Hello my friends! Emails can be blessings for sure, and I got an email from another old friend today - a nun, Sister Pat, and we'll be celebrating our birthdays in March, the latter part of March, being hers is the 24, Linus' is the 22, mine will be in April. We'll to to Mass at their Benedictine Monastery, it's just five miles from here in the town Lori lives in, and that will be followed by their dinner at the guest dining hall, and then going to Sr. Pat's house and visit and play cards. Sister Phyllis who lives with her is also a dear friend, and she fell and broke a leg, hopefully it's better now and it will be so nice to visit with them both. We met them through a retreat that we made. Retreats are wonderful to do! Not only do they help you get closer to God but you can also meet wonderful people! People you can have for friends for life! What could be greater?
God is better to us than we deserve. Lord, thank you for the strength
You give in my trials and especially thank you for the trials You have
kept from my door.
S C R I P T U R E F O R T H E D A Y
"I lift up my eyes to the hills-- from where will my help come? My help
comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth." ~Psalm 121:1-2
M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y
"I lift up my eyes to the hills-- from where will my help come?" We can try
to raise our thoughts from the depths of some of the sordid, mean and impure
things of the earth to the heights of goodness, decency and beauty. We can
train our insight by trying to take the higher view. We can train it more
and more until distant heights become more familiar. The heights of the
Lord, the source of our help, can become nearer and dearer, and the false
values of the earth can seem farther away.
P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y
I pray that I may not keep my eyes forever downcast. I pray that I may set
my sights on higher things.
The best argument I 've heard against abortion!!
A VERY SMART DOCTOR...........
A worried woman went to her Gynecologist and said: 'Doctor, I have a serious
problem and desperately
need your help! My baby is not even 1 yr. old and I'm pregnant again. I
don't want kids so close together.'
So the doctor said: 'Ok, and what do you want me to do?'
She said: 'I want you to end my pregnancy, and I'm counting on your help
with this.'
The doctor thought for a little, and after some silence he said to the lady:
'I think I have a better solution for your problem. It's less dangerous for
you too.'
She smiled, thinking that the doctor was going to accept her request. Then
he continued: 'You see, in order for you not to
have to take care of 2 babies at the same time, let's kill the one in your
arms. This way, you could rest some before the other one is
born. If we're going to kill one of them, it doesn't matter which one it
is. There would be no risk for your body if you chose the one in your arms.'
The lady was horrified and said: 'No doctor! How terrible for you to think
of killing my child!’
'I agree', the doctor replied. 'But you seemed to be ok with it, so I
thought maybe that was the best solution.'
The doctor smiled, realizing that he had made his point. He convinced the
mom that there Is no difference in killing a child that's already been born
and one that's still in the womb. The crime is the same!
An offering of prayer for our children:
Father of mercies, we lift up our children to you. We lift up the unborn,
the infants, babies, tots, children, pre-teens, teens and adult children and
beg blessings of protection all about and around them. We plead the Blood
of the Lamb all over each child. We know the evil one flees at the thought
of your Precious Blood touching him so we rebuke him with You, Lord God,
that he may flee to the dregs of h ell to which he belongs.
We rebuke the addictions of drugs, alcohol, smoking of any substance, sx,
stealing and all other addictions besetting our children. Strengthen
the vulnerable, the susceptible and fill them with wisdom and discernment,
gifts of Your Holy Spirit.
Provide in their lives loving parents, caring foster homes, compassionate
guardians, good teachers, and dedicated professionals who will help guide
them along the right path.
Bring into their lives good and holy Pastors, Ministers, Deacons, Priests,
Chaplains to guide them into Christianity. Fill their minds with
knowledge of why we are really here. Fill their hearts with the openness to
love as You love, and bless their spirits to mirror Your Spirit.
Thank you Father for how you are working in their lives.
Praise you Father for all blessings thus far and for all blessings
yet to come. For it is by you, through you and to you we
come in prayerful petition for our children.
Amen
Jesus encourages us to be persistent
in prayer so that God will act.
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