house be the

residence  of our Christ"



We all are lovers of mundane life. Yet, the achen's have a responsibility to

dissuade us by persuations and presentations. I don't mean to put all

responsibilities on the shoulders of achens. But note that "a crowing head has

no rest".

 

Achen, please continue the article with your lines on prayers,

 

With sincere thanks

 

Philip Scaria

#0908

St. Peter's church Chicago

Dear Moderator,



Would you able to help me by giving the address and contact details of our

parish church at Goa

 

With thanks

Kurian

Dear Mr. Kurian,



The Honnavar Mission had recently started two congregations in Goa. You can have

more details by calling one of the following numbers :



V. Rev C M George Cor-Episcopa :

(08387) 236429 / 222334

09538948201



Rev. Fr. Sunny John

09448546085



God Bless !!!

Mathew George

Today’s bible verse



“One of the ten lepers who was healed, fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet,

thanking him for what he had done.’(Luke 17:16)



Jesus healed all 10 lepers, but only  one, out cast returned to thanks him.

Thanks is  the most pleasing and  rewarding word in the English dictionary. A

word of thanks, all people cherish. A thankless man is more venomous than the

most venomous teeth of a cobra. Most of the western countries have a thanks

giving day.  God does not demand that we thanks him ,but he is pleased when we

do so. And he uses our responses for more grace for us. St Paul says we should

always  carry our burdens to God with thanks and prayer. The unique suffering ,

God did for us on cross  should captivate us  to  cross with thanks.  This life

is not enough for us  to thanks  Jesus’ for his love on cross.   Take the cross

and follow Jesus. Mother Teresa  said thanks  for the spit she got  from a lady

to whom she asked for  help.  Good to emulate.



There was a bubonic plague  in 1630’s, sweeping the entire Europe ,wiping out 

villages. In a desperate plea to God,  the villagers, Oberammergau in  Bavaria,

Germany made a vow to God. If God spare them from the plague, the villagers

would perform a Passion Play every ten years. God did appear to protect the

village. Plague stopped. The Passion Play production began and staged firstly in

1634. Still they do the Passion Play  every 10 years as  thanks giving to Jesus

for his protection of their village from the plague. In 2010  they did the last

with more than 2400 performers. All performers are villagers . The role of Mary 

always played by an unmarried woman. Close to half a million people attend the

production , which are staged in an open-air theater seating 5,000.



Thanks always with consistency. Don’t forget to thanks God before  you do

anything.



Prayer



  Thank you Jesus for all your blessings. You save us from all dangers ahead of

us. Hold our hands and lead us to good pastures of land. Be always thankful to

all our brothers and sisters. Let us all grow as a thankful child. All we ask in

the name of Jesus. Amen.



Your ever loving servant in Jesus



Paulose Achen from Toronto Tuesday 12 October 2010



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Today’s bible verse



“All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they

owned was not their own, so that they shared every thing they had.”(Acts 4:32)



The best way to eliminate poverty of all types –spiritual and physical is to

share what we  have-physical and spiritual. What we have comes from God, and we 

are only sharing what is already his. Jesus said that love  for each other was

to be the mark of discipleship. It’s an indictment of Christianity that most

believers can quote John 3:16, but they can’t quote 1 John 3:16:”This is how we

know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay

down our lives for our brothers.” We are actually  committed to each other as we

are to Jesus. We call it KOINONIA(FELLOWSHIP). we are committed to love each

other, serve each other, bear each others burdens, forgive each other, sing to

each other, submit each other and to devoted to each other. David proclaims

“Behold, how great and pleasant it is where brothers dwell in unity.”(Psalm

133:1) What is the impediment, not to do so?. Is it the loss of, vision- of-

eternity and resurrection.? Or  Are we mesmerized  by the enticement of this

mortal world.?



33 miners  have been trapped since Aug.5 ,2010, 2300 ft below in Chile’s Atacama

desert.   How human beings love to co operate in the face of danger? The Chilean

miners pull together. The youngest of the miners is only 19. The oldest, Mario

Gomez, is 62. He has assumed the role of co coordinator, organizing the group in

to three- man buddy teams so that they can look after one another and serving as

liaison to the surface. He also set up a makeshift chapel to offer spiritual

support. He  has also established a rule that no one may eat until all have

received their food. Now the  escape cage is ready to lift them up. Each of them

wanted,  he should be last to  step into the escape shaft. No body wanted to

separate. They created an incredible bond  together in the mines with in two

months.



