Hello my friends! Well, our biggest blessing today was having supper tonight at Ray and Ann's and our wonderful visit later! They are such special people!! Best friends, for sure! I praise and thank our God for blessing us with their friendship! We got about 6 inches more snow overnight - more driveway work for Linus! We sure have a lot of snow here!! Can hardly wait for spring!
If we look to God for guidance, we will not be weighed down by the
circumstances of our life. Lord, free me from the worries that come
to distract me and keep me focused on that which is important.
S C R I P T U R E F O R T H E D A Y
"One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one
another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, 'Which
commandment is the first of all?' Jesus answered, 'The first is,
'Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the
Lord your God with
all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and
with all your strength.' The second is this, 'You shall love your
neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than
these." ~Mark 12:28-31
M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y
To truly desire to do God's will , therein lies happiness for us. We
can start out wanting our own way. We want our wills to be satisfied.
We can take and not give. Gradually, we can find that we are not
happy when we are selfish, so we begin to make allowances for other
peoples' wills. But this again dos not give us full happiness, and we
begin to see that the only way to be truly happy is to try to do God's
will. In these times of meditation, we can seek to get guidance so
that we can find God's will for us.
P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y
I pray that I may subordinate my will to the will of God. I pray that
I may be guided today to find God's will for me.
It was at Cana in Galilee, the first of the signs given by Jesus. He let his
glory be seen, and his disciples believed in Him.
Let Us Pray for Christian Unity
This week (18 - 25 January) is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. God
has been working with the human race down through the centuries, first
through creation and his providence; then through the prophets and holy men
sent to his people Israel. Finally he has spoken through his own Son Jesus,
and continues to do so through his Church. In today´s Mass we are asked to
reflect on this continued presence of God with the human race, and with us
today.
PERSONAL PRAYER
Lord Jesus, you are passionately in love with the human race. You want us
to be aware of the love your Father has for us. Help us to come to a better
understanding of this your immense love.
Help the Church and the human community to appreciate the richness of
talents with which you have enriched them. Your presence in the Eucharist is
the sign and the pledge of this richness. We thank you for your continued
presence with us in word and sacrament.
Increase our devotion to your mother Mary. Once in Cana she told those
asking your help to do whatever you would indicate.May she continue to lead
us to a greater love of you. Amen.
Dear Lord Jesus
As I go about my housework
Let me see each job I do,
As a service for my King
And a way of loving You.
Let me wash away my judgments
Of others right or wrong,
As I wash up the dishes
Place within my heart a song.
As I clean up little fingerprints
And lots of muddy shoes,
May I remember how you cleaned the feet
Of the loved ones you did choose.
As I mend up torn pajamas
And sew a button on,
Show me where I need to mend a breech
That's gone on far too long.
Let me tidy up my thoughts
As I tidy up the toys,
Let me sweep away my fears
Like the dirt from little boys.
May I be just as quick with my forgiveness
As I am with mop and broom,
Sweeping up the clutter
In my heart and living room.
May I rinse out pride and ego
As I rinse the bathtub out,
And while we are at it Lord
Let's take care of anger, hate and doubt.
Please remind me often Lord
That the way I'm called to serve,
Is an honor given me
And not below what I deserve.
You know Lord, as I look
At all the work we need to do,
I think we'd better house clean
At least each day or two.
God's Reason
I don't know how to say it
But somehow it seems to me
That maybe we are stationed,
Where God wants us to be.
That little place we're filling
Is the reason for our birth
And just to do the work we do
He sent us down earth.
If God had wanted otherwise
I'd reckon He'd have made
Each one of us a little different
Of a worse or better grade.
And since God knows and understand
All things of land and sea
I fancy that He placed us here
Just where He wanted us to be.
Sometimes we get to thinking
As our labors we review
That we should like a higher place
With greater things to do.
But we come to the conclusion
When the envying is stilled~
That the post to which God has sent us
Is the post He wanted filled.
And there isn't any service
That we honestly can scorn~
For it may just be the reason
God allowed us to be born.
- Author Unknown
THE THREE THINGS IN LIFE
Author Unknown
Three things in life that, once gone, never come back -
1. Time
2. Words
3. Opportunity
Three things in life that may never be lost -
1. Peace
2. Hope
3. Honesty
Three things in life that are most valuable -
1. Love
2. Self-confidence
3. Friends
Three things in life that are never certain -
1. Dreams
2. Success
3. Fortune
Three things in life that are most appreciated -
1. Generosity
2. Humor
3. Forgiveness
Three things that make a person -
1. Hard work
2. Sincerity
3. Commitment
Three things in life that can destroy a person -
1. Alcohol / Drugs
2. Pride
3. Anger
Three things that are truly constant -
Father - Son - Holy Ghost
Meditations by Padre Pio
Let us never oppose the designs of divine providence, which, alternating
joys with tears in the life of the individual and of nations, leads them to
the achievements of our last end. Let us look beyond the appearances of the
hand of man to discover the hidden hand of God.
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