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Love people so much that you will do all that you can to lessen their
human sorrows. Lord, You have shown Your love for me. May I
now radiate Your presence to others.

Scripture for the day:

"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." ~Psalm
119:105

Meditation for the day:

In all of us there is an inner consciousness that tells of God, an
inner voice that speaks to our hearts. It is a voice that speaks to us
intimately, personally, in a time of quiet mediation. It is like a
lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path. We can reach out into the
darkness and figuratively touch the hand of God. Deep down inside
each of us is the fundamental idea of God. We can find this great reality
deep down within us. And as we find it, it can change our whole
attitude toward life.

Prayer for the day:

I pray that I may follow the leading of the inner voice. I pray that
I may not turn a deaf ear to the urging of my conscience.

Greetings my friends! It was a beautiful day today - it was almost 60
degrees and in the patio it was 70 or 75 and we were enjoying it. Yes, I
can hardly wait for it to be daily out there again!! No birds - where are
my cardinals? It should rain on Monday and that should melt all the snow.
Tonight Lori took me to out to eat with my sister, Erma, and her family, in
Mpls. to celebrate her 87th birthday. The weather was so nice we didn't
need a jacket. It was so nice there - and Erma seemed so happy. We
surprised her by coming! Erma is Lori's Godmother.


God of infinite love,
you shower me with limitless gifts in my life.
In my every thought and action today
guide me to the bright and loving light of your kingdom.
Help me to be aware of
the many ways you allow me
to share in your life so intimately today.
Thank you for the gifts you have placed in my life.
Let me be grateful every moment of this day.

With permission from: Creighton U Online Ministries

The Cross - by Clarita Calasanz

It is now the Lenten Season and we have stations of the cross and other
devout practices which reminds us of the Passion and Death of Our Lord. This
is the story of our salvation and the ongoing love story that God has with
all of us. He loved us with an infinite love in spite of who we are and
never mind how cold and indifferent we have been towards Him, or how far we
have strayed away from Him. He continues to love us anyway.

Lent reminds us of the crosses that each of us has to bear, sickness, broken
relationships, financial problems, loss of loved ones, etc. We are naturally
afraid of that and it's so much better not to think about it. But we are
told to Embrace the Cross and it will be much easier to carry.

The following story is probably fiction but it drives home the point. A
certain nobleman has decided on finding the Garden of Eden or the Land of
perpetual youth. He was told he had to carry a wooden cross in order to find
what he was looking for and he agreed. He thought what a small price it was
if he could realize his dream. The cross was given to him and he started on
his way. The cross was heavy, so he decided to carry it on his shoulder.
After a while, it became intolerable, so he decided to just drag the cross
after him as he walked. That worked for a while, but it eventually became
unbearable also. At his wits end he decided to lift the cross with his two
arms and to hold it close to his body. He was embracing the cross and he
discovered it was becoming lighter as he went on his way and he finally
reached his destination without any problem.

I have been afraid of the Cross, but I also love the song, "Be not afraid, I
go before you always, Come, follow Me". It is one of my favorite songs. It
is a very encouraging thought during Lent. Instead of being afraid of the
Cross let us Embrace it and rely on what Jesus promised: "I will be with
you", and we will be surprised to find how truly easy it is.

PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEAD OF OUR LORD, SEAT OF WISDOM

WISDOM of the Sacred Head, guide me in all my ways.
O Love of the Sacred, consume me with Thy fire.

Three Glorias, in honor of the Divine Will, Memory and Understanding.

O Seat of Divine Wisdom, and guiding Power, which governs all the motions
and love of the Sacred Heart, may all minds know Thee, all hearts love Thee,
and all tongues praise Thee, now and for ever more.