What a wonderful KOINONIA(FELLOWSHIP) to  be followed.? Fellowship is  the veins

to flow the blood  of life.



Prayer



Jesus,  thank you for the fellowship  you have given to us to share your love

and happiness.  Let be share our  material and non material wealth to the needy

and the poor.  May we all taste the freshness of sharing and co operation. Let

fellowship descend to our families and churches.  . All we ask in the name of

Jesus. Amen.



Your ever loving servant in Jesus



Paulose Achen from Toronto Wednesday 13 October 2010



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Today’s bible verse



“He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others”(2 Corinthians

1:4)



The most comfort we need, when anybody depart from us. Death is a mystery  still

to the world. The pain and sorrows associated with death will haunt the people

till the end. The relief and comfort come from  the friends and relatives are

astounding effect to come out from the depression and  sadness. Being comforted

means not only the go away of troubles but also receiving strength,

encouragement and to hope to deal with our troubles. Jesus in person showed how

we should comfort others in their bereavement. When he saw the weeping and

wailing in the house of Lazarus, He too wept openly. Jesus showed that he cares

enough for us to weep with us in our sorrows.



Sudden death of  Mary’s husband, Dr. Mathew was  unbearable  and a shock for

her. She wrote  a letter to  her friend, a priest, after three weeks. “ Thank

you so much for calling me and consoling me after  my husband passed away…………….

All these three weeks I have been very strong .But somehow tonight I am feeling

very disturbed and deeply sad. .. Please pray for me, that God will give me

strength to carry on. It is hard because I am alone. I feel so down right now.

May God lift me up and walk with me.” Immediately the priest  responded  and she

was comforted. She wrote back. : Thank you so much for your immediate response.

It was so comforting for me. I know my comfort is only in Jesus. he is for me,

with me and in me, I too promise him that I will never leave him.  And your

response has quietude my soul. Thank you so much”.



A trusted person stand with  us in our sorrows and tears is ,God himself 

standing with us with comfort. Are we  the trusted friends today to the

depressed and troubled?  Near by any body want your presence and comfort, take

little time  and do comfort.



Prayer



Jesus, you are the true trusted comfort for us. You are  the resurrection and

life. And you never leave us and abandon  as an orphans. You weep  with us when

we weep. Today we need your real presence and  a word of comfort. Lord we pray

for those who are troubled and alone. Give them your spirit of consolation and

friendship. All we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.



Your ever loving servant  in Jesus



Paulose Achen from Toronto Thursday 14 October 2010



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Today’s bible verse



“I waited patiently for the lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my

cry. He lifted me out of the pit of despair. out of the mud and the mire.”(Psalm

40:1-2)



Hope keeps us to wait for anything at any length of time. Loss of hope will be

the end of life . In time of winter, all scurrying animals,  fishes  birds  and

plants go for hibernation, hoping to come out  in the spring with  more power

and life. That takes place with out fail. The children are the hope of the

parents to move on with all the trials and tribulations of this life.

Resurrection is the hope for human beings not  to mass suicide but stand for

truth , justice and non violence- eternal truth.   The word of hope give us

encouragement in times of trouble. We  live with the wonderful expectation of

eternal life.. Our hope is not only for the future; eternal life begins when we

trust and join  God’s family.  The spirit of hope will make us  to overcome all

our frustrations and fears.



ESPERANZA-a Spanish word for HOPE . It was the name  given for the daughter  who

was born  to  Ariel Ticcona a miner  trapped in  San Jose gold and copper mine

at Copiapo in Chile. 33 miners trapped in the mine on 5 August 2010. And rescued

them after 69 days.  Seven times  and 17 days the experts failed  to find out

any life in the mine ,but hope didn’t failed .  With hope, at the 8 attempt they

got the sign of life and a notes from the miners ”we are fine in the shelter.

the 33 of us”.  Outside world did anything to kindle hope. They named the  camp 

HOPE ,where  the relatives and friends waited 69 days. Temporary prayer center

erected. One of the relative explains “There are 33 of them, and Jesus died and

came back to life when he was 33,.”. Miners experienced the presence of God in

the mine. They told to the outside world that they are not 33 but 34 – God is

the addition.  The miners families said “they’re convinced that the two month

long ordeal has made the men spiritually serene enough to make  the last phase

easy”.



