“Good is the Lord to one who waits for him, to the soul that seeks him.” (Lamentations 3:25)
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When A Soul Forgets to Move
“A soul which does not practice the exercise of prayer is very like a paralyzed body which, though possessing feet and hands, makes no use of them.”
— St. Alphonsus Liguori
Key To A Peaceful Heart
In today’s gospel we hear the spiritually rich story of Martha and Mary. It’s an easy one to place myself in the scene, sometimes Mary, sometimes Martha. I can relate to both of these ladies within my heart.
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Jesus shows us how to live. In addition to casting all our anxieties onto Him, we are to be down to earth with each other. For “God has had it with the proud, But takes delight in just plain people.”
So be content with who you are, and don’t put on airs. God’s strong hand is on you; he’ll promote you at the right time. Live carefree before God; he is most careful with you. 1 Peter 5:7 (MSG)
Are you struggling with anxious thoughts? Just say no! Reorient yourself to Christ and ask the Holy Spirit to guide you to who God meant you to be and go set the world on fire!
Pulling Us Forward
God gives us highly evolved people to pull us all forward. The Christian word for them was simply “saint.” We cannot imagine something until we see it through a living model or archetypal figure.
—Richard Rohr
Today we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. a man who pulled us forward as a society. A man who fought for justice and peace. A man who allowed Gods grace to flow through him to affect change and make a difference for the lives of others.
He was given the Nobel Peace Prize at 35.
He lived his values and beliefs. He made people uncomfortable. He was assassinated.
He had a dream…the same dream God has for us…to treat every human being with dignity and respect bringing love and light to the journey.
How are you pulling your marriage, family, friends, community forward?
Eternal Life
The reward for our self-denial begins in this life and has its culmination in the life to come. The difference between one and the other is that in this life there are also persecutions. In this life we enjoy both the love of Christ and suffering persecutions for his sake. This life is a life of purification of our love, purification of our intentions. By proving our love now, we will enjoy life with Christ for all eternity.
Lord, you know how attached I am to myself, my possessions, and my comforts. Help me to give up what I need to give up—out of love for you and your Gospel, not out of love for myself or what I might get out of it. Help me not to be afraid to deny myself for the sake of drawing nearer to you. Today, I will give up something that keeps me from drawing closer to you. Amen
Remember
God welcomes us into the mystery. Into the circle of love between the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. We are called to remain in this love but we forget. Let us wake up and remember.
Lord, we remember you, and remembrance leads us to worship, and as we worship you, our worship leads to communion, we respond to your invitation, we remember you.
Flame of God’s Love
My prayer today is that you will not just have an experience with our Lord, but that you will have an encounter. An experience is a meeting or a moment when something happens, but an encounter is when
something unexpectedly new happens.
Do you trust Him with your hungry and aching heart?
Jesus comes down from heaven to feed us the Bread of Life—to meet us in our yearnings, our lacking, and our weakness. The next time you receive Holy Communion, ask the Lord to open your heart more fully as you open your mouth to receive Him. He is dying to feed you. This is the flame of God’s love.
Come, my Light,
and illumine my darkness.
Come, my Life,
and revive me from death.
Come, my Physician,
and heal my wounds.
Come Flame of divine love,
and burn up the thorns of my sins,
kindling my heart
with the flame of thy love.
-Dimitrii of Rostov
What Love Is
Praise God that He is love (I John 4:7-8), and that because of Jesus’ sacrifice you know what love looks like (I John 3:16).
Lord, I want to know what love is. I want you to show me. Amen
Praiseworthy
Praise God that He is the same yesterday and today and forever (Hebrews 13:8), and that He is your solid Rock, your Fortress, your Rescuer, your Shield, your salvation’s strength, and your place of safety (Psalm 18:2).
Thank you God for your faithfulness, my strength and my salvation. I praise your holy name. Let me glorify you with my life. Amen
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