Author: SimplexVeraVJ

Free will means we are accountable for our actions and their consequences. We are not victims of the world, our circumstances, or others. Vivat Jesus

Jesus told us that Eternal Life is simple to attain, Love God and Love one another. Vivat Jesus

Our works, good and bad, start out as thoughts. Probe deeply those good thoughts and don’t nurse the bad ones. Vivat Jesus

A vice is a tool to hold things firm while they can be worked on. Similarly, our sins, vices, can hold us firm permitting evil to do its work on us. Vivat Jesus

Pope Gregory the Great taught us that there are seven deadly sins. Can you recall them? Pride, Green, Lust, Envy, Anger, Gluttony, and Sloth. Pride is in the ‘driver’s seat’, conquer that first. Vivat Jesus

A humble person sees courage as just doing what must be done. Vivat Jesus

Courage is a very rare commodity. So much so, that one may not think they have it until it is required. Vivat Jesus

While it may be a first for one to commit an incredibly evil act, it is usually preceded by lots of lesser evil deeds which started by seemingly harmless compromises. Vivat Jesus

If you have ever been hurt by someone you love, then you know just a touch of what God must feel when we sin. He wishes for us to choose to return to Him. Vivat Jesus

Question, listen, think, and pray. Repeat a few times before talking. Vivat Jesus