Community Chat

[gloriajean]

Give control of your life to God and humbly live in His presence. Lord, I
humbly
desire that Your will be my will and that we always walk together.

Scripture for the day:

"You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in
your right hand are pleasures forevermore." ~Psalm 16:11

Meditation for the day:

There are two paths, one up and one down. We have been given free will to
choose either path. We are captains of our souls to this extent only. We
can choose the good or the bad. Once we have chosen the wrong path, we go
down and down, eventually to death. But if we choose the right path, we can
go up and up, until we come to the resurrection day. On the wrong path, we
have no power for good because we do not choose to ask for it. But on the
right path, we are on the side of good and we have all the power of God's
spirit behind us.

Prayer for the day:

I pray that I may be in the stream of goodness. I pray that I may be on the
right side, on the side of all good in the universe.

Hello my friends! Another day of phone calls about the funeral. Now it’s
decided that my sisters aren’t coming here at all, but going a different
road straight there – because of Sister LaDonna being along and hoping it
will be less getting in and out of cars that way to make it easier on her.
Please do pray for her that the trip won’t give her a relapse at all. Her
tailbone seems healed now, but she still has a sore leg. I’ll be calling
her tonight after nine – when her cell phone is free. My turn to call on
Tuesday nights. Last Tuesday night we went to the Olive Garden – and after
that I’ve been under the weather, now mainly the cough. Praying it goes
away fast! It isn’t real bad – like not that often, but when it comes, it’s
always so unexpected and it’s wicked. My blessings today are talking to my
sisters, and another call coming up soon. Made scalloped potatoes with ham
for supper tonight – mixed with mushroom soup and even put a package of
frozen brocolli in – made it in the electric skillet and it was delicious. I
sure do use my food processor a lot – this time with sliced potatoes.
Another blessing! Linus booked a couple rooms at the casino near the
Monastery, about 12 miles away – it’s the closest place we could get rooms,
and for $55.00 a night – very reasonable. On Thursday I’ll try to get the
new thread out early, for you as we won’t be here Thursday night.

Mother Teresa Said...

You must try to bring the presence of God to your families. I think that
just being together and loving one another brings peace and joy and
strengthens the bond between family members in the home. That is the way to
overcome all the evil that is in the world.


25 Questions for Mary

By Max Lucado



What was it like watching him pray?

How did he respond when he saw other kids giggling during the service at
the synagogue?

When he saw a rainbow, did he ever mention a flood?

Did you ever feel awkward teaching him how he created the world?

When he saw a lamb being led to the slaughter, did he act differently?

Did you ever see him with a distant look on his face as if he were
listening to someone you couldn't hear?

How did he act at funerals?

Did the thought ever occur to you that the God to whom you were praying
was asleep under your own roof?

Did you ever try to count the stars with him ... and succeed?

Did he ever come home with a black eye?

How did he act when he got his first haircut?

Did he have any friends by the name of Judas?

Did he do well in school?

Did you ever scold him?

Did he ever have to ask a question about Scripture?

What do you think he thought when he saw a prostitute offering to the
highest bidder the body he made?

Did he ever get angry when someone was dishonest with him?

Did you ever catch him pensively looking at the flesh on his own arm
while holding a clod of dirt?

Did he ever wake up afraid?

Who was his best friend?

When someone referred to Satan, how did he act?

Did you ever accidentally call him Father?

What did he and his cousin John talk about as kids?

Did his other brothers and sisters understand what was happening?

Did you ever think, That's God eating my soup?

I Am There

You cannot see Me,
yet I am the Light you see by.

You cannot hear Me,
yet I speak through your voice.

You cannot feel Me,
yet I am the power at work in your hands.

I am at work
though you do not understand My ways.

I am at work
though you do not recognize My works.

I am not strange visions,
I am not mysteries...
only in absolute stillness beyond self
can you know Me as I am
and then but as a feeling and a faith.

