" Even now declares the Lord,return to me with all your heart,with fasting and weeping" Joel 2:12. For Catholics today is Ash Wednesday when we begin spiritual journey of forty days of repentance.Referring to the words of God from the book of prophet Joel. We are all invited to return to God with all our hearts.This call is not for Catholics only but for all of us.We are to return to Him to ask for forgiveness for our sins.Repentance may include fasting.Spiritual fasting is better than physical fasting,that is why the words of God in the same chapter of prophet Joel we find these words: "Rend your heart not your garments return to your Lord God" Fast from hurting others by saying kind words,by loving others and by doing justice to others,respecting others. Fast from selfishness and be compassionate,think of others,think of your neighbor who has no food.Fasting from eating will be meaningful if the food I was supposed to eat I give to the poor.Forgive others, you may be offended by the people you helped and loved them most, it pains,but forgive them,only God and God alone will pay you.By forgiving others you will open doors for God's blessing and for good health.When Jesus was on the cross shortly before his death, he said "Father forgive them for they know not what they do" He gave us a very good example to forgive others.Dear friend forgive them,forgive them.God loves you and values you,is calling us to return to Him by loving Him,by repenting all our evils.Let this lenten season of forty days be of blessings to you.According to Catholic traditions forty days Sundays are not Included. Be blessed. Happy Valentine's day , I love you.
"Nirudieni mimi kwa miiyo yenu yote,kwa kufunga na kulia" Yoel:2:12 Kwa wakatoliki leo ni Jumatano ya Majivu.Tunaanza safari ya kiroho ya siku arobain ya toba. Tukirejea maneno ya Mungu kutoka kitabu cha Nabii Yoel.Tunaalikwa kumrudia Mungu kwa mioyo yetu yote.Wito huu wa Mungu si kwa wakatoliki tu bali ni wa watu wote.Tunapaswa kumrudia Mungu kwa kutubu dhambi zetu.Kutubu kunaweza kujumuisha kufunga.Kufunga kiroho ni bora zaidi kuliko kufunga kimwili,ndiyo maana maneno ya Mungu kutoka sura ile ile ya nabii Yoel tunapata maneno haya "Rarueni miiyo yenu wala si mavazi yenu" Funga kutoumiza wengine kwa kusema maneno mazuri,kwa kuwapenda wengine na kuwatendea wengine haki,kuwaheshimu wengine. Funga ubinafisi kwa kuwajali kuwahrumia wengine,wafikirie watu wengine,mfikirie jirani yako ambaye hana chakula.Kufunga chakula kunaweza kuwa na maana ikiwa chakula nilichopaswa kula nikawapa masikini.Wasemehe waliokukosewa,unweza kuwa umekosewa na watu ambao uliowasadia na kuwapenda inauma lakini wasemehe ,Mungu peke yake ndiye atakayekulipa.Kwa kuwasemehe wengine utafungua baraka za Mungu na afya njemka katika maisha yako.Yesu alipokuwa msalabani kabla ya kifo chake alisema "Baba uwasemehe kwa kuwa hawajui watendalo"Alitupa mfano mzuri sana wa kuwasamehe wengine.Mpendwa rafiki yangu wasamehe waliokukosea..Mungu anakupenda na anakuthamini snana.Anakuita wewe na mimi tumrudie kwa kumpenda,kwa kutubu maovu yetu.Nakutakia baraka kwa kipindi hiki cha kwaresma cha siku arobain. Kadri ya mapokeo ya Kanisa Katoliki siku arobaini hazijumuishi siku za jumapili. Ubarikiwe sana. Heri kwa siku ya wapendanao Nakupenda.
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" Even now declares the Lord,return to me with all your heart,with fasting and weeping" Joel 2:12. For Catholics today is Ash Wednesday when we begin spiritual journey of forty days of repentance.Referring to the words of God from the book of prophet Joel. We are all invited to return to God with all our hearts.This call is not for Catholics only but for all of us.We are to return to Him to ask for forgiveness for our sins.Repentance may include fasting.Spiritual fasting is better than physical fasting,that is why the words of God in the same chapter of prophet Joel we find these words: "Rend your heart not your garments return to your Lord God" Fast from hurting others by saying kind words,by loving others and by doing justice to others,respecting others.
Fast from selfishness and be compassionate,think of others,think of your neighbor who has no food.Fasting from eating will be meaningful if the food I was supposed to eat I give to the poor.Forgive others, you may be offended by the people you helped and loved them most, it pains,but forgive them,only God and God alone will pay you.By forgiving others you will open doors for God's blessing and for good health.When Jesus was on the cross shortly before his death, he said "Father forgive them for they know not what they do" He gave us a very good example to forgive others.Dear friend forgive them,forgive them.God loves you and values you,is calling us to return to Him by loving Him,by repenting all our evils.Let this lenten season of forty days be of blessings to you.According to Catholic traditions forty days Sundays are not Included. Be blessed. Happy Valentine's day
, I love you.
"Nirudieni mimi kwa miiyo yenu yote,kwa kufunga na kulia" Yoel:2:12 Kwa wakatoliki leo ni Jumatano ya Majivu.Tunaanza safari ya kiroho ya siku arobain ya toba. Tukirejea maneno ya Mungu kutoka kitabu cha Nabii Yoel.Tunaalikwa kumrudia Mungu kwa mioyo yetu yote.Wito huu wa Mungu si kwa wakatoliki tu bali ni wa watu wote.Tunapaswa kumrudia Mungu kwa kutubu dhambi zetu.Kutubu kunaweza kujumuisha kufunga.Kufunga kiroho ni bora zaidi kuliko kufunga kimwili,ndiyo maana maneno ya Mungu kutoka sura ile ile ya nabii Yoel tunapata maneno haya "Rarueni miiyo yenu wala si mavazi yenu" Funga kutoumiza wengine kwa kusema maneno mazuri,kwa kuwapenda wengine na kuwatendea wengine haki,kuwaheshimu wengine.
Funga ubinafisi kwa kuwajali kuwahrumia wengine,wafikirie watu wengine,mfikirie jirani yako ambaye hana chakula.Kufunga chakula kunaweza kuwa na maana ikiwa chakula nilichopaswa kula nikawapa masikini.Wasemehe waliokukosewa,unweza kuwa umekosewa na watu ambao uliowasadia na kuwapenda inauma lakini wasemehe ,Mungu peke yake ndiye atakayekulipa.Kwa kuwasemehe wengine utafungua baraka za Mungu na afya njemka katika maisha yako.Yesu alipokuwa msalabani kabla ya kifo chake alisema "Baba uwasemehe kwa kuwa hawajui watendalo"Alitupa mfano mzuri sana wa kuwasamehe wengine.Mpendwa rafiki yangu wasamehe waliokukosea..Mungu anakupenda na anakuthamini snana.Anakuita wewe na mimi tumrudie kwa kumpenda,kwa kutubu maovu yetu.Nakutakia baraka kwa kipindi hiki cha kwaresma cha siku arobain. Kadri ya mapokeo ya Kanisa Katoliki siku arobaini hazijumuishi siku za jumapili.
Ubarikiwe sana. Heri kwa siku ya wapendanao
Nakupenda.
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