When we are  in crisis  or not , we need this extraordinary life preserving

ingredient, ESPERANZA (HOPE). God gives .



Prayer



Jesus, you are the fountain of hope.  You are the hope for us.  Jesus, help

those who live in hopeless  conditions, to  live in hope and face the ordeal. 

Let us all live in hope for a brighter day.  Thank you fore the hope  you have

given today to  do our work. All we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.



Your ever loving servant in Jesus



Paulose Achen from Toronto  Friday 15 October 2010



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Today ‘s bible verse



“I don’t know whether he is a sinner . But I know this: I was blind, and now I

can see”( John 9:25 )



The man who was blind  from birth was healed by Jesus. The learned  religious

people conducted investigations and debated about  Jesus and his healings. They 

questioned the blind man  over and over. he did not know how or why he was

healed. But he knew that his life had been miraculously changed. Now he is not

afraid to tell the  truth. You don’t need to know all the answers in order to

share Christ with others. It is important to tell them how he has changed your

life. Then trust God, he will use your words to help others believe in him.

Intellectual exercises never expand the kingdom of God. That never help people 

no way except inflation of their own egos. It is the high time for more hearts

than brains.



In 1976, Billy Graham and Former president of  USA Jimmy Carter went for a bible

convention.  Both spoke  eloquently about Christ.  Then a truck driver came to

the stage. He almost mumbled in to the microphone, and said “ I was  drunk, and

didn’t have any friends. The only people I knew were men like me who hung around

the bars in the town where I lived.” Then some one told about Christ and his

love. He changed. The only places he felt at ease were bar rooms and he began to

talk to customers there. The bar- tender told him he was ruining his business

and should find some other place to make  a nuisance of himself. But he

persisted, and eventually the folks in the bar got attracted to hear from him

about Jesus. ”At first   they treated me like joke. Later 14 of my friends

became Christians.” That 5 minutes fumbling statement of the truck driver was

the  best speech in that convention.



Our life should be our message. That is the best evangelization.  Word  has

never taken flesh if our speech is not concurrence with  our life.



Prayer



Jesus, you took human flesh to save us. You saved us from our fears and sins.

Thank you Jesus . Let our lives  tally with our  speak . We be the doers of your

words. Give us the courage , without any shyness, to witness for you in front of

our friends and enemies. All we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.



Your ever loving servant in Jesus



Paulose Achen from Toronto Saturday 16  October 2010



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Today’s bible verse



“Don’t just pretend to love others. Love each other with genuine affection. 

When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them”.(Romans 12:9,10,13)



A friend in need is the friend in reality.  As long as our interest is not

threatened we are ready to go any length of time to help others. That kind of

friends are not friends at all. That is love in pretention. Love always hurt.

Risk factor is  a part of any type of love. With out cross there is not genuine

love. Christ showed  genuine love in his life by his death on the cross. We may 

be skilled in pretending to show compassion when we hear of other’s needs or to

indignant when we learn of injustice. But God call us  to real and genuine love

that goes far beyond being hypocritical and polite. It demands risk ,our time,

money and personal involvement. Look for people who need your love and look for

ways to help others.



  Jim and Bill were friends in the  Warfield of 1 world war. Jim fell, severely

wounded ,in the trenches. The shelling continued. The danger was at its peak.

Bill  wished to reach to  his friend to comfort him from  his safe trench. The

officer in charge refused to let Bill leave the trench  to Jim. It was simply

too dangerous. As the officer turned his back, however, Bill went over  to Jim. 

He managed to get Jim back to the safety of the trenches. Too late . His friend

was gone. The some what self righteous officer, seeing Jim’s body. cynically

asked, Bill, if it had been “worth the risk”. Bill responded, “Yes, sir, it

was,” My friend’s last words made it more than worth it. He looked at me and

said, ‘I knew you ‘d come.”’



