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"He pours contempt upon princess, makes them wander in trackless wastes. They diminish, are reduced to nothing by oppression, evil and sorrow. but he raises the needy from distress, makes family as numerous as a flock. The upright sees it and rejoices but all who do wrong are silenced. Whoever is wise, let him he'd these things and consider the love of the Lord."<br />
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"Whoever is wise...consider the love of the Lord..."<br />
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After reading the verses above, it struck me that if you believe you have all you need: power, honor, glory and riches according to the world, you have nothing because you are relying on yourself and not God.<br />
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Since there is no room in your heart to receive Him because "self" is all consuming, then you are nothing and oppression, evil and sorrow will be your company.<br />
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Whereas if you recognize the poverty of your spirit and your need to rely on God's love instead of the love of self, he will rejoice when God's saving love rules in your heart.<br />
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Let your heart be prepared for the coming of Our Lord the son of the most high during these final days of Advent.<br />
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This commentary gave great insight for further contemplation for me. I pray it will help your heart's preparation for the coming of our Lord too!<br />
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From a commentary on Luke by Venerable Bede, priest<br />
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The Magnificat<br />
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Mary said: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.<br />
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The Lord has exalted me by a gift so great, so unheard of, that language is useless to describe it, and the depths of love in my heart can scarcely grasp it. I offer then all the powers of my soul in praise and thanksgiving. As I contemplate his greatness, which knows no limits, I joyfully surrender my whole life, my senses, my judgment, for my spirit rejoices in the eternal Godhead of that Jesus, that Savior, whom I have conceived in this world of time.<br />
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The Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.<br />
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Mary looks back to the beginning of her song, where she said: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord. Only that soul for whom the Lord in his love does great things can proclaim his greatness with fitting praise and encourage those who share her desire and purpose, saying: Join with me in proclaiming the greatness of the Lord; let us extol his name together.<br />
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Those who know the Lord, yet refuse to proclaim his greatness and sanctify his name to the limit of their power, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. His name is called holy because in the sublimity of his unique power he surpasses every creature and is far removed from all that he had made.<br />
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He has come to the help of his servant Israel for he has remembered his promise of mercy. In a beautiful phrase Mary calls Israel the servant of the Lord. The Lord came to his aid to save him. Israel is an obedient and humble servant, in the words of Hosea: Israel was a servant, and I loved him.<br />
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Those who refuse to be humble cannot be saved. They cannot say with the prophet: See, God comes to my aid; the Lord is the helper of my soul. But anyone who makes himself humble like a little child is greater in the kingdom of heaven.<br />
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The promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children for ever.<br />
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This does not refer to the physical descendants of Abraham, but to his spiritual children. These are his descendants, sprung not from the flesh only, but who, whether circumcised or not, have followed him in faith. Circumcised as he was, Abraham believed, and this was credited to him as an act of righteousness.<br />
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The coming of the Savior was promised to Abraham and to his descendants for ever. These are the children of promise, to whom it is said: If you belong to Christ, then you are descendants of Abraham, heirs in accordance with the promise.</div>
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May the love of God wash over you this day that you may believe.<br />
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SarahAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01865295097423030566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455372843743195621.post-56513338517683554312018-12-21T17:00:00.001-08:002018-12-21T17:02:10.281-08:00The Visitation<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today I was meditating on the Visitation when Mary hastens to visit Elizabeth. With a story so familiar it is easy to skim the text in Luke and not really enter contemplation. I had not actually stopped to think about the Holy Spiti's active role in this encounter. Once I read the following commentary by Saint Ambrose I was convicted by the Spirit to hasten this morning to confession before Advent is over so that my heart may be ready to receive Our Lord.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My prayer is that this commentary may hasten your heart to prepare for the coming of Our Lord as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">From a commentary on Luke by Saint Ambrose, bishop</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">When the angel revealed his message to the Virgin Mary he gave her a sign to win her trust. He told her of the motherhood of an old and barren woman to show that God is able to do all that he wills.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">When she hears this Mary sets out for the hill country. She does not disbelieve God’s word; she feels no uncertainty over the message or doubt about the sign. She goes eager in purpose, dutiful in conscience, hastening for joy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Filled with God, where would she hasten but to the heights? The Holy Spirit does not proceed by slow, laborious efforts. Quickly, too, the blessings of her coming and the Lord’s presence are made clear: as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting the child leapt in her womb, and she was filled with the Holy Spirit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Notice the contrast and the choice of words. Elizabeth is the first to hear Mary’s voice, but John is the first to be aware of grace. She hears with the ears of the body, but he leaps for joy at the meaning of the mystery. She is aware of Mary’s presence, but he is aware of the Lord’s: a woman aware of a woman’s presence, the forerunner aware of the pledge of our salvation. The women speak of the grace they have received while the children are active in secret, unfolding the mystery of love with the help of their mothers, who prophesy by the spirit of their sons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The child leaps in the womb; the mother is filled with the Holy Spirit, he fills his mother with the same Spirit. John leaps for joy, and the spirit of Mary rejoices in her turn. When John leaps for joy Elizabeth is filled with the Holy Spirit, but we know that though Mary’s spirit rejoices she does not need to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Her son, who is beyond our understanding, is active in his mother in a way beyond our understanding. Elizabeth is filled with the Holy Spirit after conceiving John, while Mary is filled with the Holy Spirit before conceiving the Lord. Elizabeth says: Blessed are you because you have believed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">You also are blessed because you have heard and believed. A soul that believes both conceives and brings forth the Word of God and acknowledges his works.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Let Mary’s soul be in each of you to proclaim the greatness of the Lord. Let her spirit be in each to rejoice in the Lord. Christ has only one mother in the flesh, but we all bring forth Christ in faith. Every soul receives the Word of God if only it keeps chaste, remaining pure and free from sin, its modesty undefiled. The soul that succeeds in this proclaims the greatness of the Lord, just as Mary’s soul magnified the Lord and her spirit rejoiced in God her Savior. In another place we read: Magnify the Lord with me. The Lord is magnified, not because the human voice can add anything to God but because he is magnified within us. Christ is the image of God, and if the soul does what is right and holy, it magnifies that image of God, in whose likeness it was created and, in magnifying the image of God, the soul has a share in its greatness and is exalted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>May the love of God wash over you this Advent season so that you may believe.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>God Bless,</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Sarah</i></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01865295097423030566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455372843743195621.post-60094592536924410602018-11-01T14:39:00.000-07:002018-11-01T14:43:22.179-07:00All Saints Day!<div class="mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images " style="margin: 16px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">
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<span style="background-color: white;">Growing up Pentecostal, the idea of asking the saints to interceed for me to the Lord our God was a foreign concept. Only recently am I learning to get to know some of them and ask them for intercession. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">sk friends, family and fellow parishioners of my church to pray for me when I am struggling, or thankful. The idea that there are people who were like you and me up in heaven, in the presence of our King who can interceed for us is amazing! </span><br />
