In truth, the devil is a skillful trickster who willfully piles more things on top of our "many things". He only has one goal: to create a rift in our relationship with God, so that we will distance ourselves from God by choosing to serve the false master; in the end, we will be separated from God.
The endgame of the devil's ploy and innovations is this: he wants us to doubt God's unconditional love and desire to give us the best, and that God will provide us with everything we need. We are giving the devil’s ploy a boost when we lose our confidence in God.
Indeed, we cannot really take away anything from this world when we are gone, be it wealth, fame, social status, power, pleasure, or all the things that we have amassed. Everything will pass away, but only God and His Holy will will remain. Then, isn't our choice crystal clear?
We must remember that when we choose earthly things over God, not only are we separating ourselves from God and His love, but also from His grace. Contrarily, when we choose God and choose to do His will, His grace will overflow our life and the lives of those we serve.
Reflection
What rewards from the "many things" are you expecting that could not be replaced by eternal joy and blessings?
Would you be willing to change your course in life during Lent, so that you may make better choices?
TODAY'S PRAYER
Lord Jesus Christ, I recognize that in my life, danger and traps abound. The devil's attack is relentless. I realize that now is the momentous time to fortify the boundary between the devil and me; but I also know that I am weak and passive. Do not allow me to surrender to my pride and believe that I can conquer the devil's ploy solely by myself. Help me to be close to You with all my heart, all my soul, and all my mind, so that through Your Holy Name and authority, I may be able to vanquish the devil's attack, one step at a time. Send forth Your Spirit to light my path, so that I may follow His guidance. I trust that within You, nothing is impossible. For this I pray in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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永生的福樂是上主恩賜，感謝主。
主基督，感謝祢提醒我，祢加給我的使命，並沒有取代祢，只是透過服務的團體走近祢，教我倚靠祢，沒有祢我什麼都不能做，所以不要為自己的工作而憂慮成敗得失，一切都有祢的旨意，盡我最大的努力，遵照祢的安排，祢自會成就的！
非常感謝🙏，今日的第九天，將會在永恆的園地，找到我們的幸福。
讓我們放開名利及鬥爭,多些時問去平衡生活,有時購買必須的日用品及有益食物,不用奢求物質,不難做的,要留心受魔鬼引誘,選擇時也可求立引導
主耶穌，我經常被許多事「魔鬼、肉身、世俗」這三仇所束縛，求祢派遣聖神帶領我走出這些俗世的束縛;聖母媽媽，也求你替我向天主轉求，並教導我，一步一步去遠離三仇。以上所求係靠主，耶穌基督嘅名而求。
願光榮歸於父、及子及聖神，起初如何，今日亦然，直到永遠，亞孟。
明知選擇天主才是正路，但三仇的誘惑實在大，經常在那裏徘徊！求聖神帶領和增強我的勇力，拒絕誘惑，因主耶穌基督之名，亞孟。
「近朱者赤，近墨者黑」。的確，活在當今崇尚物質享樂，講求本位主義的世代裏，往往使人很容易被世俗的思念所感染，跌進魔鬼的圈套中。
是的，這些思念和行徑的由來，正是因着原祖父母違命(創3:1-6)的感染，而更甚的是我們想成為天主，掌控了一切(創3:5)，這就是魔鬼誘惑人類聽命於牠的技倆。與其說人想做「許多事」，倒不如說，人是很想與天主同等，甚或換過來，成為主宰者。嗚呼！這正是陷入罪惡深淵的危機！
主，耶穌，不要讓我們陷於誘惑，但救我們免於凶惡。亞孟。
主，天父
感謝祢對我們的愛
求祢原諒，求祢寬恕，求祢助佑
我們，遠離罪惡，提防三仇。
我要全心，全意，全靈投靠祢🙏
🙏🙏仁慈聖母瑪利亞 求妳在天主台前為我轉求聖子 賜我今日力行諸善 不致陷於三仇之險 而遠離天主🙏🙏🙏
我要選擇天主 我要成行主的旨意做事 我要倚靠主 避開魔鬼嘅誘惑
聖神，請時刻提醒我不要窮一生的時間及精力去換取帶不走的「許多事」，而失去天主的愛情與恩寵。請醫治我的軟弱，𧶽我智慧去辨別和選擇天主的事。
慈愛的天父
感謝祢特意安排，我前日確診疫症，三日後連累內子也確診，使我們不要再分隔睡眠，同心互助在家隔離。更令我的經驗傳授比她，再無怨恨地好好求医治，聽從禁令在家用心地拜苦路。🙏🙏🙏
仁慈的主
深信在祢內才有圓滿的福樂。奈何魔鬼在我們周邊滿佈陷阱和誘惑，有著人性的軟弱，稍一不慎，便墮入魔鬼設下的圈套。求祢讓我從聖言中，明白祢的旨意，給我警醒，藉著聖神的引領走向成聖之路。因我們的主基督。亞孟。
今天的反省，每一句話都射中了我的弱點，我就是那樣被魔鬼綑綁。但是我多麼願意選擇「在世享受天主的愛情與恩寵，以及天父在天家為我們準備無盡的福樂」啊！
懇求天主聖神成為我步履前的明燈，緊緊跟隨祂的指引，一步一步走向天主的懷抱。阿門
Jesus, in this time of Lent i should spend more time in prayers, meditations and reading Your Words on the Scriptures.
主耶穌，感謝您不斷地提醒我要做正確的事，不要受魔鬼引誘，要行天主的路🙏🏻🙏🏻
願光榮歸於父，及子及聖神。起初如何，今日亦然，直到永遠，亞孟🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