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Father, please FORGIVE them [Lenten Retreat Reflection]

As His hand and feet being nailed to the cross, despite His agony and the painful moment; He cried "Abba, forgive them.. for they do not know, what they are doing." He continued cried it out loud I cannot hold my tears and the feeling in my heart was so intense that i could scream  "WHAT HAVE I DONE.. WHAT HAVE I DONE.. ??"  The sound of His prayer was touching my heart to my soul.. even deeper.. When He said [to Dismas] ; "Amen, I say to you that even now you will be with Me in paradise!" .. and SMILE .. i realize, what actually makes You very happy.. and for some reason, you ARE happy and all the loving sacrifices feeling worth at that special moment.. [that moment is when Your thirst has been satisfied.. thirst to be thirsted]  O My good LORD, how can i make you happy when all my doing is just so evil .. i am a sinful being .. yet, You don't ask for a big and super sacrifice from me.  Teach me O Lord, how to satisfy Your hung

Prayer of PEACE

`Lord, make me an instrument of Thy PEACE. Where there is HATRED, let me sow LOVE; where there is INJURY, PARDON; where there is DOUBT, FAITH; where there is DESPAIR, HOPE; where there is DARKNESS, LIGHT; where there is SADNESS, JOY.   Oh, Divine Master, grant that I may not so much SEEK TO BE CONSOLED, AS TO CONSOLE;   TO BE UNDERSTOOD AS TO UNDERSTAND; TO BE LOVED AS TO LOVE. For it is in GIVING that we RECEIVE;  it is in PARDONING that we are PARDONED; and it is in DYING that we are BORN AGAIN to ETERNAL LIFE.' - St. Francis of Assisi

Final Analysis ~ Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta

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  People are often UNREASONABLE, ILLOGICAL, and SELF-CENTERED; FORGIVE them ANYWAY. If you are KIND, people may ACCUSE you  of SELFISH, ULTERIOR MOTIVES; be KIND ANYWAY. If you are SUCCESSFUL, you will WIN some FALSE FRIENDS and some TRUE FRIENDS; SUCCEED ANYWAY. If you are HONEST, and FRANK, people may CHEAT you; be HONEST and FRANK ANYWAY. What you SPEND YEARS BUILDING, someone could DESTROY OVERNIGHT;                                                                                      BUILD ANYWAY.                                                    If you find SERENITY and HAPPINESS, they may be JEALOUS;                                                                                     be HAPPY ANYWAY.                             The GOOD you do TODAY, people will often FORGET TOMORROW;                                                                                    do GOOD ANYWAY.                                                      

Surat PAULUS kepada Jemaat di ROMA 14:1-12

[Siapakah kita ini untuk menghakimi orang lain yang berbeza pandangan, pemikiran, lahiriah, dan batiniah - kerana, penghakiman itu hanya terletak di tangan yang Kudus datang dari Allah - mengapa perlu menghakimi sedangkan diri penuh kelemahan dan dosa - keluarkanlah dulu balok di matamu, barulah engkau dapat melihat dengan jelas untuk mengeluarkan selumbar dari mata orang lain] Terimalah orang yang lemah imannya tanpa mempercakapkan pendapatnya. Yang seorang yakin, bahwa ia boleh makan segala jenis makanan, tetapi orang yang lemah imannya hanya makan sayur-sayuran saja. Siapa yang makan, janganlah menghina orang yang tidak makan, dan siapa yang tidak makan, janganlah menghakimi orang yang makan, sebab Allah telah menerima orang itu. Siapakah kamu, sehingga kamu menghakimi hamba orang lain? Entahkah ia berdiri, entahkah ia jatuh, itu adalah urusan tuannya sendiri. Tetapi ia akan tetap berdiri, karena Tuhan berkuasa menjaga dia terus berdiri. Yang seorang menganggap hari yang