71°F WSW@5mph SR0635(0535) SS1924(1824)
Morning Offering given
Oh, My Jesus, teach me to trust in you so that when the unexpected storms of life come, I will expect peace in the midst of those storms, knowing that you are near, you hear my cries, and you are with me. Lord, bring peace and calm to the storms I am facing or may face in the future. Amen.
Village quiet
Coffee… pod
Today is
•the anniversary of the man’s baptism in 1951
•Lester & Elmina’s wedding
From the Margins
A wise silence is preferable to uncharitable truth…St. Francis de Sales
St. Peter Claver
teaches us to reveal Christ by materially aiding all who are enslaved.
Meditations for Each Day, pg. 360, The Two Standards
St Ignatius i his Spiritual Exercises on the two standards remains applicable to our times. We need only glance at the world to see that it contains two different kinds of people- the good and the bad, the enemies of Christ and His faithful followers. But there is also a third group, those who are indifferent and apathetic, those who think of their own comfort and convenience and nothing else. – their numbers seem to grow every year – belong to the rearguard of those who fight beneath the banner of Satan. That man is an enemy of Christ who has no generosity, no spirit of sacrifice, no desire to combat the evil which threatens to submerge the world. (Mt 12:30, ” He who is not with me is against me”) He who thinks only of his own convenience and remains indifferent to the spread of evil is not worthy of Jesus. One cannot be indifferent when faced with the alternative between good and evil, because indifference is tantamount to a betrayal. Tertullian said, “The Christian is another Christ.”
Scripture Reading for Day 9 of Fruits of the Spirit
Psalm 30:5 Sing praise to the LORD, you faithful; give thanks to his holy memory.
Psalm 127:1 Unless the LORD build the house, they labor in vain who build. Unless the LORD guard the city, in vain does the guard keep watch.
*NOTE: Psalm 127 is where God establishes families. The prosperity of human groups is not the work of humans but the gift of God. NAB footnotes
Divine Intimacy (Meditations on the Interior Life for Every Day of the Liturgical Year) By Fr. Gabriel (1893-1953) of St. Mary Magdalen, O.C.D. pg. 1043, Twenty-Second week after Pentecost. 346 The Way of Union
Presence of God – Lord, give me light and strength to root out of my heart all that hinders me from being united to you.
I’m going to begin reading this book today. Hopefully I will remember to share it with you. It can be found online if you are interested. I found it as a downloadable PDF some time back.
Good Morning!
Finally, I have reached a point where I can move slowly through this day. I have only a few set things that I need to accomplish at a few set times.
If you actually do read this blog, I’m sure you are wondering what in the world is going on with me. I’ve (as you can tell) had several things happen of late that have (so to speak) unhinged me a bit. This realization has me scrambling for my center. Which in turn became a light bulb moment that said my faith has become a surface thing or perhaps better described as maintaining. I don’t want to maintain; I want to grow. So, bear with me as I work my way thru this tangled mess.
Know you are prayed for.
In the "Wilds of Wisconsin & Cornfields of Iowa" 