A Simple Healing Prayer





Dear God, 


You said come to me all of you who are tired and heavily burdened and I will give you rest.


I 
come to you today. Right now. Please touch my mind, my heart and my spirit. 
Fill me with hope. Teach me to believe that with God nothing is impossible. 
Let me forget and forgive all events that make me sad and when I worry, teach me to rely on you. 
Help me to believe that happens by chance and everything that happens has a reason.

I trust that no matter what you will fight for me. I only need to be still I need not fear anymore. 
Help me, heal me, hug me , be here in my pain. 
Blessed pain, holy pain. I accept your will, but touch every part of me that needs healing.
Heal my body, heal my heart, heal my mind, heal my spirit, heal my pocket, heal my memories
Have come to you with my burdens. You will give me peace, you will give me rest. 
You will give me healing and this I believe.
I believe that I am healed.

I believe that I am whole.

I believe that I can now live Life to the full


I ask this in name of Jesus the great Healer . . . .  
the great Provider.


 Amen

Thanksgiving Day

O Lord, with humble hearts we pray,

Thy blessing this Thanksgiving Day.

And ask that at the table place,

Where grateful folks say words of grace.

That Thou will come to share the yield,

Thy bounty gave to farm and field.

We pray thy love will bless, O Lord,

Each hearth, each home, each festive board

And that Thy peace will come to stay

Where candles glow this Thanksgiving Day

For each new morning with its light,

For rest and shelter of the night,

For health and food,

For love and friends,

For everything Thy goodness sends. 

   ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

So once in every year we throng

Upon a day apart,

To praise the Lord with feast and song

In thankfulness of heart.

    ~Arthur Guiterman, The First Thanksgiving

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. 

   ~John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Remember God's bounty in the year. String the pearls of His favor. Hide the dark parts, except so far as they are breaking out in light! Give this one day to thanks, to joy, to gratitude!

  ~Henry Ward Beecher

Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow. 

 ~Edward Sandford Martin 

H.O.P.E - Have Only Positive Expectations

We are to put our hope in God. When we have hope in God, we must know that He always wants what is best for us. When we have hope in God, we must also trust that His will, not our will, be done. It is only through Him that we can always have HOPE.

"Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my HOPE is in you all day long." (Psalms 25:4-5)

We Healing Our Personal Environment

We Have Only Positive Expectations

We Hold Onto Prayer Everyday

Three things in life

Three things in life that, once gone, never come back -

          Time

          Words 

          Opportunity

Three things in life that may never be lost -

          Peace

          Hope

          Honesty

Three things in life that are most valuable -

           Love

           Self-confidence 

           Friends

Three things in life that are never certain -

            Dreams

            Success

            Fortune

Three things that make a man/woman -

           Hard work

           Sincerity

           Commitment

Three things in life that can destroy a man/woman - 

           Alcohol       

           Pride

           Anger

Lessons on Life

God  had promised things to us that we shall know. 

He has taught us many things. Those things are real. In any matter we’ll teach people those things.

         - To Be A Kind Full Filling Fruit.

                  – To Shine Our Darkness.

                           - To Carry On The Holy Spirit.

If one carries the spirit one must RETURN.

If one shows all the ways another must COME.

If one teaches another must LEARN.

If one shows another must LOOK.

If one is pure another must be BRIGHT.

Life is life, fight for it

Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.

Life is beauty, admire it.

Life is bliss, taste it.

Life is a dream, realize it.

Life is a challenge, meet it.

Life is a duty, complete it.

Life is a game, play it.

Life is a promise, fulfill it.

Life is sorrow, overcome it.

Life is a song, sing it.

Life is a struggle, accept it.

Life is a tragedy, confront it.

Life is an adventure, dare it.

Life is luck, make it.

Life is too precious, do not destroy it.

Life is life, fight for it.

- - -Mother Teresa

Silence of the Heart

“In the silence of the heart God speaks. If you face God in prayer and silence, God will speak to you. Then you will know that you are nothing. It is only when you realize your nothingness, your emptiness, that God can fill you with Himself. Souls of prayer are souls of great silence.”

