Hello my friends! Thanks Harlene - we do hope in the future St. Thomas will hire her. For now she's to stay where she's at. Beautiful Mass today for the Graduates! Father always does a great job - singing was great!! Nice out, so Linus and Lori got her garden in now! She planted tomatoes, peas, celery, cilantro, different kinds of peppers, kale, spaghetti squash, lettuce, watermelon and cantaloupe. She's got strawberries too. It was a nice day for planting, then she came here for a big salad! The next two days Linus could use a few prayers as he has 2 7 hour days in a row! He'll be shot Tuesday night!! Praying for you all, and wishing healing upon all who ask for it! Peace of Jesus be yours.
There is no real happiness without God and no peace when we separate
ourselves
from Him. Lord, You said, "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you".
I give you my troubled heart.
Scripture for the day:
"Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in
the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be
exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in
human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became
obedient to the point of death-- even death on a cross." ~Philippians 2:5-8
Meditation for the day:
Divine control and unquestioning obedience to God can lead to a good
spiritual life. Divine control means absolute faith and trust in God, a
belief that God is the intelligence and love that controls the universe.
Unquestioning obedience to God means living each day the way we believe God
wants us to live, constantly seeking the guidance of God in every situation
and being willing to do the right thing at all times.
Prayer for the day:
I pray that I may always be under God's control and practice unquestioning
obedience to God. I pray that I may be always ready to serve God.
WHAT SHALL I GIVE THEE?
I HAVE RECEIVED into my heart, Jesus Christ, His Body and Blood, Soul and
Divinity! I begin this day as a day in Heaven. He is in my soul, the Divine
Infant in the crib, the growing Boy at Nazareth, the Messiah acclaimed by
crowds on the roads of Galilee, the Miracle Worker Who performed such
prodigies, the Martyr Who completed His Sacrifice on Calvary.
He is in me. What more can I desire when I possess Jesus?
And now, O good Master! what shall I give Thee in exchange for Thy visit . .
.? I would like to give Thee a soul all sparkling with purity and sincerity,
but mine is afflicted with so many miseries!
I would like to pray to Thee with the burning words of Thy Mother and her
court of Heaven, but I feel riveted to earthly things . . .
I would like to offer Thee courageous loyalty to my Baptismal Vows and
Confirmation Graces, but, alas, I have so often been disloyal . . .
I would like, at least, to have a desire for the Christian life, but I allow
myself to be discouraged by my failures . . .
O good Jesus! I have nothing to give Thee, and Thou hast given Everything;
Thou hast given Thyself to me. I can only join my poor voice in the chorus
of praise to Thee, rising out of all the works of Thy Creation here on earth
. . .
With the majesty of the mountains, the immensity of the desert, the roar of
the ocean, the fury of the storm, I shall praise Thy Power!
With the flowers of the field, the colors of the rainbow, the whiteness of
the snow, the blue of the skies, I shall praise Thy Beauty!
With the fruits of the earth, the air I breathe, the light I see, the life I
enjoy, I shall praise Thy Goodness.
With the splendor of the stars, the rays of the sun, the moon's pale light,
the depths of space, I shall praise Thine Immensity.
With millions and millions now living on earth, I shall praise Thy Mercy!
May our voices unite with the billions of those who inhabited the earth
before us, and out of whose dust the beauty of nature perpetually rises to
praise Thy Glory!
May an infinite concert of voices from cottages and palaces, from fields and
forests, from towns and deserts, from workshops and cathedrals, from earth
and from Heaven, from time and from eternity, arise to give my thanks unto
Thee! Amen.
From Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM
"The most simple rule of good prayer is honesty and humility. One can never
go wrong with those two. Talk honestly to God. Don't give God the self you
think you're supposed to be. Give God yourself in your nakedness, who you
really are, even if that means giving God your anger or distraction.
We used to try to avoid distractions. But it's much better to use our
distractions. If you're obsessed with a thought all afternoon, that's what
you give to God. Lord, why am I so caught up in this fantasy? Why am I so
caught up in this preoccupation? Why am I so worried about this bill or
this mortgage or whatever it might be? Make that the subject of your prayer
instead of trying to avoid it and getting into some spiritual or theological
world. That's the meaning of integrated, incarnational prayer."
Richard Rohr, The Price of Peoplehood
May God Bless You
May God bless you
With unspeakable joy,
Not only in the world to come,
But in this world also.
May your path be bright and
Full of light everywhere you go.
May God tell darkness
That it must flee at your command.
And, I pray your feet will
Never stumble out of God's plan.
May the desires of your heart come true, and
May you experience peace in everything you do.
May goodness, kindness, and
Mercy Come your way and,
May you gain Wisdom and
Grow in the Lord everyday.
Please send this blessing to those you care about.
It may be just what they need to hear, at just the right time!
- Author Unknown
The Pathway of Pain
If my days were untroubled and my heart always light,
would I seek that fair land where there is no night?
If I never grew weary with the weight of my load,
would I search for God´s peace at the end of the road?
If I never knew sickness and never felt pain,
would I search for a hand to help and sustain?
If I walked without sorrow and lived without loss,
would my soul seek solace at the foot of the cross?
If all I desired was mine day by day,
would I kneel before God and earnestly pray?
If God sent no winter to freeze me with fear ,
would I yearn for the warmth of Spring every year?
I ask myself these things and the answer is plain,
if my life were pleasure and I never knew pain
I’d seek God less often and need Him much less,
for God is sought more often in times of distress.
And no one knows God or sees Him as plain
as those who have met Him on the "Pathway of Pain."
-Author Unknown-
Jesus Heals…
Jesus sat upon the mount
And healed whoever came—
The blind the deaf, the ill,
And people weak and lame.
So I have heart to turn to Him
To ask Him to heal me,
For He who healed the crippled
And made the blind to see
Will also reach out His own hand
To make my sorrows fade;
I need only bow my head in prayer
And He’ll come to my aid.
B. Killebrew
Matthew 5-13
“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savor,
wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be
cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. “
If we are to be brothers and sisters in Christ with good spirits, we all
need to have a little “salt” in our lives to provide us with the savor we
need for being his instruments on earth. There are many little things that
add a sudden burst of pleasure to your day. These are the “salt” of your
life. Here are ten, but I bet you can think of a lot more.
1. Finding a coin—even a penny-on the sidewalk.
2. Receiving a compliment on your outfit
3. Receiving a smile from a child.
4. Seeing an old friend unexpectedly
5. Finding just what you planned to buy at a lower price than you expected.
6. Receiving a picture hand drawn by a youngster.
7. Meeting an old person who still has a zest for life
8. Overhearing some long-married person speak of their spouse with love and
respect.
9. Realizing a dream after a long, long wait.
10. Realizing once again that God does love you and has NOT forgotten you.
Meditations by Padre Pio
Mary’s holy soul, like a dove set free, left her saintly body and flew to
the bosom of her Beloved.
Mother Teresa Said...
If we worry too much about ourselves, we won’t have time for others.
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