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Spiritual life: some thoughts connected with this topic.

Spirituality and spiritual life - for some of us it is not important and for some it is the most important. For me this sphere of personal development is the most valuable, and I thank God that He shows me that this sphere of life is so important. Without spiritual things my life wouldn't be so joyful.

I discovered spirituality in my own family, my parents taught me my first prayers, I attended Holy Masses with them from my childhood (I am a Catholic). I haven't had any doubts about the existence of God. In my view, God created people and gave them freedom. From the beginning of times some people use their freedom wisely, and some choose evil. We are all prone to do evil. But in Our Lord Jesus Christ we have the possibility to clean our souls - in the Catholic Church we have a sacrament of Penance that helps us a lot in our spiritual development. 

Attending Holy Masses is a great event for me, I meet my God in His Holy Scripture and have an occasion to have Him in my heart - we have The Eucharist. I will put here the explanation of The Eucharist (taken from: https://www.catholic.org/prayers/sacrament.php):


"The Eucharist is the most august sacrament, in which Christ himself is contained, offered and received, and by which the Church constantly lives and grows. The Eucharistic Sacrifice, the memorial of the death and resurrection of the Lord, in which the sacrifice of the cross is perpetuated over the centuries, is the summit and source of all Christian life and worship; it signifies and effects the unity of the people of God and achieves the building up of the Body of Christ."


I love my God and I love all people. I would like everybody to discover God and His mercy. God gave us our lives, our health, our abilities, our talents - all we have comes from Him. God bless you - your life is beautiful and precious, because we are all God's children, Jesus Christ saved our souls, our destination is in Heaven. God bless you. 

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