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[gloriajean]

Be yourself in all that you do and you will soon learn that you are very
special. Lord, help me find the peace that You have already placed within
my soul.


S C R I P T U R E F O R T H E D A Y

"Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the
test and will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to
those who love him." ~James 1:12

M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y

None of us entirely escape temptation. We can expect it and be ready
for it when it comes. None of us are entirely safe. We can try to
keep our defenses up by daily thought and prayer. That is why we
spend time in prayer each day. We can become able to recognize
temptation when it comes. The first step toward conquering temptation
always is to see it clearly as temptation and not to harbor it in our
minds. We can dissociate ourselves from it, put it out of our mind as
soon as it appears. We need not think of excuses for yielding to it.
We can turn at once to God for help.

P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y

I pray that I may be prepared for whatever temptation may come to me.
I pray that I may see it clearly and conquer it with the help of God.

Hello my friends! How was your day? My classmate friend, Angie, is here now
for the weekend - so nice to have her over again and what a nice blessing!
Beautiful day today to share with her too, out in the patio - ate our supper
there with a glass of wine. It's so nice to keep in touch and share our
lives. I praise God for the good friends He's given me.

Mother Teresa Said...

"Like Jesus, who submitted Himself to the common law of labor
and the common lot of the poor, we will not seek any special privileges
or treatment for ourselves, but be happy to be treated as one of the poor,
ready to be insulted, ill-treated, refused, blamed falsely,
or put into all kinds of inconveniences.
We shall not seek to defend ourselves,
but leave our defense to the Lord.
We will not worry about tomorrow
but will live the present moment intensely
with complete trust in God."

To Believe in God’s Care

To bring our woundedness and sorrows to God
means more than praying novenas for relief.
It is a direct encounter between the deepest places
of our inner mystery with the mystery of God.
Even sorrows, frustrations, anger and hurt become bridges
to a passionate intertwining with God because now
we face them together, with him.

from The Journey Within: Prayer as a Path to God

Call His name

In my mind,
Knowing He's there
Never hard to find.
Thanking Him for
Grace, Mercy and Love,
Praising my Father
Who reigns high above.

Not only in bad times
When all things seem wrong,
But Praising my Savior
All day long.

Thank you Father, Son and Holy Spirit
For the Cross of forgiveness
And drawing me near it.

Cheryl Adams

"Children Are..."

Amazing, acknowledge them.
Believable, trust them.
Childlike, allow them.
Divine, honor them.
Energetic, nourish them.
Fallible, embrace them.
Gifts, treasure them.
Here Now, be with them.
Innocent, delight with them.
Joyful, appreciate them.
Kindhearted, learn from them.
Lovable, cherish them.
Magical, fly with them.
Noble, esteem them.
Open minded, respect them.
Precious, value them.
Questioners, encourage them.
Resourceful, support them.
Spontaneous, enjoy them.
Talented, believe in them.
Unique, affirm them.
Vulnerable, protect them.
Whole, recognize them.
Xtraspecial, celebrate them.
Yearning, notice them.
Zany, laugh with them.

13 REMINDERS OF GOD´S LOVE




1. BAND AIDS - "For I am the God who heals you" Exodus 15:26

2. CANDLES - "Your Word is a Lamp unto my feet and a Light unto my path"
Psalms 119:105



3. ERASERS - "As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our
sins from us" Psalms 103:12



4. TAPE - "God sticks to you like tape - No Matter What"



5. BUBBLE SOAP - "The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook"
Proverbs 18:4

6. BATTERRIES - "God has given us a Spirit of Power......" II Timothy 1:7



7. BUBBLE GUM - "The thirsty soul (ground) will become a bubbling spring"
Isaaih 35:7



8. CAR - "Race to the Finish - With God!!"



9. MARKERS - "Color your world for Jesus"



10. MEMO PADS - "Write them on the tablet of your heart" Proverbs 7:23



11. MUSTARD SEEDS - "If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can
move mountains" Matthew 17:20



12. SALT - "You are the salt of the earth" Matthew 5:13



13. LOLLIPOPS - "Taste and see the Lord is good" Psalms 34:8



May these things always remind
you of the love of the Lord!

