Daily Inspiration

“Jesus answered and said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, the Son cannot do anything on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing; for what he does, the Son will do also. For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything that he himself does, and he will show him greater works than these, so that you may be amazed. For just as the Father raises the dead and gives life, so also does the Son give life to whomever he wishes. Nor does the Father judge anyone, but he has given all judgment to the Son, so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes in the one who sent me has eternal life and will not come to condemnation, but has passed from death to life. Amen, amen, I say to you, the hour is coming and is now here when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For just as the Father has life in himself, so also he gave to the Son the possession of life in himself. And he gave him power to exercise judgment, because he is the Son of Man. Do not be amazed at this, because the hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and will come out, those who have done good deeds to the resurrection of life, but those who have done wicked deeds to the resurrection of condemnation. "I cannot do anything on my own; I judge as I hear, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will but the will of the one who sent me." -John 5:19-30

Once I was given eyes and ears to judge myself, and based on the Truth of what I saw and heard, I knew my punishment was just and fair.  But after tasting that misery, Jesus showed me what it was to be washed clean in His Blood.

The Lord of Mercy bathed me in His ocean of mercy, but at a significant cost to both Him and me. There will come a time when we will each hear His voice call us from the tomb, but when we do, our judgment will have already been made. It will be too late for us to change.

My friends, I have seen both the resurrection of condemnation and of life. We must repent now and change our deeds while there is still time for us to choose the path of life.

Saint Euphrasia, pray for us.

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Jesus, I trust in you!