“Love has a hem to her garment



That reaches the very dust.



It sweeps the streets and lanes,



And it can, it must”- Mother Teresa.



PRAYER.



Jesus, thank you for your love.  We are fed up with the world of pretention . We

don’t know  who are the genuine friends and whose love is real. We are in

confusion. Gives us the power to discrete the real love and false love, genuine

friendship and fake friendship. Let be  the  real love. All we ask in the name

of Jesus. Amen.



Your ever loving servant in Jesus



Paulose Achen from Toronto Sunday 17 October 2010



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Today’s bible verse



“Don’t love cash, be satisfied with what you have. For God had said,” I will

never fail you. I will never abandon you”(Hebrews 13 :5)



Content  with what we have. That is the way for  a happy life on this earth. 

This we can by the power of God. Greed and discontent make families and offices,

by large  the earth, a hell. Discontent minds never can be satisfied with

anything in the world even the moon. Strive to live with less. Give away out of

your abundance rater than accumulating more. Christians who become materialistic

are saying by their actions that God can’t take care of them. The only antidote

is to trust God to meet all our needs. Earthly possessions, worldly desires and

money will pass away. Paul knew how to satisfied whether he had plenty or

whether he has in need. So learn on God’s promises and Christ’s power to help

you be content.  According St Augustine, God   has created  us for Him ,and our

hearts are restless ,until we find rest in Him. Till we find God, we  accumulate

and accumulate and that would be our prophets and Moses.



Once fed up with the  never ending petitions, God asked the petitioner, ask for

three requests.  The man’s first request ,”I want my wife to die, so I can marry

a better woman”. Request was granted. But by seeing her funeral,  he  was so

sad, so  he asked the lord to bring her back. She came back.  Then for last

petition, he consulted widely, not to make any mistakes. The consultants

advised, money , health, immortality etc. He is in confusion.  Years he could

not take any decision. Finally he said to the lord. “ Tell me what to ask for.”

The lord laughed when he saw the man’s predicament. And said,’ “Ask to be

content no matter what  you get it.”



Look  in to your closet, every day,  count the accumulated  unwanted items. One

by one, throw it away. Let the needy pick it up and use it. Then you will be

okay-a sane person!.



Prayer,



Jesus, thank you for your  divine providence.  We know now , you meet all our

needs today. Let be content with what we have. Let your spirit of contentment 

abide with us.  Our thirst be quenched by  your spirit. All we ask in the name

of Jesus. Amen.



Your ever loving servant in Jesus



Paulose Achen from Toronto  Monday 18 October 2010



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Today’s bible verse



“Go to the ant, you lazybones! Learn from their ways and become wise”(Proverbs

6:6)



  Ants have no captains,  managers, supervisors or rulers but they gather  food

in the harvest to feed  in the lean seasons. Two extremes ,we see in the world ,

work alone, no rest ,or rest alone, no work . Both are against the nature and

God ‘s plan. God created every thing with the rest of seventh day. That is the 

day for rest and restoration. That is God’s order. Now every thing is in upside

down with human experiments. The end result is sickness, worry, poverty, war,

restlessness, no sleep, family breakdown, and confusion. Students are not ready

to work and they are  now a frustrated stock. Workers are not ready to work and

they are  lethargic and non motivated. Elders are  in couchs by killing the time

and live in aimlessness. If laziness turns us from our responsibilities, poverty

may soon bar us from the legitimate rest we should enjoy. All  works are holy.

Do  our work diligently as it is  for God. He gives the rewards. Today or

tomorrow you will reap what you sow .



  Bill Gates’ father grew up with the fear of depression and stock market crash.

When His grand father  was 8 years old,  he sold newspapers in the freezing cold

streets in Alaska  to help his family. He didn’t go to movies or ball games. He

didn’t hunt fish or boat or bike. He rarely took vacation until the day he

retired. Even after his grand father retired, he did stints working in one

furniture store. In the early days of Microsoft, Bill Gate and his partner, Paul

Allen, worked, ate, and slept in their first office in Albuquerque, where they

wrote software programs. There were no days off in that situation either. Now 

Bill Gate, the richest man  runs one of the largest charity organization and

provides jobs for millions and inspires the world.