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<strong style="font-size: medium;">From a sermon by Saint Bernard, abbot</strong></blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;">Why should our praise and glorification, or even the celebration of this feast day mean anything to the saints? What do they care about earthly honors when their heavenly Father honors them by fulfilling the faithful promise of the Son? What does our commendation mean to them? The saints have no need of honor from us; neither does our devotion add the slightest thing to what is theirs. Clearly, if we venerate their memory, it serves us, not them. But I tell you, when I think of them, I feel myself inflamed by a tremendous yearning.</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span></blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;">Come, brothers, let us at length spur ourselves on. We must rise again with Christ, we must seek the world which is above and set our mind on the things of heaven. Let us long for those who are longing for us, hasten to those who are waiting for us, and ask those who look for our coming to intercede for us. We should not only want to be with the saints, we should also hope to possess their happiness. While we desire to be in their company, we must also earnestly seek to share in their glory. Do not imagine that there is anything harmful in such an ambition as this; there is no danger in setting our hearts on such glory.</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span></blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;">When we commemorate the saints we are inflamed with another yearning: that Christ our life may also appear to us as he appeared to them and that we may one day share in his glory. Until then we see him, not as he is, but as he became for our sake. He is our head, crowned, not with glory, but with the thorns of our sins. As members of that head, crowned with thorns, we should be ashamed to live in luxury; his purple robes are a mockery rather than an honor. When Christ comes again, his death shall no longer be proclaimed, and we shall know that we also have died, and that our life is hidden with him. The glorious head of the Church will appear and his glorified members will shine in splendor with him, when he forms this lowly body anew into such glory as belongs to himself, its head.</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span></blockquote>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01865295097423030566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455372843743195621.post-8260540908413320042018-10-20T09:56:00.001-07:002018-10-20T09:56:41.572-07:00Alpha and OmegaIt is interesting to keep a prayer journal. I was looking over mine for the past month and I was surprised to find a theme to my prayers that I have unintentionally settled into; to understand the will of God for my life.<br />
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Then in the Office of Readings this morning, in the second reading, I read from a document that brought a clearer understanding of that purpose for me and for all of us.<br />
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I wanted to share that reading with you today. I pray the Holy Spirit may bring to life the desire to fulfill the will of God in your hearth as these words are read.<br />
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<b>From the pastoral constitution on the Church in the modern world of the Second Vatican Council</b>(Gaudium et spes, nn. 40, 45)</blockquote>
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The way in which the earthly and the heavenly city interpenetrate each other can be recognized only by faith; of a history always troubled by sin until the glory of the sons of God is fully revealed. </blockquote>
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As she pursues her appointed goal of bringing salvation to men, the Church not only communicates the divine life to mankind but also in some measure reflects the light of that life over the whole world. She does this especially through her work of restoring and enhancing the dignity of the human person, of strengthening the fabric of human society, and of enriching the daily activity of men with a deeper meaning and importance. The Church believes that in this way she can make a great contribution, through individual members and the community as a whole, toward bringing a greater humanity to the family of man and to its history. </blockquote>
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While the Church helps the world and herself receives much from the world, she has one object in view: the coming of God’s kingdom and the salvation of the whole human race. Every good that the people of God in the course of its earthly pilgrimage can confer on the family of men derives from the fact that the Church is the universal sacrament of salvation, revealing, and at the same time bringing into operation, the mystery of God’s love for man. </blockquote>
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The Word of God, through whom all things were made, was himself made flesh so that as perfect man he might save all men and bring all things into unity. The Lord is the final end of human history, the point toward which the aspirations of history and civilization are moving, the focus of the human race, the joy of all hearts and the fulfillment of their desires. He it is whom the Father raised from the dead, lifted up on high and set at his right hand, appointing him judge of the living and the dead. In his Spirit we have been brought to life and gathered into unity, and so make our pilgrim way toward the goal of human history, a goal in complete harmony with the loving plan of God <i>to make all things one in Christ, the things in heaven and the things on earth.</i> </blockquote>
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The Lord himself says: <i>See, I am coming soon; I bring my recompense with me, to give to everyone what his deeds deserve. I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.</i></blockquote>
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I would like to write about prayer today. In the Gospels we are taught how to pray. It is from Jesus himself we receive the best teaching on prayer.</div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">“When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners so that others may see them. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you. In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words.Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” </span><i><br /><span style="color: #999999;">Matthew 6:5-8</span></i></div>
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Then Our Lord gives us an example of how we ought to pray by teaching us about the goodness of the Father, who knows how to give good things, so that you might ask for the things that are good from Goodness itself. Even as he explains what we ought to do, he is a living example because by explaining it to us so that we may learn by practice, he is fulfilling what he teaches.</div>
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It is not only our Lord who urges us to pray earnestly and frequently, it was also Saint Paul who taught, <span style="color: #4c1130;">“</span><span style="color: #4c1130;">Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.”</span> (<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/1thessalonians/5" style="text-decoration: underline;">1 Thessalonians 5:16-18</a>). </span></div>
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We are taught not to offer long and wearisome prayers, but to pray often, and with perseverance. Lengthy prayers are usually filled with empty words. Rather we are reminded to first rejoice in the redemption Our Savior has won for us. Then we are to humbly offer our prayers. Finally, we are taught to give thanks always. This one can be difficult especially in suffering, but it is through suffering that we can discover a deeper joy than we have ever experienced before.</div>
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It is through prayer that we can build our relationship with God, with Jesus and with our Holy Mother and all the saints. It is through prayer that we can find Jesus most intimately. Especially through living daily prayer. Our prayers are not just words, but they can also be an excellent way to live our faith, to be boldly Catholic in a world that is darkened by confusion because of sin. In this way, we will be see as the Light of Christ. In this way we can learn to encounter Jesus in all we do.</div>
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Jesus has called us to be His disciples. He has called us to be servants of love in order that we might be the physical hands through which His mercy can be dispensed.</div>
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We must go to the cross to empty ourselves. There is a great abyss that separates the Creator (God) form the creature (man). We cannot cross this divide by ourselves. It is only by the mercy of our Lord that we can come to him. </div>
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I urge you all to give up the things in your heart that do not belong to God for all they do is weigh you down and chain you to this world. Go to confession; let him remove those obstacles for you then you will have more room in your heart for Him. So that you can obtain in your heart a greater capacity to be filled with the mercy and love of Jesus which is pouring out constantly at the cross. All we have to do is go and receive.</div>
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In the <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/bible/luke/10:38" style="text-decoration: underline;">daily readings</a> today we read about Mary and Martha when Jesus come to visit. Martha is working hard while Mary sits at the feet of Jesus. From a worldly perspective, Martha is upset because she is doing all the work while Mary sits and is lazy. But the Lord reminds us that we are not called to see things as the world teaches.</span></div>
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Hospitality is not only about giving. It is about receiving as well. We must learn to receive the gifts God is generously pouring out all the time in order to learn how to give as He gives. We cannot learn how to love our neighbor as ourselves in the light of Christ unless we first receive God’s love and learn how to love by how He loves us. </div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him will not be condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the verdict, that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come toward the light, so that his works might not be exposed. But whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.”</span> <span style="color: #999999;"><i>John 3:16-21</i></span></div>
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Disciples are called to be the light of Christ so that others may find their path to Him. We must let our light shine in this world, so that the good works seen can give glory to our Father who is in heaven. (<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/5:48" style="text-decoration: underline;">Matthew 5:14-16</a>)</span></div>
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In order to be this light, we must first receive it. Let us go to the cross, lay our burdens down and let Jesus wash away our sins so that we have a greater capacity in our hearts to hold his mercy and love, and learn to dispense it freely to all in this world darkened by sin. Let us live our faith boldly so that others may find faith and embrace hope instead of despair.</div>
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May God Bless you abundantly!<br />
<b>Sarah </b></div>
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Fear No Evil is a Cross-Stitch pattern designed based on Psalm 23:4:</div>
"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for you are at my side."<br />
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This pattern was published first in the 2017 Special Collector's Halloween Issue of Just CrossStitch! <br />
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The
words in the Fear No Evil are typographically designed to enhance their
meaning in order to enrich our lives. This verse is an interesting
reflection on the final journey. "Even though I walk", gives the reader
the impression the believer did not quicken his pace when he came to
die, but still calmly walked with God. To walk indicates the steady
advance of a soul which knows its road, knows its end, resolves to
follow the path, feels quite safe, and is therefore perfectly calm and
composed. The dying saint is not in a flurry, he does not run as though
he were alarmed, nor stand still as though he would go no further, he is
not confounded nor ashamed, and therefore keeps to his old pace.
Observe that it is not walking in the valley, but through the valley.
