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20/10/2020

JC2033™ --Play your part in making the celebration the single greatest collective act of worship in human history!

I’m excited to have the opportunity to tell you about an extraordinary project underway for some years now to organize an appropriate celebration of our Christian hope and belief in the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ: JC2033. Imagine a WORLDWIDE movement of like-minded Christians of all faiths, connecting with each other and with all the nations on the planet to declare their faith and hope in the resurrection! JC2033 has been founded in order to commemorate the 2000-year anniversary of Jesus rising from the dead and opening up the gates of Heaven for all those who believe!

Here’s what the project is about:

Nearly 2000 years ago, Jesus Christ’s resurrection transformed the fate of humanity.

As we approach this historic anniversary, a Swiss family man received a vision for a gigantic commemoration with throngs gathered in every nation of the world. This will undoubtedly be the biggest celebration ever organized in the history of mankind.

A marvelous opportunity for millions around the world to experience the good news: Jesus Christ is truly risen!

Olivier Fleury, the former director of Youth With A Mission, Switzerland, is compelled by this extraordinary vision.

More than twenty years before “D” day, he has embarked upon an international quest to arouse interest and mobilize Christians toward this immense project coined “Jesus Celebration 2033”. This book presents his enthusiastic testimony, full of faith, hope and love.

Order Olivier’s inspiring book about the JC2033 project at
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The reality of the resurrection of the dead is what gives all of us here at ChristianMemorials.com the hope we`re compelled to share with the World, a hope we all need in order to come to terms with the passing of those dear to us. I invite you all to go and have a look at the message being sent to all the corners of the Earth – I hope it motivates you as much as it has me! Please go and visit JC2033’s website at https://www.jc2033.world/en/ , and consider getting involved! There’s something big developing here and we’ll all want to play our part in making the celebration the single greatest collective act of worship in human history!

God bless,

John

25/09/2020

🙏A Memorial to John Henry Newman

I hope you are well. I am writing once again to share a few thoughts about someone who lived in the not so distant past, the 1800`s, in England: John Henry Newman. He lived his life dedicated to Christ and to following his conscience, no matter where it led him. He believed strongly in nurturing friendships without social boundaries and working for true ecumenism. These are exemplary qualities in a person, and it is worth having a glimpse at the things that made him tick, especially in times such as ours.

Our attention is currently caught by the pandemic spreading around us, and John would have had sympathy for us. He himself fell dangerously ill with something like cholera as a young adult, and he was given no chance to live. He made a promise during his illness that if he was spared, he would investigate what work God had for him to do in England. As we know, he was spared and so he set about forming the Oxford Movement, a movement that was to safeguard the Church of England from three main dangers – spiritual stagnation, interference from the state and doctrinal unorthodoxy.

Although he began his life as an Anglican in the Church of England, eventually, after much soul-searching, he developed utmost respect for Catholics. John was a true friend to all. “I have my mission”, he wrote, “I am a link in a chain, a bond of connexion between persons. He…has not created me for naught. I shall do good, I shall do his work; I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place … if I do but keep his commandments and serve him in my calling”.

Nevertheless, John always tried to focus on the big picture. He once wrote, “Looking beyond this life, my first prayer, aim, and hope is that I may see God. The thought of being blest with the sight of earthly friends pales before that thought. I believe that I shall never die; this awful prospect would crush me, were it not that I trusted and prayed that it would be an eternity in God’s Presence. How is eternity a boon, unless He goes with it?

Newman gives us a sense of hope that in these confusing times, we are still able to have the compass of Christ`s teachings to guide us, encouraging us with his often-quoted words, “To live is to change, and to change often is to become more perfect.” This is a challenge facing us, for it takes us to the heart of the call to true conversion when as Christians we are called to repent and believe in the Gospel, change and change often, having open instead of rigid hearts.

There are many things written by John Henry Newman and about him as well, allowing him to continue to have an impact on people`s lives now and far into the future. His message and his life`s mission is timeless and relevant. Perhaps you know of an inspiring life worth sharing with others? Consider writing it down on our ChristianMemorials.com or TheEternalPortal.com websites, allowing this special person to minister to others, like John did, for years to come!

With my wish to you of health and hope for us all,

John

12/09/2020

😇 A Memorial to John Bosco

I hope you are well. As you’ve probably noticed, I like sharing short stories of exemplary lives in these emails I send out to our users. This week it is John Bosco, an Italian, ordained minister who lived in Turin, Italy in the 1800`s. John dedicated himself to the youth, challenging them to become better people and to always give their best.

