Hello my friends! Beautiful day here again, sunny all day - in the 50's. A nice fall day! Lori invited me to go shopping with her and do some errands - was nice to get out. She bought a new shower curtain for her newly re-done bathroom! And we went to Craft's Direct to buy some material for her to make a nice table runner for her sister for Christmas! It was a good day! Praying for you all!!! Thanks for your prayers for us.
Every moment of anger uses up a moment of your happiness. Lord, help
me to be patient, loving and kind at the times in which it is most
difficult.
Scripture for the day:
"For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you
see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear
it." ~Luke 10:24
Meditation for the day:
Though it may seem a paradox, we can believe in spiritual forces which
we cannot see more than in material things which we can see, if we are
going to truly live. Between one human being and another only
spiritual forces can suffice to keep them in harmony. These spiritual
forces we
know, because we can see their results although we cannot see them. A
changed life--a new personality--results from the power of unseen
spiritual forces working in us
and through us.
Prayer for the day:
I pray that I may believe in the unseen. I pray that I may be
convinced by the results of the unseen which I do see.
Some Writings of Saints on Rosary devotion
Many saints have been great devotees of Mary and they propagated this
devotion through their lives and teachings. Here we examine only some of
these statements about Rosary devotion. Louis de Montfort He assures us that
anyone who prays the Rosary everyday will never be led astray. He adds that
this is a statement he would gladly sign with his own blood. Such was the
confidence he had in the Rosary.
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa had a special love for Rosary and she had it in her hand as a
spiritual weapon. She advised her sisters to pray the Rosary devoutly and
faithfully both in the community and in the homes of the poor so that Our
Lady would enter their life and take care of them. 4.3.4.3. Alphonsus
Liguori Immense is the good, which this devotion has done to the world. Many
have been delivered from sin, or led to a holy life and a good death by
means of it. It should be recited with devotion, keeping in mind what Our
Lady once said to St Eulalia that five decades said slowly and devoutly were
more pleasing than fifteen said hurriedly and without devotion.
Conclusion
Our Lady's Rosary occupies a unique place in the Church's treasury of
devotions, because it contains all the principal salvific events
accomplished in Christ from his virginal conception to the effects of his
Paschal Mystery radiating out into the Church and upon Mary. Our
spirituality is certainly Christocentric and God oriented, and not
Mariocentric. The Rosary devotion facilitates us to grow in this
Christocentric spirituality with the help of our dear Mother Mary. This
devotion is not merely an act of piety, but it directs people to a deep
Christian life. The Rosary, if properly recited leads one to contemplation
and thus transformation of life. It becomes a source of commitment to God
and to our brothers and sisters. Praying the Rosary helps us to be united to
Christ through Mary and induces one to live according to the teachings of
Jesus and Mary. Jesus teaches us the right way to love God and neighbor, and
Mary tells us, "Do whatever he tells you" (Jn2: 5).
Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to Thee.
Take my moments and my days; let them flow in ceaseless praise.
Take my hands, and let them move at the impulse of Thy love.
Take my feet, and let them be swift and beautiful for Thee.
Take my voice, and let me sing always, only, for my King.
Take my lips, and let them be filled with messages from Thee.
Take my silver and my gold; not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect, and use every power as Thou shalt choose.
Take my will, and make it Thine; it shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart, it is Thine own; it shall be Thy royal throne.
Take my love, my Lord, I pour at Thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself, and I will be ever, only, all for Thee.
Share This Love
Lord, I am filled with the life You have shared with me. Just knowing You
love me fills me with joy.
Lord, I know You want me to share this love and joy with others. To share
Your gifts with them is to follow You to be Christian.
There are many ways of sharing, Lord many ways of loving. Send Your Spirit
to help me know how best to share my life, my love, my hopes and my joy with
others.
SPECIAL GROCERY LIST
Author Unknown
Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her
face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the
store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a
few groceries. She softly explained that her husband was very ill and
unable to work, they had seven children and they needed food.
John Longhouse, the grocer, scoffed at her and requested that she
leave his store at once.
Visualizing the family needs, she said: "Please, sir! I will bring you
the money just as soon as I can."
John told her he could not give her credit, since she did not have a
charge account at his store.
Standing beside the counter was a customer who overheard the
conversation between the two. The customer walked forward and told the
grocer that he would stand good for whatever she needed for her
family.
The grocer said in a very reluctant voice, "Do you have a grocery
list?"
Louise replied, "Yes sir."
"O.K" he said, "Put your grocery list on the scales and whatever your
grocery list weighs, I will give you that amount in groceries."
Louise hesitated a moment with a bowed head, then she reached into her
purse and took
out a piece of paper and scribbled something on it. She then laid the
piece of paper on the scale carefully with her head still bowed.
The eyes of the grocer and the customer showed amazement when the
scales went down
and stayed down. The grocer, staring at the scales, turned slowly to
the customer and said begrudgingly, "I can't believe it."
The customer smiled and the grocer started putting the groceries on
the other side of the scales. The scale did not balance so he
continued to put more and more groceries on them until the scales
would hold no more. The grocer stood there in utter disgust. Finally,
he grabbed the piece of paper from the scales and looked at it with
greater amazement. It was not a grocery list, it was a prayer, which
said: "Dear Lord, you know my needs and I am leaving this in your
hands.." The
grocer gave her the groceries that he had gathered and stood in
stunned silence.
Louise thanked him and left the store. The other customer handed a
fifty-dollar bill to the grocer
and said; "It was worth every penny of it. Only God Knows how much a
prayer weighs."
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper
you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah
29:11
Even for Leaves
A few years back we had such a warm, dry autumn. The leaf colors didn't peak
as in other years. That beautiful fall foliage didn't arrive in all of its
splendor like some other years. It did come....just late, and slowly.
The leaves had a hard time changing. Change is hard for me too. Seems the
older I get, the less I welcome it. The old and familiar is so comfortable.
Letting go and letting God seems to be the best way. Certainly the most
painless. Probably the most effective, too.
Good thing God doesn't tire of growing and changing us. He'll do it as fast
as we let him. And He is never content to leave us where we are. So that
means change!
Change is hard .....even for leaves. But it's the perfect plan. And, it's
good to remember that wherever we go, God is already there.
That's good news.
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