How marvelous! There is no fear of evil when walking with God, for he
has conquered death. We go through the dark tunnel of death and emerge
into the light of immortality. We do not die, we do but sleep to wake in
glory.<br />
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given along with a brief tutorial. Pattern graph with symbols and a
computerized rendering are accompanied with photographs of the finished
example I stitched. An enlarged chart with marks is also included. PDF
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(For best results, print pattern on highest quality in printer settings.)<br />
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Stitch count dimensions:<br />
153 stitches W x 161 stitches H <br />
14 pt Aida cloth - 11” x 11.5” (appx.)<br />
16 pt Aida cloth - 9.5” x 10” (appx.)<br />
18 pt Aida cloth - 8.5” x 9” (appx.)<br />
22 pt Aida cloth - 7” x 7.25” (appx.)<br />
(Used in photographs: White 22 pt Aida Cloth in an 11.5”x 11.5” espresso colored frame with a 7.5” x 7.5” matte opening.)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01865295097423030566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455372843743195621.post-8684476034496901332018-10-01T07:10:00.000-07:002018-10-01T07:17:52.518-07:00The Love of God.The love of God is constantly reaching out to us, to pull us
in to right union with God. The Holy Spirit is in our lives guiding us to God’s
love, to the path God wills for our lives so that we may live in His love
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God loves us so much that He sent His son as a man. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(John
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He loves us so much that from the moment Adam and Eve sinned He has been
working to save us. That salvation came through Jesus’ death and resurrection. </div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: large;">Death will free us of the crosses we must bear in this life,
<br />but Jesus, though His love and mercy, will save us from death.</span></span></div>
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He is calling you, me, all of us...</div>
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Right now. All the time!</div>
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<i>In
every moment of our lives, He is calling us to come back in to a right relationship with God.</i></div>
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The Lord’s heart aches with sorrow because so many believers
are doing the right things: going to mass, receiving the Eucharist…But Jesus
does not know them. They do not let God into all of their life. Only on Sunday
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<b>Repent. Everything.</b><br />
Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal the parts of your life that you are withholding
from God. <br />
<i>We all have them.</i></div>
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I struggle with pride. Pride in the form of being annoyed
with others. A sin the Holy Spirit pointed out to me in prayer. It is a sin because
I place myself ahead of the needs of others when I become annoyed.
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I judge others and hold them to my standards. In doing so, I set myself
like a god when I pass judgement on others. Instead of judgement, I need to
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<b>The list goes on. </b><br />
Like the driving into the sun with a dirty windshield
metaphor, once you ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you the areas of your life that
are being controlled by sin instead of the love of God, the eyes of your heart
will be opened in unexpected ways.</div>
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Listen to the soft whisper of the Holy Spirit. Let God into
all areas of your life. <br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: large;">Have a relationship with Jesus. </span></span><br />
Talk to Him, get to know His mother Mary, our Holy Mother.</div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Most important, you must repent.</b></span></span></div>
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Go to confession. <br />
<i>Get in that right relationship with God by
accepting his forgiveness. Accept the mercy and love pouring out unceasingly from
the heart of Jesus so that you may be in right relationship with God.</i></div>
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<b>If you do not confess; if you do not let God into your life,
you will not spend eternity with God.</b></div>
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I have seen souls blackened by unrepentant sin. <br />
I have felt
the pain it causes the heart of Jesus. <br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: large;">Please accept his love. Repent</span>. </span><br />
<i>Come to
Him with a contrite heart and I promise your life will be more fulfilling and
complete than you could have ever imagined!</i></div>
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On this memorial of Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child
Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church, let us learn to love God as the little
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She teaches that by willingly and lovingly sacrificing the “self”
of our nature in order to make more room in our lives and hearts for God, we
will find that fulfillment we are searching for in our lives. It is a great
paradox of the gospel that we gain our life by losing it. </div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is the love of “self” in a worldly culture that endorses
and supports individualism and acceptance that ultimately separates us from
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We must learn to forget ourselves in order to more fully
contemplate God who is drawing us out of ourselves and into his love for the
fulfillment of the purpose we are all created, to bring glory and praise to God
in everything we do and helping each other along the way through loving
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We can have these barriers caused by sin removed by going to confession. <span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Repent and be forgiven. </span></span><br />
Become a new creation though Christ; through
the receiving of the mercy and love pouring out for us from the cross. Bring
all you burdens and sins to Him and be set free!</div>
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<i>May God bless you abundantly today and every day!</i></div>
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Today I found myself wide awake when I ought to be fast asleep. So I decided to take my rest in the Lord and pray.<br />
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While doing the Office of Readings, I was struck deeply by the honest truth with which St. Augustine's words can still pierce the heart with understanding.<br />
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<b>From a sermon On Pastors by Saint Augustine, bishop</b><br />(Sermo 46, 11-12: CCL 41, 538-539)</blockquote>
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<i>Offer the bandage of consolation</i></blockquote>
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Scripture says: God chastises every son whom he acknowledges. But the bad shepherd says: “Perhaps I will be exempt.” If he is exempt from the suffering of his chastisements, then he is not numbered among God’s sons. You will say: “Does God indeed punish every son?” Yes, every one, just as he chastised his only Son. His only Son, born of the substance of the Father, equal to the Father in the form of God, the Word through whom all things were made, he could not be chastised. For this reason he was clothed with flesh so that he might know chastisement. God punishes his only Son who is without sin; does he then leave unpunished an adopted son who is with sin? The Apostle says that we have been called to adoption. We have been adopted as sons, that we might be co-heirs with the only Son, and also that we might be his inheritance: Ask of me and I will give you the nations as your inheritance. Christ gave us the example by his own sufferings.</blockquote>
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But clearly one who is weak must neither be deceived with false hope nor broken by fear. Otherwise he may fail when temptations come. Say to him: Prepare your soul for temptation. Perhaps he is starting to falter, to tremble with fear, perhaps he is unwilling to approach. You have another passage of Scripture for him: God is faithful. He does not allow you to be tempted beyond your strength. Make that promise while preaching about the sufferings to come, and you will strengthen the man who is weak. When someone is held back because of excessive fear, promise him God’s mercy. It is not that temptations will be lacking, but that God will not permit anyone to be tempted beyond what he can bear. In this manner you will be binding up the broken one. </blockquote>
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When they hear of the trials that are coming, some men arm themselves more and, so to speak, are eager to drain the cup. The ordinary medicine of the faithful seems to them but a small thing; for their part they seek the glorious death of the martyrs. Others hear of the temptations to come, and when they do arrive, as arrive they must, they become broken and lame. Yet it is right that such things befall the Christian, and no one esteems them except the one who desires to be a true Christian. </blockquote>
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Offer the bandage of consolation, bind up what has been broken. Say this: “Do not be afraid. God in whom you have believed does not abandon you in temptations. God is faithful. He does not allow you to be tempted beyond your strength. It is not I who say this, but the Apostle, and he says further: Are you willing to accept his trial, the trial of Christ who speaks in me? When you hear this you are hearing it from Christ himself, you are hearing it from the shepherd who gives pasture to Israel. For of him it was said: You will give us tears to drink in measure. The Apostle says: He does not allow you to be tempted beyond your strength. This is also what the prophet intends by adding the words: in measure. God rebukes but also encourages, he brings fear and he brings consolation, he strikes and he heals. Do not reject him.”</blockquote>
May God bless you abundantly!<br />
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Let us adore Christ, the savior of the world, who called his
mother to share in his passion.</div>
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Today is the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. This morning as
I did my prayers and readings with this in mind, I was struck by the vastness
of God’s love and Mercy.</div>
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“Some were sick on account of their sins and afflicted on account of their guilt. They had a loathing of every food, they came close to the gates of death. Then they cried out to the Lord in their need and he rescued them from distress. He sent forth his words to heal them and saved their life from the grave.”<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Psalm 107:17-20</span></i></blockquote>
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Thoughts of mercy and love came to mind as I read these
verses, then a slimy thought slithered in that tried to rob me of peace. It tried
to cause me to second guess this act of mercy, the salvation for all people through the death and resurrection of Our Lord.</div>
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It said to me. “How unjust it is to share heaven with ones
who wasted their life on earth, enjoyed the pleasures this world offered only
to cry out at the end and get rescued…” </div>
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It carried on whispering in my ear, but I stopped listening.
For in that instant, the parable of the <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/15">Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32)</a> was on
my lips as a rebuke.</div>
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Then the proclamation that we should all rejoice and
encourage these souls who were once lost and have now been found was leaving my
mouth. For the journey before these souls will be difficult, for they have
collected many demons that must be extracted, burned away in purgatory before entering
heaven.</div>
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The idea of not rejoicing tasted bitterly of pride to me; while
the love and mercy of Jesus pouring out for us is sweet and refreshing.</div>
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<b>Let us all forgive each other and live by the example Jesus
commands of us!</b></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="48022037"></a>“He said to him, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Matthew 22:37-39</span></i></div>
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In scripture, we are told to “do justly” and walk humbly
with God (<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah%206:8&version=RSVCE" target="_blank">Micah 6:8</a>). Justice isn’t just negative, a matter of
dealing out judgment, but also a positive thing, in that we render whatever is
owed to God and others.</div>
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It is not our job to judge others and to deal out justice.
