Daily Thoughts - 11/15/2013

Daily Thoughts: I think the following quote from Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ touches on the message from the Book of Wisdom today (Wisdom 13:1-9). We certainly can learn a lot from nature, God’s creation however we have to be observant. We need to look around us and see the blue skies, the many colored leaves, the red, yellow and pink roses, the majestic trees, the soaring birds, the never ending oceans and wonderful night sky. St. Paul of the Cross once talked about stopping to hush the flowers because they were speaking to him of God too loudly. God is all around us, God is within us but we need to take the time to see and hear what nature, what God’s creation has to say to us!

“By means of all created things, without exception, the divine assails us, penetrates us, and molds us. We imagined it as distant and inaccessible, when in fact we live steeped in its burning layers” 

Stop and take it in today! Have a wonderful Friday everyone!

Daily Prayer: Loving God, we join today with every creature, every plant, every rock and grain of sand to proclaims the glory of our Creator. We celebrate this day through color, shape, scent and form. It is our multi-sensory song of praise.

God creator of all, we join with the whole of your creation in praising you through the fragrance, melody, harmony and spirit of our lives. Amen!

(Adapted from a prayer found on Faith and Worship - Christian Prayers and Resources)

Runner’s Thoughts: “For every runner who tours the world running marathons, there are thousands who run to hear the leaves and listen to the rain, and look to the day when it is suddenly as easy as a bird in flight.” (George Sheehan)

Daily Blessing: Friends, I leave later today for Jacksonville, FL where I will begin a mission tomorrow evening at Holy Family Parish. I will be preaching all the masses over the weekend and the mission will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with a talk in the morning and a mission service in the evening. Please say and prayer that this will be a special graced time for the faith community of Holy Family and that their preacher truly lets God work through him. If you happen to be in the area why not come and join us!

I hope all of you are having a good and productive Friday and looking forward to a restful and relaxing weekend.

For my blessing prayer today I am going to use an old Irish Blessing and it is my prayer for all of you today – “Deep peace of the running wave to you.  Deep peace of the flowing air to you.  Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.  Deep peace of the shining stars to you.  Deep peace of the Son of Peace to you.” Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul