Daily Thought: Both of today's readings talk about a holy
mountain. For Isaiah the holy mountain is the place of a wonderful feast, a
banquet of rich food, of choice wines, a place where tears are wiped away.
Jesus' holy mountain is a place where people are healed and feed. It is a place
where all the excluded people can come and be included, the lame, the blind,
the deformed, those that cannot speak and many others. Both holy mountains, or
should I say, the holy mountain is a place of mystery and a place of great
mercy, love, forgiveness, it is God's place!
Perhaps, today's readings are a reminder to all of us that
God does not discriminated, in fact God goes looking for all who are often not
included so they should be included. Perhaps today's readings remind us that
none of us are perfect, we are all in need of healing and of nourishment, and
we are all in this journey of life together. Let's us welcome the miracle of
God's healing and love and may it be what we share during this holy day!
Have a great Wednesday everyone!
Daily Prayer: O God of the Holy Mountain, prepare our hearts
today with the divine power of your love that we might be willing to welcome
all to the banquet of life on your holy mountain. Help us to share the great
gifts of your love with all we meet today not counting the cost, not judging those
whom we meet. Help us to rejoice and be glad this day satisfied in your love
and ready to share the fragments of today's banquet tomorrow! Amen!
A Runner's Thoughts: Make your run a meditation today, flush
the mind and open the heart and know God is with you!
Daily Blessing: Wednesday greetings and blessings to all. After
a long weekend you are probably feel a little out of breath today, the
festivities of the Thanksgiving Weekend have caught up with you perhaps. Well
just hang in there and give it all you’ve got to get over this hump day and it
will be all downhill to the weekend – Promise!
I hope your day has started off well. It looks to be another
rainy day here in Pelham. Hopefully things are better by you.
I ask for your prayers this morning because in a little
while I will be headed to White Plains, New York to check in for jury duty.
Yes, I could not dodge the bullet when I called in last night mine was one of
about 250 numbers that were told to report today. I am going to put on my best “I
really do not want to be here” face but with my luck no one will realize it. My
real concern is that I will get called to serve and I need to be in Manhattan
on Thursday for the taping of the Christmas Mass. Well, all I can do is hope that
the Good Lord has mercy upon me a sinner!
My prayer of blessing for all of you today is taken from a
prayer by St. Teresa of Avila – May God bless us with the grace to allow
ourselves to be guided by God, to always follow God’s plans, not ours, to
always accomplish God’s holy will through the living of our lives. May God
bless us with the grace that in all things, great and small, today and all days
of our lives, we may do whatever God asks of us. May we always respond to the
slightest prompting of God’s grace so that we will be God’s trustworthy
instruments of peace, joy, mercy and love. May God’s will be done in time and
eternity by us, in us and through us – Amen!
Have a great Wednesday everyone. Many blessings upon you and
all whom you meet today and on whatever you do, wherever you are! Peace in
Christ's Passion...Fr. Paul
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