For who is man to put himself on the same level as God to whom justice belongs.
We cannot possibly comprehend the vastness of salvation through the infinite
love and mercy from which it came.</div>
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<b>We must forgive and love one another as God loves us. </b></div>
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<b>We are
to repent and beg forgiveness from God for our sins.</b></div>
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We must "...thank the lord for his love, for the wonder he does for men. Let them<b> </b>offer a sacrifice of thanks and tell of his deeds with rejoicing." <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Psalm 107:31</span></i></blockquote>
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I find it most interesting that yesterday we honored and venerated
the cross, and today we have the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. </div>
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It was
through Mary who stood by the cross, whose heart was pierced as her son died,
and his soul was given up to God. The pain and grief her Immaculate heart must
have experienced as is was pierced just as Simeon foretold at the presentation
in the temple when the side of Jesus was pierced and blood and water flowed out
must have been immense.</div>
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But by her obedience and faith in God, by the love she
shared with Jesus, Mary accepted the call to be Mother for all. In the moment
John took Mary into his home, Mary became not only the Mother of Jesus, but to
his whole body, the Church. </div>
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So when the members of the Church, the body of
Christ, are sick with sin, Our Lady of Sorrows stands by the cross to lift each
one up into the love and mercy pouring from the pierced side of our Lord, Jesus
Christ.</div>
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When we repent, the space in our heart where sin was is
cleaned and healed so that when we receive love and mercy from our Lord, we
have a greater capacity in our hearts to carry it out in to the world and share
it with all we meet when we live our faith.</div>
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I urge you all on this memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows to
pray with our Holy Mother. Let her lead you to Jesus. Go to confession, and
repent. Let her lift you up to the feet of Jesus on the cross to receive the
love and mercy pouring out from his pierced side.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #073763;">Father, as your son was raised on the cross his mother Mary stood by him, sharing his suffering. May your church be united with Christ in his suffering and death and so come to share in his rising to new life where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. <i>Amen.</i></span> </span></div>
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(<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.themostholyrosary.com/appendix1.htm">CLICK HERE</a></b> to pray
the devotional to Our Lady of Sorrows)</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01865295097423030566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455372843743195621.post-57209078298379508032018-08-27T06:57:00.001-07:002018-08-27T06:59:34.000-07:00Purpose. Will. Faith.<i>The past can hold you back, </i><br />
the present can trap you<br />
<b>and the future can seem daunting...</b><br />
<br />
Through a retreat, I managed to finally <b>find healing for events in my past</b>;<br />
Through prayer, I <b>find the strength to carry my daily crosses</b> for the glory of God;<br />
<i>What about the future?</i><br />
<br />
The future can seem ambiguous; especially when searching for you path; <br />
the purpose God created you to fulfill.<br />
<br />
It is the age old question: <b>What is my purpose?</b><br />
It should be:<b> What is the will of God?</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4CkFwpRytn_YQjHvZDDgPH_0gYHlrGedOHSHSIh_CBa9oDVY6S8kzf4hjM__CEzevuO2pUrganvRbhrJBgSOfKdkPC-v0xjI9GELS7fFif71n-uJDl1oqY5uIyCZQIiWl1NiaO-nAiU/s1600/GlacierNationalPark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4CkFwpRytn_YQjHvZDDgPH_0gYHlrGedOHSHSIh_CBa9oDVY6S8kzf4hjM__CEzevuO2pUrganvRbhrJBgSOfKdkPC-v0xjI9GELS7fFif71n-uJDl1oqY5uIyCZQIiWl1NiaO-nAiU/s1600/GlacierNationalPark.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u>"Be still and know that I am God." <i>Psalm 46:10</i></u></span></td></tr>
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When I have a question, I bring it to the Lord in prayer. <br />
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"O Lord, reveal to me where in my life I am not serving you. <br />What area of my heart have I not given up to you?"</blockquote>
Jesus said to me in reply, <br />
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"Stop binding yourself to plans of the future that matter little. Bind yourself to prayer and all will work out according to the will of the Father. Do not rush through the garden or up the mountain pass; your purpose is not completed by how fast you can climb, because then you did it for your own glory not to give God glory. Rather slow down to see those in need along the way and bring them to me."</blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>It is a great reminder to slow down.</i></span><br />
<b>Don't rush through life to say only that you ran the race, the you fought the fight.</b><br />
Hold firm to the truth and fulfill the final phrase of the verse <i>(2 Timothy 4:7)</i>:<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I have kept the faith.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Do you live the faith so that others may see it and come to the Lord?</i></span></div>
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We all want to know what our purpose in life is.<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>But what we do with our life matters as much as how we do it. </i></span><br />
<b>It is empowering to know, but will you be serving God or self with that knowledge? </b><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01865295097423030566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455372843743195621.post-81722249091179007712018-08-13T12:18:00.000-07:002018-08-13T12:29:25.000-07:00Joy through Suffering<div class="tr_bq">
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To understand how to love, one must first understand suffering. </div>
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<i>This has been a something I have been thing a lot about lately. </i></div>
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<b>If God loves
us, why do we suffer?</b></div>
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The path of suffering is the Passion of Christ.<br />
<i>Through the
Stations of the Cross or the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary. </i>But just as the Joyful Mysteries all have an element of sorrow, the Sorrowful Mysteries all
have an element of joy. <br />
<b>This joy is found in the salvation Jesus obtained for
us and the eternal life he offers out for us. </b></div>
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From where I was kneeling after receiving communion, I could watch many
people walk past the cup, the blood out poured by our savior. My heart was
struck with a deep sorrow and realization as my Lord said to me:</div>
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<span style="color: #660000;"><b>Jesus:</b> By receiving my body, broken for you; you accept joy in suffering. By receiving my blood, you accept my love and mercy which is continually outpouring with compassion on all souls. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #660000;">Pray for those who do not yet fully believe in the Eucharist, in my body and blood offered. My body was broken. I took upon myself all the sin of the world. The suffering I endured was only achievable through love. </span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #660000;">If only all knew how much I love each and every one of them! </span><br />
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<b>Me:</b> <i>The ache of sorrow I feel in my heart is counterbalanced by a rich feeling of love that brings tears to my eyes and a smile to my face, a sweet small smile. When I went to adoration that evening I felt the heaviness of the Lord’s heart as soon as I knelt down in front of the exposed Eucharist. </i><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><b>Jesus:</b> Please walk my Passion. Beloved, comforter of my heart. Learn the depths of joy through suffering, and mercy and love through forgiveness. </span><br />
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<b>Me:</b> Yes Lord. <br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>Agony in the Garden </i></span></div>
<b>Me:</b> O Lord, break my heart so that you and your Mother can pick up the pieces and form it in the likeness of you Sacred and Immaculate hearts so that I may feel for all as you do Lord and console like the Holy Mother does. <br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>Scourging at the Pillar </i></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;">“Strip you self of everything of this world and you will find Christ.”</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">St. Maximillian Kolbe</span></span></div>
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<b>Me:</b> O Lord, what must be stripped away from me so that I can see you more clearly?<br />
O Jesus, I long to join you in your suffering, your Passion. I want to agonize in pain like you so that I may learn to love unconditionally. O Lord, to meditate on the pain at the pillar seems too passive for I know it is my sins you bared the stripes for. O how I wish to suffer with you so that I may love you more. <br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>Crowning of Thorns </i></span></div>
<span style="color: #660000;"><b>Jesus:</b> Every sinful thought that was lingered upon with lustful or malice intent was driven into my mind. Sins of omission, where you willfully decide to turn your back to God to embrace the artificial pleasures of sin pierce my head. </span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #660000;">My crown looks like thorns, but it is actually mercy. For it is only by mercy that such foul thoughts can be received and forgiven in the same instance.</span> <br />
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<b>Me:</b> How? How can you take it all in? How can you constantly forgive so readily? <br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><b>Jesus:</b> I do not see you for your actions of sin. I see all as the creation God intended. Each a beautifully unique facet of God’s love. It is through the recognition of love that allows for forgiveness.</span></blockquote>
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<i><span style="color: #0c343d;">Carrying of the Cross</span></i><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;">“When it is all over you will not regret having suffered, rather you will regret having suffered so little and suffered that little so badly.”</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">St. Sebastin Valle </span></span></blockquote>
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<b>Me:</b> Holy Mother, please help me to endure the weight of my crosses with the grace of God. Please hold my tongue from complaining so that I may enter in to the suffering of Christ; in order to bring comfort to the sacred heart of Jesus and glory to God. Amen. <br />
