The Battlefield of Life Another year has gone and we enter 2017 with anticipation, dreams and fear. What will this year bring? Our minds are crowded with thoughts and feelings of uncertainties , yet the one thing we forget is that God’s Sanctifying Grace will help us through this battle field of life. A battle against sickness, violence, financial problems and fear for our families and friends, but yet God promised–“My Grace is sufficient for you.” How many times we…..
Do we fully understand the reason that we should celebrate Christmas? Christ is Christmas and He represents the reason for the season. Let’s take the time in the midst of our business to find a place in our hearts for the one whose littleness is our greatness. The gift of His presence is our present at Christmas. Let us search for the gift that will bring Him joy. The gift of ourselves is the greatest gift that we can give…..
Prayer of Abandonment “Father, I abandon myself into your hands; do with me what you will. Whatever you may do, I thank you: I am ready for all, I accept all. Let your holy will be done in me, and in all your creatures– I wish no more than this, O Lord. Into your hands I commend my soul I offer it to you with all the love of my heart, for I love you, Lord, and so need to…..
Jesus Hear Our Prayer Lord Hear Our Prayer To you Oh Lord we lift our hearts and prayers, worn out with cries for healing and freedom from all fears and anxieties. Do not turn a deaf ear on us, as we lift up to you ,your sons and daughters who need the touch of your healing hand. We are called and challenged One by one our life unfold, the dark moments of uncertainties We are chosen to journey the winding…..
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Redemptive Suffering It’s only fitting as we approach Holy Week to meditate and embrace the sufferings that our dearly beloved Lord endured for love of us. For some of us it may just be little things that hold us captive to anger, impatience, criticism and ungratefulness . To others, it may the death of a loved one or battling with an illness, depression and hopelessness. Suffering is Redemptive ,if we welcome and embrace it. We can learn from Jesus, His…..
We often wonder what will the New Year bring and ponder the year gone by with many mixed feelings. Expectations fill our hearts and minds and we mill over the possibilities of how to make them happen . Ultimately it comes down to the faith we posses and this is the engine of life because we can never know the answers to it all. Faith is a virtue, a power. Its a conviction that all will turn out right because…..
Enter into your inner room, there you will discover how much God is seeking you out. Only in the silence of the soul, the voice of God rises up to call beyond. In the midst of the crowdedness His voice is drowned out. We yearn for silence to think, to pray and discern the voice of our Master who beckons us to come forth. We seek the kingdom of God but it is found within us. It’s in the deepest…..
What power there is in using our natural gifts according to God’s plan? Peace lies in surrendering to the Lord and in trust and living by his love, not in fretting over wrongs done by others. Many times we recognize the gifts we have and it’s no credit to us, only gift from God. We sometimes stifle the gift of the Holy Spirit who desires to work in and through us. We block the work of God from being accomplished…..
Life is one deep, vast space and we need to fill it with love, peace and joy. Through the ups and downs keep hopeful and courageous. We are challenged each day with different situations, but remember that Gods peace is a peace that the world cannot give. “Lord I do not know what’s around the corner, but one thing I’m sure of, is that You are there.” Do not let the world with all it’s ideals and claims rule your…..