Why Grace?   Have you ever wondered why God chose Grace as the only way we can get into heaven? I am going to try to convey the reasons but first I am going to tell you a little joke. I know I put a joke like this in the messenger but I think you will see why I decided to retell it once I get into the message    A man dies and goes to heaven. Of course, St. Peter meets him at the pearly gates. St. Peter says, "Here's how it works. You need 100 points to make it into heaven. You tell me all the good things you've done, and I give you a certain number of points for each item, depending on how good it was. When you reach 100 points, you get in."              "Okay," the man says, "I was married to the same woman for 50 years and never cheated on her, even in my heart."              "That's wonderful," says St. Peter, "that's worth three ...

Please open your bibles to Mathew 28:18 -20. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Let us pray! Lord, I thank You for the guidance you granted me while composing the message you desired me to deliver today. I pray that you send your Spirit to help me to convey the message You have given me and also to open the hearts of those who are hearing Your words, so they can receive the message.    I ask that You grant us a childlike curiosity and a great hunger for Your Word. Lastly I ask for You to grant us Your divine wisdom so we may understand the meaning of Your Word, Amen.       Jesus commanded to all who believe, “go forth and make discipl...