Daily
Thoughts:
“No servant can serve two masters.” (Luke 16:13) No we cannot divide our focus when it comes to
living life, when it comes to our faith. And so offer the following reflection
so that we might focus on what really matters today…
Celebrate
each moment as it comes to you…with faith, trust and gratitude. Because all
that happens in our life has God’s mark on it. Each day offer a simple fiat…It
can be as simple as taking a breath, or the beat of our heart, but let it say
thanks God!
Seek
God each and every day, not in some far off place, not in the trappings of
history but in the world around us. God is always right here, in this place, in
our hearts. God is right here, where we stand, where we walk, where we run,
where we sit, where we lie down, in everything we do. God is right here, in our
family, in our friends, even in strangers we meet.
God
is in our workplace, our homes, our yards, our living rooms, our family rooms,
our bed rooms. Because these are all places, altars where we offer and receive
love and thankfully God is there!
Celebrate
life; celebrate life with gratitude and thankfulness today and always!
Have
a great Saturday everyone!
Daily
Prayer:
Loving God, from now on let us not desire health or life except to spend them
for you and with you. You alone know what is good for us. Therefore do whatever
seems best to you. Give to us or take from us. We desire to adore equally all
that comes to us from you, our Lord and God. Amen. (Adapted from a prayer by Blaise Pascal)
A Runner’s
Thoughts:
“Struggle is the food from which change is made, and the best time to make the
most of a struggle is when it's right in front of your face.
Now,
I know that might sound a bit simplistic. But, too often we're led to believe
that struggling is a bad thing, or that we struggle because we're doing
something wrong.
I
disagree. I look at struggle as an opportunity to grow. True struggle happens
when you can sense what is not working for you and you're willing to take the
appropriate action to correct the situation. Those who accomplish change are
willing to engage the struggle.” (Danny
Dreyer)
Daily
Blessing:
Saturday greetings and blessings to all. I hope your Saturday is starting off
well. I will have a bit of a busy one as I will be celebrating a memorial mass
for the Sisters of Charity this morning and then I will head to a Confirmation
party this afternoon. I hope your day will be what you need it to be.
I
think it is going to be another warm day here in Pelham. Perhaps not as warm as
yesterday but still a little unseasonal. I will take it as some day in the
future I will be longing for a little warmth to the day! It is nice to be back
home for a week or so. It gives me a chance to catch up on some paperwork and
do a little more planning from this coming year’s mission theme. I hope you
Saturday is not too busy and that you will get to enjoy a little relaxation
today.
My
prayer of blessing today is – May our Loving God the source of all blessings
grant us the grace of integrity of faith, endurance of hope, perseverance of
love and patience in the living of life today. May God bless us with peace
today and always! Blessings to all! Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul
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