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[gloriajean]

In your search for peace, look within. If you are looking elsewhere,
you are looking in the wrong place. Lord, help me to open my heart
to Your gift of peace and refuse to let anything in that disturbs it.


Scripture for the day:

"Strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all
these things will be given to you as well." ~Matthew 6:33

Meditation for the day:

"Strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all
these things will be given to you as well." We need not seek material
things first, but seek spiritual things first and material things will
come to us, as we honestly work for them. Many of us seek material
things first and think they can then grow into knowledge of spiritual
things. We cannot serve God and earthly things at the same time. The
first requisites of an abundant life are spiritual things: honesty,
purity, unselfishness and love. Until we have these qualities,
quantities of material things are of little real use to us.


Prayer for the day:


I pray that I may put much effort into acquiring spiritual things. I
pray that I may get right spiritually and enjoy the many gifts around
me.

Hello my friends! Well we are headed for a blizzard! So glad we are
together and no one is on the roads now. Not sure if he'll be able to go to
work tomorrow - sure won't if there's bad roads. We joined a book club for
Lent - and it starts tomorrow at 10 AM - got an email from the leader saying
if there's a snow storm it's cancelled and we can pick up the books at the
Parish Office this morning -so we did after Mass. The name of the book - we
both share one book - is called "Longing for the Holy" Spirituality for
everyday life, by Fr. Ronald Rolheiser.
I don't know anything about the author, but I'm sure he's a good writer. We
will be sharing chapter by chapter at the meetings - it should be
interesting. Hoping you all are having a blesssed Lent! I plan on getting
more spiritual reading done this Lent and learn more and more.

Father of my soul,
Mother of my heart,
I know your love for me is limitless beyond imagining.
You care for me as a loving parent.
Through my smallest Lenten sacrifices,
help me to become less selfish
and more aware of your ways.
Fan the flame of my desire
to draw ever closer to you.
Guide me to seek your love.

With permission from: Creighton U Online Ministries

Bending Our Will


Lent is a time when we can shatter the deceptions of Satan by holding fast
to the righteousness of Christ. Lent is a time for seeing that all of
creation is good for guiding us to a greater knowledge of God.
— from The Little Way of Lent

The Greatest...


The highest aim in life - To know God and do His will!
The most enriching good habit - Complimenting others
The most destructive bad habit - Worry
The greatest joy - Giving
The greatest loss - Loss of self-respect

The most satisfying work - Helping others
The ugliest personality trait - Selfishness
The most endangered species - Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource - Our youth
The ugliest look - A frown

The greatest "shot in the arm" - Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome - Fear
The most effective sleeping pill - Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease - Excuses
The surest way to limit God - Unbelief

The most powerful forces in life - Love
The most dangerous piranha - A gossiper
The Greatest Life-Giver - The Creator
The worlds most incredible computer - The brain
The worst thing to be without - Hope

The deadliest weapon - The tongue
The two most power-filled words - "I Can"
The greatest asset - Faith
The most worthless emotion - Self-pity
The most beautiful attire - A Smile!

The most prized possession - Self esteem
The most powerful channel of communication - Prayer
The most contagious spirit - Enthusiasm
The most urgent need - Salvation
The greatest attribute of Jesus - Obedience

The GREATEST - GOD

Faith, Hope and Love

F ------ Fervently Praying
A ------ Accepting whatever outcome from prayer
I ------ In tune with Jesus Christ
T ------ Teaching others about Jesus Christ
H ------ Heaven is the place where my walk is heading

H ------ Helping others see Jesus Christ
O ------ Offering my life to the service of Jesus Christ
P ------ Praying always for others, lost or not, to see Jesus Christ
E ------ Encouraging and edifying Jesus Christ and others

L ------ Looking to Jesus all the time
O ------ Opening my heart to His ways only
V ------ Verifying everything in the Spirit
E ------ Extending myself to insure others in their walk with the Lord.

Wisdom

Early in his career the brilliant young lawyer Clarence Darrow was defending
a man in court. The much older lawyer defending the other client started to
make fun in court and referred to him as "that beardless youth."

Darrow answered him in this way:

"My worthy opponent seems to downgrade me for not having a beard. Let me
answer him with a story. The king of Spain once sent a young nobleman to the
court of a neighboring monarch. On seeing the young man, he sneered: Does
the king of Spain have no real men? Why does he send me a beardless boy? To
which the young ambassador replied: My Lord, if my king had supposed that
you judged intelligence by the size of a beard, he would have sent you a
goat."

Incidentally, Clarence Darrow won the case.

In the Old Testament the prophet Jeremiah was trying to avoid God's call to
go and teach people and the Lord said to him: "Do not say I am too young."
Jer. 1:7

RECIPE FOR KINDNESS
Author Unknown
February 28, 2012


Fold two hands together
And express a dash of sorrow
Marinate it overnight
And work on it tomorrow.
RECIPE FOR KINDNESS
Author Unknown
February 28, 2012


Fold two hands together
And express a dash of sorrow
Marinate it overnight
And work on it tomorrow.

Chop one grudge in tiny pieces
Add several cups of love
Dredge with a large sized smile
Mix with the ingredients above.

Dissolve the hate within you,
By doing a good deed
Cut in and help your friend
If he should be in need.

Stir in laughter, love an kindness
From the heart it has to come,
Toss with genuine forgiveness
And give your neighbor some.

The amount of people served
Will depend on you,
It can serve the whole wide world,
If you really want it to.


Chop one grudge in tiny pieces
Add several cups of love
Dredge with a large sized smile
Mix with the ingredients above.

Dissolve the hate within you,
By doing a good deed
Cut in and help your friend
If he should be in need.

Stir in laughter, love an kindness
From the heart it has to come,
Toss with genuine forgiveness
And give your neighbor some.

The amount of people served
Will depend on you,
It can serve the whole wide world,
If you really want it to.

May you all enjoy better weather than we are having now. Have a good night
and day tomorrow - and God bless you!!