“To be
grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us - and He
has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love, every
moment of existence is a grace, for it brings with it immense graces from Him.
Gratitude
therefore takes nothing for granted, is never unresponsive, and is constantly
awakening to new wonder and to praise of the goodness of God. For the grateful
person knows that God is good, not by hearsay but by experience. And that is
what makes all the difference.” (Thomas
Merton)
Have a
great Saturday everyone!
Daily
Prayer:
Lord,
teach us to be generous;Teach us to serve you as you deserve;
To give and not to count the cost;
To fight and not to heed the wounds;
To toil, and not to seek for rest;
To labor, and not to ask for reward –
except to know that we are doing your will.
(Adapted from a prayer by St. Ignatius of Loyola)
A
Runner’s Thoughts: You might say that John Bingham is also talking about the
spiritual life when he talks about running – “It was being a runner that
mattered, not how fast or how far I could run. The joy was in the act of
running and in the journey, not in the destination. We have a better chance of
seeing where we are when we stop trying to get somewhere else. We can enjoy
every moment of movement, as long as where we are is as good as where we'd like
to be. That's not to say that you need to be satisfied forever with where you
are today. But you need to honor what you've accomplished, rather than thinking
of what's left to be done.” (John Bingham)
Daily
Blessing:
Saturday greetings and blessings to everyone. It is hard to believe that we are
nearing the end of July. In some ways I feel the summer moving too fast but I
think that happens when you are busy. I hope your summer has been a good one so
far.
It looks
like the beginning of a beautiful day but it will be a busy day for me. I have
the 8:30 am mass at St. John and St. Mary’s Parish in Chappaqua, NY and then at
10:00 am I have a funeral. After that I get a little break but then it is back
to Chappaqua for the 5:15 pm mass. I also have all three of the Sunday masses
there too.
I hope
your Saturday is getting off to a good start. As I said we have a beautiful
morning here in Pelham may your day be what you need it to be!
May God
bless your day with peace. May God’s blessings be upon your day and your weekend,
may it be filled with family, friends, laughter, fun, rest and relaxation! If
you need a little quiet time may that be there too! Peace in Christ’s
Passion…Fr. Paul
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