Humbly submit your will to God (Thy WIll be done) and consecrate yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through Mary.

Children, it is the last hour; 
and just as you heard that the antichrist was coming,
so now many antichrists have appeared. 
Thus we know this is the last hour. 
They went out from us, but they were not really of our number;
if they had been, they would have remained with us. 
Their desertion shows that none of them was of our number. 
But you have the anointing that comes from the Holy One,
and you all have knowledge. 
I write to you not because you do not know the truth 
but because you do, and because every lie is alien to the truth.  1 JN 2:18-21

Merry Christmas, Day 7!  John reveals to us two things today, it is the last hour and Christ is Truth.  He is writing this after Jesus died and conquered sin and death, the final covenant between God and His people has come to fruition.  Now, we live in the end times, “It is the last hour”.  Through baptism, God’s grace, a free gift, makes the impossible possible.  We become adopted sons and daughters of God and brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ.  We have the power within us given to us at baptism in the Holy Spirit to guide us to make better daily decisions.  We can choose to be holy and happy or we can choose to sin and be miserable.  The latter is very simple, holiness requires faithfulness, knowledge, sacrifice, and an unwavering trust in God.  It requires great poverty in heart, mind, and body.  Each day false gods and antichrists fill our minds if we allow them to.  Today, they mostly come in the form of media, tons of information on the Internet, TV, live stream, Netflix, social media, books and magazines.  It also comes from our own mind, the battle always begins in our minds.  Our minds can be easily influenced.  We are in control of what we allow our eyes to see and our ears to hear.  We choose who to be friends with.  So it is very important to form our minds with the Scriptures daily, change our focus in prayer, pray our schedule (great idea Fr. Jarrod) so we can see ahead where we will need guidance, self-control, and Christ’s strength, and give everything we are and have to Jesus through Mary so it can accomplish the will of the Father.  Fr. Ben Green always said that every time we turn on the TV, listen to the radio or Pandora, and start surfing the Internet we are being lied to. Christ must be the center of our life, not just a part of our life.  He didn’t die on cross to just be a part of our schedule.  He died to have a personal relationship with us, dwell among us, remain with us in the sacraments, and be the very center of our lives. 
“But you have the anointing that comes from the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.  I write to you not because you do not know the truth but because you do, and because every lie is alien to the truth”.  Waking early in the morining to adore God and listen to Him, puts Christ in the center of your life.  From that point on you will have purpose for that day.  You will put on the armor of God and be prepared for battle.  You will strive for holiness with knowledge of the Truth so that if you do allow yourself to listen to the worlds antichrists and lies, you will not allow it to affect you, you will see it for what it is, a lie.

Today’s challenge: Wake early to adore God.  Just a little time with the Truth in prayer, Scriptures, and the sacraments will influence the other hours of your day in a meaningful, faith-filled, day.

Be a servant, become a saint!
#Christian YOLO