“Whoever works his land will have plenty of food but he who follows worthless

pursuits will have plenty of poverty”(Proverbs 28:19)



Prayer. Jesus, thank you for the day given to us to work.  Give us the health,

motivation and interest  to work.  Lord ,give the job for those who are laid off

and unemployed. Let everybody get the living wages. Let the employers  give

proper rest and vacation to the workers. Let our students work hard. We cry for

the exploited lots. All we ask in the name of  Jesus. Amen.



Your ever loving servant in Jesus



Paulose Achen from Toronto Tuesday 19 October 2010



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Today’s bible verse



“I have opened a door for you that no one can close.”(Revelation 3:8)



Jesus is the door.  His door of salvation is kept opened and every body is

welcome. If God opens the door, no  one can close it and if he closes the door

no one can open it. There is a logic- if one door is closed another door is

opened always. The struggle of day to day life ,we feel,  sometimes, all doors

are closed. The reality is not so. Always  Jesus’ hands of salvation be with us

even the darkest period of life . The problem is our perception of how we see

it. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the Telephone  once said, ”When one

door closes another door opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully

upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” The

door of opportunity always ahead of us. Only we have to arise and see it. Trust

in Jesus ,that, he never allows us to tempt  to beyond our capacity.



In 1994, the home for the aged destitute is under construction in Chennai of St

Thomas Syrian church. No money to continue the construction. Mean while  one 

rich and influential member  who is working in gulf  assured me to  do the

necessary if  I come to Gulf. With the authentic letter of late H.B .Mar

Baselios Paulose 2 ,with great expectation, I went to UAE,  in the time of the

great lent. There  all doors were closed in front of me, no priests and  the

bishops who were there for passion week programs, not  ready to co operate . The

family  who assured me the help, kept silent by entertaining  the itinerary 

bishops.  The God of heaven  opened a new unknown door to me ,in that precarious

situation. Beena, the wife of Dr, Joseph(Joseph Clinic)  invited  me for a  High

Tea. I accepted  the invitation. She used all her influence for a good cause and

collected all her friends for the High Tea.  Before I left UAE, the kitty of God

filled with 4 ,25,000, exactly the pending construction cost .  That time  a big

amount. May God bless  them. Expected door was closed but unexpected door  was

opened. That is the way of God.



Always trust in the words of Jesus.  Look on the opened door not on the locked

door. Immense opportunities are ahead of us- kept opened.



Prayer



Jesus, thank you for  the door of mercy kept opened for us. Forgive us, not to

utilized it. Now we see  our door of salvation  and opportunities. Let us all

enter  in your house of love and light. Give us the inner eye to see the opened

doors. Let those who  are living in darkness of sickness, deprivation, 

injustice, exploitation and burden of running the family ,find solace in you.

All we ask in the name of Jesus .Amen.



Your ever loving servant in Jesus



Paulose Achen from Toronto Wednesday 2010



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Today’s bible verse



“Nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God

that is revealed in Christ our lord”(Romans8:39)



How to save us from the distractive elements?



We are live in a world of temptations.  The temptations  separate us no to reach

the goals. We take decisions to work and concentrate to reach different goals-

to study well, to live a pure life, not tell lies, not  get angry with the

children, pray every day  and not frown with others . But most of the times  we

miserably failed and frustrated. We could not run away from the world of

distraction, like Mennonite  Christian community who live in seclusion in  the

places like Kitchener in Canada or Pennsylvania in USA.  We could not say we

will live a sinless life if there is no temptations .Just like fish lives in the

water, we have to live in the midst of distractive temptations. 1: Not  forget

the aim, where ever you are. 2:Commit to the goal. 3:Concentrate the work you do

4:Entrust to Jesus   yourself.  5: no doubt  to reach the target.