Prayer to be Said by a Sick Person
(May be used for a novena)
O Merciful Infant Jesus! I know of Your miraculous deeds for the sick. How
many diseases You cured during Your blessed life on earth, and how many
venerators of Your Miraculous image ascribe to You their recovery and
deliverance from most painful and hopeless maladies. I know, indeed, that a
sinner like me has merited his sufferings and has no right to ask for
favors. But in view of the innumerable graces and the miraculous cures
granted even to the greatest sinners through the veneration of Your holy
infancy, particularly in the miraculous statue of Prague or in
representations of it, I exclaim with the greatest assurance: O most loving
Infant Jesus, full of pity, You can cure me if You will! Do not hesitate, O
Heavenly Physician, if it be Your will that I recover from this present
illness; extend Your most holy hands, and by Your power take away all pain
and infirmity, so that my recovery may be due, not to natural remedies, but
to You alone. If, however, You in Your inscrutable wisdom have determined
otherwise, then at least restore my soul to perfect health, and fill me with
heavenly consolation and blessing, that I may be like You, O Jesus, in my
sufferings, and may glorify Your providence until, at the death of my body,
You bestow on me eternal life. Amen.

As he thinks in his heart, so is he. Proverbs 23:7 NKJV

When a Trickle Becomes a Stream


I’d been pondering a situation for awhile. It rolled round and round
in my head. The more I thought about it, and all its possibilities and
ramifications, the worse it seemed to get. A molehill was becoming a
mountain, and all in my mind.

A trickle can do that. If it continues it may turn into a stream, and
then a brook, then maybe a river. Before you know it, you’re dealing
with an ocean of unchecked thoughts.

Has this ever happened to you? I’d like to say I got it all in hand
and stopped those thoughts dead in their tracks, but it took awhile
for me to recognize what was going on and then turn in another
direction.

The reality is fear, in this form, has a sneaky way of getting to us.
A classic by James Allen, As a Man Thinketh, has many great quotes; a
few are:
A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete
sum of all his thoughts.
Every action and feeling is preceded by a thought.
Right thinking begins with the words we say to ourselves.

These are wise and true sayings. This, too, is wise and true: in a
wrap-up to a cyclical letter to the church at Philippi, St Paul says,
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble,
whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is
admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such
things.” (Phil4:8)

If I follow this suggestion, I can expect that if a trickle even gets
close to becoming a stream, it will be checked and stopped in its
path.

Prayer: Holy Spirit, help me to be aware when fear is creeping into my
thoughts, so that I may turn my mind toward what you suggest is best.
Thank you, in Jesus’ name.

Homily of the Day

Let Him Tell You Where the Truth Is
by Monsignor Dennis Clark, Ph.D.

Col 1:9-14 / Lk 5:1-11

Is there any one of us who couldn’t sympathize with those poor apostles, out
all night in the boat, doing their best, and catching nothing, not even a
minnow?!

We know the experience well: we think an issue through, we do our homework,
we plan carefully and act decisively, and still … nothing. The business
still languishes, the spouse is still angry, the child still flunks, and we
grow ever more weary.

Jesus intervened when the apostles hit that point of combined weariness and
frustration. He said, “Try again, but this time go out to the deep waters.”
It seemed a stupid idea, but because they sensed that Jesus should be
trusted, they did what he asked. And the catch they made was the biggest
they’d ever seen.

Perhaps there’s a clue there for us. Perhaps we’ve been “fishing” in the
wrong places, where there are no “fish.” Or perhaps we’ve been so caught up
with our own interests and perceptions of things — OUR OWN AGENDA — that we
haven’t seen what’s right in front of us. Perhaps we need a new perspective.
Perhaps we need to look at things through God’s eyes, for God sees to the
heart of things.

Let God show you what he sees. It’s the ultimate in truth. Then relax in
him. Let him guide your hand. He will speak to you in his own silent way.
And you will hear him, if you have learned how to listen.

Good night everyone - Have a good weekend! Enjoy your Saturday!