Daily Thoughts: “Prayer is not
asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and
listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts.”(Mother Teresa)
The Canaanite woman in the Gospel (Matt.
15:21-28) today is a woman of prayer. She puts herself in the hands of God. She
is at God’s disposition and she knows it. But she remains persistent, she hears
God’s voice deep in her heart and because of her faith her daughter is healed.
Will we have faith enough today to put
ourselves in the hands of God? Will we have faith enough today to listen to
God’s voice in our hearts? Will we have faith enough today to bring hope to
those we love?
Have a great Wednesday everyone!
Daily Prayer:
O God, Give us this day the Love that
leads the way.
Give us this day the Faith that nothing
can dismay.
Give us this day the Hope no
disappointments tire.
Give us this day the Passion that will
burn like fire.
Let us not sink to be a clod, but make
us your fuel, O Flame of God. Amen!
(Adapted
from a poem by Amy Carmichael)
A Runner’s Thoughts: “Whatever you
may be missing right now - a person, a place, a feeling, maybe you are injured
and missing running - whatever it is, have peace and take heart - remember that
any goodbye makes room for a hello.” (Kristin
Armstrong) In other words run with faith and hope!
Daily Blessings: Wednesday
greetings and blessings and happy “Hump Day” to everyone! Yes, it is that day
again, that middle of the week day that is “two days” from either weekend. That
day when camels walk through offices asking the question “Do you know what day
it is? – Do you know what day it is? May you have the right answer when the
camel walks through your office today. No, office too bad because a camel walking
through an office always puts a smile on my face! Well in any event, I hope
your Wednesday has started off well and has many blessings in store for you
today.
I find myself in Sag Harbor, NY getting
ready to begin our first full day of retreat. We gathered all the retreatants
together last night after dinner and began the retreat with some introductions
and a prayers service. I gave the people I am directing a scripture passage to
consider overnight and I will meet with them individually throughout the day. I
would ask you to please keep all the retreatants in your prayers today and if
you could say a little extra prayer for the five directors we would appreciate
it.
My prayer for all of you today is that
God will truly bless your day with many wonderful encounters of God’s presence,
grace and love. That you day will be enlivened with God’s joy and peace and may
God make you a blessing to the people you encounter today because that you are
truly God’s blessing! Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul
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