Imprimatur: Jacobus Canonicus Carr, Pro Epo Liverpolitano

Easy to get a place in someone's address book.
Difficult to get a place in someone's heart.
Easy to judge the mistakes of others
Difficult to recognize our own mistakes
Easy to talk without thinking
Difficult to refrain the tongue
Easy to hurt someone who loves us.
Difficult to heal the wound ..
Easy to forgive others
Difficult to ask for forgiveness
Easy to set rules.
Difficult to follow them...
Easy to dream every night.
Difficult to fight for a dream...
Easy to show victory.
Difficult to assume defeat with dignity...
Easy to admire a full moon.
Difficult to see the other side...
Easy to stumble with a stone.
Difficult to get up...
Easy to enjoy life every day.
Difficult to give its real value...
Easy to promise something to someone.
Difficult to fulfill that promise...
Easy to say we love.
Difficult to show it every day...
Easy to criticize others.
Difficult to improve oneself...
Easy to make mistakes.
Difficult to learn from them...
Easy to weep for a lost love.
Difficult to take care of it so not to lose it.
Easy to think about improving.
Difficult to stop thinking it and put it into action...
Easy to think bad of others
Difficult to give them the benefit of the doubt...
Easy to receive
Difficult to give
Easy to read this
Difficult to follow
Easy to keep the friendship with words
Difficult to keep it with meanings.
Anxious? Take Vitamin A...
"All things work together for good for those who love God, who are called
according to his purpose."
(Romans 8:28)
Blue? Take Vitamin B...
"Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name."
(Psalm 103:1)

Crushed? Take Vitamin C...
"Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you."
(1 Peter 5:7)

Depressed? Take Vitamin D...
"Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you."
(James 4:8)

Empty? Take Vitamin E...
"Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him, bless his name."
(Psalm 100:4)

Fearful? Take Vitamin F...
"Fear not, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God."
(Isaiah 41:10)

Greedy? Take Vitamin G...
"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken
together, running over, will be put unto your lap; for the measure you give
will be the measure you get back."
(Luke 6:38)

Hesitant? Take Vitamin H...
"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who
announces peace, who brings good news, who announces salvation, who says to
Zion, 'Your God reigns.'" (Isaiah 52:7)
Insecure? Take Vitamin I...
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
(Philippians 4:13)

Jittery? Take Vitamin J...
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever."
(Hebrews 13:8)

Know nothing? Take Vitamin K...
"Know this that the Lord is God, it is He that made us and not we ourselves.
(Psalm 100:3)

Lonely? Take Vitamin L...
"Surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
(Matthew 28:20)

Mortgaged? Take Vitamin M...
"My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness."
(2 Corinthians 12:9)

Nervous? Take Vitamin N...
"Never, no never will I leave you nor forsake you."
(Hebrews 13:5)

Overwhelmed? Take Vitamin O...
"Overcome evil with good."
(Romans 12:21)

Perplexed or puzzled? Take Vitamin P...
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as
the world gives.

Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid."
(John 14:27)

Quitting? Take Vitamin Q...
"Quit you like men and women, be strong."
(1 Corinthians 16:13)

Restless? Take Vitamin R...
"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him."
(Psalm 37:7)

Scared? Take Vitamin S...
"Stay with me, and do not be afraid; for the one who seeks my life seeks
your life; you will be safe with me."
(1 Samuel 22:23)

Tired? Take Vitamin T...
"Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up
with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and
not faint."
(Isaiah 40:31)

Uncertain? Take Vitamin U...
"Understand that I am (the Lord). Before me no god was formed, nor shall
there be any after me."
(Isaiah 43:10)

Vain? Take Vitamin V...
"Vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
(Acts 5:16)

Wondering what to do? Take Vitamin W...
"What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?"
(Micah 6:8)

Exhausted? Take Vitamin X...
"Exercise thyself rather unto godliness."
(1 Timothy 4:7)

Yearning for hope? Take Vitamin Y...
"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear
no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me."
(Psalm 23:4)

Zapped? Take Vitamin Z...
"Zealous for good deeds."
(Titus 2:14)

The Power of Prayer

The day was long, the burden I had
borne
Seemed heavier than I could longer
bear,
And then it lifted-but I did not know
Some one had knelt in prayer.
Had taken me to God that very hour,
And asked the easing of the load, and
He,
In infinite compassion, had stooped
down
And taken it from me.
We cannot tell how often as we pray
For some bewildered one,
hurt and distressed,
The answers comes, but many times
those hearts
Find sudden peace and rest.
Some one had prayed, and Faith, a
reaching hand,
Took hold of God, and brought Him
down that day!
So many, many hearts have need of
prayer: Oh, let us pray

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May you all receive special blessings as you go to your Church tomorrow.