Hello my friends! Here's hoping you all had or are having a nice Valentine's day today. Our weather is nice out, sun shining, and we went to our fav restaurant for lunch today, it was so nice! We haven't been there for awhile, and we walk in and have such a warm reception. I mean hugs and called by our first names! Such a nice place! And Jim wasn't even there, but his brother and the waitress knows us - and it was fun! Tonight is their wine tasting dinner there, and it's a full house there now! I'll include that in our blessings today! Also I want to share another blessing - a nice, long talk on the phone with Darla! She had a good phone interview. What they do is the top 3 that they get they fly there for the interview at campus and the one they like best gets the job. Praying.
Be inspired to try something new and much of what you dream can
become your life. Lord, thank you for giving me the freedom of choice,
and grant me the courage to experience my opportunities and create
new ones.
Scripture for the day:
"There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every
affair under the heavens." ~Ecclesiastes 3:1
Meditation for the day:
There is a time for everything. We can learn to wait patiently until
the right time comes. Easy does it. We can waste our energies in
trying to get things before we are ready to have them, before we have
earned the right to receive them. A great lesson we have to learn is
how to wait with patience. We can believe that all our life is a
preparation for something better to come when we have earned the right
to it. We can believe that God has a plan for our lives and that this
plan will work out in the
fullness of time.
Prayer for the day:
I pray that I may learn the lesson of waiting patiently. I pray that
I may not expect things until I have earned the right to have them.
You give me strength
Holy Spirit when I am weak, You give me strength to carry on.
You comfort me each time I seek Your loving arms to lean on.
You are the Father that I need. You have the wisdom that I lack.
You give me courage to succeed, when I alone, would have turned back.
I may have crosses in my life, but I will never know despair;
for when I seek you in my strife, I know so well you will be there.
and this one:
Jesus Help Me
Jesus Help me. In every need let me come to you with a humble trust saying,
Jesus help me. In all my doubts, perplexities and temptations, Jesus help
me. In hours of loneliness, weariness and trials, Jesus help me. In failure
of my plans and hopes, in disappointments, troubles and sorrows, Jesus help
me.
When others fail me and your grace alone can assist me, Jesus help me. When
I throw myself on your tender love, as my Lord and Savior, Jesus help me.
When my heart is cast down by failure at seeing no good coming from my
efforts, Jesus help me.
When I am ill and my head and hands cannot work and I am lonely, Jesus help
me. Always, Always, in spite of weariness, falls and shortcomings of every
kind, Jesus help me and never forsake me.
Almighty Lord, before you I come with all my faith, begging you for comfort
in my difficulties. Do not forsake me, My Lord. Open your doors, that your
almighty arms will open and close as you design to give that tranquility
that I so desire.
Oh my God! Receive my supplication from a wounded heart that is always
fighting for me with your Divine power. Never let me scramble for want of
help.
Almighty Lord, assist me to find shelter in your celestial bounty forever.
Amen
Please Do It On Your Knees
Well, I hear people who are talkin'
about people most everywhere I go----
To hear them tell it they were there when it
happened, there's nothin' that they don't know.
Well, you may not approve of the things I do
but if you're gonna talk about me,
make sure what you're sayin' is done while
you're prayin'---and please do it on your knees.
The Book says brothers will love one another
but love doesn't need any words.
It's proven by the things we do and not say --
for actions speak louder than words.
There will always be people who will talk about people
but if you're gonna talk about me,
then tell it to Someone who can do somethin' about it
and please do it on your knees.
You can tell the Lord all the things I've done
that didn't seem right to you,
but don't tell your neighbor 'cause
he can never give me the grace to see me through.
You can tell Him all about how weak I am
and pray that He'll strengthen me--
you can talk about me any time you wanna
but please do it on your knees.
~Unknown~
Mother Teresa Said...
Love one another as I have loved you.
As the Father loves me, love one another.
Meditations by Padre Pio
Reflect upon and keep before your mental gaze the great humility of the
Mother of God, our Mother. The more She was filled with Heavenly gifts, the
more deeply She humbled Herself.
Are You Strong Enough to Be Meek?
By the late Father Kilian McGowan, C.P.
Used with permission, from the Passionist Priests
What's wrong with meekness? Is the meek man a Milquetoast who is too
spineless and weak-kneed to face up to the battle of life? This is the
false face of meekness spread by our TV and modern novels. Life to them is
an "asphalt jungle" where every difference is settled by a six-gun or a pair
of fists. Strength is equated with violence and brutality.
Nothing could be further from the truth. The meek man has the courage of
the martyrs, the reverence of the poet, and the patience of a saint in his
make-up. Meekness is the son of self-conquest and father of self-control.
The meek man has studied hard in the school of Christ Crucified, who was
meek and humble of heart.
You don't really need a show of force, or external bluster, or a display of
self-righteousness to overwhelm those who do you wrong. You must overcome
your enemies with the force of the divine life that flows in and through
you. You must conquer the world-and your enemies-with the love of Christ.
Have you noticed that the most excessive demands always seem to be made on
you when you're at your physical or nervous worst? Remember that our Lord
rebuked His apostles for trying to spare Him from the thoughtless crowds
that pressed about Him following and exhausting apostolic day: "Suffer the
little children to come unto me and forbid them not," He commanded them.
What do you do when insulted or rejected by otherwise good people? Perhaps
even by those you love? Recall what Christ said to the Apostles who wanted
to rain down fires from heaven on the cities that refused Him entrance. He
warned them that they knew not of what spirit they were. (Luke 19:55).
What happens when a trusted confidant or friend betrays you in speech or
action? Peter, who swore he would go to the death with the Savior, betrayed
Him in His hour of greatest need. Yet Christ's only rebuke was a look of
infinite tenderness and meek forgiveness. Was it any wonder that this look
brought tears of immediate repentance?
The truth is that even a little meekness takes a lot of strength. Now, more
than ever, the world filled with so much violence needs truly meek men. The
times call for the manliness of meekness more than the false courage of
violence and uncontrolled anger. We need the self-conquest of meekness more
than the self centeredness of hate and brutality. We need the meekness and
humility of Christ.
Helps to Meekness:
1-Reverence every other person, regardless of race, color of skin, or
religious background, as a child of God and a potential saint.
2-Compassionate with your healing strength the weaknesses and faults of
others no matter how vicious and mean. Begin at home, remembering that no
one can hurt you when you are truly meek.
3-When your best efforts are unappreciated, or your wise counsel is ignored,
go your way in peace. Prayer is another tool of meekness that heals and
wins souls after words and actions have failed.
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