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<b>Jesus:</b> <span style="color: #660000;">Pray not for the world, but the souls in the world. Those who are far from God – far from me. Pray they can come to know me. Pray for those suffering under the consequences of sin caused by misguided choices of the flesh. Pray they will repent and find healing and comfort in my love. These souls bring sorrow to my heart because of the distance and barriers that have been constructed to keep them “safe” when all it does is keeps them from hearing my voice or receiving my love. </span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #660000;">O Beloved, feel the anguish of my heart in yours as I weep for these lost sheep. They don’t have to be lost. Who will shepherd them? Who will learn to listen for their bleating; their souls cries for help? </span><br />
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<b>Me: </b>What can I do Lord? <br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #660000;"><b>Jesus:</b> Pray for Holy men and women to rise up and care for my sheep. May more come to realize their true vocation and calling to serve God and not self. </span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #660000;">I promise all needs will be provided for. All it takes is trust. I will never let you down. </span><br />
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<b>Me:</b> You sound tired and sad this morning Lord. <br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><b>Jesus:</b> I give my all to save even one, but the lures of the flesh and temptations of the devil are distracting many from the truth. </span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #660000;">Pray for perseverance that all will come to find me once the deceptive illusions of temptation wears off. Once its ugliness is seen, then my shepherds will bring them to me to receive love and mercy that will heal and cleanse their fractured and stained souls. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>The Crucifixion </i></span></div>
<span style="color: #660000;"><b>Jesus:</b> Accept your death. Come to me. By dying to self on a cross, you unite with me for I am already on that cross. Death will free you from your cross. And I will free you from death. This is the fulfillment of the Father’s will for all his children, my brothers and sisters. </span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #660000;">Pray for those lost souls who are fooled in to bringing glory to themselves in this life rather than the Father in heaven. To be set free of the cross of self, they must die on it. </span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #660000;">Pray they can realize the life I can give them in “death”. I call from repentance so as to prevent death. For if you oppose “death”, you oppose the Father and me. </span><br />
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<b>Me: </b><i>When I had finished praying the Rosary, I felt the Lord had more for me to learn. I sat quietly and listened. I had felt the sorrow and tiredness of Our Lords heart so acutely, it hurt. </i><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #660000;"><b>Jesus: </b>You have suffered, but by offering it up for others you are making you life a sacrifice. For the moment you desire to suffer more so you can give it to God from Mary’s hands and through my heart, you have given yourself up. Do you trust me?</span> <br />
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<b>Me:</b> Yes Lord. <br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><b>Jesus:</b> Go in peace and know you are loved. </span><br />
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<b>Me:</b> Thanks be to God.</blockquote>
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<b>The love of God is constantly
reaching out to us to pull us in. </b><br />
The Holy Spirit is in our lives, guiding us
to God’s love, to the path God wills for our lives so that we may live in His
love forever.</div>
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<b>God loves us so much that he sent
His only son as a man. </b><br />
<i>He loves us so much that from the moment Adam and Eve
sinned, He has been working to save us. </i>That salvation came through Jesus’
death and resurrection. Death will free us of the crosses we must bear in this
life, but Jesus, through his love and mercy, will save us from death if we
repent and believe.</div>
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He is calling you and me, all of
us.<br />
<i>Right now, all the time.</i><br />
<b>In every moment of our lives He is calling us to come back into a
right relationship with God. </b></div>
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The Lord’s heart aches with
sorrow that so many believers are doing the right things: going to mass, receiving
the Eucharist…but Jesus does not know them. They do not let God in to all their
life. Only on Sunday mornings.</div>
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<b>Repent…Everything. </b></div>
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Ask the Holy Spirit
to reveal the parts of your life that you are withholding from God. </div>
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<i>We all have
them.</i></div>
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<b>I struggle with pride. </b></div>
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Pride in the
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<i>The list goes on…</i></div>
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<br /></div>
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<i>Listen to the soft whisper of the Holy Spirit. </i></div>
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<b>Let God into
all areas of your life. </b></div>
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Have a relationship with Jesus. Talk to him, get to
know his Mother.</div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>Most important, you must repent. </b></div>
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relationship with God by accepting his forgiveness, accept the mercy and love pouring
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relationship with God.</div>
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If you do not confess, if you do not let God into your life,
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unrepentant sin, I have felt the pain it causes the heart of Jesus. </i></div>
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<b>Please
accept His love; repent and come to Him. </b></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01865295097423030566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455372843743195621.post-15036800066209084292018-07-30T11:13:00.001-07:002018-07-30T15:04:31.928-07:00Dirty Pair of Underwear & the Will of God.This morning I was doing my morning readings and prayers, but I just
wasn't "feeling" it.<br />
Surely, I am not the only one who feels like they are just going through the
motions in my daily faith routine because you know it is the right thing to do.<br />
<br />
I had read the daily Mass readings and then I was onto the morning prayers
for the liturgy of the hours, but I was feeling entirely uninspired. I knew
what I was doing was good and right, but it felt as dry as a piece of stale
toast. I knew in my head by being faithful and disciplined in prayer and study
when I first arise for a new day that He has given me to do His will on earth,
these acts give glory and homage to God.<br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="color: #073763;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I knew all this, but when nothing stirs the heart, <br />it feels kind of like a
waste of time. </span></i></span></blockquote>
</div>
I was starting to fall into the temptation to rush through it all just to be
done. I stopped. Closed my eyes and tried to refocus. I was going about it all
wrong. I was upset with the lack of inspiration that morning because I was
focused on what I could get out of the prayers and readings for myself.<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #073763;">I never stopped to ask God what he wanted from me for the day.</span></i></span></div>
<br />
Then a verse from the first reading popped into my head.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"The people shall be like a loin cloth <br />which is good for nothing."
<br /><span style="font-size: small;">~Jeremiah 13:10</span></i></span></span></blockquote>
</div>
God was saying this to his people because they had forgotten Him in their
willful pride of being a pleasure seeking culture. Pursuing false gods and
idols while embracing every physical pleasure this world had to offer.<br />
<br />
So God basically tells Jeremiah to buy a new loincloth, a new pair of
underwear if you will. He does. After wearing it, God tells him then not to
wash it, but rather to go to a certain place and bury it. Obediently Jeremiah
does as the Lord said without question. After a long interval, Jeremiah hears
the Lord telling him to go and dig up the dirty underwear, loincloth, he had
buried.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>I wonder if in his obedience to the Lord, <br />if Jeremiah felt as silly as all
this sounds! </i></span></span></span></blockquote>
</div>
Once again, Jeremiah was obedient and dug it up. He found it was
"rotted and good for nothing"!<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>I, for one, would be wondering "Why God? <br />What are you trying to tell
me?"</i></span></span></span></blockquote>
</div>
The scriptures say nothing about Jeremiah questioning God in all of this. <i>
</i>He faithfully and obediently proceeded to do everything that was asked of
him. Believing that God had a good reason that he might not have been able to
understand at the time.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #073763;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">When he had dug up the loincloth God said to him,</span></i> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: large;">"So also will I allow that pride of Judah to rot, the great pride of
Jerusalem. This wicked people refuse to obey my words, who walk in the
stubbornness of their hearts, and follow strange gods to serve and adore them,
shall be like this loincloth which is good for nothing. For as close as a loin
cloth clings to a man’s loins, so I made the house of Israel and the whole
house of Judah to cling to me...to be my people, my renown, my praise, my
beauty."<i><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">~Jeremiah 13:9-10</span></span></i></span></blockquote>
</div>
We are made to glorify God and sing His praise. Jeremiah shows us that even
when we might not understand the why, it is important to set aside your own
curiosity, your pride and obey the will of God. Even the silly, the mundane and
the ordinary things of our life in this world, like chores, routines and work
must be done in loving obedience to God because that is what we are made. <br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>For
to do live any other was is to "follow strange gods...[which] like this
loincloth is good for nothing."</i></span></span></span></blockquote>
</div>
When I started writing that morning, I prayed for the Holy Spirit to open
the eyes and ears of my heart to make the word of God living for me. Out of obedience, I began to write the word in this post because that is what I
am called to do. For Jesus has said to me in prayer, "Write down all you see
and hear. Come to me daily in the garden."
