Daily
Thoughts:
Today is a very special feast in the Church and the Passionist Community. It is
the Feast of the Triumph or the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. So I offer you
two simple prayers to guide you through this day and life...
The first
comes from our Passionist tradition it is a simple prayer we utter each day -
"May the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ be always in our hearts!"
The
second prayer was written by the great Jesuit theologian Fr. Karl Rahner, S.J.
- "The Cross of My Lord, Be my Standard, Be my Comfort, Be the Answer to
all dark questions, The Light of all nights, The Sign that You have chosen us,
The mysterious and sure Sign that we are Yours for eternity. Amen."
These two
simple prayers reflect the meaning of the Cross that we as Church and as the
Passionist Community celebrate this day.
May the
Passion and the Cross of our Lord, Jesus Christ be not a sign of violence,
oppression, war and failure. May The Passion and Cross of Christ be a sign of
God's great and unconditional love for us. May the Passion and Cross of Jesus
be a walking stick that we can lean on to rest; be a protector in times of
struggle and danger; and always be a reminder of just how much God love's us,
no matter how imperfect we are as we journey through life!
Have a
great Wednesday everyone.
Daily
Prayer:
The Cross
of My Lord,
Be my
Standard,
Be my
Comfort,
Be the
Answer to all dark questions,
The Light
of all nights,
The Sign
that You have chosen us,
The
mysterious and sure Sign that we are Yours for eternity.
Amen.
(Prayer by Fr. Karl Rahner, S.J.)
A
Runner's Thoughts: At first an ordeal and then an accomplishment, the daily
run becomes a staple, like bread, or wine... or air. (Benjamin Cheever, author and Runner's World contributor) We might
also say that the daily run also becomes our prayer, our conversation with God
each day!
Daily
Blessing:
Wednesday greetings to all and blessings on this Feast of the Exaltation of the
Cross! I hope your day is getting off to a good start. If not, I hope as you
live today it will grow into a day full of people and experiences that will be
life giving for you.
As I
expected, as the week has gone on my nights have become less about sleeping and
more about thinking. We are making our way up to our first Sunday Mass taping
day on Friday and there are still many things to do. My mind will just not turn
off. I try not to fight it but it is a bit frustrating. Oh well, so goes the
life of a worrier!
As I
begin this new day my prayer for all of you is that you will have a good
journey through this day. May you live by faith today and trust in the gift
that you are. May God recognize your faith and bless you with the unconditional
love that we are reminded of each time we look upon his Cross. If you are
struggling today may you find the grace of hope, peace and love to see you
through this day. Blessings today upon all you do, upon everyone you meet and
most importantly upon all of you! Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul
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