“Be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. You too must be… Read More ›
#joy
Rejoice! JOY, JOY, JOY
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! Your kindness should be known to all. The Lord is near. Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known… Read More ›
Make me a positive instrument
“Lord help me to understand the call You have on my life. Take away any discouragement I may feel and replace it with joyful anticipation of what You are going to do through me. Use me as Your instrument to… Read More ›
What choices point to your true north?
Sometimes life swirls in a series of directions and puts you on a path you never intended. Along that winding road, you make good and bad choices. Finding your true north through these choices is the key to finding joy… Read More ›
Greatest desire – Love til it hurts
“I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more love.” St. Theresa of Calcutta Many of us search for joy and never truly find it. We strive for things… Read More ›
Hope and joy filling the air
“I am about to create new heavens and a new earth. The things of the past shall not be remembered or come to mind. Instead, there shall always be rejoicing and happiness in what I create…” Isaiah 65:17-18 Have you… Read More ›
A trail of hearts
“…go first and be reconciled with your brother.” Matthew 5:24 Finding it hard to reconcile with someone right now? Find it hard to forgive or ask for forgiveness in general? Perhaps you feel that those who do you injustice deserve… Read More ›
Teach me to seek
“Teach me to seek you, and reveal yourself to me as I seek, because I can neither seek you if you do not teach me how, nor find you unless you reveal yourself.” St Anselm Where was God today? Did… Read More ›
A journey of change
“I have decided not to let this Lent go by like rain on stones, leaving no trace. I will let it soak into me, changing me. I will be converted. I will turn again to the Lord and love Him… Read More ›
Deeper meaning of fasting
This, rather, is the fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; Setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke; Sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless; Clothing the naked… Read More ›