Andre Sougarret was the hero  and the leader of the rescue operation of the

Chilean mine San Jose 2010.No one knew if the miners were alive and pressure was

on to reach them.  And he knew he would be blamed if the men were found dead. He

told to the Associated Press ,how he assembled a team of experts and

methodically worked the problem that would become the biggest challenge of his

life. He stayed cool headed under pressure, he tried not to dwell too much on

the men he was trying to save. He says,” I never allowed myself to think about

what was happening with them- that’s anxiety-causing,” “I told myself ‘My

objective is to create an access, a connection. Put that in your head.’ Why they

were there and what happened, that’s not my responsibility. My responsibility is

to get there and get them out.” At last all 33 miners miraculously saved from

the mine after 69 days of ordeal. His single minded  concentration  and work to

save the miners by the blessing of God ,got result.



Prayer



Our Lord and God, we are distracted by  innumerable temptations, outwardly and

inwardly. We want to reach our goals and aspirations in you. We know, you are

the fulfiller of our aims. Please remove all distractive elements in our life.

Let we concentrate in our work, to  reach the target,  that you put  in front of

us. All we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.



Your ever loving servant in Jesus



Paulose Achen from Toronto Thursday 21 October 2010



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Today’s bible verse



“Let us not neglect our meeting together, not for it to be just ritual but

something beneficial”(Hebrews 10:25)



Benefit of togetherness.



We lost personal, one to one, contact. We are one among the crowd, so we follows

crowd mentality. No sensitivity to the needs, hurts, and cries of the people.

Let alone attitude is wide spreading. In the name of so-called privacy, we kill

the joy of family life, community life, and spiritual life and at large, life

itself. Is it our gathering in the church ,meets our needs and enriches our

spirituality and social life? or is it just like a club meeting? To neglect

genuine Christian meetings is to give up the encouragement and help of other

Christians. We gather together to share our faith and strengthen one another in

the lord. When we faces, spiritual, financial, or mental struggles in   life,

the togetherness in the church will become a shock absorber. Difficulties should

never be an excuses for missing the church services. Rather, as difficulties

arise, we should make an even greater effort to be faithful in attendance.



“If Better Together” Putnam and Feldestein furnished a number of case studies

about the benefit of togetherness. According to their survey, even simple trust

in other people had fallen drastically. What can bring us together in the crisis

of a local problem?. Valley interfaith is a community effort brought basic

services on electricity, road, and health care to the mostly Spanish-speaking

residents of one of the poorest regions in USA. The special strength of V.I.

members drawn from 45 churches and public schools groups representing 60,000

families. The agenda for reform emerged from one – to- one conversations from

the top down. Through there thousands of conversations, individuals joined with

one another,” making their private pains public”. Organizers followed an iron

rule of never doing anything for people that can do for them. The power of

personal relationships was translated into a powerful mechanism to meet all the

needs of the people in that community.



Sunday mass should be translated into a genuine meeting to feed all the needs of

the aspirants for the coming weekdays and Saturday.



Prayer



  Jesus, we are not alone, you are with us in all our trials and day-to-day

needs. Thank you for your electrifying presence. If we are separated from our

community, bring us together again as one family. We need a genuine church that

care, our hurts, sorrows, and pains. Let our leaders get the vision and

direction to   understand and act according to the real needs of our people. All

we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.



With love



Paulose Achen from Toronto Saturday 23 October 2010



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Today’s bible verse



“If you search God with all your heart and soul you will find Him”(Deuteronomy

4:29)



Solution for all your problems and answer for all your questions.



Surrender to the creator. God is at your doorsteps. Only you have to open the

door. We should not stay in our own cocoons. Come out from, own made problems,

and look at the nature and apply our wisdom. How we find God? Here, we see how

Francis S. Collins, a renowned scientist, long time head of the Human Genome

Project, and overseer of the readings of the code of life in the 21 century. He

believes that God cares about us and intervene in human affairs. He was an

atheist, then an agnostic; lastly he surrendered to Jesus, as Lord and God.



He says, one paragraph written by C. S. Lewis, (a noted scholar and writer) was

just for him, to clear all his doubts and answer for his questions. And the

majesty and beauty of creation made him to surrender to Christ.



Lewis writes,” I am trying to prevent any one saying the really foolish thing

that people often say about Him;” I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral

teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God.” That is one thing we must not

say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not

be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic… or else he would be the

devil of hell. You must take a choice either this man was, and is, the Son of

God: or else a mad man or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool, you

can spit at him and kill him as demon; or you can fall at his feet and call him

Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being

a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.”

