Hello my friends, my grateful gals and positive pals! Hope your day is going well. We are having a beautiful day - and enjoying every bit of it! It was fun texting Lori today while in New Orleans. It was hot there she said, 85 out. Her plane leaves now, she will be home late so Ollie stays here another night. She says it's a 2 hour flight to Mpls. then another hour and a half home by car. There are five people she's with including her and she is driving. Praying for you all - thanks for your posts which mean so much to me!! Keep them coming!!
Your spirit is divine, but your personality is human. As you purify your
personality
you will begin to achieve a happiness of which you could not imagine. Lord,
teach
me to think, speak, and live right so that I may come to know You more and
more.
Scripture for the day:
"For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the
same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually
we are members one of another." ~Romans 12:4-5
Meditation for the day:
We can strive for a union between our purposes in life and God's purposes.
There is not bond of union on earth to compare with the union between us and
God. Priceless beyond all earth's rewards is that union. In merging our
heart and mind with God's, a oneness of purpose results, which only those
who experience it can even dimly realize. That oneness of purpose puts us
in harmony with God and with all others who are trying to do God's will.
Prayer for the day:
I pray that I may become attuned to the will of God. I pray that I may be
in harmony with those around me.
Grandparent's Prayer
Good Saint Ann and Saint Joachim, parents of Mary and grandparents to Jesus,
be with me and all grandparents that we may be wise and loving, may share
our time and stories and sense of humor, and may enjoy and not spoil too
much the grandchildren who are close to our hearts, for they are the sign of
God's life to us.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, be with our grandchildren and all other
grandchildren that they may love and respect their grandparents and all
older people, may remember to call, visit or write, and grow in wisdom, age
and grace before God. Amen.
SOMETHING YOU NEVER HAD
By Sally I Kennedy
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed
in spirit. Psalm
34:18
Cindy waited 34 long years and stayed in the marriage. She gave it her
all, and waited for her husband to come around. He was emotionally
unavailable. He dropped dead from a heart attack last month. Bye-bye
to that hope. Sam is 58 years old. There's been a hole in his heart as
big as all outdoors for 56 of those years, wanting his father who
disappeared when he was two. Dianne has been looking for someone to
come into her life for many years. A partner and lover. She is old
now. It may not happen.
Have you ever longed for something you've never had? Something money
can't buy? Maybe a good relationship with your mother or father, or
your kids. Perhaps you would really like a relationship that is now
impossible, because that person has died.
You can be sad about something you never had. You can grieve something
you never will have. But can you lose something you never had?
One thing you could never lose - even if you wanted to - the
unconditional love that God your Father has for you. Never. No way!
Not possible to lose that; it's there for ever and ever. It's just for
you.
The LOVE that GOD has for YOU is not, and never could be, something
you never had. It's been there all of your life. Even before.And it
will be after.
Just ask him to show you. He will!
Even though I clutch my blanket and growl when the alarm rings, thank
you, Lord, that I can hear. There are many who are deaf.
Even though I keep my eyes closed against the morning light as long as
possible, thank you, Lord, that I can see. Many are blind.
Even though I huddle in my bed and put off rising, thank you, Lord, that I
have the strength to rise. There are many who are bedridden.
Even though the first hour of my day is hectic, when socks are lost,
toast is burned and tempers are short, my children are so loud, thank you,
Lord, for my family. There are many who are lonely
Even though our breakfast table never looks like the pictures in
magazines and the menu is at times unbalanced, thank you, Lord, for the food
we have. There are many who are hungry.
Even though the routine of my job often is monotonous, thank you, Lord,for
the opportunity to work. There are many who have no job.
Even though I grumble and bemoan my fate from day to day and wish my
circumstances were not so modest, thank you, Lord, for life.
The Ten Most Wanted People
The one who tries to be the right example to every child, rather than talk
about it.
The one who has a passion to help, rather than a passion to be helped.
The one who is willing to say, "I was wrong, I'm sorry."
The one who will look at temptation squarely and say, "No."
The one who puts God's business above any other.
The one who throws oneself totally into a project, then give the credit for
its success to his helpers.
The one who has a ready smile and a pat on the back for others.
The one who brings his children to church rather than sending them.
The one who can see his own faults before he sees the faults of others.
The one who gives his money, time and talent without thought of return.
Prayer For Strength and Wisdom
Lord,
Give me strength and wisdom
to live this day as I ought.
Give me strength...
to overcome every temptation which may come to me,
to do well every task which is assigned to me,
to shoulder every responsibility which is laid upon my shoulders.
Give me wisdom...
to know when to speak and when to keep silent,
to know when to act and when to refrain from action,
to know when to speak my mind and when to hold my peace.
So bring me to the end of this day
in goodness,
in happiness
and in peace. Amen.
THE WOODPECKER STORY
By Marie B. Corn
As my husband and I were working inside, we heard something hit the
window. Looking out and seeing nothing, we stepped outside and there
on the front porch was the still body of a woodpecker -- a beautiful
yellow-bellied sapsucker. He had flown into the window, and, we
presumed, broken his neck. My husband picked him up for a moment and
stroked the red cap
on his head and laid him back down.
Just then, I saw an eye blink. I was holding a utility cloth in my
hand, and I picked him up and covered him, all but his head. His heart
was racing wildly, and I felt just a twitch of his foot. I realized
that this now helpless creature, if only knocked out, could revive at
any moment and
give me quite a pecking.
Instinctive caution urged me to leave the bird there and hope he would
come around, and that was my plan, that is, until I saw the neighbor's
big black cat approaching in his most stealthy stalking mode.
I took the bird inside and found a box with a lid -- if he revived and
got loose in the house he probably would kill himself trying to get
out.
I placed the bird-in-the- box in a quiet place and went about my work.
About half an hour later, I walked close enough to the box to detect
any activity, but there was none. Then my husband came in and spoke to
me. Suddenly, there was scratching and a flurry inside the box that
made me fear the lid would not remain closed.
We took the box outside, and carefully began to open the lid. As it
opened an inch or so, the bird burst out and flew vigorously away to
resume his place in God's grand scheme of things.
As I saw that cat approaching earlier, I remembered 1 Peter 5:8: "Be
sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring
lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour"
That little bird, in his natural healthy state, would never fall prey
to the cat, but he was knocked out.
My thoughts went back 34 years to a time in my life when I was
spiritually "knocked out," I was dead in my sin and as helpless to
ward off the attacks of the enemy of my soul as that little bird lying
on my porch.
Then a wonderful, loving Savior reached down and picked me up. He
sheltered me and let me know I was loved and protected -- I only
needed to trust Him. He didn't put me in a box, but he gave me
strength and the desire to "vigorously fly away" spiritually to take
my place in His
wonderful design for my life in His kingdom.
A Prayer To Spend the Day Well
My dear and sweet Mother Mary, Co-redemptrix of the human race, keep me in
your holy protection. Guard my mind, my heart and my senses, that I be not
stained by sin.
Sanctify my thoughts, desires, words, and actions, that I may please you and
your Jesus, my God, and gain paradise with you. Jesus and Mary, give me Your
most holy blessing. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever. Amen.
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