| Quote for the Day: A thousand experiences have convinced me beyond room of doubt that prayer multiplies the strength of the individual and brings within the scope of his capabilities almost any conceivable objective. . Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Thursday
As I look out the window this evening it is very quiet. There is a pale pink haze in the sky which is the only lingering reminder of a hot summer day. It is very still.
I looked at the headlines in the news and was struck by the huge tragedies all over - terrible earthquakes in Peru, suicide bombings in Iraq, forest fires all over - so much trauma taking place and yet how quiet the world seems from my window.
A dear friend of our community lost his father today. What a hole he shall leave behind even though his father was a holy man and was surely welcomed into heaven. All these things take place about us and we know about them because of communication.
Instant and far reaching communication that ties all the threads of life about the globe into our own. In some ways it is beautiful and in some ways it is overwhelming.
How can one deal with the immensity of life - that is taking place in every single soul?
I think in some ways - although we are called to be our brothers keeper - we are also called at these moments of reflection - to give all to God. To our great God who can keep each blade of grass and grain of sand in his hand with total control and total peace.
Give all to him. Surrender control and worry and anxiety - for all the needs of the world to God. Whew. What a relief NOT to be God - to just be God's child and leave all in HIS hands.
"Jesus, I love you - I trust in You" .... for all and for everything.
I can now soar like a kite in the breeze - our God is here - there is nothing we need fear.
Which leaves me free to enjoy the small things of life that take place in my own little world. Silly, simple things, like Shelley (our dog) getting her first bath today! Don't be shocked.... she's two years old and her first bath! Sister Colleen who did the honors says she was a jewel. She just sat in the tub and let herself be sprayed with water, shampooed and then dried and fluffed and combed with quiet decorum.
The only one who was upset was Jeremiah the cat. After all, Shelley was in "HIS" bathroom. Get that dog out of there. Where are my rights?
A friend asked today for pictures of Shelley (the dog) Jeremiah (the cat) Pia (the bird). A good idea. I will try and take some current ones tomorrow.
Blessings of Peace and All Good,
Sister Patricia
The Confession Connection The Sacrament of Reconciliation: Celebrating God's Forgiveness by Sandra DeGidio, O.S.M. Day Two: A Journey home to God God's reconciling work in us doesn't happen in an instant. Reconciliation is often a long, sometimes painful process. It is a journey not confined to, but complete in, sacramental celebration. It is a round-trip journey away from our home with God and back again that can be summed up in terms of three C's: conversion, confession and celebration—and in that order. In the past the order was different: Receiving the sacrament meant beginning with a recitation of sins (confession). Then we expressed our sorrow with an act of contrition, agreed to make some satisfaction for our sins by accepting our penance, and resolved to change our ways (conversion). Celebration was seldom, if ever, part of the process. To be continued A selected article from "101 Inspirational Stories of the Sacrament of Reconciliation." |
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Sister Pat,
When you spoke of the tragedies that are surrounding us, it made the seemingly earth-shattering things I faced today seem so petty! Like a husband who lost his cool because his food took too long, or because he accidently dropped his toast into a sink full of suds when he tried to take it out of the toaster! Or even the tears of frustration cried afterwards. Or the friend who is losing her house to a sherriff sale. or another who is near tears and exhaustion because she's running on four hours sleep, and near tears because she's had to clean up after the dog....again! Please pray! But then I go up for a warm shower to pray, the first quiet time all day, and watch my cares go down the drain with the water! Then I go out on the porch to watch the sunset, and realize God is in control of all, the big and the small!
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