<br />
<br />
Going to Jesus in the garden was difficult at first because I was unfamiliar
with the way, but I was led by those who have gone before me to a place my Lord
likes to pray. A place we are all called to go.<br />
In this culture of "me" contentedness, embrace the ordinary with
the love of God for through obedience we are giving praise and glory to God. It
is what we are made for...Hallelujah! Amen! <br />
<br />
So the next time you are feeling uninspired in prayer, think of Jeremiah. He
was obedient in digging up a pair of rotten underwear because God asked him to
in order to teach us the importance of discipline and obedience, especially
when it seems silly and does not make sense to us!<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">We are called to trust in the Lord. <br />To follow the will of the Father and not
our own.</span></i></span></span></blockquote>
</div>
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<![endif]-->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01865295097423030566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455372843743195621.post-63959543482392786782018-07-29T08:46:00.000-07:002018-07-29T17:47:31.410-07:00The Light in the Darkness<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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After I closed the door to my room to try and block out distractions, I turned around and
walked to the corner. Sitting in the rocking chair in the corner of the room, I
closed my eyes this morning in prayer as I do every morning. The room around me
faded away as I tried to place aside all worries and cares of the day to
come. </div>
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<br /></div>
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A bright white box captures my field of vision. It is standing in the center
of a large room all by itself. I am drawn towards it. I walked over to it.
Stretching out my hand, I place my palm flat up against it. A pleasant warmth
penetrates my hand as the box seems to pulsate under my touch.</div>
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbOWMOU_6UZ-G0Sax_-NTpQ1wa-Oy7Uv9qtCRBx8-UecFBNccYU7AkSyGxcX_s8zzK-xLsYi8iw5BRjwLuzune47XNLl1v8vZlbdXrPuRSaknSmx0gArwYhGFlszN-Lr2sMT7Y8JKDsU/s1600/WhiteBox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="1600" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbOWMOU_6UZ-G0Sax_-NTpQ1wa-Oy7Uv9qtCRBx8-UecFBNccYU7AkSyGxcX_s8zzK-xLsYi8iw5BRjwLuzune47XNLl1v8vZlbdXrPuRSaknSmx0gArwYhGFlszN-Lr2sMT7Y8JKDsU/s640/WhiteBox.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"So, beloved, while waiting for this, make every effort to be found
without stain or defilement, and at peace in his sight.<br /> Consider that our
Lord's patience is directed towards salvation." ~ <i>2 Peter 3: 14-15a </i></span></td></tr>
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I start to walk around the container, the box. At first I let my hand fall
to my side, but the desire to remain in contact with this almost living object
with strong. I found my hand rising to touch it as I walk. My fingertips first
gently brushed the smooth wall. Then my hand seemed to slide across the
surface. It felt as smooth and soft as the finest silk. It was as though I had
to stay in contact with whatever laid beyond. If I could wrap my arms around
this box and hug it, I would.<br />
<br />
Circling around, all the sides were sealed. All the walls are as smooth as
seamless glass. Whatever it was, I could not open it. Sitting down with my back
against it, I stared out into the vast expanse beyond. My eyes notice a stain
on the floor ahead and to the left of where I sit. It looked like a coffee
stain except it was blacker than any coffee I had ever seen. There was an odd smoky iridescence to the surface, like dirty oil. After a while, I began to notice it
was slowly bubbling and hissing as if it were alive.<br />
<br />
A feeling of caution crept into my heart, so I pulled my eyes away. Looking
up to the walls across and to the right from me I saw a red blemish as if a
glass of wine had been splashed on the wall. It looked old. With brown oxidation
around the edges. As I stared at it though something unexpected happened. I blinked
wondering if it was a trick of the eyes. It wasn’t.<br />
<br />
I gasp and covered my mouth in astonishment. The stain was darkening to a
crimson. It seemed to be oozing from the wall itself as if it were bleeding. I
spread across and began to drip down. It was happening slowly, but constantly.<br />
<br />
“Where am I?” I ask into the nothingness.<br />
<br />
The box at my back felt like love and goodness. The stain and blemish
appeared to ooze and bubble in ways that made me weary of approaching and
touching them.<br />
<br />
“What is that?” I ask.<br />
<br />
All the marks seem to be going darker the more I looked at them. After a while
I began to wonder what the marks would feel like to touch. It was as though the
fear and weariness I first felt had ebbed and grown into curiosity.<br />
<br />
So strong with the draw of curiosity, I had to stand up. With on hand still
on the box, I took a step towards the black stain. The pull away from the
warmth of the box was so gradual, I failed to notice at first how cold the
darkness was I was inching into. The light around me had faded into a dim glow,
but I did not notice as my eyes were fixed on the stain.<br />
<br />
With one finger, I popped a black, oily bubble. But it didn’t pop. Instead
it began to envelope my finger and started to climb up my hand. I yanked my
hand away, but the blackness continued to spread.<br />
<br />
Curiosity began to turn into fear again. I tried in to wipe it off on me
pants, but I couldn’t. I grabbed the bottom of my shirt and used it like a
towel, but nothing would come off. It seemed to have seeped in to my skin.<br />
<br />
It was continuing to spread up, from my hand to my forearm, and then up to
my elbow. When it reach my shoulder, I could see it out of the corner of my eye
bubbling under my skin. I turned to leave the stain, but it had grown all
around me like a puddle.<br />
<br />
Everything was dark, including myself. I felt so alone. Tears began to fall
from my eyes as it felt like all hope had been snuffed out. I cried out in my
alarm and despair, “O God!”<br />
<br />
I expected the darkness to swallow up my cry, but a deep voice answered me, “Yes?”<br />
<br />
I turned around and around until I saw the white box, glowing like an
inviting ember. No darkness touched it.<br />
<br />
“Please help me!” I cried as I looked at my other hand and saw it had
blackened as well.<br />
<br />
“Come to me,” He answered me.<br />
<br />
“Where are you?” I shouted back.<br />
<br />
“Follow your heart; my spirit will guide you. Come back to me.”<br />
<br />
By the time I had decided to walk back to the white box, my feet were
already taking me there. When I got there the blackness on my skin was
grotesque in comparison to the spotless purity of the chamber. Knowing I did
not find a door when I was walking around the box before, I began knocking on
the first wall I approached, hoping and praying for someone to help me. The wall
fell away. The bright, burning light it exposed within made me turn my eyes
away.<br />
<br />
“What do you want me to do for you?” The deep voice asked, but this time
with so much power in His voice my knees collapsed to the ground.<br />
<br />
“Please make me clean. Save me,” I begged once I found my voice.<br />
<br />
I felt a hand, with the same warmth and pulse as the box touch the top of my
head.<br />
<br />
“What happened that you are stained?” He gently asked.<br />
<br />
The love and compassion in his voice pulled the words out of my mouth. I
told him of all I had done. In that contrite and humbling moment, my fears
evaporated and were replaced with hope.<br />
“You are made clean,” He answered me when I was done.<br />
<br />
I felt the warmth spread from his hand on my head to my neck and down my
arms. I opened my eyes to see my hands folded in prayer, but they were no
longer black. They were clean and glowing. I felt joyful.<br />
<br />
The hand left my head and I looked up to see who had saved me. I saw a hand
held out in front of my face. So I took it and stood. Strong hands embraced my
shoulders and then spun me around. The room and all that is beyond was clean
and spotless too.<br />
<br />
“Go,” He said, “and sin no more.”<br />
<br />
I turned and asked him in awe, “Who are you?”<br />
<br />
“I AM,” He answered me.<br />
<br />
“Will I see you again?”I asked, still perplexed.<br />
<br />
“Search your heart to know me. Then come, find me in the garden.”<br />
<br />
“How will I know the way?”<br />
<br />
“I am the way; the truth and the life. I am the light in the darkness.” He
answered me. “Those who have gone before you will guide you to me if you
recognize them and ask along your journey. Will you come?”<br />
<br />
“Yes,” I said and then the white room faded back to the rocking chair in my
room.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01865295097423030566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455372843743195621.post-68651847555599317792018-07-27T12:44:00.000-07:002018-07-29T17:45:56.290-07:00Faith. Trust. Prayer.<br />
It has been awhile since I last posted anything new. My life has changed. My priorities and what I thought I wanted in this life have found new meaning. I have written several books, but none of the stories I've told contain as much truth and honesty as my life has been saturated in through prayer these past several months.<br />
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I finally have a story that is worth telling, for now I realize what is true and I have to share it. My life and
everything I am is a gift from God. The witness of my journey into a
life of prayer and faith is what I am being called to write.<br />
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Everyone has a story to tell. I never thought mine was extraordinary, but how God has blessed my life in unexpected ways is worth sharing.</div>
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Like many, my story is one of hardships, struggle and fear; but faith and trust are the antidotes to fear. Suffering and joy are not inseparable. Jesus suffered more than I ever will. He promises to not only empathize but give us the strength to endure.</div>
