Do what is right and good in the eyes of the Lord and receive
the fullness of His blessings. Lord, I thank You for the gifts that
I have received and ask forgiveness for all that I have done wrong.
Scripture for the day:
"Whoever was called in the Lord as a slave is a freed person belonging to
the Lord, just as whoever was free when called is a slave of Christ. You
were bought with a price; do not become slaves of human masters. In
whatever condition you were called, brothers and sisters, there remain with
God." ~1 Corinthians 7:22-24
Meditation for the day:
Cooperation with God is the great necessity for our lives. All else then
can follow naturally. Cooperation with God is the result of our
consciousness of God's presence. Guidance is bound to come to us as we live
more and more with God. We can have many quiet times when we not so much
ask to be shown and led by God, as to feel and realize God's presence. New
spiritual growth and life comes naturally when we cooperate with God.
Prayer for the day:
I pray that God may supply me with strength and show me the direction in
which God wants me to grow. I pray that these things may come naturally
from my cooperation with God.
Hello my friends! Hope everyone is safe from the hurricane! My prayers go
out to you all. Today I did get to Mass - and visited with friends later
after Mass, but I did feel weak, and rested the rest of the day. My dear
husband made chicken noodle soup and I even added dumplings! Lori invited
us over tonight, but we declined for when I'm better, but I am getting
better and I really am enjoying not having to cough! That is a great
relief. Tomorrow morning I call Corporate - now that I'm not coughing
anymore. Please pray with me that we get this situation fixed! This is
going on too long. Calling on the Angels to help out! Praying for all your
intentions and thanks for your prayers for us.
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
-- Author Unknown
A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after
having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco.
"Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I've a favor to ask. I have a
friend I'd like to bring home with me."
"Sure," they replied, "we'd love to meet him."
"There's something you should know the son continued, he was hurt
pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mind and lost an
arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live
with us."
"I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to
live."
"No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us."
"Son," said the father, "you don't know what you're asking. Someone
with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us. We have our own
lives to live, and we can't let something like this interfere with our
lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy.
He'll find a way to live on his own."
At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing
more from him. A few days later, however, they received a call from
the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a
building, they were told. The police believed it was suicide. The
grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the
city morgue to identify the body of their son. They recognized him,
but to their horror they also discovered something they didn't know,
their son had only one arm and one leg.
The parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy to love
those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we don't like
people who inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable. We would
rather stay away from people who aren't as healthy, beautiful, or
smart as we are. Thankfully, there's someone who won't treat us that
way. Someone who loves us with an unconditional love that welcomes us
into the forever family, regardless of how messed up we are.
Tonight, before you tuck yourself in for the night, say a little
prayer that God will give you the strength you need to accept people
as they are, and to help us all be more understanding of those who are
different from us!!
Golden Rules for Living
by Miriam Hamilton Keare
1. If you open it, close it.
2. If you turn it on, turn it off.
3. If you unlock it, lock it up.
4. If you break it, admit it.
5. If you can't fix it, call in someone who can.
6. If you borrow it, return it.
7. If you value it, take care of it.
8. If you make a mess, clean it up.
9. If you move it, put it back.
10. If it belongs to someone else, get permission to use it.
11. If you don't know how to operate it, leave it alone.
12. If it's none of your business, don't ask questions.
Here's a Franciscan Morning Prayer:
Jesus Lord, I offer you this new day because I believe in you,
love you, hope all things in you and thank you for your blessings.
I am sorry for having offended you and forgive everyone who has offended me.
Lord, look on me and leave in me peace and courage
and your humble wisdom that I may serve others with joy,
and be pleasing to you all day. Amen.
ACCEPTANCE OF GOD'S WILL
In all things may the most holy, the most just, and
the most lovable will of God be done, praised and
exalted above all for ever. Your will be done, O Lord,
your will be done.The Lord has given, the Lord has
taken away,, blessed be the name of the Lord.
SOMETIMES GOD WHISPERS
by Jeanette Hays
An old preacher spoke something in reply to a question from a young man,
something so hushed it was indistinguishable. The young man stepped across
the room. "What did you say?" he asked. The preacher repeated himself, but
again in a tone as soft as a whisper. So the young man moved closer until he
was leaning on the preacher's chair.
"Sorry," he said. "I still didn't hear you." With their heads bent together,
the old preacher spoke once more. "God sometimes whispers," he said, "so we
will move closer to hear him."
We all want God's voice to thunder through the air with the answer to our
problem. But God's is the still, small voice ... the gentle whisper.
Perhaps there's a reason.
Nothing draws human focus quite like a whisper.
God's whisper means I must stop my ranting and move close to Him, until my
head is bent together with His. And then, as I listen, I will find my
answer.
Better still, I find myself closer to God.
And there is no better place to be.
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