One Function Of The Angels Is Illumination,

By A Beautiful Paradox Of Divine Love, God Makes His Cross The Very Means Of Our Salvation And Our Life. We Have Slain Him; We Have Nailed Him There And Crucified Him; But The Love In His Eternal Heart Could Not Be Extinguished. He Willed To Give Us The Very Life We Slew; To Give Us The Very Food We Destroyed; To Nourish Us With The Very Bread We Buried, And The Very Blood We Poured Forth. He Made Our Very Crime Into A Happy Fault; He Turned A Crucifixion Into A Redemption; A Consecration Into A Communion; A Death Into Life Everlasting

Joy Is Not The Same As Pleasure Or Happiness. A Wicked And Evil Man May Have Pleasure, While Any Ordinary Mortal Is Capable Of Being Happy. Pleasure Generally Comes From Things, And Always Through The Senses; Happiness Comes From Humans Through Fellowship. Joy Comes From Loving God And Neighbor. Pleasure Is Quick And Violent, Like A Flash Of Lightning. Joy Is Steady And Abiding, Like A Fixed Star. Pleasure Depends On External Circumstances, Such As Money, Food, Travel, Etc. Joy Is Independent Of Them, For It Comes From A Good Conscience And Love Of God.

The Mind Has Three Operations: The Formation Of Ideas, Judgements And Reasoning.

A Smile Across The Aisle Of A Bus In The Morning Could Save A Suicide Later In The Day.

When We Die To Something, Something Comes Alive Within Us. If We Die To Self, Charity Comes Alive; If We Die To Pride, Service Comes Alive; If We Die To Lust, Reverence For Personality Comes Alive; If We Die To Anger, Love Comes Alive.