His life is a beautiful testimony of wonderful deeds and works that show his love for Christ and for others. All the stories taken together fill volumes and have influenced how we educate young people in a very concrete way even today. For now, I’d like to share just one of these stories.

In John’s day, many of the inhabitants of northern Italy were poor and many children were homeless, living on the streets. The extreme poverty and lack of security drove these young people to steal and cheat in order to survive, their desperation compounded by the fact that they didn`t have the skills to earn a living and support themselves. John was moved by their situation and with compassion he cared for at least some of the boys from his area together with his mother. He taught them how to work and found jobs and apprenticeships for them, but even more important, he taught them to become good and conscientious persons, always giving their best while remaining cheerful.

This was indeed John`s mission: to constantly remind the children that in life, there are always sacrifices to be made, and there are certain sacrifices that are well worth making. He would say that it is easy to turn a blind eye to the shadows of character flaws in the dusty corners of our lives, but ignoring these flaws works towards a person`s downfall. The children found this philosophy exciting and it touched a nerve…”like a drink of water that quenches our instinctive thirst to excel or improve. Whatever the sacrifice,” said Don Bosco, “the struggle to keep your balance is priceless.” These lessons are applicable today. Could such a philosophy be a tonic for the “Snowflake” Generation of today? You know, the Millennials, a generation said to be easily offended, attention-seeking and lacking resilience. Indeed, they could benefit from this philosophy of constant improvement!

Why do we now know about John Bosco, some two hundred years after his death? Again, because someone like you bothered to write his story down many years ago. Because of this, his story continues to inspire lives to this day. Do you know of an inspiring life of someone who's passed worth sharing with others? Of course you do. Consider writing the story down, on https://www.ChristianMemorials.com or https://www.TheEternalPortal.com and allow that person to minister to others for years to come!

Link to John Bosco’s memorial on ChristianMemorials.com: https://christianmemorials.com/tributes/john-m-bosco

With my wish to you of health and hope for us all,

John Moetteli

21/08/2020

🙏 I hope you are well. I’d like to share some exemplary lives with you in a few emails I will be sending out. One is Vincent DePaul, a Frenchman and ordained minister, born in Pouy, France on the 24th of April 1581 and who died in Paris on September 27th, 1660. Vincent dedicated himself to serving the poor. His life is a testimony of many wonderful deeds and works that have filled volumes.

I’d like to share just one of many stories: In Vincent’s day, Paris was torn as many people lived selfishly. This caused problems which were compounded by poverty and unemployment. Every year, several hundred newborn children were found in the streets, abandoned at night by their mothers because they themselves could not or would not feed them. The police did attempt to care for these helpless little ones but what they were able to do was so insufficient that many children died miserably. Vincent was moved by their suffering and through his persuasion, a number of wealthy Christian women formed a Christian Women’s Association which rented a house to care for at least some of the children they found. Contributions did come in from some sources, but the number of children taken in had grown so much that it became increasingly difficult to cover the costs of caring for them.

The Christian Women's Association became overwhelmed and considered abandoning the cause and simply handing the children over to the police once again, despite the fact that doing so would be a death sentence. Vincent held a meeting in the house to discuss what to do. After everything had been mutually discussed, Vincent turned to the women, and pleaded with them saying:

" Out of compassion and Christian love you accepted these little creatures as your children, from which time you became their spiritual mothers after their natural mothers cast them out. Why then, ladies, will you now cast them out as well? You determine their destiny at this moment! Their life and death depend on you. I will now call for a vote. You must explain to yourselves whether, despite the hardship, you also want to be merciful towards them. They will live, these poor children, if you continue to care for them with love, but experience has taught us that they will certainly die if you leave them.”

After his emotional appeal, everyone wept, and with their compassion welling up, they unanimously decided to continue the good work. Now the focus became how to raise the necessary funds. With the ladies’ determination to save the children, despite the hardship, God blessed their work and the organization received many contributions. Consequently, countless children were kept alive, taught the Gospel and became happy, productive members of society.

Why do we now know about Vincent, four hundred years after his death? Because many years ago someone bothered to write this story and many others about Vincent down. Because of this, his story has touched hundreds of thousands of lives in the past and continues to inspire lives to this day. Do you know of an inspiring life worth sharing with others? Of course you do. Consider writing it down on our MemoriesofLife.com website which is coming soon or, if this person has already passed, on ChristianMemorials.com and allow that person to minister to others for years to come!

