Isaiah embraced the spirit of Jesus’ words
in the Gospel this morning that he was important to God. God knew everything
about him, all the hairs on his head. Isaiah knew that God valued him far more
than a couple of sparrows. With this understanding, with this knowledge of God
Isaiah was able to move forward, to volunteer for the journey of a life time.
Perhaps the challenge of our scriptures
today is to look at our own life, to acknowledge our own sinfulness but to
trust in the presence, the care and the love of God and move forward, to
volunteer for the journey of a life time with God.
Yes, there is an evil one lurking out
there ready to calm our body and soul but we must trust in God’s care, concern
and love to guide us through the challenges and the struggles that come our
way. We need to trust that we, like Isaiah, are important to God.
As we journey through this day let is
ask God for the strength to believe more deeply in God’s love for us so that we
can live more peacefully in God’s presence around us!
Have a great day everyone and don’t
forget to make a joyful noise with your life today!
Daily Prayer: O God, here I
am, your child, at your disposal. Use me to continue your loving presence in
the world, by giving Jesus to me and through me, to each person I meet and to
the world. Let us pray for each other that we allow Jesus to love in us and
through us with the love with which his Father loves us. Bless us with the
Spirit’s grace in us and through us so that we may be your loving presence in
the world today! Amen! (Adapted from a prayer by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta)
A Runner’s Thoughts: “When you have
the enthusiasm and the passion, you end up figuring how to excel.” (Deena
Kastor)
So to in the spiritual life…
Daily Blessing: Saturday blessings
to everyone! I hope your day has started off well. I am finishing up my week
here at Sacred Heart in Mount Holly, NJ today and I will be heading home tomorrow
but just for a few days. I will head out again on Wednesday for Scranton, PA.
It was very nice being here this week and sharing these beautiful days of July
with the faith community here at Sacred Heart. I pray that they may continue to
grow is the Spirit of God that is so live here!
My prayer of blessing for all of you
today is that your day will be blessed with the joy and peace of a summer’s
day. That today will find you rich in family, friends and joy that they bring.
That you will be graced with rest, relaxation, fun, laughter and peace. That
you will notice God’s loving presence all around you and fine hope and joy
within that presence. Have a great day everyone and don’t forget to give God a
little time this weekend and as always make a joyful noise with your life
today! Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul
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