Following Jesus in my life has been the most important decision I have taken. It was a decision that I needed to take in a time when I was passing through spiritual dryness in my life. Although this spiritual dryness was a difficult time to live, it brought me closer to God… to the loving Father. After all, I was in search and seeking for the truth… ‘What is life all about?’.

Ever since I decided to follow Jesus, to commit my life to Him, to change my life, to be formed in my faith and to evangelize, Christ has always strengthened me in my faith and provided the required grace to overcome any other kind of spiritual dryness. In today’s society it is not easy to proclaim the truth and speak out about my faith and what the risen Lord has done in my life. It does not matter for me what unbelievers think about me… or for those who have a different opinion from me with regards to morality, ethics, values etc. I am a Christian and I proclaim what Christ teaches and I am not ashamed at all for following Jesus.

What is important for me is that while I continue to deepen my faith in the love of God and continue to have this personal experience with Jesus… in the same time I try to also share His love to other people. Of course, such Good News is not always well received or not received at all by certain people… but I have experienced that the Good News, after all is far more received by people.

Whenever a person decides to follow Christ, one is not to be ashamed. I am not ashamed of following Christ… and I hope that neither are you.

In Unity

George Calleja – Malta

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Who is the Holy Spirit? Some people might ask this question, especially if they do not know Jesus in a personal way. The basic answer to this question is found in John 14:16 ‘And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever’. Here Jesus is promising the Holy Spirit to His disciples. The promise is that the Holy Spirit will always be with the disciples. God will never abandon the disciples.

Jesus further reveals to them who the Holy Spirit is through John 14:26 ‘But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.’ Jesus’ promise further extends that the Holy Spirit will teach the disciples of all things God wants to express to mankind. This, in a nutshell is who the Holy Spirit is.

When the Holy Spirit was experienced by the disciples at Pentecost, in Acts 2:1-4 it is explained that ‘When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.  They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.  All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.’

The promise of Jesus to His disciples was fulfilled at Pentecost. This same promise was not only for the disciples, but for every baptised person. Today, the Holy Spirit is as ever present. The Holy Spirit, the third person of the Holy Trinity, is a mystery which one can only partly understand. It is faith in God that will help us to experience and grow closer to the Holy Spirit.

(This monthly reflection is an extract from my Christian Book ‘In His Image’)

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In Unity,

George Calleja (Christian Author)

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Have you ever trusted someone with something that is very important to your life? Maybe it was difficult to find a person whom to trust. Or, maybe for some kind of reason you find it difficult to trust someone?

Maybe you needed to be comforted and never found that person whom you could share with and trust. And over the years you have never managed to find comfort, help, and guidance to your life, because of lack of trust.

For sure there are people whom one can trust to help you with your life. You need to do your part and ask for help.

Have you ever thought of the person by the name of Jesus? I know that He really can be trusted. Try and contact Him. Well, he doesn’t have a mobile or an email account to get in contact with. But you can always pray to Him for some advice about life.

Trust Him… He will answer you!

In Unity,

George Calleja (Christian Author)

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Lord, I come to you

And ask for your comfort and peace

I bring to you all those with a broken heart

A heart that is in pain

A heart that is suffering

A heart that is broken

Lord, I bring to you

All those that have asked for my prayers

I bring these people to You

I give you their broken heart

Lord, give these people your peace

Your comfort

Your forgiveness

Your love

Lord, heal their heart

From the wounds that they have suffered

Thank you Lord

Amen

In Unity,

George Calleja (Christian Author)

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Some people might come up with the question, but who is Mary? These people might not necessarily be non-believers but could be people of little faith or even people proclaiming of having a strong faith. The ‘Hail Mary’ prayer answers this question of who Mary is. The ‘Hail Mary’ prayer has the following wording:

Hail Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.

Holy Mary Mother of God,

pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death

Amen.

Anyone who has a good knowledge of the Bible would know that part of the ‘Hail Mary’ prayer is taken from the Bible. The first part of this prayer refers to the angel Gabriel, and also to Elizabeth, Mary’s cousin. As we read in Luke 1:28, the angel Gabriel greeted Mary at the Annunciation with the following words, ‘Hail Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with thee’. Furthermore, in Luke 1:42, we find Elizabeth’s welcoming words upon the visit by Mary, as follows: ‘Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus’. By time around the mid-eleventh century, these two particular Bible verses where joined together to form part of the ‘Hail Mary’.

The second part of the ‘Hail Mary’ prayer, referring to ‘Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death’, was added around the fourteenth and fifteenth century. The intention of adding the second part was to ask for Mary’s intercession on our behalf.

