Holiness does not consist of doing extraordinary things. It consists of accepting with a smile, what Jesus sends us. It consists in accepting and following the will of God.
— Mother Teresa (thanks Maggie)
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The Kingdom of God
Rachelle at Notes from a Truth Seeker has had an epiphany—“the kingdom of God is at hand.” It reminds me of what Fr. Ken always says,
The Kingdom of God is any place where the will of God is done.
Body of Christ
Last night was my first time as an Eucharist minister to distribute the Bread during Communion. I felt unworthy, even after going to Reconciliation before Mass.
Wow! What an awesome feeling to be in direct service for the Lord and for the community during worship. I tried my best to smile and look in the eyes of every person when I held up the Host and said, “Body of Christ.” There was something that happened in that ever so brief moment of eye contact that words cannot describe. It went something along the lines of: I believe; you believe; here He is, the Bread of Life; touch Him in Faith; I want to live, to be healed. My heart seemed to sing with joy everytime someone responded with “Amen.”
Thank you Jesus for the opportunity to serve.
Enfold me in Your peace
I weave a silence on my lips,
I weave a silence into my mind,
I weave a silence within my heart.
I close my eyes to distractions,
I close my eyes to attentions,
I close my eyes to temptations.
Calm me, O Lord, as you stilled the storm,
Still me, Lord, keep me from harm.
Let all the tumult within me cease.
Enfold me, Lord, in your peace.
— Celtic Tradition (discovered at anima)
Roe v. Wade
America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe v. Wade has deformed a great nation. The so-called right to abortion has pitted mothers against their children and women against men. It has portrayed the greatest of gifts—a child—as a competitor, an intrusion, and an inconvenience.
— Mother Teresa
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Fr. Jim, in his homily from last Sunday, quoted a statistic that makes my stomach turn:
In the 31 years since the Roe v. Wade decision, over 45 million children have been aborted. That’s over seven times as many Jewish people as died in the Nazi holocaust, and this is going on in the midst of the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave. Forty-five million children who will never see the sun, or chase a dog, or grow to adulthood, or fall in love, or share their daily bread.
Pray for an end to abortion.