Perhaps,
“Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life,” should be a
prayer we pray each and every morning before we do anything. Perhaps it should
be our prayer each night as we ready for bed. In each moment we would stop and
center ourselves in the presence of God. We would center ourselves in our
friendship with Jesus. We would remind ourselves of the source by which we
should live our life.
This
week has been a crazy, chaotic and confusing. It has been a week of great loss
and sadness. It has been a week when we have questioned things that we value
and hold near and dear. It has been a week when we have wondered about the
future. It has been a week of anger, frustration and profound struggle. It has
been a week of prayer, a week of searching for hope. It has been a week to
remember the innocent and honor the brave.
Perhaps
it has also been a week that reminds us to whom we should always go. Who it is
that has, the Words, the gift and the hope of eternal life!
Daily
Prayer: O
God, we come to you today because you do have the words, the gift and the hope
of eternal life. We remember all who have fallen this week especially in Boston
and Texas. We thank you for the gift of their lives and we ask you to now hold
them dearly. We thank you for the many brave people we ran into the valley of
death and offered comfort and hope to the many others we were hurt and
struggling. We thank you that the terror of these last days is over for the
moment yet we know that evil still walks among us! Help us to hear your words
of eternal life today as they are spoken in our world and in our hearts. Grace
us with the gift of your loving presence today and always. Loving God, we know
we must always some to you in good time and bad because you do have the words
of hope that will help us continue our journeys to eternal life. Amen!
Runner’s
Thought: Run
strong today! Run for those lost and hurt in Boston. Run for those lost and
hurt in Texas. Run for those who bravely helped in both places. Run strong
against terror, run strong for peace. Run strong with God!
Blessing
on this Saturday to all! I hope you have begun a weekend that will give you a
chance to rest and relax at least a little. It has been a long week full of
much stress and sadness. Hopefully we have turned the corner toward sunny, warm
and hope filled days.
The
mission at Sacred Heart Parish, in Mount Holly, NJ fished up wonderfully on
Wednesday. There was a great spirit there. Friday I celebrated a Confirmation
Retreat with some students of St. Barnabas Parish in the Bronx. It was a very
spirit filled day also. I will keep these young people in my prayers as they
continue to prepare for their Confirmation next month. Today I head out to Long
Island and the town of Wantagh where I will begin a mission tonight at St. Frances
de Chantal Parish. I am looking forward to my time there. If you are in the
area why not come and join us on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
There is a morning mission talk after the 9:00 am parish mass and an evening
mission service at 7:30 pm.
Again,
blessing to all today and throughout the weekend, may you truly find time to
enjoy the gift of life especially with family and friends. Peace in Christ’s
Passion and Hope in the Risen Lord…Fr. Paul
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