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I know the Jesus has been at my side in my darkest hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I was broken and alone, I cried out to God, “Lord, why am I here?”</div>
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The Lord answered me, “You’re here because I invited you. Oh, how I’ve waited for you to come. Open you heart and trust me. I won’t let you down. I know you have been hurt by many people and situations, but I have always been with you. You need to learn to let go. Let go and forgive. ‘Be still and know that I am God.’ <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(Psalm 46:11</i>)”</div>
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“Lord, tell me what to do.” I pleaded. “I don’t want to hurt anymore.”</div>
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“Will that make you happy?” Jesus gently asked. “Why did my Father give you free-will unless <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you</i> use it? What do you want? Yes, you have suffered much at the hands of others. I have too. But why do <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you </i>hurt. You can list all the people who have hurt you, but why do you hang on?"</div>
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“I don’t know.” I sobbed. “Just tell me.”</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“That’s not how this works,” said Jesus. “You need to work this out. I am here, waiting for you to come to me.” </div>
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“...he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me.Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage; get up, he is calling you.”He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus. Jesus said to him in reply, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man replied to him, “Master, I want to see.” Jesus told him, “Go your way; your faith has saved you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(Mark 11:47b, 49-52)</i></div>
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I see know I was that blind man. I was Bartimaeus. So focused on the negative side of suffering in my life, I had missed seeing it for the joy it is It is a chance to united our suffering with his through his Sacred Heart.</div>
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Now when the Jesus asks me “What do you want me to do for you?” I ask in return “What do you want me to do for you Lord?”</div>
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For I have found the one thing I want. “There is one thing I ask of the Lord, Only this I seek, to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of my Lord, to inquire in his temple.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Psalm 27:4</i></div>
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To which the Lord said to me, “Come. You shall search me out in this life but soon you will find me in paradise. But I need you in this world right now. I need you to pray - this world needs you to pray. Paul was right “Pray without ceasing.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(1 Thessalonians 5:</i>17) Pray to my mother, ask for intercession for the world, for the Holy ones being held and killed, persecuted because of me. So much suffering. Pray.”</div>
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So I pray. I pray for Divine Mercy. The mercy and love of our Lord through his Sacred Heart is for all of us. All we need to do is come to Him and ask.</div>
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In the Divine Mercy prayer, Jesus is asking me to place my trust in him and to renew my consecration daily. Not as a way to control me. I do this willingly for I am not afraid of losing my freedom or control over my life.<br />
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“The Lord is compassionate and merciful; forgives sins and saves in times of trouble.”(Sirach 2:11) </blockquote>
There is no reason to fear or worry if you completely surrender your trust to the Lord. Bad things will continue to happen in my life, the Lord has told me as much, but that is okay. I need not know what or when trouble and suffering will come because Jesus will not forsake me in my hour of need. He feels my pain and suffering in his heart too and the love he pours out is unceasing mercy for all who trust in him, in his unfailing love.</div>
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I have learned to be a disciple is to sit at the feet of Jesus and learn how to become a saint. Until the past several months the idea that I could become a saint left me scoffing in disbelief. Now I know it is what I was called to do, what we are all called to. We must sit and learn to carry out Jesus’s mission. We must share what we learn with others because the thirst of the Lord for all will become our own as we decrease and He increase in our lives until our will matches that of our heavenly Father.</div>
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“John answered, no one can receive anything except what is given him from heaven...; Therefore this joy of mine is now full. He must increase, but I must decrease.” <br />
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The message and mission of Jesus revolves around mercy and love. Jesus is the living embodiment of divine mercy. Our petition for mercy is not convincing God to give us mercy but about opening ourselves up to the mercy God wants to give us. Our God is love, and love extends itself in mercy. God’s mercy is bigger than our sins and our pain. God’s mercy is bigger than the distance we put between ourselves and God.</div>
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We are all called to carry out His mission as disciples. How will you answer the call to serve the Lord?</div>
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Will you come and learn at the feet of Jesus? <br />
Will you follow him? <br />
Will you come eat this bread and drink this cup? <br />
Will you Trust in the Lord?</div>
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Jesus<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” <i>John 14:6</i></div>
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I have been called now to write about my journey of faith through prayer and I invite you to journey with me, for we are not meant to journey alone. We are all members of the Body of Christ. We must encourage one another and share the faith.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01865295097423030566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455372843743195621.post-71522148923611416932016-04-28T12:23:00.000-07:002016-04-28T12:23:25.618-07:00The Beatitudes | Cross-Stitch PatternBrand new pattern from Snoflake Stitchery!<br /><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/278229968/the-beatitudes-cross-stitch-pattern" target="_blank">The Beatitudes | Cross-Stitch Pattern</a><br />
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I was inspired by the idea
of nature; the nature around us that speaks of God's creation, but also
human nature. Jesus was speaking in the Beatitudes of how we are meant
to live our lives. In many ways they tell us to deny our instinct toward
comfort in order to receive clarity of mind and heart to hear the will
of God.<br />
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I worked on this through the 2016 Lent and Easter season. <span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody"><span> Though
it is paradoxical to say, crucified Jesus is the man of beatitude, a
truly happy man. The beatitudes are a new law to help discipline our
desires, minds and bodies as to make real not temporary happiness
possible. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><br /></span></span></span></span>
<span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>There is so much wrapped up in these few verses. </span></span></span></span><span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody"><span><span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>The instructions to get to heaven are outlined in these verses. </span></span></span></span>A life time can be spent pondering the meaning of the Beatitudes, trying to apply it to our own lives just as Jesus did. I know my perception on life has changed over the past few months while I designed the typography and stitched the words of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>I pray my pattern may inspire others to look at the words of Jesus in a new way, to hear the will of God in their hearts minds with a clarity that had previously not existed.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>Peace be with you all & Happy Stitching.</span></span></span></span><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01865295097423030566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455372843743195621.post-6843958311096637962016-04-20T13:52:00.000-07:002016-04-20T13:52:26.521-07:00Annie's Craft Store<span style="font-size: large;">This news is big and exciting:</span><br />
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This lovely tote is handy for carrying your latest stitch project, books
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main stitch, the waistcoat stitch, is also included. Model is stitched
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Stitch a beautiful typographic design of The Lord's Prayer. Pattern
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photographs of the finished model. Stitch count dimensions: 14-count
Aida cloth – 9.64" x 14.64"; 16-count Aida cloth – 8.44" x 12.8".<br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;">"Mom, this is better than Ice Cream!" my son exclaimed.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Why have we not thought to make this before?!" my husband asked.<br /></span><br />
<b>Popcorn Puppy Chow is one of those simple things.</b><i> <br />This free recipe is gluten, dairy and soy free.</i><b> <br /></b><br />
<b>I cannot eat gluten, dairy or soy.</b><br />
<i>This includes any foods that were processed on or in a facility which processes those ingredients.</i><br />
I have food allergies.<br /><br />
<b>One of the hardest things is to miss out on the delicious snacks all around.</b><br />
<i>The easy to make or already made convenience food disguised as homemade.</i><br />