Yet, I am there. Yet I hear.
Yet I answer.
When you need Me, I am there.

Even if you deny Me, I am there.
Even when you feel most alone, I am there.
Even in your fears, I am there.
Even in your pain, I am there.

I am there when you pray
and when you do not pray.

I am in you
you are in Me.

I am the law
on which the movement of the stars
and the growth of living cells are founded.

I am the love
that is law's fulfilling.

I am assurance.

I am peace.

I am openness.

I am the law
that you live by.

I am the love
that you cling to.

I am your assurance.

I am your peace.

I am one with you.

Beloved , I am there.

(author unknown)

Busyness in Life
"Come apart and rest a while." -- Jesus (Mark 6:31)
According to tradition, the apostle John had a hobby raising pigeons. On one
occasion a fellow church leader who was returning from a hunting trip
stopped by John's place and found him playing with one of his birds and
gently corrected him for wasting his time.

John, noticing his friend's hunting bow, said that the string was loose
whereupon the man replied, "Yes, I always loosen the string of my bow when
it's not in use. If it stayed tight, it would lose its resilience and fail
me in the hunt."

"And I am now relaxing the bow of my mind," said John, "so that I may be
better able to shoot the arrows of divine truth."

Work is important. We need to eat and we need to take care of our family,
but over-busyness can be a curse. Without sufficient rest and relaxation we
will eventually lose our health and not be able to work efficiently. And
without taking time to nurture and be nurtured in loving relationships, life
becomes empty and meaningless.

We need to follow the advice of Jesus when he said to his disciples, "Come
apart and rest a while." Or as somebody else put it, "Come apart and rest a
while before you come apart."



~ Author Unknown ~

A Guiding Light for the Year Ahead

As you go through the days of the year ahead,
busy with all the responsibilities the world has placed upon you,
remember to keep the truly special things in mind.
Keep things in perspective: Work, play, learning, living and especially our
faith in Our Lord.

Have happiness as a part of your priorities!
Be creative and aware and wonderfully alive in His Truth
and always remember where to find your smile.
New journeys await you in the coming year.
Decisions lie ahead, wondering what you will do, where you will go, how you
will choose when the choices are yours.
But remember, God is with you always. Work for the ability to choose wisely,
to prosper, to succeed.
Let the roads that you travel take you to beautiful places, and have the
faith it takes to achieve and aspire.
In this year, I pray that our hopes for our tomorrows take us to the summit
of our goals,
and our joys bring us peace, love and happiness. Amen.

Prayer for Peace
Send Thy peace, O Lord,
which is perfect and everlasting,
that our souls may radiate peace.
Send Thy peace, O Lord,
that we may think, act, and speak harmoniously.
Send Thy peace, O Lord,
that we may be contented and
thankful for Thy bountiful gifts.
Send Thy peace, O Lord,
that amidst our worldly strife
we may enjoy Thy bliss.
Send Thy peace, O Lord,
that we may endure all, tolerate all
in the thought of Thy grace and mercy.
Send Thy peace, O Lord,
that our lives may become a divine vision,
and in Thy light all darkness may vanish.
Send Thy peace, O Lord,
our Father and Mother,
that we, Thy children on earth,
may all unite in one brotherhood.
Amen.

A Lesson in Life

Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of
good or bad luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and
sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these
small tests, if they be events, illnesses or relationships, life would be
like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere.

If someone hurts you, betrays you , or breaks you heart forgive them. For
they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious
to who you open your heart to.

If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they
love you, but because they are teaching you to love and opening your heart
and eyes to things you would have never seen or felt without them.

Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from it everything
that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again.

Talk to people you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Hold
your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great
individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, no
one else will believe in you either.

You can make of your life anything you would like it to be by simply knowing
that God is the giver of life, and that He created you to live life to its
fullest, so go out and live it.

Good night now and God bless your Wednesday in every way! Look for your
blessings - they are there!!!