Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Daily Thoughts - 07/24/2013

Daily Thoughts: “Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, [humankind] will have discovered fire.” (Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J.) This is one of my favorite quotes and I thought of it today in terms of the Gospel (Matt. 13:1-9). Perhaps in a different way Jesus is saying to us that when we can get past all the things that seem to get in the way of our relationship with God we will discover love, the good soil. The things of the world are enticing but it is God’s love that makes all the difference!

Daily Prayer:
Take, Lord, receive all my liberty, my memory, understanding, and my entire will.

Antiphon - Give me only Your love and Your grace, that's enough for me.

Your love and Your grace, are enough for me.

Take, Lord, receive all I have and possess. You have given all to me, now I return it. (Antiphon)

Take, Lord, receive, all is Yours now. Dispose of it, wholly according to Your will. (Antiphon) – (Song by John Foley, S.J. based on prayer by Saint Ignatius of Loyola)

Runner’s Thought:  Bart Yasso of Runner’s World says, “Never limit where running can take you. I mean that geographically, spiritually, and of course, physically.” And I say especially spiritually!

Happy Wednesday Everyone! I hope your “Hump Day” has started off well and that you will find the rest of the week downhill so to speak.

Well yesterday was an interesting day getting to see the new royal baby and all the excitement at World Youth Day. Though the evening before was a little scary with the Pope’s car taking the wrong route.

The novena here at St. Ann’s continues to go well. The weather has certainly changed as we are in the low 70’s today and there are lots of clouds. Your prayer intentions are part of my prayer today.

I hope your week is going well and that you are encountering interesting things in your own life. We all cannot be celebrities or travel around the world but all of our lives are important and special. All of our lives give us the chance to encounter God and bring God to others, all of our lives are a gift!

May your life be blessed today and as you live out this day may you come to know that you are loved and that you bring the love and grace of God to others. Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul

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