Total depravity

Mankind by Adam fell under death, and the deception of the serpent; we are born sinners...No good thing dwells in us...For neither by nature, nor by human understanding is it possible for me to acquire the knowledge of things so great and so divine, but by the energy of the Divine Spirit...Of ourselves it is impossible to enter the kingdom of God...He has convicted us of the impossibility of our nature to obtain life...Free will has destroyed us; we who were free are become slaves and for our sin are sold...Being pressed down by our sins, we cannot move upward toward God

- Justin the Martyr, 150 A.D.

Daily prayers

Oh my God, I most firmly believe all you have revealed through your holy catholic church* for you can neither deceive nor be deceived.

Oh my God I hope you will grant me the grace to observe your commandments in this world, and that you will reward me in heaven.

Oh my God, who are worthy of all my love and infinite in every perfection, I love you with all my heart and soul and I love my neighbour as myself for love of thee.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee. Blessed art though amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and in the hour of our death.

Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end, Amen.

Thank you for my sobriety.

Thank you for removing my character defects, so I may have your peace.

Amen

*catholic church meaning universal. All Christians may participate in this prayer. For the non-Christians, let me get back to you.

My Utmost For His Highest April 30

"Love is not premeditated– it is spontaneous...the characteristic of love is spontaneity."

"The evidence of our love for (God) is the absolute spontaneity of our love, which flows naturally from His nature within us. And when we look back, we will not be able to determine why we did certain things, but we can know that we did them according to the spontaneous nature of His love in us."

Spontaneous Love

My rebirth

Your loss
Has been my gain
So long as your work
Does not come undone.
And should it not,
You will have become
A mighty servant
of God.

All that glitters

What is it
That makes the mental blank spot
So subtly powerful.
That moment where
We blindly fell,
Though looking back,
saw the snag
in which we pulled at.

What is it
That clouds a thought
Until it is rotted
Until its brightness
Is so obstructed
That it seems
The only normal one.

But I saw through the muck
The time-proven fact
That some can be saved,
That cracks
Can release pressure.
And now what glitters
May be passed on
To you.

Promises

I hope I can make good, should the favour be called in.