Hello my friends! Today's blessings - 1) Got my hair cut and colored right here at home, 2)D Darla called this morning and we talked a long time! 3) Linus and his brother and friend, Ron, got things settled as to how they will move a shed to Lori's yard - it's a 8 by 12 I think, so friends, please pray that everything goes well in moving this shed for her back yard - that nothing goes wrong, it's about 45 minutes away - please help us pray that it moves smoothly and that nothing goes wrong. It's an old shed, cost her $350.00 but it'd be much, much more to build one. Thanks in advance for your prayers. Remember that you all are in my prayers, too.
It is important to remember that different can be better. Lord, as I resist
change
and cling to the familiar, help me to remember that Your plan is perfect and
will
truly make me happy.
Scripture for the day:
"Be still and know that I am God." ~Psalm 46:10
Meditation for the day:
When we look to God for strength to face responsibility and are quiet
before God, God's healing touch can cause the divine quiet to flow
into our very being. When in weakness we cry to God, God's touch can
bring healing, the renewal of our courage, and the power to meet every
situation and be victorious. When we faint by the way or are
distracted by feelings of inferiority, then we can rely on the touch
of God's spirit to support us on our way. Then we can arise and go
forth with confidence.
Prayer for the day:
I pray that I may lay myself open today to the healing touch of God.
I pray that I may not falter or faint by the wayside, but renew my
courage through prayer.
EVERYDAY PRAYER
Let us pray to Jesus Christ along with the intercession of Holy Mother Mary,
in union with the saints.
"Jesus, I entrust all my problems to you. Come to me. Speak to me. Reveal
the will of God to me. Deliver me from dangers and diseases (names). Jesus!
Pour your precious blood on me. Remove all the stain of sin from me. Grant
me freely, redemption from sin and salvation by the merit of the crucifixion
and glorious resurrection of Jesus Christ. Deliver me from satanic bondages,
evil desire, wick ed men and temptations of the devil. Save me by the merit
of your suffering. Jesus, send upon me, in power, the Holy Spirit, promised
by the Father. Renew me, and my dear ones by the Holy Spirit. Thank you God.
Praise you Jesus. Praise you Holy Spirit." Amen.
(Do praise for sometime)
DO YOU CARRY YOUR UMBRELLA?
Author Unknown
We all have something to learn from this young girl.
As a drought continued for what seemed an eternity, a small community
of farmers was in a quandary as to what to do. Rain was important to
keep their crops healthy and sustain the townspeople' s way of life.
As the problem became more acute, a local pastor called a prayer
meeting to ask for rain.
Many people arrived. The pastor greeted most of them as they filed in.
As he walked to the front of the church to officially begin the
meeting he noticed most people were chatting across the aisles and
socializing with friends. When he reached the front his thoughts were
on quieting the attendees and starting the meeting.
His eyes scanned the crowd as he asked for quiet. He noticed an eleven
year-old girl sitting quietly in the front row. Her face was beaming
with excitement. Next to her, poised and ready for use, was a bright
red umbrella. The little girl's beauty and innocence made the pastor
smile as he realized how much faith she possessed. No one else in the
congregation
had brought an umbrella.
All came to pray for rain, but the little girl had come expecting God
to answer.
St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Lived(1873-1897) | Feast Day: Wednesday, October 1, 2014
"I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a
pin for love can convert a soul." These are the words of Thérèse of the
Child Jesus, a Carmelite nun called the "Little Flower," who lived a
cloistered life of obscurity in the convent of Lisieux, France. (In
French-speaking areas, she is known as Thérèse of Lisieux.) And her
preference for hidden sacrifice did indeed convert souls. Few saints of God
are more popular than this young nun. Her autobiography, The Story of a
Soul, is read and loved throughout the world. Thérèse Martin entered the
convent at the age of 15 and died in 1897 at the age of 24. She was
canonized in 1925, and two years later she and St. Francis Xavier were
declared co-patrons of the missions.
Life in a Carmelite convent is indeed uneventful and consists mainly of
prayer and hard domestic work. But Thérèse possessed that holy insight that
redeems the time, however dull that time may be. She saw in quiet suffering
redemptive suffering, suffering that was indeed her apostolate. Thérèse said
she came to the Carmel convent "to save souls and pray for priests." And
shortly before she died, she wrote: "I want to spend my heaven doing good on
earth."
On October 19, 1997, Saint John Paul II proclaimed her a Doctor of the
Church, the third woman to be so recognized, in light of her holiness and
the influence on the Church of her teaching on spirituality. Her parents,
Louis and Zélie were beatified in 2008.
Comment:
Thérèse has much to teach our age of the image, the appearance, the "sell."
We have become a dangerously self-conscious people, painfully aware of the
need to be fulfilled, yet knowing we are not. Thérèse, like so many saints,
sought to serve others, to do something outside herself, to forget herself
in quiet acts of love. She is one of the great examples of the gospel
paradox that we gain our life by losing it, and that the seed that falls to
the ground must die in order to live (John 12:24).
Preoccupation with self separates modern men and women from God, from their
fellow human beings, and ultimately from themselves. We must relearn to
forget ourselves, to contemplate a God who draws us out of ourselves, and to
serve others as the ultimate expression of selfhood. These are the insights
of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, and they are more valid today than ever.
Quote:
All her life St. Thérèse suffered from illness. As a young girl she
underwent a three-month malady characterized by violent crises, extended
delirium and prolonged fainting spells. Afterwards she was ever frail and
yet she worked hard in the laundry and refectory of the convent.
Psychologically, she endured prolonged periods of darkness when the light of
faith seemed all but extinguished. The last year of her life she slowly
wasted away from tuberculosis. And yet shortly before her death on September
30 she murmured, "I would not suffer less."
Truly she was a valiant woman who did not whimper about her illnesses and
anxieties. Here was a person who saw the power of love, that divine alchemy
which can change everything, including weakness and illness, into service
and redemptive power for others. Is it any wonder that she is patroness of
the missions? Who else but those who embrace suffering with their love
really convert the world?
My Creed
This is my creed: To do some good,
To bear my ills without complaining,
To press on as a brave man should
For honors that are worth the gaining;
To seek no profits where I may,
By winning them, bring grief to others;
To do some service day by day
In helping on my toiling brothers.
This is my creed: To close my eyes
To little faults of those around me;
To strive to be when each day dies
Some better than the morning found me;
To ask for no unearned applause,
To cross no river until I reach it;
To see the merit of the cause
Before I follow those who preach it.
To keep my standards always high,
To find my task and always do it:
This is my creed - I wish that I
Could learn to shape my action to it.
by S.E. Kiser
THE FOUR TYPES OF HEALING
There are six areas of a person's life which may get afflicted and where
healing is required. They are Mind, Body, Soul, Family, Wealth and Satanic
Afflictions /Ancestral Bondage.
a) Instant Healing - During Adoration and Healing Mass in the presence of
the Eucharistic Lord and during the Eucharistic Procession, healings take
place by the infilling of the Holy Spirit instantly, if that be the Will of
God.
The same experience also takes place during the Holy Mass. Here the healing
takes place instantly and completely.
b) Progressive Healing - In progressive healing, (over a period of time as
per His Holy Will and in His Time) the healing is started but not yet
completed; instead it is in progression; stage by stage for the benefit of
the afflicted and culminating in complete healing, by His Grace and Mercy,
after sometime.
c) Gift of Joyful Suffering- If the healing is not taken place as per the
Will of God, the person is blessed and strengthened to joyfully accept the
suffering without any kind of discomfort or complaints or any hindrance to
his life or activities. It is for the salvation of souls.
d) Immunity - Where a person is attending a Healing Mass or a healing
prayer; even though he is absolutely healthy and does not require any
healing in his physical body; is strengthened with immunity against any
affliction bothering now or in the future. This protection from all
afflictions in six areas of a person's life is called immunity. This
immunity is one type of advanced healing.
BROWNIE CRUMBS
Author Unknown
Mrs. Baughman was my 6th grade Sunday School teacher. One morning, she
brought a pan of brownies to our class. As the goodies sat over by her
chair, she gave each child a slip of paper marked with a household
expense:
house payment, utility bill, phone bill, entertainment, etc.
My slip had a car payment. Before long, Mrs. Baughman picked up the
tray of brownies and began naming the expenses written on the papers.
As we gave her our expenses, she redeemed each one for a brownie.
"Car payment" she announced. I jumped up to get my brownie from the
pan. Finally the last brownie had disappeared.
But one boy named Donald still held his unredeemed slip. "God!" called
Mrs. Baughman. Donald came forward hoping the teacher had one more
brownie hidden some where.
With a knife Mrs. Baughman scraped the crumbs from the bottom of the
pan into Donald's napkin. He got a pretty raw deal, I thought -just
crumbs.
"The brownies represent your money", the teacher explained to us. "If
you don't give God his share right away, He probably won't get
anything except maybe the crumbs."
I never forgot that illustration. The day my friend Donald got only
the brownie crumbs, even as a child I learned that God should have the
first right to everything I have.
In the years since Mrs. Baughman class I have struggled with giving
and priorities, But whenever I recall the "Crummy Sunday School
Lesson", I know who should and must always come first in my life!
The Holy Spirit is the inspirer of all prayer. All through the centuries
the prayer life of Christians has been lived under the influence of the Holy
Spirit. Many of the well-known prayers of the Saints, hallowed by use and
set down in print, have been of inestimable value in the spiritual lives of
countless millions of Christians. The Spirit, too, is alive in our times
and many contemporary prayers speak to the soul of modern man. This is all
the work of the Holy Spirit.
Cardinal Basil Hume
Archbishop of Westminster
Renewal
By Helen Steiner Rice
When life has lost its luster and it's filled with dull routine, when you
long to run away from it,
seeking pastures new and green, remember no one runs away from life without
finding when they do,
that life's problems go there with you no matter what you do.
So when your heart is heavy and your day is dull with care, instead of
trying to escape, why not withdraw to God in prayer?
For in prayer there is renewal of the spirit, mind, and heart, for
everything is lifted up in which God has a part........
For when we go to God in prayer, our thoughts are
rearranged, so even though our problems have not been solved or changed,
somehow the good Lord gives us the power to understand, that He who holds
tomorrow is also the one who holds our hands.
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