FOR FROM THE FULLNESS OF THE HEART THE MOUTH SPEAKS I have recently been reflecting on the great number of people who have no enthusiasm for living and yet claim to believe in God. Personally, I find this difficult to accept, precisely because Faith in Jesus Christ is the solution to life's complacency. Let me illustrate this with an anecdote. Once upon a time, a man took a rose in his hand, got pricked, and said, “how bad is life, for even roses have thorns!" Another man took a rose but first looked at the thorns, then beheld the beauty of the rose and said, “how beautiful is life, that even thorns have roses!" Many people see only the thorns and miss the opportunity to appreciate the beauty of the rose as a whole and curse a flower that is not only beautiful but splendid. Some people see only the negative side of life, while others, full of enthusiasm and Faith, see the positive side. We should not take things casually but devote time to contemplate and consider things in the light of the experience offered by God to us in that moment. Jesus left a great legacy of Faith and Love for God, life, and our fellow human beings. Jesus taught us everything, that anything is possible when we Trust Him. Jesus knows better than anyone else how to face suffering fully. He was rejected by His relatives, friends, and people. Being innocent, He accepted to not only carry His cross but also to die on that cross without blaming or insulting anyone because it was His Father’s will; He wanted to give us the opportunity to be happy forever, meaning for our whole lives, as long as we practice the Beatitudes, a life plan that guarantees happiness and invites us to release our hearts from evil instincts and always to seek the Love of God. I urge you to read the Beatitudes carefully and think carefully about each of them as described in Matthew 5:3-12. Similarly, I want to share with you situations experienced by two men, both husbands and parents, that I know. The first is about an alcoholic man who made his wife and children suffer for several years. At some point, when he was about to lose his family, this man approached our ministry seeking help and we invited him to experience a personal encounter with God. He did, and he converted afterward. He quit the vice that drove himself and his family to despair. However, everyone was deeply affected by their excruciating past. He tried to regain his wife's trust, but she was no longer the same. After some time, she cheated on him; as you can imagine, this was devastating for the man. Due to this, this man changed his relationship with the Lord and became rebellious, as if God had failed him. The man thought that changing his life and trusting and believing in God had been useless. Thank God, this man…