Daily
Thoughts:
Dependency is not a word we often see as positive. In our world and certainly
in our country there is a pride taken in being independent. We are rugged
individualist; we can do it on our own. We don’t need anyone else. Being
dependent on others means weakness. We pride ourselves on being able to do
things on our own. Yet as the Gospel unfolds today Jesus instructs his friends
to be dependent.
They
are to be dependent on the people they visit. They are to take nothing for
their journey and rely on the hospitality of the places they visit and people
they meet, and most importantly they are to depend on God. They are to depend
on God for the authority and power to heal, cast out demons and proclaim the
Kingdom of God. They are to depend on God to see them through their journey.
Often
dependency doesn’t feel good to us. Relying on others seems risky. There are
too many things that can go wrong if we depend on others however that is what
Jesus asks of us, we are to depend on God and each other. If we do we have to
opportunity to cure, heal, to have power over evil and proclaim the Kingdom. If
we do we have the opportunity to be part of the Body of Christ!
Let
us trust in God’s presence today and continue to live this journey of life
proclaiming the Good News. Have a great Wednesday everyone!
Daily
Prayer:
Loving
God,
Let
nothing disturb us today,
Let
nothing frighten us today,
Let
nothing hold us back today,
Help
us to know that all things are passing away:
But
that God never changes,
And
that patience obtains all things.
Help
us to trust that whoever has God lacks nothing;
Because
God alone suffices.
May
we live, work, laugh, cry, play and be in God today. Amen
(Adapted
from Teresa of Ávila)
A
Runner’s Thoughts: “Success rests in having the courage and endurance
and, above all, the will to become the person you are, however peculiar that
may be.”
(George
Sheehan) So to in the Spiritual life but we need to substitute the word,
“faith” for the word “success!”
Daily
Blessing:
Wednesday greetings and blessings to everyone! I hope your Wednesday has
started off well. It looks to be a beautiful day here in Tarrytown. I am lucky
to be able to see a little of the Great Hudson River from my room and it has
brought back fond memories of my time in Riverdale along the Great River.
We
enter the third full day of retreat today and I once again ask you to keep the
sisters in your prayers. I think the retreat is going well. It is hard to know
when the retreatants are keeping silence. If you could offer a little prayer
for the preacher it would be greatly appreciated. Let us also keep Pope Francis in our prayers
as he begins his busy schedule in the United States. May he be safe in his
travels and may he continue to enliven us with his spirit!
A
special shout out to my grandniece Emilia as she celebrates her ninth birthday today.
Happy Birthday Emilia! Many blessings today and always. Have a wonderful day.
My
prayer for all of you today is that God will bless this midpoint in the work
week with a day filled with his presence, grace, energy, patience, joy and
love. May your day be truly rich in the gifts of faith, hope, joy and love
which you will bring to everyone you meet by the way you live your life today!
Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul
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