~*Becca*~
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Post by ~*Becca*~ on Sept 30, 2013 14:31:29 GMT -5
Thus says the LORD of hosts: / Lo, I will rescue my people . . . / I will bring them back to dwell within Jerusalem. / They shall be my people, and I will be their God, / with faithfulness and justice. —Zechariah 8:8
St. Jerome has been attributed with this idea: “Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.” What ignorance does this verse from Zechariah dispel? That God has abandoned me, is faithless, unjust, disinterested? That I am not worth saving? That God would never claim me for his own?
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Post by ~*Becca*~ on Oct 1, 2013 13:40:55 GMT -5
He resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem. —Luke 9:51
Fully aware of what awaits him, Jesus remains “resolutely determined.” St. Thérèse in her “little way” is also resolutely determined. She writes, “Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love.” Though the outward character of these sacrifices—the crucifixion and the “little way”—are different, the resolution is the same. To grow in love is a crucifixion, or many little crucifixions, along the way to Jerusalem.
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Post by ~*Becca*~ on Oct 2, 2013 14:43:33 GMT -5
The Holy Guardian Angels
For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. —Psalm 91:11
Angels are always in the thick of things: the Annunciation, the birth of Christ, tending Jesus in the desert, announcing the plan of heaven, protecting, guarding, guiding. They intercede for us before the face of God. Our Father in heaven has ordered the world such that it is full to the brim of such beautiful, holy creatures. How generous.
Holy angels, pray for us.
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Post by ~*Becca*~ on Oct 3, 2013 13:33:02 GMT -5
The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. —Luke 10:2
You are the harvest.
You are the wheat.
Would the Lord entrust you to just anyone?
Lord, you are generous. Send us more men and women who will delight in serving you, gathering up the Church with singleness of purpose.
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Post by ~*Becca*~ on Oct 4, 2013 14:21:11 GMT -5
St. Francis of Assisi
O LORD, my allotted portion and my cup, you it is who hold fast my lot. —Psalm 16:5
As far as we know, St. Francis was the first to receive the stigmata. Not many people receive such a sign of holiness. Still, we are invited to bear the holy wounds of Jesus on our hearts and minds. How? By accepting and even being grateful for whatever sufferings we experience, and by asking God to redeem us through them, to make full use of them in ways that only heaven can.
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Post by ~*Becca*~ on Oct 5, 2013 14:43:49 GMT -5
Fear not, my children; call out to God! / He who brought this upon you will remember you. / As your hearts have been disposed to stray from God, / turn now ten times the more to seek him; / For he who has brought disaster upon you will, / in saving you, bring you back enduring joy. —Baruch 4:27–29
It is never too late to turn your heart back to God and to enter his plan for you, that of deep and abiding joy.
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Post by ~*Becca*~ on Oct 6, 2013 13:56:39 GMT -5
For the vision still has its time, / presses on to fulfillment, and will not disappoint; / if it delays, wait for it, / it will surely come, it will not be late. —Habakkuk 2:3
We wait for Jesus. We pray and beg and pour out our hearts, and impossibly he says, “Wait, child. I will not be late. My timing is perfect. My fulfillment of every promise is satisfying beyond measure. You will know such joy! Child, I am coming. I will not be late.”
May we grow in the virtues of patience and holy poise.
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Post by ~*Becca*~ on Oct 7, 2013 12:20:46 GMT -5
"Today open up to others and share your spirit. Be welcoming for it will be mutually beneficial. Help me, my Lord, to be generous with my life and cleanse my spirit so that You may work Your wonders through me at Your Will.
"Make today kinder and gentler. If you become overwhelmed and too busy for God, take a moment to rethink your priorities. Simply ask God to calm your troubled waters and He will. Lord, when I forget to pray, don't forget me.
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Post by ~*Becca*~ on Oct 8, 2013 12:56:35 GMT -5
"If we are confident in Christ, we will see success where others see failure and sunshine where others see darkness. Lord, help me to live each day to the fullest.
"Today, Lord, help me to recognize and accept the love that comes to me, even if it isn't coming to me in the way I had expected it.
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Post by tinka♥belle on Oct 9, 2013 12:06:04 GMT -5
thanks
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Post by ~*Becca*~ on Oct 9, 2013 13:21:51 GMT -5
"May it comfort you in times of stress and difficulty to know that all that you suffer is so worthwhile because it is carrying you forward and upward to a perfect life. Lord, make me strong when I am weak.
"When you are ready to simply give up, remember God's promise that in the end all things work together for good. Lord, help me hold this truth and trust You to be at work in my life. YVW Tina !! =)
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Post by ~*Becca*~ on Oct 10, 2013 12:39:25 GMT -5
"Like the sunrise, may God's blessings come to you this morning as you awaken and renew your spirit. Lord, I want to begin and end every day with You.
"Enjoy the beauty of your own life. Appreciate your own uniqueness and talents. Lord, help me to never compare my life with that of another. Teach me to be happy with me and happy for my neighbor.
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Post by ~*Becca*~ on Oct 11, 2013 10:53:27 GMT -5
"A thankful heart doubles our blessings and causes us to enjoy them twice; once when we receive them and again when we remember them. Lord, let me never take You for granted and daily remember to say thank you.
"Most worries are like puddles. By tomorrow they will have evaporated. Lord, today be my comfort, free me from my worries and fill me with trust in Your love for me.
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~*Becca*~
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Post by ~*Becca*~ on Oct 12, 2013 12:54:18 GMT -5
"As long as I am on this earth, Lord, help me to continue growing and seeing Your wonders in the world around me. Keep me always aware of Your blessings.
"Today, Lord, I give you the damaged pieces of my life and ask that You will mend them and make me whole again.
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Post by ~*Becca*~ on Oct 13, 2013 13:11:33 GMT -5
"To reach Heaven, we must sail. Sometimes we sail with the wind and sometimes against the wind, but we must sail, not drift or be anchored. Lord, Thy Will be done so that I will stay on course all the days of my life.
"When you are finished changing, you are finished. Lord, help me to grow in love and wisdom and courage today and to handle my responsibilities so that I am better prepared for tomorrow.
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