God bless,
John

Link to Vincent DePaul’s memorial:
https://christianmemorials.com/tributes/vincent-depaul

15/07/2020

🙏 Job and Jesus / Part 3 of 3

In my last 2 messages, which were parts 1 and 2 of a three-part message about Jesus and Job, I talked about the qualities in Jesus and Job which help us to deal with death, loss and suffering. Reflecting on their lives can bring us farther down the road to acceptance and healing because they are incredible examples to us, especially as we consider their lives and missions. If you didn’t have time before, do take a moment now to read Part 1 and 2 before continuing. Now, in this third (and last) post on Job and Jesus, I would like to focus on their sufferings in order to better understand how to deal with our own.

The biggest difference between Christ’s suffering (on the cross until His death) and Job’s suffering (when he lost all of his children at once) is that Christ’s suffering was wholly voluntary. Job’s was not. Job did not ask for it…he did everything to keep this from happening as he clearly loved his children. He prayed for them, sacrificed for them and did so continually (Job 1:5). Job did everything to avoid his children being hurt. Still, they were all killed. Christ, on the other hand, sacrificed His own life voluntarily by not using His own power to resist the sentence of death by crucifixion. Jesus’s sacrifice of his own body for all of us came at the cost of His voluntary suffering and anguish, similar to but clearly far beyond Job`s suffering.

You might be tempted to think God was cruel to allow the things that happened to Job to happen. Nothing could be further from the truth. The word “cruel” means “willfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it. “ First, God did not cause Job’s pain, the devil did. Second, God was concerned about that pain and provided Job with the strength he needed to endure his sufferings for his own sake and for the sake of all that would later learn of his worshipful suffering and be blessed by his story. What’s more, God put Himself, through Christ His incarnation, through much worse suffering for our eternal benefit. In other words, God did not put Job through anything, for our sakes, that He Himself was not willing to endure, also for our sakes.

We now benefit from Christ’s and Job’s suffering in that through Christ’s work, death has been conquered (1 Corinthians 15:55, “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?“). You now have, if you have the faith to reach out to grasp it, the real hope you need to get through your loss and continue living. I’m convinced that you will be reunited with the loved one you have lost one day! Being able to live on, even to live an inspiring life full of hope, is purely a question of faith.

You may be in a situation now in which you think you may be suffering more than anyone else in this World. I think after contemplating the message of Job’s life, you will know that whatever you are going through, it cannot be compared to what Job or Christ went through. Despite all of the injustice, Job did not for a moment curse God, but instead, maintained his respect for Him. Job’s story challenges us, ordinary men and women not unlike Job, to do the same if we ever find ourselves in a comparable situation. That’s what I find scary. I admire Job and believe that God was pleased with Job’s worship like no other person before him. At the same time, I pray for the grace that I not be tested as Job was!

And consider this: Job’s story is effective today in large part because it is written down in the Bible so that we can read about it, reflect on it and learn from it, knowing that because it’s in the Bible, it’s reliable and trustworthy. Did you have a friend or loved one that passed who had a special story of faith or worship to tell? What would they tell us today if they were still alive? If their life was a testimony, consider taking the time to write their story down somehow. An online memorial is one way to do that. A story of faithfulness to God, like that of Job’s, recorded in an online memorial, could benefit many people, even thousands, in some cases, millions, in the years to come. If you haven’t yet created a memorial to that life of faith, do consider doing so — write about this special person and share it with us via an online memorial so that we can share it with the generations to come! Some of our memorials have had a million visits. I think you know how sharing their story can make a difference in someone’s life. Some of the memorials on our websites have had a profound influence on people even many years after that special person’s life on Earth ended, something we know to be true from the many testimonials that we’ve received from our users. And if you’ve already created a memorial, please do remember to update it with new reflections that can be both edifying and encouraging to future visitors!

May God bless and keep you,

John

15/07/2020

🙏 Job and Jesus / Part 2 of 3

Following up on my last message, which is part I of a three part message about Jesus and Job, I’m happy to send you part II.

There is real power in the written word. It can touch hearts again and again in ways that fleeting thoughts cannot. Because of its persistence, it reaches out over and over again to get its message across. Even the busiest people can ultimately be reached. Messages worth remembering should be written down. Thanks to some exceptional personalities that lived a long time ago and those that wrote about them, we know about the lives of people active in biblical times. Knowing about them allows their lives to touch us. In my last e-mail, I mentioned the incredible suffering of Jesus and Job. If you didn’t get a chance to read my first email, take a minute now to read it at this link: https://blog.theeternalportal.com/job-and-jesus-part-1-of-3/ .

There are a few points that I think drive home some similarities between Jesus Christ and Job, a “good and upright man” featured in the Old Testament, as well as a few things we can learn from Job’s pure form of worship.

