Daily Thoughts - 09/06/2016

Daily Thoughts: “Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts.” (Mother Teresa)

Jesus spends the night in prayer. Jesus places himself in the Father’s hands, at the Father’s disposition and listens to the Father’s voice in the depth of his own heart and look at what happens. Twelve close friends are gathered and people from everywhere are healed!

In the Gospel today (Luke 6:12-19) Jesus shows us the power of prayer. It is not just a prayer of asking for help, though I am sure Jesus asked the Father for help from time to time. For Jesus and for us prayer is the placing of oneself in the hands of God. Yes, prayer is a conversation with God but prayer is often more listening then speaking.

Jesus prayed often and not only when he faced major events in life. Jesus throughout the Gospel takes time for prayer. He takes time to hear the Father’s voice in his heart so that graced things could happen on his journey through life.

So today let’s not forget that prayer needs to be a part of our lives. Let’s take at least a little time to put ourselves in God’s loving hands and hear God’s voice in our hearts. Let’s put ourselves at the disposal of God. The outcome for us just might be more good friends and healing for life’s struggles! Remember nothing is impossible with God.

“Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can't imagine.” (Kathleen Norris)

Have a great Tuesday everyone.

Daily Prayer:

Circle us, O God.
Keep protection near and danger afar.

Circle us, O God.

Keep hope within and keep doubt without.

Circle us, O God.

Keep light near and darkness afar.

Circle us, O God.

Keep peace within and keep evil out.

Please, circle us, O God.

Keep our hearts in your loving hands and let us hear your voice!
Amen. (Adapted from a prayer by David Adam)

Runner’s Thought: “Running, much like life, [faith and the spiritual life], has its hills and valleys. On any given run, and particularly in most marathons, we come across easy stretches and seemingly impossible challenges. I have learned to just keep going. The tough moments never last, and the easy stretches are always a joy. The same is clearly true in life [in faith and the spiritual life], if we just keep going we'll get to that finish line with water, massages, and bananas! [And friendship with God!] (Main part of quote by Will Starr, Runner's World Challenger of the Week – I add what is in the brackets)

Daily Blessings: Tuesday greetings and blessings to all! I hope your day has started off well. I hope your holiday weekend was relaxing and refreshing. It is a cloudy morning here in Pelham and the wind has been strong since last night. I guess we are finally getting some of the effects of Hurricane Hermine. I hope the weather by you today is energizing and motivating!

I put a lot of time in over the weekend running actually I averaged over 10 miles a day from Friday to Monday. Speaking of running please make sure to check out my Runner’s Thought for today I think it has a lot to say about the living of life.

I hope you will have a great Tuesday and encounter many blessings today and much peace. May you be graced and blessed by God in whatever you do and may you bring God’s grace and blessing to whomever you meet! Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul