Hope
God Will Sustain
I saw a quote today that was very relevant especially as we continue to chase sleep: I am He who sustains you. Psalm 46:4 I Found God today reminded that He will sustain me.
Building From God
I found today’s scripture reading from 2 Corinthians particularly relevant, hopeful, and encouraging. It said in part; Therefore, we are not discouraged;rather, although our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this momentary light afflictionis producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as […]
Future Love
As I was listening to the radio today, I heard a beautiful statement, “God doesn’t love your future self more than your current self.” In other words, God loves us individually, perfectly, at all times, in all circumstances of life. That gave me comfort and hope. I Found God today reminded that He loves me […]
Accept, Access, Action
Today I listened to the Palm Sunday homily by Fr. Mike Schmitz. He did a great job of wrapping up the reflections of the past 5 weeks of Lent based on the book, “He Leadeth Me” by Fr. Walter Ciszek. The whole series is based on surrendering our lives to God. That includes acknowledging that […]
Healing and Conversion
I heard a story today about a woman who had an aggressive type of kidney cancer and was given a few months left to live. Before the diagnosis she was a strongly independent person, in control of her own life. During the treatment she had a strong conversion experience. While she believed in God previously, […]
From Bartender to Priest
Today on Hallow I listened to Fr. Frankie Cicero tell his faith story. While his mother was pregnant with him, she learned that he had severe physical problems and the doctors encouraged her to get an abortion. Instead, she surrendered her son to God. During his lifetime, he has had many abdominal surgeries. But the […]
Hope and Inspiration
Today I was thinking about a friend who I haven’t talked to in quite a while. As I was planning on touching base with her, I heard from her first. Her initial question was, “How can I pray for you this Lent?” I was so moved that she thought of me in this way and […]
Relax the Back
Recently, my mom has been requiring more hands on assistance to get from one place to another. As I find myself more tired I haven’t been making the time to do the exercising that I should be doing. All of that has taken a toll on my back. I have been trying to take care […]
Reaching For Heaven
A friend of mine in my prayer group had been battling cancer. He started on Hospice Care 10 months ago. He was a very faithful man and I always enjoyed what he had to share in our sessions. While he was on the quiet side, I knew that when he spoke, his words would be […]
100 and Still Walking
Today our friend came over and played the piano with mom. We read some of a local Catholic publication while we finished off the Thanksgiving pie. I came across an article about a woman who turned 100 years old. She joined her local parish when it started, about 70 years ago. Her son was an […]