WE MUST NOT WASTE A MOMENT TO EXPLOIT THE RICH MINE OF LIFE

 

Who would believe it? We can make our great treasures in the heaven as far as we want to encompass. O my God! What a prerogative you gave us Father. Teach us to exploit the rich mine of life because our ambition is to be able to enjoy it without limits. We can make the delights of Heaven our own; we can be beloved souls in the arms of God and make ours the rich treasure of glory. We can also enjoy the beautiful and sweet company of angels, cherubim, seraphim, and all the blessed. That beautiful company of heavenly beings is now in our thoughts that come out of our hearts, but in a tomorrow, perhaps very soon, in true glory.

I never get tired of encompassing those treasures now on earth. We cannot faint with all that the Lord has entrusted to us. There is too much to do. We don't let our guard down, oh Lord. Give us that unlimited grace to bring souls closer to your lap of love. Blessed Father, it is a great happiness for us to know that You love us and that You rejoice with your creatures. You are our beloved owner and our true owner. Our joy has no limits. It's as if you

already had us there.

My great wish would be that many souls accompany me to spread the love of the Lord throughout the world. Holy Spirit of God, enlighten me and help me. Thank you, thank you very much my Lord for granting me this request, in the blessed name of JESUS, amen.

Cordially,

José Joaquín Agudelo G.

April 12, 2008

 

MY EIGHTY NINE BIRTHDAY

 Hello family and friends. We caught the afternoon. What a harsh phrase! In some places we also say: The night took us or the waning took us. Someone said: There are no old people here only that the night took us. Of course, loaded with experiences and waiting for a beautiful sunrise so that we can give good advice. Let us not forget that the years wrinkle the skin, but the lack of God and the enthusiasm for living wrinkles our soul. One day we will understand that youth and beauty go away without us realizing how temporary and ephemeral everything is in this life. In addition, the true beauty is in your actions and in the love you offer and also in what you leave in the hearts of others, because that is how we will understand what it means to be a good human. This is what makes us be

eternally beautiful and also realize that we have lived more than the time that remains to us. How beautiful it has been to live and feel it! And also having given a lot of love and having received it, acquiring experiences and learning patience. Age does not matter knowing that beauty comes from a soul full of love and forgiveness. It doesn't matter if we are old either, but we have life and in each experience we are filled with wisdom. What an honor to have been and continue to be a mother, wife, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend if we still have a lot of love to give. And the best thing is that love comes to us without demanding or asking for it. How wonderful is this stage of life, to be as we are! How nice it is to move forward with everything lived and learning more!

I tell you that faith is not a fire that goes out, but a fire that burns. Faith is also not a soothing for the stressed, but a beautiful story for those of us who are in love with the Lord. Growing old is a privilege, an art, a blessing, and a gift from God's presence. Adding gray hair, tearing out pages from the calendar and having a birthday should always be a reason for joy in this life; and not everyone has this privilege of reaching such a beautiful age that is old age. In my old age I don't want to look younger, I just want to look very happy. Cowardice and stress ages us more than time. The past is accepted, the present is lived, it is not discussed, and the future is expected, but always trusting and consulting with God. We all want to live a long time, but none of us want to grow old. Remember that you are never too old to love and speak kind words. Although my body and my heart fail, You, O my God, are the rock of my heart and my portion forever (Psalm 73:26).

Please always remember that you can exist without loving, but you can never live without loving. We grow old when we stop fighting life, loving, learning, and friendship; and also when everything scares us and when we close ourselves to new ideas and changes.

At this point I want to recommend you to read Psalm 71. I also want you to learn it because it is very beautiful, since this is a prayer of the elders. May God be the rock where your life rests, the source where you drink water, the cloud that covers your walk and the light that lights your path.

With love,

Maria Fanny Agudelo

10/17/2022