Daily Thoughts: Today's
Gospel (Mark 6: 53-56) focuses on the sick coming to Jesus and the first
reading (1 Kings 8:1-7, 9-13) from the Book of Kings talks about the presence of
God in the community. I was thinking that when we can recognize God’s presence
in the community then healing can take place.
When we know or feel God’s presence sometimes
all it takes is touching the tassel on Jesus' cloak and healing takes place, things,
life gets better. God's goodness is not gone we can encounter it each and every
day of our lives but it takes work because there is so much
"non-goodness" out there! But if we believe in the presence of God,
if we believe that Jesus walks by then we are given the opportunity to touch a
tassel and encounter his Goodness.
Let us pray today for the gift of God's
Goodness in our lives. Let us pray for the wisdom to recognize those moments
when Jesus is near and the courage to reach out and touch his tassel. Let us
live in the hope today that God's creation is still at work and that God will
look at us at the end of the day and say "Good!"
Have a great Monday everyone!
Daily Prayer: O God, be in
our moments of rest today and give us what we need so that as this day takes
its course and we encounter moments of stress, strain, struggle and effort we
might also find your peace. And when evening comes and we look back over this
day and we see how fragmentary everything seems to be, and how our plans have
not fully been accomplished. Help us to take everything exactly as it is,
putting everything in your hands and leaving our life with you. Then in your
peace may we find rest, real rest in you and rise refreshed to begin our next
day of new life in you. Amen!
Runner's Thought: As you run
today take with you whatever image of God that is most important to you and allow
that image to accompany you on your run, also look for goodness in everyone you
encounter. Look for goodness in yourself!
Daily Blessing: Monday
blessings everyone! I have to say that I am enjoying the warmth Florida these
days and even when there are clouds and rain it is still nice to be warm.
The parish here in Punta Gorda, Sacred
Heart is a wonderful place. The masses were jammed over the weekend. I
commented at a couple of them that I had not celebrated Eucharist with so many
people in one place in a long time. It was a very energizing weekend and now we
have begun the mission with a nice community of people this morning. Please
hold this parish community of Sacred Heart in your prayers over these three
days of mission and if you can fit in a prayer for the preacher I would
appreciate it!
My prayer of blessing is simple I pray
today for God’s blessing upon all of us and I pray in the hope everyone will
have a great Monday. However if our day has started slow, or disorganized, or
in a panic, may we not worry and may it all come together by day's end! If our
day started with peace and purpose may these two graces see us through to the
end of the day! If our day started with struggle and tension may we find
moments of peace and calm that sustain us through the day. If our day has
started without God, may we let God find us so that we will not walk and work
alone! Have a safe and productive day
and if that cannot happen know that you are prayed for and loved! Peace in
Christ's Passion...Fr. Paul
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