Daily Reflection with Fr. Tomas Del Valle-Reyes



Dear Friends: Praying is not easy. Our daily routine calls for our full attention. And the world around us puts little value on prayer; our lives are full of material things but at the same time are getting emptier in God’s value.

For this reason, I will post a daily reflection and as you visit this site may the Holy Spirit within you come to your aid and guide you gently to the God who loves you
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Showing posts with label God loves you. Show all posts
Showing posts with label God loves you. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

DARK LETTER

 Letter from the Devil This can really make you think.
A LETTER TO YOU FROM SATAN

“I saw you yesterday as you began your daily chores.
You awoke without kneeling to pray. 
As a matter of fact, you didn't even bless your meals, or pray before going to bed last night.
You are so unthankful, I like that about you!
I cannot tell you how glad I am that you have not changed your 
way of living, Fool, you are mine.
Remember, you and I have been going steady for years, 
and I still don't love you yet.
As a matter of fact, I hate you, because I hate God.
He kicked me out of heaven, and I'm going to use you as long as possible to pay him back.
You see, Fool, GOD LOVES YOU and HE has great plans in store for you!
But you have yielded your life to me, and I'm going to make your life a living hell. 
That way, we'll be together twice. 
This will really hurt God.
Thanks to you, I'm really showing Him who's boss
in your life with all of the good times we've had.
We have been...
Watching dirty movies, cursing people out, stealing, lying, being hypocritical, fornicating, overeating, telling dirty jokes, gossiping, being judgmental, back stabbing people, disrespecting adults, and specially your parents!, no respect for the Church, bad attitudes.
SURELY you don't want to give all this up.
Come on, Fool, let's burn together forever. 
I've got some hot plans for us. 
This is just a letter of appreciation from me to you.


I'd like to say "THANKS" for letting me use you for most of your foolish life.You are so gullible, I laugh at you. 
When you are tempted to sin, you give in HA HA HA, you make me sick.
Sin is beginning to take its toll on your life.
You look 20 years older, and now, I need new blood.


So go ahead and teach some children how to sin.
All you have to do is smoke, get drunk or drink while underage, cheat, gamble, gossip, fornicate, and live being as selfish as possible.
Do all of this in the presence of children and they will do it too. 
Kids are like that.
Well, Fool, I have to let you go for now.


I'll be back in a couple of seconds to tempt you again. 
If you were smart, you would run somewhere, confess your sins, and live for God with what little bit of life that you have left.
It's not my nature to warn anyone, but to be your age and still sinning; it's becoming a bit ridiculous. 
Don't get me wrong, I still hate you.
IT'S JUST THAT YOU'D MAKE A BETTER FOOL FOR CHRIST.

Descubriendo el Siglo 21
Discovering 21century
Fr Tomás Del Valle-Reyes
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New York, NY 10018
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016

You Are Not Alone

You are not alone - For God is with you.
You are not defenseless -
For God is your protector.
You are not inadequate -
For God is your sufficiency. You are not useless -
For God has a purpose for your life.
You are not worthless - For God sent His Son to die for you.
You are not without hope - For God has a place prepared for you.
You are not unloved - For God loves you with an everlasting love.
You are not rejected, or abandoned - For God calls you His own.
"I will never fail you. I will never abandon you."
So we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper, so I will have no fear.
What can mere people do to me?" Hebrews 13:5-6

Father Tomas Del Valle-Reyes
Discovering 21 Century
P.O. BOX 1170
New York, NY 10018
Radiosigloxxi@aol.com

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

God Loves you

New in the neighborhood, Meagan was eager to make friends,
so when six-year old Lauren invited her to go to Sunday 
school with her family, little Megan immediately asked 
permission from her mom.
Mom agreed, anything to grab a couple hours t
herself on a Sunday morning.
Megan and her Mom didn't know much about God.
Church had never been a part of their lives. 
She was a single mother, working two jobs just to scrape by,
nothing beyond that held much importance.
Sunday morning came and Megan was excited to be
going somewhere with her new friend.
It didn’t really matter where.
She put on her prettiest dress and “dress-up” shoes, saved for special occasions.
At Sunday school, the children laughed and welcomed Megan.
The grandmotherly teacher hugged her and told her that she loved her and that God loved her, too.
The pastor told her that, also.
Several people said that very same thing to her and
one member tied a balloon to her wrist as they left the church.
On the balloon was printed that same thought…"Smile, God loves you.” Meagan was smiling.
She was happy and she had never felt so loved.
Dropping her off at home, Lauren and her family
waved and reminded her, “We love you and God loves you, too.”
She wanted to run in to tell Mom all about the Sunday school, the teacher and all the kids who were glad she was there.
She could hardly wait to tell her all about the singing and about Jesus and that God loves her and that He loves her Mother, too.
But first she wanted to be alone to think, for a few minutes,
about what it all meant. Kicking off her shoes,
which were pinching her feet by then, she sat on the curb
just to remember everything she had learned.
She remembered that the pastor told her that he loved her and so did God
and that all she had to do was to pray and ask Jesus to be her friend.
So, right there on the curb, quietly, that’s exactly what Meagan did…then she
went in to tell Mom all about it.
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Father Tomas Del Valle-Reyes
Discovering 21 Century
P.O. BOX 1170
New York, NY 10018
Radiosigloxxi@aol.com
www.discovering21century.com