These two particular parts of the ‘Hail Mary’ prayer, clearly show that this prayer has its roots in the Bible as well as in the people’s faith together with the reflection of the Church. The Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph 2679, clearly shows the importance of asking Mary’s intercession, as indicated in the words: ‘Mary is the perfect Orans (prayer), a figure of the Church. When we pray to her, we are adhering with her to the plan of the Father, who sends his Son to save all men. Like the beloved disciple we welcome Jesus' mother into our homes, for she has become the mother of all the living. We can pray with and to her. The prayer of the Church is sustained by the prayer of Mary and united with it in hope’.

So, who is Mary? The first answers are clearly indicated through the ‘Hail Mary’ prayer. She is filled with Grace and the Lord is always with her. Mary is blessed among all the women and also blessed is her son Jesus. Mary is Holy and she is the Mother of God. Mary prays for all the sinners in every moment of a person’s life and especially she will pray for them at the hour of their death. By trusting in Mary, man can approach her knowing that she welcomes all the sinners, and leads them to her son Jesus, so they can receive Salvation.

In Unity,

George Calleja  (Christian Author)

Peace in the world! Is that possible? Is that beyond us?

Have you ever thought that you can play your part to bring peace to the world? If only each person really loves and cares for the person next to him in each present moment of life, it will bring peace to the world!

If only we really had to love our neighbor as Jesus taught us, yes, it is possible to have peace in the world. You can make the difference in the ‘little’ world you belong to, at work, at school, with your friend! Other people are responsible to make the difference in their ‘little’ world they belong to, in parliament, in politics, with world leaders!

If all of us, in whatever ‘little’ world we belong to, we really love our neighbor through the love of Christ... yes, there will be peace in the world.

The important thing is that youdecide to take up this challenge to love your neighbor. Ask God for His Grace, His Comfort, and His Love, to make you an instrument of peace!

In Unity,

George Calleja (Christian Author)

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During this time of the year, every Christian reflects more deeply about the Cross. The Cross that Jesus died on… the Cross that brought us Salvation. Through the Resurrection of Jesus, the Cross paved the way for us to be saved. The Cross is the love of Jesus for all mankind.

On the Cross Jesus did not die only for Christians, but He died for all mankind. Even if a person is an unbeliever, or belonging to another faith, Jesus died for that person. Jesus is Love, and on the Cross, He expressed His love through the great suffering He went through, to bring us Salvation by the Resurrection.

This is what every Christian is responsible for: to preach, to share with other people, to be Jesus to others, to explain the Cross to all mankind. All of mankind is to know about the Cross, as it is through the Cross that one can draw closer to Jesus.

Christians who through the grace of God have understood that they are saved through the Cross, are to be another Jesus to their neighbour. Through the help of Jesus, Christians are to carry the Cross in their daily lives and be witnesses to others. Christians are to show the world that through the Cross we are saved.

Do you let Jesus carry your cross in your life and show you the way to Salvation?

In Unity

George Calleja – Malta

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Many times we have heard and seen people claiming that they are working for peace in the world. Many books have been written about peace, but how can peace really be achieved?

There is only one way how to have peace, even though man offers different ways of how to achieve peace. Peace is only possible when man turns to God and surrender his whole life to Him.

Man is to let go of all sin that separates him from God. It is when man accepts God in his life, that peace would be possible in the world. All earthly things will one day come to an end, but the love of God for mankind is there for eternity.

Accepting God’s love in ones’ life, and loving your neighbor through God’s love, is when one really can speak and work for peace. Peace only comes through God.

In Unity

George Calleja – Malta

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Lord Jesus,

my prayer before I sleep tonight,

is that people all over the world realize of your love for them.

I pray for those people who have rejected you,

Lord give them the opportunity to know you.

Lord I pray for those who persecute you,

that they may find you.

I pray for the children who are dying in wars,

that you may bless their soul.

Lord may your peace reign,

may the leaders of the countries realize of your Love,

and instead of wars,

they declare peace throughout the world.

Thank you Jesus,

Amen.

George Calleja – Malta

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Only love brings peace. Only love between each person, through loving each neighbour, is the way to bring peace to the world.

Lately, many appeals have been held by prominent people asking for peace. Many prayers have been held all over the world so that peace may reign. But still, war and hatred are dominating the world, unless, each person practices the art of loving... that is loving your neighbour.

No matter what religion each person practice, the golden rule of love is found in each religion. So why, peace is still not possible in the world? It is because not everybody really practice his religion, not everybody really believes in Jesus, the message of love is not practiced by all.

Loving your neighbour is required to be more practiced. Every person is created to love and be loved, every person knows how to love, every person is responsible to love. All this is possible if all of us let go of the barriers that prevent us from loving, the barriers of racism, of cultures, of ethnic groups, of political views, and so on.

So be encouraged, let go of these barriers and practice the art of loving. This way, peace is possible.

In Unity,

George Calleja  (Christian Author)

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