In the
Gospel we hear those familiar phrases. “Do not let your left hand know what
your right hand is doing. When you pray, go to your inner room, close the door,
and pray to your Father in secret.” In each case the most important
reward comes not in the world knowing that we do things but in God knowing.
I think
the grace and the challenge of the message of our Gospel is that what we have
is a gift from God and in sharing this gift it becomes far more profound than
we ever thought it could be. However, for this gift to have power, impact and
abundance we need to share it – not for our glory and praise but for the glory
and praise of God.
Have a
great Wednesday everyone!
Daily
Prayer:
Eternal and loving God, it is so easy for us to worship ourselves, to do things
so that others see and think highly of us. If we live our life this way,
forgive us. If we trust in our possessions, in our things, in our actions that
are seen and in the glory that they bring us rather than in you, forgive us.
Heal the fear, the doubt and the insecurity that may create faith in the wrong
things. Restore a wholesome perspective that put you at the center. We pray
that through your grace you will help us to live life around the lasting values
of humble prayer, cheerful service and our hope in you, our loving God. Amen!
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Runner’s Thoughts: Let us run today with a spirit of gratefulness. Before we
begin our run, let us declare our intention to look upon all we encounter with
the freshness of the unexpected. Let us run with a sense of miraculous
expectation and allow a feeling of gratitude for the extraordinary and the
ordinary to flow through our being. (Adapted from Roger Joslin – Running The
Spiritual Path)
Daily
Blessing:
Wednesday greetings and blessings to all! It is a cloudy start to the day here
in Chardon. The weather people say there is a chance for isolated thunderstorms
today. Hopefully, they will only be isolated and I will still be able to get
out and enjoy the beauty of this place at some point today.
I hope the
day has started off well where you are. If your day has not started off so well
I truly pray that it will get better and that you will come to enjoy the gift
of this day, because your presence makes this day a gift!
The sister’s
retreat here in Chardon seems to be going well. The sisters on retreat seem to
like it and they haven’t asked me to leave or thrown anything at me so I am
thinking all is well. I once again ask that you offer a prayer for the sisters
on retreat and if you could also include their preacher it would be greatly
appreciated!
I pray
today for God’s blessings upon all of you and your journey through this day.
May the day be rich in experiences, in people, in smiles, in laughter, in fun,
in love, in strength and in God’s grace, in joy and in peace. Peace in Christ’s
Passion…Fr. Paul
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