At last Francis S, Collins made a choice when he was hiking in the Cascade

Mountains in Mississippi, the majesty and beauty of God’s creation overwhelmed

his resistance. He saw a beautiful and unexpected frozen waterfall.  There he

knelt in the grass and surrendered to Jesus Christ.



Seekers, there are answers. There is joy and peace to be found in the harmony of

God’s creation.



Prayer



Jesus. The heavens proclaim your glory and skies display your craftsmanship. We

surrender at your feet by seeing your wonderful creations, its designs,

intricacy, orderliness, majesty and beauty and personally involved creator. You

be revealed to the real seekers and to be answered their questions and solved

their problems. All we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.



With love.



Paulose Achen from Toronto Sunday 24 October 2010



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Today’s bible verse



“ The sovereign lord will wipe away the tears from all faces, he will remove

disgrace of his people from all the earth. The lord has spoken.”(Isaiah 25:8)



How can be comforted in the time of our hurts, and sorrows?



We live in the world of death, sorrows, and hurts. No one can live alone. Every

one is in needs of close, loving well-knit community for comfort and solace. The

enlightened  people of God - should provide that . Christian’s community have a

very long tradition of volunteering for it and the burden is up on them. Are

they do it?. The world of super speed, no time, killing luxury, we forget or

insensitive to the pains and sorrows of others. This is the way humans make

their own graves. In the face of untold miseries and tears, how did Jesus in

action? When Jesus saw the weeping and wailing of the friends and sisters of

Laser, He too wept openly. He cares enough for us to weep with us in our

sorrows. Here is man with emotions and active involvement in the needs of

people. We see here Jesus’ emotions-compassion, indignation, sorrow even

frustration. Then Jesus told,” I am the resurrection and life.” and he raised

Laser from he tomb and comforted the family and friends of Laser



Jessica Lloyd 27 year old and Marie- France-Comeau 37 year old were horrifically

killed by Col. Russell Williams -a very high ranking military officer. With in 8

months the trial was over and the final verdict came.  He was sent to the jail

forever with out any parole. The police investigated the case with out any

loopholes. The community was behind it. Before the death, Jessica pleaded to the

killer,’ If I die, will you make sure to let my mom, that I love her”. Marie

cried,” Have a heart, please, I have been really good. I want to live.” The

traumatized, extended community conducted a healing  circle of love ceremony,

with silence, circle round, held hands, fought back tears, and prayed. Even the

crown attorney could not control his emotions. The greatest healing, the family

and the community got, only when the justice done it by sending the criminal to

the Penitentiary. Jessica’s Brother and mother told, they had a decent half

sleep. This whole started by a simple message posted in the face book account of

a community member. Even the defense lawyer appreciated the punishment and

trial. These all contributed to mitigate the pains and sorrows of the affected.



Justice should be done. And we should stand in the side of justice and

afflicted.



Prayer



Jesus, we cry for justice. You are the God of love, care and justice. Lord,

spare us from the dark forces, prowling behind us, to abuse and kill.  You be

our shield and protection .Let all our families and community, join together and

do the healing circle of love. . All we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.



With love, Paulose Achen from Toronto Monday 25 October 2010



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Today’s bible verse



“I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory

that will be revealed to us”(Romans 8:18)



Why don’t we give up sufferings?



Individualism is the norm now. Exceptions are rare. The species of carrying

others burdens at the expense of, own sufferings are few in number. But we could

see some lights here and there. Those who have gone through the sufferings know

the joy and the rewards for it. Life is not a bed if roses. No body can skip the

pains of life. It is mere a mirage, by drugs and suicide, the people can skid

the life reality of sufferings. The faithful love of the lord has no ends. Great

is his faithfulness. His mercies begin afresh each morning and stands till the

night. He promised the restoration and blessings those who suffer. “God blesses

those who mourn, for they will be comforted”(Mathew5: 4). To live as Jesus did

it- serving others, giving up one’s right, resisting pressures to confirm to the

world- always exacts a price. Nothing we suffer, however, can compare to the

great price that Jesus paid to save us. One day all creation will be liberated

and transformed. Until that time we have to share the pain of others and let be

blessed. Jesus promises, he will pour the rain of blessings in the desert of

sufferings.



