Hello my friends! Today's blessings were a very beautiful and inspiring 10:30 Mass at the Benedictine Monastery close by - with seeing many nuns I knew - one being Sister Renee, my former high school teacher - we email each other now! Went to see Sisters Pat and Phyllis, our friends, and after Mass we had our brunch in a nice little private room so we could visit, later they took us to their house to sit in their living room for more visiting! We used to play cards with them, but we haven't been together for two years because of busyness that we had a lot to catch up on! These are life long friendships - we met in 1985 at a retreat! Wishing good health to you all!! May Jesus heal you!
Never let the abundance of gifts from God cause you to forget the Giver.
Lord, may I start and end each day with a thank you to You for all of my
blessings including those which I take for granted.
Scripture of the day
"Help me, O LORD my God! Save me according to your steadfast love."
~Psalm 109:26
Meditation for the day:
I can depend on God to supply me with all the power I need to face any
situation, provided that I will sincerely believe in that power and honestly
ask for it, at the same time making all my life conform to what I believe
God wants me to be. I can come to God as a business manager would come to
the owner of the business, knowing that to lay the matter before God means
immediate cooperation, providing the matter has merit.
Prayer for the day
I pray that I may believe that God is ready and willing to supply me with
all that I need. I pray that I may ask only for faith and strength to meet
any situation.
The Apple Tree
A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and
play around it everyday. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a
nap under the shadow... He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with
him. Time went by... the little boy had grown up and he no longer played
around the tree everyday. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he
looked sad.
"Come and play with me," the tree asked the boy.
"I am no longer a kid, I don't play around trees anymore." The boy replied,
"I want toys. I need money to buy them."
"Sorry, but I don't have money... but you can pick all my apples and sell
them. Then you will have money." The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the
apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked
the apples. The tree was sad.
One day, the boy (now a man), returned and the tree was so excited. "Come
and play with me" the tree said.
"I don't have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house
for shelter. Can you help me?"
"Sorry, but I don't have a house. But you can chop off my branches to build
your house." So the man cut all the branches of the tree and left happily.
The tree was glad to see him happy but the man never came back since then.
The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day, the man returned and the tree was delighted. "Come and
play with me!" the tree said.
"I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you
give me a boat?"
"Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy." So
the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed
up for a long time.
Finally, the man returned after he left for so many years. "Sorry, Sir, but
I don't have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you..." the tree
said.
"I don't have teeth to bite" the man replied.
"No more trunk for you to climb on"
"I am too old for that now" the man said.
"I really can't give you anything... the only thing left is my dying roots"
the tree said with tears.
"I don't need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these
years." The man replied.
"Good! Old tree roots is the best place to lean on and rest. Come, Come sit
down with me and rest." The man sat down and the tree was glad and smiled
with tears...
This is a story for everyone. The tree is our parents. When we were young,
we loved to play with Mom and Dad... When we grew up,we left them... only
come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. No matter
what, parents will always be there and give everything they can to make you
happy. You may think the boy is cruel to the tree but that is how all of us
are treating our parents. love your parents, no matter where they are.
Blessings
God bless those I love
(say the name(s) of those you love)
And all the people in the world
The sick, the poor, the needy,
The hungry, the homeless,
The lost and the lonely
Show them Your presence, oh Lord
Let them know You love them
Help us to love You, to respect You
To honor You and to obey You
All the days of our lives
We ask You this through Jesus Christ,
Our Lord, Amen
I like this one:
---The Secret of Sanctity and Happiness---
I am going to reveal to you the secret of sanctity and happiness. Every day
for five minutes, control your imagination and close your eyes to the things
of sense and your ears to all noises of the world, in order to enter into
yourself. Then, in the sanctity of your baptized soul (which is the temple
of the Holy Spirit) speak to that Divine Spirit, saying to Him:
Oh, Holy Spirit, beloved of my soul...
I adore You. Enlighten me, guide me
strengthen me, console me. Tell me what
I should do...give me Your orders. I
Promise to submit myself to all that You
desire of me and to accept all that You
permit to happen to me. Let me only
know Your will.
