HOPE HAS A NAME, HOPE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT
Sharing an excellent talk by Rev Fr Mike Schmitz, may you be blessed as I am, by the gems from Fr Mike. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmWEXloc9cU
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QUIETING...
I begin by quieting bother, interiorly and exteriorly. I take the norm of silence as being extremely important for an atmosphere of love which will allow God my Father to communicate with me. I shall take care to remain recollected to relax and to let go in His presence. May I have A listening heart An open heart A patient waiting A beggar spirit A capacity for a sense of the true And a taste for the good A generous heart A heart with faith, hope and love Silence before God is not about achieving. Its about receiving. Teach me, Lord, how to come to thee. Nothing else do I have but willingness. How am I to reach thee, I do not know. Do thou inspire me, show me, give me what I need for my journey. St Augustine
NO BURDEN TOO HEAVY
( Gospel reading,15 Jul 2021) No burden is too heavy when it is given in love and carried in love. He gives us His strength to follow His way of love. He lifts the weight of hopelessness. We exchange a yoke despair for a weight of glory and victory with Him. Carry Jesus' yoke of love, grace, and freedom. Rest joyfully in His presence. Walk daily with Him along the path He has for us. ( Extracted from Daily Reflections by Don Schwager)
IF JESUS CAME TO MY HOUSE TODAY
Today's Gospel from Mat 11:20-24 - the judgment on Sodom and Chorazin made me think. And a reflection article asks: "If Jesus were to visit your community today, what would he say? Would he issue a warning like the one he gave to Chorazin and Bethsaida?" A sense of guilt has been with me for a while. All that I have, all that I experience, all that I ever will have, will be - are blessings from the Lord. This I know truly, I believe wholeheartedly and I give thanks sincerely. So much blessings I am receiving from the Lord, yet so little discipline in my prayer life. So much I pack into my days, yet so little space I put aside for my Lord. What would Jesus say when he comes to my home, see my day & the way I spend my time, observe my interactions with my closest ones.... would he lament and issue a stern warning like he did to Chorazin and Bethsaida? Do my priorities and actions point to indifference to Him? In wha...