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Fresh look: Grace

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Grief -  The pain of mind produced by loss, misfortune, injury or evils of any kind; sorrow; regret. The pain of mind occasioned by our own misconduct; sorrow or regret that we have done wrong; pain accompanying repentance. We feel grief when we have offended or injured a friend, and the consciousness of having offended the Supreme Being ,  fills the penitent heart with the most poignant grief  - http://1828.mshaffer.com/d/search/word,grief The level of authenticity of love is proportionate to the level of the maximum boundary limits of pain, hurt and suffering you feel for the person. How much you love that person is equally the same of  how much you care and concern for them, therefore  is the same on how much (and up to what extent) you feel the same pain and hurt whenever he/she is harmed . Genuine love is like a double-edged sword. When you carelessly and unintentionally (overlooking what would potentially h...

Giving: Act of God to do heart-check.

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At Bridgeport Canada Line Bus Station " Hey, do you have 75 cents for me to go to Tsawwassen? ", a young lad asked me. " Oh, sorry I don't have coins for now. " He left. Then I thought I could sell my tickets for a lower price. I looked for him and tried to sell my ticket. " I only have 5 cents ", said he. I returned back to my seat. I tried to put myself in his place. The young lad desperately needed to go several miles away begging for every person in the station he encounters, and looking for some ray of hope to slip in. On the other hand,  I was thinking of my $2.50 that I would possibly give away. In the gospel Jesus interacted with all sorts of people, if our prayer is to be more like him and less of us , then how should we respond on this situation? 15  Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.   16  If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physica...