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Morning Offering given
Lord,
take me from myself
and
give me to yourself
Village quiet
Coffee good
St. Paul of the Cross reminds us that we can be both spiritually attracted to the Lord and His most pragmatic laborers. Perfect God, help me to find the right balance between contemplation and action.
For those of you looking for a Devotional Commentary, the new Liturgical year begins on the First Sunday of Advent, November 29th – Jan 6th this year. Stations of the Crib: A Journey of Hope from Advent to Epiphany by Joseph Nassal may be a good way to start strengthening your relationship with Jesus. Your Lenten read (beginning Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10th) could be Lent & Easter: Wisdom from G.K. Chesterton. Leo Zanchettin has a series for the New Testament, beginning with several books Titled “Letters to the Early Church, Church in Transition, Church on the Move, and Revelations. This is a great devotional for Ordinary Time. Consider it. Most can be found on used book sites for a minimal cost.
Meditations for Each Day, pg. 420, “Give us This Day Our Daily Bread”
Ask not only for your own requirements for the day but for those of all our fellow men as well. Not only should we ask for out bodily food but for spiritual nourishment (Mt. 4:4) One must ask that our soul be nourish for it has its own life which is worn away by the daily conflict against sinful inclinations and by the constant struggle to achieve sanctity.
Scripture Readings for Day 20 in Overcoming Fear
Psalm 112:1 Hallelujah! Blessed the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in his commands.a
2 Timothy 1:7 For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control.e
Please take a moment to pray for all the adult children who have walked away from the church to do their own thing. Ask God to give them knowledge of the sins they commit, clarity of the path back to him, and the willingness to be honest with at the least themselves and God. Pray that they don’t lead someone else down the path to sin.
New Day
New Beginning
Just start
It will all work itself out
Know you are prayed for.