Like Jesus, Job had “everything”: Job had such a good reputation that when he went out to the gate through the city, the young men saw him and “hid themselves”, and “the senior citizens stood up”. “The nobles were speechless in his presence.” He “caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.” “He was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.” “Men listened silently to Job’s counsel.” (Job 29)

Like Jesus, Job was innocent: Other than being born with original sin, Job “was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil” (Job 1:1). God considered Job the most perfect man on Earth.

And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? (Job 2:3) …and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

Like Jesus, Job suffered the consequences of death: We know that Job had “seven sons and three daughters.” (Job 1:2). Job clearly loved his children. He showed this by praying for them: “And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified [his children], and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually” (Job 1:5). Yet God allowed the injustice of Satan killing Job’s children in the collapse of the eldest brother’s home.

Like Jesus, Job never cursed God: After all his children were killed, “Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped” (Job 1.20). “And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord (Job 1:21). “In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly” (Job 1:22). Instead, he maintained his integrity and did not curse God (Job 2:10).

Like Jesus, Job’s suffering was for us all : The dialog between Satan and God makes clear that the suffering that Job was to endure was to show Satan and all of us (through the recording of the story in the Bible) that Job would not rebel against God despite the cruel injustices inflicted upon him. The purpose is clearly to benefit those who hear of his story in coming generations. It was not for Job’s sake alone, because “Job was a perfect and upright man”.

Like Jesus, God restored Job at the moment of desperation: God restored Job at the moment when he, despite his own suffering, prayed for friends whose theology and criticism had displeased God. What did his friends say? They promoted prosperity theology. For example, one of Job’s friends said that for those who “obey and serve Him (God), they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures, implying that Job cannot be righteous, given his afflictions. (Job 36:11). God was not pleased with this theology and that of Job’s other friends and condemned them (Job 42:7). God asked Job’s friends to make a blood sacrifice (foretelling Jesus’s future sacrifice) for their failings and asked Job to pray for them (Job 42:8). Job’s proper understanding of God and praying for his friends received God’s blessing (also Job 42:8). After he did, having already shown through his suffering and his expression of a proper understanding of God, God blessed Job with twice as much wealth as he had before, and he also had, once again, “seven sons and three daughters” (Job 42:13). “After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations” (Job 42:16).

Because I’ve studied Job’s story, I can draw a few conclusions: It is good to admire Job for his pure worship of God, and for showing us that our prosperity isn`t dependent on whether we are obedient to God. You know the old saying: “But for the grace of God, go I”. It is God’s grace (which I believe knows no bounds) and perhaps at least in small part the successful example of Job that allows us to avoid the injustices Job suffered at Satan’s free hand. I say this knowing that it’s all a bit of a mystery. Neither Job’s nor Christ’s suffering immunize us against having to suffer ourselves. Of course we will have to suffer. Perhaps you’re suffering even now due to the loss of a loved one. Know that you’re not alone! Understand that suffering reverently can be the purest form of worship!

What is the primary reason Job’s incredible story is effective today? Because someone chose to write it down. You may have lost a friend or loved one that lived an exemplary life. If you haven’t already, consider writing that story, that testimony, down for future generations! If you don’t, their memories on Earth will, as in the 2017 Disney animation “Coco”, eventually fade away and no longer have an impact here on Earth.

What’s more, writing down your thoughts and memories about a person you have lost is an effective way to work through grief. Sharing insights of someone`s life and the way they strived to do God`s will can ensure that others continue to be touched by their life and be inspired long into the future.

Next week I’ll send my 3rd and last email on this topic, where I’ll contrast Job`s and Christ`s suffering and provide more insights that can help you deal with suffering.

Thanks for listening!

God bless,

John Moetteli

15/07/2020

🙏 Job and Jesus / Part 1 of 3

A Message From The Founder of

EternalPortal.com – ChristianMemorials.com – HeavensMail.com

As you probably already know, ChristianMemorials.com is much more to me than just a platform where people can honor the memory of someone special who has passed away. It has its roots in an absolute conviction I have, that everyone is special and unique, and has a life story that is worth preserving for future generations. Capturing these elements requires a certain amount of introspection, contemplation, and even a bit of distance. Sometimes, reflecting on the lives of saintly people can highlight those qualities in others that are worth honoring. Comparing Jesus and Job is a good place to begin.