If you do this, your life will flow along happily, serenely and full of
consolation, even in the midst of trials. Grace will be proportioned to the
trial, giving you the strength to carry it and you will arrive at the gate
of Paradise, laden with merit. This submission to the Holy Spirit is the
secret of sanctity. - Cardinal Mercier
Next time someone upsets you, just tell them to go
"FROG" it.
F R O G----we all need one.
I do hope this returns to ME, the sender! Isn't the little green guy sort
of cute?
I was told a story about a lady in the hospital who was near death when an
area Chaplain came to visit her.
This Chaplain was a very young female with long blond hair. She listened to
the lady who was ill and left her a small gift for comfort. It was a tiny
ceramic frog.
The next day one of the people from the lady's church came to visit. The
lady told her friend about the beautiful young Chaplain who had come to
visit her. The friend was so impressed with the way the lady had improved
and felt the need to talk to the young Chaplain.
In her search to find the young gal, she was repeatedly reassured that the
chaplains are never very young and that there was never a gal that fit the
description given. Upon returning to the lady in the hospital, a visiting
nurse entered the room and noticed the ceramic frog. The nurse made the
comment 'I see you have a guardian angel with you.'
As she held the little frog we asked why she made the comment and we were
informed that the frog stood for:
Forever
Rely
On
GOD
To The World You Might Be One Person; But To One Person You Might Be The
World.
You have been Tagged by the Froggy,
which means you are a great friend!
Insight:
God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life. "For God so loved the
world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting Life." [John 3:16]
The problem is that you and I, all of us, have done and thought things
wrong, and our sins have separated us from God.
The good news is that God sent his son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross in
our place, to the pay the penalty for our sins. The gift of God is eternal
life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. When we accept Jesus as our Saviour,
we are accepting the call for repentance, the call to turn from sin. We
receive Christ not so to continue sin, but to stop it. Grace is not an
authority to sin; it is the power not to.
May you grow in your Christian life to love one another. Jesus said, "My
commandment is this: love one another, just as I love you." (John 15:12)
Let us pray:
Help us Lord, to follow your command to walk in love and to demonstrate our
faith through expressions of love today. Inspire us to acts of love towards
our fellow man today. May our kind and encouraging words, our thoughtful
gestures and our gentle witness touch our co-workers, friends, family,
neighbours, and even strangers with your love! May our deeds before men be a
testimony of your love, a witness of your character, and a sincere
expression of our faith to the world. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen
- - -
Galatians 5:6 - What matters is faith that works through love.
We thank you, Lord
whose finger touched our dust,
who gave us breath.
We thank you, Lord
who gave us sight and sense
to see the flowers,
to hear the wind,
to feel the waters in our hand.
To sleep with the night
and wake with the sun,
to stand upon this earth,
to hear your voice,
to sing your praise.
Our hearts are stirred
with each new sight and sound.
Like a stream
the whole world pours into our lives,
and eyes and hands,
And fills our souls
with the joy of gratitude
and living gladness.
We want to embrace
and experience and express
every good thing in your world.
O Lord our God,
how excellent is your name.
By
Terry C Falla
Australia
A Love Letter from Jesus
(Insert your name in the blank)
__________,I love you! I shed my own blood for you to make you clean.
You are clean now, so believe that it is true.
You are lovely in my eyes, and I created you to be just as you are.
Do not criticize yourself or get down for not being perfect in your own
eyes.
This leads only to frustration. I want you to trust Me - one step
one day at a time. Dwell in My power and in My love and be free!
Be yourself! Don't allow other people to run you.
I will guide you, if you let Me. Be aware of My presence in everything.
I give you patience, love, joy, peace and life. Look to Me for your answers.
I am your shepherd and will lead you. Follow me only! Do not ever forget
this.
Listen to Me and I will tell you My will.
Let My love flow from you and spill over to all you touch.
Do not be concerned with yourself. You are My responsibility. I will change
you,
and you will hardly know it is happening. You are to
love yourself and love others simply because I love you.
Take your eyes off yourself! Look only at Me!
I change...I create..., but not when you are trying. I won't fight your
efforts.
You are Mine. Let Me give you joy, peace, and kindness. No one else can!
Love,
Jesus
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