Don't get me wrong, I love to cook, but to cook everything from scratch makes one long for the already made tasty snacks.<br />
<i> </i><b><br />Not anymore with this recipe!</b><br /><i>I foresee making this often in my house.</i><br /><br />
<i> </i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Popcorn Puppy Chow </span></b></span><br />
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<li>6-7 C. Popped Popcorn</li>
<li>2/3 C. Powder Sugar </li>
<li>1/2 C. Chocolate Chips (Enjoy Life brand makes some allergen friendly chocolate chips.)</li>
<li>2 T Coconut Butter (Optional)</li>
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<li>Divide the ingredients in half before assembling the Popcorn Puppy Chow. <i>This allows for better coating as you will be shaking the powdered sugar on in a gallon bag. <br /></i></li>
<li>Place the chocolate chips and coconut butter in the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted.<i> The coconut butter tempers the chocolate chips, makes it a smoother pour and helps to stretch the chocolate chips a little further to allow for more coverage on the popcorn.<br /></i></li>
<li> Pour the chocolate over the popcorn and stir until coated. <br /></li>
<li>Then transfer the chocolate-covered popcorn in a gallon-sized bag zip top plastic bag.<br /></li>
<li>Pour powdered sugar on top of the popcorn.<br /></li>
<li>Seal and shake.</li>
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<i><b>Repeat with the other half of ingredients if necessary.</b></i><br />
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Life is messy and hard, but as we persevere through the trials it brings we find reassurance and surprising joy through the words of the prophet Jeremiah: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”</div>
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In this cross-stitch pattern, these words are typographically designed to enhance their meaning in order to enrich our lives. Check out this cross-stitch pattern on <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/263143240/jeremiah-2911-cross-stitch-pattern?ref=shop_home_feat_1" target="_blank">Snoflake Stitchery</a></b>!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01865295097423030566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455372843743195621.post-18383984326325684452015-11-23T11:22:00.000-08:002015-11-23T11:22:30.021-08:00Give Thanks.<span style="font-size: large;">Thanksgiving is almost upon us; it can very easy to get caught up in the details of the holiday.<b> <br />But what is really important?</b></span><br /><br />
<b>There is the cleaning.</b><br />
<i>I clean more during the next two months getting ready for family and friends than during 'spring cleaning'.</i><br />
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<b>There is the shopping</b>.<br /> <i>Groceries need to be bought and commercialism is in full swing. </i><br />
<br /><b>There is the cooking. </b><br />
<i>Making the perfect bird is not my biggest challenge, I am hosting Thanksgiving and must make a gluten, dairy and soy free feast that doesn't taste like it is flavor free!</i><br />
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<b>This morning brought me a reminder of what is really important.</b><br />My son awoke this morning to greet me with a series of sneezes rather than the usual running hug and joyful reminder that it is breakfast time. Normally I walk him to school with my two dogs, however I decided it would be best to drive him to ward away further sneezing fits.<br />
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I looked out at the driveway. My car was covered with ice. <br /><i>After breakfast I made him lunch and geared up to go chip away the winter on my car. </i><br />
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My son walks out when I am done to get into the car. <br /><b>He says he can't get in. </b><br />
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It was frozen shut. <br />I pulled harder. <br /><b>It finally gave...up the handle<span style="color: #0000ee;">!</span></b><br />
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I had pulled off the door handle and yet the car door would not budge.<br />
<b>I was very tempted to become enraged.</b><br />
I wanted to shout out how unfair it was to had the car fall apart in my hand. <br /><i>I hadn't even finished my first cup of coffee for the day.</i><br />
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Instead I took a deep breath, and looked at my son's face.<br />
His eyes were huge. His mouth slack.<br />
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I did something neither of us was expecting.<br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">I laughed.</span></b><br />
<i>I remember a verse we had read over breakfast that morning.</i><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"Give thanks in all circumstances; <br />for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."</b></span></span><br /><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>~1 Thessalonians 5:18</i></span></div>
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<b>It really wasn't all that important to get upset about. </b><br />There were three other car door that opened.<br />
<i>The car could still work to take my son to school on time.</i><br />
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This reminder was perfect before the holiday season begins. Things are not what's important, family is. Giving thanks is the reason for Thanksgiving. Giving thanks in all circumstances is St. Paul reminds us to do.<br />
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<b>Happy Thanksgiving to you all!</b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01865295097423030566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455372843743195621.post-20252641727396131582015-11-22T14:37:00.000-08:002015-11-22T14:37:13.789-08:00Thanksgiving Sale!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="projectSummaryDescription" id="projectSummaryDescriptionContent"><span style="font-size: small;">Yum! is my sixth book to be published.</span></span><span class="projectSummaryDescription" id="projectSummaryDescriptionContent"><span style="font-size: small;"> I have been working on this book for 6 years. </span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="projectSummaryDescription" id="projectSummaryDescriptionContent"><span style="font-size: small;">The recipes in this book include beverages, condiments, breakfast & brunch, vegetables, small bites & lunch, entrees, soups & stews, breads & muffins, and desserts!</span></span></span></b><br />
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few years after MS (multiple sclerosis) walked into my life, I
discovered I had also developed food allergies to gluten, dairy and soy.
I had to learn to cook so I could eat because I quickly realized how
little processed, ready to eat or restaurant food is available to
someone afflicted with those three allergies.<br /><br />Unfortunately,
many recipes I found or the allergen friendly food I bought tasted like
cardboard, a kitchen sponge or just plain “healthy”. I longed for the
food I loved growing up but couldn’t have anymore because it makes me
very sick, like put me back in the hospital sick. So I set out on a
mission: to make allergen friendly food that tastes good. Not just to my
standards, but by my critics: my husband and son. I only want to cook
one supper; so I learned how to cook food that was allergen free, but
not flavor free. I want to share these recipes and the tricks I have
learned so that it may help others afflicted with the same or similar ailments to enjoy eating again.</span> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01865295097423030566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455372843743195621.post-12079827408919745962015-10-04T11:12:00.002-07:002015-10-04T11:13:16.612-07:00Simply UniqueDon't want to download and print patterns from Snoflake Stitchery individually?<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Simply Unique Cross-Stitch and Simply Unique Crochet!</span><br />
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While these items looked knitted, they are in fact 100% crocheted. In this book, the main stitch which gives this illusion is described with a brief tutorial. A link to a visual tutorial for the waistcoat stitch is also provided. A list of all stitches used along with the correlating abbreviations are listed along with the materials need to complete each pattern.<br />
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Patterns 8 patterns included are for home decor, bags, hats and mittens. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The need to spread out my notes and research <br />has made me leave my desk to take over the kitchen table! </span><br />
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I am very excited to write this cookbook, so I can share it with others who need to eat gluten, dairy and soy free.<br />
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Keep checking back for updates on the progress of Yum! Cooking gluten dairy and soy free. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01865295097423030566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455372843743195621.post-67864893331146009762015-08-31T09:36:00.000-07:002015-08-31T09:36:24.566-07:00Pear Market Bag | Crochet Pattern<br />
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I wanted a reusable market bag to carry home my fresh produce.<br />
<br /><b>Check it out this new pattern on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/246264112/pear-market-bag-crochet-pattern" target="_blank">Snoflake Stitchery!</a></b><br />
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Keep checking back for updates as I am going to make one with an apple graphic. My family always goes apple picking in the fall and I want to use this style of market bag with an apple on it when we go.<br />
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The wasitcoat stitch is the primary stitch in many of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SnoflakeStitchery?" target="_blank">Snoflake Stitchery's</a> crochet patterns.<br />This tutorial will help to explain how the stitch in preformed and how to change colors while using it.</div>
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