Daily
Thoughts:
My thoughts today center around a single phrase in the Gospel, "Jesus
looked around at them with anger...." It is comforting to know that Jesus
was angry from time to time. That he got frustrated with others, particularly
others who should have known better. Today it is the religious leaders once
again they still don't seem to get it. Life, the quality of life, is much more
important than rules and regulations.
Every
day, we as people of faith are focused on life. It is profoundly important to
us. It is a gift from God that we do not want to see life abused, neglected,
devalued, taken, lost or discarded. We pray for it; we walk in support of it.
We cherish it in our own lives and families. Life is primary to what we
believe. Yet, at times we get so focused on one aspect of life we miss many
others. We miss many opportunities to honor it, acknowledge it, celebrate it
and heal it because of rules and regulations!
Jesus was
always about life, honoring it, acknowledging it, celebrating it and certainly
healing it. May we find a way like Jesus to turn anger into healing, to turn
anger into life!
Think
life today and every day! Have a great Wednesday everyone!
Daily
Prayer: O
God, as we live this new day, please send the gift of your hope into our hearts
so that we can turn our moments of anger into healing, life and your loving
presence. May we always be people who celebrate life in the midst of a world
that often seem focused on taking life. May we never let anything stand in the
way of an opportunity to heal and celebrate life. Amen!
A
Runner's Thoughts: As you run today, "Seek God, and you will find God
and everything good as well. Yes, with such an attitude you could tread upon a
stone, and that would be a more godly thing for you to do than to receive the
Body of our Lord." (Meister Eckhart)
Daily
Blessing:
Wednesday greetings and blessings to all. I hope your day has started off well.
It looks to be another sunny but cold day here in Pelham however I don’t hear
the wind so perhaps it will feel a bit warmer today. We are bracing for the big
storm at the end of the week. I hope the weather is a little calmer by you.
May
prayer of blessing today will be a simple one. I pray today for God’s blessing
on all of us that we will come to know and honor the gift of life from the
first moment to conception to the last breath and for all and every moment in
between. May we all truly see life as a gift from God. Bless all of us today,
Loving God, with the reverence and respect for our own life and all life around
us.
Have a
great Wednesday everyone! Be safe, stay warm if you are in the midst of the
cold weather and smile. May God bless all your endeavors today, all your
meetings, all your travels and all your moments with others. Peace in Christ's
Passion...Fr. Paul
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