As Kathleen Norris puts it, “Prayer is
not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you
can't imagine.”
Or as Blessed Mother Teresa puts it, “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.”
Today we are asked to put ourselves in
God’s hands and let God change us in ways that we cannot imagine. This does not
mean that God will always give us whatever we ask but it does mean that God
always hears our prayer!
Have a great day everyone!
Daily Prayer: Loving God, we
are often so afraid to open our clenched fists! If we do who will we be when if
we have nothing left to hold on to? Who will we be when we stand before you
with empty hands? Please help us to gradually open my hands and to discover
that we are not what we own, but what you want to give us. Amen! (Adapted from a prayer by Henri J.M. Nouwen)
Runner’s Thoughts: “Every morning
in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it
will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run
faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether
you're the lion or a gazelle-when the sun comes up, you'd better be running.” (Christopher
McDougall) And as a friend often says…So to in the spiritual life!
Daily Blessing: Happy Thursday everyone! I hope today has started off well for you and that so far today has been rich in God’s presence. If you are struggle take comfort that at least one friend is thinking of you, me! And that my prayer is that God will provide you what you need to keep the faith and live this day. And so to all my friends who will stop by this site today and even for those who won’t I ask God’s blessings upon you, your day and those most dear to you.
Loving God, bless my family, my friends
and all your faithful people so that they will always live your truth; express
your love by their life; share your passion by their enthusiasm; take action with
your grace; walk by faith; dance and sing to the gift of your spirit and embrace
your unimaginable blessings. Help them make today worth remembering because they
know that you created them out of love. Have a great day everyone! Peace in
Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul
For more information about Fr. Paul and the Passionists visit www.preacherman.org or www.thepassionists.org
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