Friday, March 30, 2007
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Most important one
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Thursday, March 29, 2007
"The greatest greatest honor God can do for a soul is not to give it much, but to ask much of it."
~ St. Therese of Lisieux
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
By His stripes we are healed
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Sunday, March 11, 2007
Water for the spirit
Without prayer nothing good is done. God's works are done with our hands joined, and on our knees. Even when we run, we must remain spiritually kneeling before Him.
– Bl. Luigi Orione
Much to do while much is being done. Never enough time but now always seems to be the best moment to stop and appreciate what He has given to us.
Jana and I talked a lot about a lot of things. But what most interesting were those brief pauses of silence in the conversation that were filled with peace. That's when you know you have made at true friend...when it's quiet and you're still comfortable. I also found it comforting that we think of each other...like a reaching out for the other when they are not there. She's a very special spiritual friend. Spiritual friends are hard to come by. Of course you have those you worship with and serve with, but there are those few whom you seek out when you're straining to hear the voice of God or those who really let you know that you're not crazy. Of those two years I spent passing through Verbum Dei on to the rest of my life, she is one of the people who has stayed with me. I said that I wondered what our conversations would be like ten years from now, but what I really can't wait for is the eternity I will spend with friends like her, sharing the lessons we learned while we were on earth.
It's kind of hard to fathom that, but...not really.
Thanks, Jana. Here's to not being "normal". =) I love you, my friend.
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Saturday, March 03, 2007
Cost of Discipleship
– St. Catherine of Bologna
- He loves me
- ...therefore, I must love myself as He loves me.
- I don't have to do anything to earn His love or get more of it...I just have to be me.
- There is nothing I experience that He cannot understand.
- If I were a first-century catechumen carrying the amount of fear that I have today, someone would have to challenge me and remind me that baptism could equal death.
- As a baptized Catholic, I must pray for the courage of the early Christian martyrs.
- If I was called to be a prophet, apostle, or teacher, I must remember: Blessed are those who are persecuted in My name...Take up your cross and follow Me...Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.
- Jesus did not come here to be liked by everyone; He came here to speak the Truth.
"I remind you to stir into flame the gift of God that you have through the imposition of my hands. For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control. So do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord, nor of me, a prisoner for his sake; but bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God." (2Tim 6-8)
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