Hello my friends! Today my blessings is Georgia came today to cut my hair and she also soaked my feet and scraped and took care of the plantar's wart - she even got out an ingrown toenail. She is a godsend! She does home health care, hair, cleaning houses, pedicares for the elderly - and me! She even told me that she loves to do feet! Another blessing was that my husband made ribs on the grill and they were delicious! As I put my mind to it, I can think of a lot of blessings God has granted us today and I'm sure you can, too. Thanking our God as we count our blessings day by day!
Let life's lessons grow into wisdom so that you may be the light for someone
else's darkness. Lord, help me put to good use that which today brings so
that I am better prepared for tomorrow.
Scripture for the day:
"He said to them, "Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest
a while." ~Mark 6:31
Meditation for the day:
I can sometimes go aside into a quiet place of retreat with God. In that
place, I can find restoration and healing and power. I can plan quiet times
now and then, times when I can commune with God and arise rested and
refreshed to carry on the work which God has given me to do.
I know that God will never give me a load greater than I can bear. It is in
serenity and peace that all true success lies.
Prayer for the day:
I pray that I may strengthen my inner life. I pray that my soul may be
restored in quietness and peace.
Here are some Mother Teresa Quotes from her book "In My Own Words"
It is very compelling that before Jesus explained God's words, before he
explained the beatitudes to the crowd, he felt compassion for them and fed
them (Matthew 5). Only after they were fed did he start to teach them.
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True love causes pain. Jesus, in order to give us the proof of his love,
died on the cross. A mother, in order to give birth to her baby, has to
suffer. If you really love one another, you will not be able to avoid making
sacrifices.
I will never tire of repeating this; what the poor need the most is not pity
but love. They need to feel respect for their human dignity. which is
neither less nor different from the dignity of any other human being.
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To help us be worthy of heaven, Christ put as a condition that at our hour
of death, you and I, regardless of whom we were (Christians or
non-Christians, each human being has been created by the loving hand of God
in his own likeness), will stand before God and be judged according to how
we have acted toward the poor (Matthew 25:40).
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Someone once told me that nor even for a million dollars would they touch a
leper. I responded: "Neither would I. If it were a case of money, I would
not even do it for two million. On the other hand, I do it gladly for love
of God."
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I pay no attention to numbers; what matters is the people. I rely on one.
There is only one: Jesus.
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Today countries are concentrating too much on efforts and means to defend
their borders. Yet these countries know so little about the poverty and
suffering that make the human beings who live inside such borders feel so
lonely!
If instead they would worry about giving these defenseless beings some food,
some shelter, some healthcare, some clothes, it is undeniable that the world
would be a more peaceful and happy place to live.
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I tell my Sisters that when we lovingly help Christ in the poor, we do not
do it like social workers. We do it like contemplatives in the world.
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The poor do not need our condescending attitude or our pity. They only need
our love and our tenderness.
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To me, Jesus is the Life I want to live, the Light I want to reflect, the
Way to the Father, the Love I want to express, the Joy I want to share, the
Peace I want to sow around me.
Jesus is everything to me.
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If faith is scarce, it is because there is too much selfishness in the
world, too much egoism. Faith, in order to be authentic, has to be generous
and giving.
Love and faith go hand in hand.
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Save Us, Lord
We implore You, Master,
to be our helper and protector.
Save the afflicted among us;
have mercy on the lowly;
raise up the fallen;
appear to the needy;
heal the ungodly; restore the
wanderers of thy people;
feed the hungry;
ransom our prisoners;
raise up the sick;
comfort the faint-hearted.
Amen.
Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta
TOMORROW IS NOT PROMISED
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were
meant to be there, they serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or
help figure out who you are and who you want to become.
You never know who these people may be: your neighbor, child, long lost
friend, lover, or even a complete stranger who, when you lock eyes with
them, you know at that very moment that they will affect your life in some
profound way.
And sometimes things happen to you and at the time they seem painful and
unfair, but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those
obstacles you would have never realized your potential strength, will power,
or heart.
Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of
good or bad luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and
sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul.
Without these small tests, whether they be events, illnesses or
relationships, life would be like a smoothly paved straight flat road to
nowhere, safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless.
The people you meet who affect your life and the successes and downfalls you
experience create who you are, and even the bad experiences can be learned
from. In fact, they are probably the poignant and important ones.
If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart, forgive them, for
they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious
to whom you open your heart...
If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they
love you, but because they are teaching you to love and opening your heart
and eyes to things you would have never seen or felt without them.
Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from it everything
that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again...
Talk to people you have never talked to before, and actually listen, let
yourself fall in love, break free and set your sights high...
Hold your head up because you have every right too. Tell yourself you are a
great individual and believe in yourself... for if you don't believe in
yourself, no one else will believe in you either.
Create your own life and then go out and live in it! "Live Each Day As If It
Were Your Last...Tomorrow is Not Promised"
.....Author Unknown
and one more inspiration:
WHAT IS A TRUE CHRISTIAN
(Author Joseph Roy, Leadership)
A true Christian is a sign of contradiction -
a living symbol of the Cross.
He or she is a person who:
believes the unbelievable,
bears the unbearable,
forgives the unforgivable,
loves the unlovable,
is perfectly happy not to be perfect,
is willing to give up his or her will,
becomes weak to be strong ...
and finds love by giving it away.
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