Category: answered prayer

01.07.2024

28°F WNW7mph SR 0736 SS 1641

Morning Offering given

Village silent and peaceful

Coffee good

This morning I sit here grateful for what God has blest me with in this life. He has been very good to me. This year, the man and I will celebrate 50 yrs of marriage, the wedding seems just yesterday as I look back through “Jesus-colored” glasses. When I look back through human eyes I see all the rocky parts, the mistakes, the pains and the doubts. I’ll stick with the “Jesus” sight. That view is full of love and tenderness.

This morning I read Fr Jeffrey Kirby’s article on “In Today’s Church, Who is Evangelizing Whom?” I will post the link later. Take the time to give it a thought.

Go see Jesus today.

Know you are prayed for.

08.14.2023

62⁰F misty ENE@11mph SR0606 SS2008

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

The man sleeps

Coffee good

Shawl needed on the porch this morning. Very enjoyable to feel the coolness of the breeze.

Ultrasound of left knee and left wrist tomorrow morning.

Beginning to think I need a new body, this one isn’t holding up these days. In all truthfulness, it is my own fault. I haven’t taken very good care of it. 1 Corinthians 6 talks to us about our body being the temple of the Holy Spirit. So many things connect us to God. SOUL-SPIRIT-BODY 1 Thessalonians 5:23 speaks to this. There are several other verses as well. They can all be searched for. Do this for yourself.

If you are not practicing your faith, get back to it. Lack of practice leads to acedia, which leads to the unforgivable sin. Matt 12:31-32, Mark 3:21-30, Luke 12:10.

Acedia is a form of sloth – apathy caused by neglecting one’s faith and moral life. The neglect is intentional because one gets too absorbed in work, activities, and distractions, which devour your time. These take precedence over the need to nurture one’s friendship with God—in sum, “it just doesn’t matter”.

Know you are prayed for

St. Odilia

Overview

The lighting in the shrine was interesting. You couldn’t see the flickering and streaks with the naked eye. However, with the camera, they were very obvious, but not at all if on video. The alter flickered when being looked at thru a camera, so I switched to video…the flickering stopped. The reflection in the 1st class relic photos was not there when the flashless photo was taken but very evident in the photo itself. As it is also in other photos taken around the shrine.

06.26.2023

63⁰F cloudy NNW@16mph SR0522 SS2049

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee good

Bird song has begun

Something about mornings, perhaps it’s something about new beginnings that appeals to me.

Windchimes tinkel in the breeze. Limbs sway, leaves flutter, grass rustles, and pond water laps the shoreline in harmony with the wind.

No traffic sounds, or artificial light, marring the morning. Sunbeams glow just below the horizon, giving promise of the day to come.

Wildlife wanders out of hiding to begin their daily search for sustenance. Perhaps sustenance is what I, too, search for at this hour of day.

Rain came last evening, gray skies lend one to think more may come. Thanksgiving for the much needed moisture is given. Thankfulness for the cooling breeze is offered. All to the creator of this beautiful world.

Know you are prayed for.