Daily
Thoughts: In
Luke’s Gospel today we experience several of the Beatitudes and we are
encouraged to feel the “blessings” that come with our poverty and reliance on
God. If we feel content and complete
with all our earthly wealth and success how can we improve our dependence and
reliance on God? How does one
strengthen and enrich a relationship if there is no need for the other person
in our life? If one is so independent,
as to not need another person’s help, council, ideas, or support, how does a
non-relationship with another enrich us?
Our
Gospel today is suggesting that, if we “hunger” or “weep,” it implies a need
for others and a need for God, in order to experience a fulfilling life, to
give us direction and to lead us to appreciate our need for others and our need
for God. When we experience poverty,
sorrow, hunger or insults, and find that we can overcome these struggles in
life, through our dependence on God, we then will find true joy, appreciation
and satisfaction in life.
Have a
great Wednesday everyone!
Daily
Prayer: Lord,
our God, we are in the shadow of your wings. Protect us and bear us up. You
will care for us as if we were little children, even to our old age. When you
are our strength, we are strong; but when we are own strength, we are weak. Our
good always lives in your presence, and we suffer when we turn our faces away
from you. We now return to you, O Lord, that we may never turn away again. Amen
(Prayer by St. Augustine of Hippo)
A Runner’s
Thoughts:
“We run and we feel better, more optimistic and grateful for our bodies, for
our lives, our people, our health, and our work. It’s so important we remind
each other and teach our girls the beauty of our bodies is in what our bodies
can do, not what they look like doing it.” (Kristin
Armstrong)
Daily
Blessing:
Wednesday greetings and blessings to all. I hope this finds you enjoying your
morning and excited about a new day. It looks to be a nice day here in Pelham.
We had a little rain during the night but it is sun and clouds this morning. I
hope where you are it is a nice beginning to the day.
My prayer
of blessing for all of us today is that God will bless us with some time to
pause and take into account our blessings, our gifts. The hopelessness of
violence, anger and negativity seem to be all around us but as I have often
learned if I pause and take some time away from the busyness of life I many
times encounter God’s gifts in very real and wonderful ways. God’s presence is
all around us, we just have to not let the noise of the world distract us from
God. May God bless us with the gift of his presence today in some small way so
that we know we are loved and not alone!
Have a
great Wednesday everyone and please know as always you are in my prayers! Peace
in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul
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