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[gloriajean]

Hello my friends! A nice day here today - to say inside. It was quite windy, and I didn't have to go out for anything. Georgia came here to do my hair - a hair cut, and she worked on my foot for that plantar's wart, too. She usually does when she comes. It was her suggestion that I use super glue on it, and it seems to work much better than any tape. She is my blessing for the day, also Linus had good sales today with CD's for Parishes he sold the stands to - for re-filling them. Another blessing. May the Peace of Jesus be yours, you all are in my prayers.

Today ask God for anything that is in line with His will for you. Plead with

Him

and Tell Him your needs and keep praying.

Scripture for the day:

"Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are

those who have not seen and yet have come to believe." ~John 20:29

Meditation for the day:

God can help make us truly grateful and humble. Since we cannot see God, we

can believe in God without seeing. What we can see clearly is the change in

a human being when that person sincerely asks God for the strength to

change. We can cling to faith in God and in God's power to change our ways.

Our faith in God can be rewarded by a useful and serviceable life. God can

show us the way we should live, when in real gratitude and true humility we

turn to God.

Prayer for the day:

I pray that I may believe that God can change me. I pray that I may be

always willing to be changed for the better.

A Miracle of the Rosary - A Promise Fulfilled

Approximately two years ago, my two elderly great-aunts asked me for

assistance because they were failing in body and mind and had no one to help

them. I agreed to help, and it was a difficult task because they sometimes

were confused and even hostile. They were family and I loved them, so I did

my best.

My aunts were very devoted to the Mass and to the rosary. They said the

rosary daily. Sometimes I would call in the afternoon to check on them and

they would be in the midst of the rosary.

"Can you call back later, honey?" my Aunt Jo would softly ask. Having been

away from the church for about twenty-five years, I was impatient and not

very sympathetic. But I would call back later as requested.

As time went on, My Aunt Jo grew more frail and weak and soon her sweet

little heart gave out. In the emergency room, the day she died, a doctor

explained that there was really nothing more to be done to prolong her life.

So I asked if we could have a private room, that she be made comfortable and

then I asked if there was a priest on hand. The doctor called the priest and

soon my aunt had received the Anointing of the Sick. A few hours later, she

died peacefully.

Six months later, my Aunt Helen, who had been living in a personal care home

near where I lived, fell and broke her hip. Surgery was performed and she

came through it well, considering she was 90 years old, but she soon

developed respiratory problems and one night, was rushed to the hospital

from the personal care home.

Someone from the hospital called to tell me that they had, in fact, revived

her and that if she had a living will, I should bring it to the hospital

immediately so that she wouldn't end up on unwanted life support. I did

bring the will and asked that the priest be called. This time, Aunt Helen

received the Anointing of the Sick, which she would not have received if

they had had her living will the first time she arrested.

A few days later she died peacefully in the same hospital. Both my aunts'

funerals were held in St. Thomas More Church in a suburb of Pittsburgh. They

loved their church and had attended Mass there for many years. I felt an

immediate connection with their church and soon found myself attending Mass

there and reunited with my faith.

One day a friend presented me with a small pamphlet on the rosary, which

included the promises Our Lady made to anyone who would say the rosary

faithfully. The one that took my breath away was that she would assist the

faithful at the hour of death and they would not be without the sacraments.

It occurred to me with the forcefulness of a lightning bolt that I had been

the agent of fulfilling Our Lady's promise to my aunts! They had never said

a word about calling a priest - they trusted in the message and I took care

of the arrangements.

Now, through this miracle, I am also devoted to the rosary and even plan to

visit Medjugorje someday. I attend Mass daily and have felt the powerful

change prayer has made in my life. So, in essence, my aunts have been the

spiritual agents in my life as well.

The Blessed Mother fulfills her promises mightily. I will always believe in

the miracle of the rosary.

The Wisdom Prayer

O Great Spirit,

Whose voice I hear in the winds;

And who's breath gives life to all the world,

hear me! I am small and weak, I need your

strength and wisdom.

Let Me Walk In Beauty, and make my eyes

ever behold the red and purple sunsets.

Make My Hands respect the things you have

made and my ears sharp to hear your voice.

Make Me Wise so that I may understand the

things you have taught my people.

Let Me Learn the lessons you have hidden

in every leaf and rock.

I Seek Strength, not to be greater than my

brother, but to fight my greatest

enemy--myself.

Make Me Always Ready to come to you with

clean hands and straight eyes.

So When Life Fades, as the fading sunset,

my spirit may come to you

without shame.

A Native American Prayer

Good Advises to Live By..

If you want your dreams to come true, don't oversleep.

The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention.

Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.

The best vitamin for making friends....B1.

The 10 commandments are not multiple choice.

The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.

Minds are like parachutes...they function only when open.

Ideas won't work unless YOU do.

One thing you can't recycle is wasted time.

One who lacks the courage to start has already finished.

The heaviest thing to carry is a grudge.

Don't learn safety rules by accident.

We lie the loudest when we lie to ourselves.

Jumping to conclusions can be bad exercise.

A turtle makes progress when it sticks it's head out.

One thing you can give and still keep...is your word.

A friend walks in when everyone else walks out.

AND FINALLY...

The pursuit of happiness is the chase of a lifetime!!!

Author: Unknown

TELL HIM SO

If you hear a kind word spoken Of some worthy soul you know,

It may fill his heart with sunshine If you only tell him so.

If a deed, however humble, Helps you on your way to go

Seek the one whose hand has helped you, Seek him out and tell him so.

If your heart is touched and tender Toward a sinner, lost and low,

It might help him to do better If you'd only tell him so!

Oh, my sisters, oh, my brothers, As o'er life's rough path you go,

If God's love has saved and kept you, Do not fail to tell folks so!

Author Unknown

STAIRS NO WHERE

By Sally I. Kennedy

October 5, 2009

As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless.

2 Samuel 22:31 Psalm 18

The wooden stairs appeared to lead up off the decking to something

beyond, but what? Thick brushy mangroves bulged around the edges of

the planking. As far as I could see from where I was standing,

however, the stairs led to nowhere.

I’ve been there….. on rabbit trails that take you to a dead end. On

stairs that lead to nowhere. It just seemed I was getting somewhere,

somewhere meaningful at that. In the end it was no more than like

running on a hamster wheel. Maybe you can relate.

One of the best examples of intentionally mapping a route and

following it is reading the Bible. It is the best roadmap for living

there is. There are thousands, probably millions, of books that

purport the same, yet none has stood the test of time like the Word of

God.

I’ve heard it said that if you have no where in particular you’re

going that you’ll probably get there. The Bible, not stairs to

nowhere.

That’s good news.