Thomas, profession in medicine, became a widower, when he was 27, in care of

three children, one son and two daughters. The families and friends insisted to

marry. But he withstood the pressures. He himself baby sited, tutored the kids

and provided first class education.  He never tempted to leave the

responsibility, God entrusted. He used to say, children are the gift and the

heritage of God and we should not shirk that responsibility. The son got a job

in a big city and all the family migrated to there.  The girls got married and

moved out. God selected a lovely   medical doctor girl for the son. She treated

her father-in-law as her father.  Wherever they traveled, the father was also an

accomplice. Never she allowed knowingly or unknowingly to inflict any pain to

her father-in-law, till his death aged 82. Till the death no one could see the

smiles on his face faded.



Do you see the promises of God to provide solace, renewals and hopes in the

midst of sufferings where, the world is at the wings to get another, as soon as

the better half fades?



Prayer



Jesus. We trust in your promises of hopes and solace in the midst of our

sufferings. Give your joy and blessings to those who carry the burden of others.

We pray for those who are persecuted and suffered. All we ask in the name of

Jesus. Amen.



With love



Paulose Achen from Toronto Tuesday 26 October 2010.



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Today’s bible verse



“I will give you back your health and heal your wounds, says the

lord”(Jeremiah30:17)



Really Does Jesus heals? Yah.



  Jesus heals all diseases even cancer. Proper treatment and prayer we need. Make

access for every one to get it. This is the responsibility of Christians. Jesus

is faithful yesterday, today and tomorrow. He healed every kind of disease and

illness. (Mathew 4:23) The same Jesus, in spirit, abides with us. Any one at any

time can get sick. Jesus will intervene in our needs. The divine healings, we

have to receive from him. How do we get it? 1: Our god is merciful, ”The lord is

good; his mercy is ever lasting”(Pslam103;8). 2: God does have the power to heal

you, ”For God nothing is impossible”(Luke 1:37). 3: He does not change, “For I

am the lord, I don’t change”(Malachi 3:6). 4: He wants to heal you,” Jesus

healed them all’ (Mathew 12:15) 5: Jesus will anoint you with his power to heal,

”He gave them power and authority over all demons and diseases”(Luke 9:1) 6: The

power of prayer, ”Is anyone among you suffering? Let them pray”(James 5:13). 7:

Faith and believe that God can heal you, “ be of good cheer, daughter; your

faith has made you well”(Mathew 9:21) 8: Hindrance to receive healings, ”If you

do not forgive, neither will your father in heaven forgive your trespasses”(Mark

11:25) 9;Psychological factors, ”A sound heart is life to the body, but envy is

rottenness to the bones”(Proverbs 14:30). 10:Gluttony,”Have you found honey? Eat

only as much as you need, lest you be filled with it and vomit,”(Proverbs 25:16)

11: Jesus is still Sovereign in all his ways,” I have been given all authority

in heaven and on earth”(Mathew 28:18).



Desmond Tutu called South Africa’s Martin Luther King Jr, diagnosis prostate

cancer in 1997. According to WHO, survival years are maximum 10. But still he

survives.  When some one asked his health,” Tutu chuckled,” There is life after

cancer”.  He continues,” The only way to deal with all the prayers is to get him

well”. He didn’t bargain with God for more time. His illness gave him a new

appreciation for life. Of his cancer, he said, ”It helps concentrate your mind.

There is not enough time to be nasty. Things that you have taken for granted-

the love of your family and friends, lovely moments with your grand children,

the beauty of God’s creation, the flowers- they are the same things you saw

yesterday, but now they have a different intensity. There comes the time when

your relationship with God becomes much clear. Every thing is a gift. Life is

gift.



A challenge ,to heal the sick, at least a word of prayer, and  a visit.



Prayer



Jesus , The greatest healer,heals all the sick. Let every one of us get the

facility of quality treatment, and  love, care, and prayers of faithful. All we

ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.



With love. Paulose achen from Toronto Wednesday 27 October 2010.



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