These two biblical personalities have personality traits that, at the same time, can be both frightening (in that they are so contrary to our own nature as to appear out of our reach) and awe-inspiring. The most important of the two, of course, is Jesus Christ, who showed us that suffering and death are duties executed for love and forgiveness. The suffering He went through, willingly, for us (you and me) is more than frightening should I, as a Christian, be expected to react in the same way. Although we Christians believe He was God and could command the angels to do His bidding, He suffered abandonment, betrayal, flogging, ridicule, insults, false accusations, disappointment by His own creation, the excruciating, terrifying death by Roman crucifixion and being “forsaken” by God. We hopefully all know His story and have taken it to heart in a way that’s changed our lives.

The second person is much less known. Nevertheless, although an Old Testament personality, he is a man who, like Christ, suffered for us, I think, in a real sense, so that we don’t have to suffer. He was, in a manner of speaking, a sacrifice. Who is this man? Job, the namesake of the 18th book of the Bible. Why is Job like Jesus? Because although innocent, he was subjected to the worst imaginable suffering, including the death of his entire family. God “sacrificed” Job to test him before Satan for the benefit of all of us who read his story.

To aspire to be like Job is uncomfortably challenging and therefore dreadfully frightening, because if we were to follow his example, and worship God in his way, we must be willing to suffer the cruelest circumstances in life, and be a sacrifice, despite our total innocence. Are we up to this challenge? Would we Christians bear our cross with Christ and suffer the same fate as He did on the cross? Would we be willing, as a form of worship of God, to lose our families, our wealth, our health, all unjustly? Please be honest with yourselves. This is why I do not like to dwell on Job and why I do not dare aspire to be like him for fear of being put to the same test. I can always say, I can’t be just like Jesus because, after all, we Christians believe He is God. Job, on the other hand, was a simple man just like us. If Job could suffer as he did without cursing God, so should we, and although this kind of patient suffering may be the highest form of worship to God, it’s just not the kind of worship I’m drawn to. Why? Because of the price I have to pay to offer it to God. I hold my family close to my heart. I suspect you do too. Let’s admit, many Christians are motivated to serve God because of the prosperity preaching many of us have heard. We are told that if we serve God, He will reward us, which is true I believe, but think about this for a minute: serving God for a reward leaves us offering nothing to God because we’ve received payment for our service! On the other hand, serving God because He is God and deserves our devotion regardless of the reward is true worship…because we are not directly rewarded for doing it.

In Job’s case, he paid dearly to be able to offer this gratuitous form of worship to God. Many of us have lost someone recently, but we shouldn’t allow ourselves to fall into resentment against God because of it. It would be more constructive, more healing, to channel that energy into remembering the person who has passed, and to share their life, admirable qualities and personal strengths with others. After all, we all must die and will only leave memories with those we leave behind on Earth. Christian Memorials, Catholic Memorials and The Eternal Portal make it easy to create a dignified, uplifting tribute, a living testimony that focuses on how God works in the lives of other faithful men and women.

In my follow-up blog-post for next week, I will describe the ways in which Jesus and Job are similar. Until then, I invite you to trust in God`s goodness and to tell others about Him regardless of your personal circumstances!

God bless,

John Moetteli

04/05/2020

🙏 Stone Memorials at European Churches
Imagine my surprise (as an American) the first time I was made aware of the fact that most people in Europe rent a gravesite in the cemetery of their choice. The headstone is allowed to stand for a predetermined time, usually 20-30 years. All fine and good. Only recently was I confronted with the harsh reality of what this actually means: After this pre-arranged time frame runs out, the family is told to clear away the objects that they want to keep, like little statues, trinkets or even the headstone itself (apparently this can be recycled!). This is why in Europe you don`t often see really old cemetery plots, except along the edges where there are family gravesites, or embedded in the Church’s walls.
An alternative to this arrangement is a lasting memorial placed within the walls or in the floor of the church or chapel. Not only does it promise the deceased a permanent resting place but also the scrutiny (and hopefully the prayers!) of visiting family members in the future. Usually more information can be carved into the marble than on a typical headstone and the words can be highlighted by contrasting paint, no doubt designed to catch the attention of any passersby.
The alternatives open to us today at TheEternalPortal.com, ChristianMemorials.com and HeavensMail.com leave endless room for creativity. No one is limited by size and color, and best of all, text and pictures can be changed and added anytime. And something else: a virtual memorial can be viewed by anyone at any time of day, from anywhere in the world! And since just last week, an “Eternal” package is available, ensuring premium features of the user essentially forever.

👉 Visit TheEternalPortal.com, ChristianMemorials.com and HeavensMail.com to learn more about the packages at https://catholicmemorials.com/packages

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