― Mother Teresa

Ten Guidelines From God

Effective Immediately,

Please be aware that there are changes YOU need to make in YOUR life. These changes need to be completed in order that I may fulfill My promises to you to grant you peace, joy and happiness in this life. I apologize for any inconvenience, but after all that I am doing, this seems very little to ask of you. Please, follow these 10 guidelines

1.    QUIT WORRYING:

Life has dealt you a blow and all you do is sit and worry. Have you forgotten that I am here to take all your burdens and carry them for you? Or do you just enjoy fretting over every little thing that comes your way?

 

2.    PUT IT ON THE LIST:

Something needs done or taken care of. Put it on the list. No, not YOUR list. Put it on MY to-do-list. Let ME  be the one to take care of the problem. I can’t help you until you turn it over to Me. And although My to-do-list is long, I am after all… God. I can take care of anything you put into My hands. In fact, if the truth were ever really known, I take care of a lot of things for you that you never even realize.

 

3.   TRUST ME:

Once you’ve given your burdens to Me, quit trying to take them back. Trust in Me. Have the faith that I will take care of all your needs, your problems and your trials. Problems with the kids? Put them on My list. Problem with finances? Put it on My list. Problems with your emotional roller coaster? For My sake, put it on My list. I want to help you. All you have to do is ask.

4.   LEAVE IT ALONE:

Don’t wake up one morning and say, “Well, I’m feeling much stronger now, I think I can handle it from here.” Why do you think you are feeling stronger now? It’s simple. You gave Me your burdens and I’m taking care of them. I also renew your strength and cover you in my peace. Don’t you know that if I give you these problems back, you will be right back where you started?

Leave them with Me and forget about them. Just let Me do my job.

5.   TALK TO ME:

I want you to forget a lot of things. Forget what was making you crazy. Forget the worry and the fretting because you know I’m in control. But there’s one thing I pray you never forget. Please, don’t forget to talk to Me – OFTEN! I love YOU . I want to hear your voice. I want you to include Me in on the things going on in your life. I want to hear you talk about your friends and family. Prayer is simply you having a conversation with Me. I want to be your  dearest friend.

6. HAVE FAITH:

I see a lot of things from up here that you can’t see from where you are. Have faith in Me that I know what I’m doing. Trust Me; you wouldn’t want the view from My eyes. I will continue to care for you, watch over you, and meet your needs. You only have to trust Me.  Although I have a much bigger task than you, it seems as if you have so much trouble just doing your simple part. How hard can trust be?

7.   SHARE:

You were taught to share when you were only two years old. When did you forget? That rule still applies. Share with those who are less fortunate than you. Share your joy with those who need encouragement. Share your laughter with those who haven’t heard any in such a long time. Share your tears with those who have forgotten how to cry. Share your faith with those who have none.

8.   BE PATIENT:

I managed to fix it so in just one lifetime you could have so many diverse experiences. You grow from a child to an adult, have children, change jobs many times, learn many trades, travel to so many places, meet thousands of people, and experience so much. How can you be so impatient then when it takes Me  a little longer than you expect to handle something on My to-do-list? Trust in My timing, for My timing is perfect. Just because I created the entire universe in only six days, everyone thinks I should  always rush, rush, rush.

9.   BE KIND:

Be kind to others, for I love them just as much as I love you. They may not dress ike you, or talk like you, or live the same way  you do, but I still love you all. Please try to get along, for My sake. I created each of you different in some way. It would be too boring if you were all identical.

Please, know I love each of your differences.

 

10.   LOVE YOURSELF:

As much as I love you, how can you not love yourself? You were created by me for one reason only — to be loved, and to love in return. I am a God of Love. Love Me.

Love your neighbors. But also love yourself.  It makes My heart ache when I see you so angry with yourself when things go wrong. You are very precious to me.

Don’t ever forget……

God's Coffee

    

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said:"If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones.

While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other's cups.

Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live.

Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us.

"God brews the coffee, but he doesn’t supply the cups , 

Enjoy your coffee! 

"The happiest people don't have the best of everything.

They just make the best of everything."

"Live simply.

Love generously.

Care deeply.

Speak kindly.

Leave the rest to God."

--- unknown author

The Peace Prayer of Saint Francis

   

"O Lord, make me an instrument of Thy Peace!

Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

Where there is injury, pardon.

Where there is discord, harmony.

Where there is doubt, faith.

Where there is despair, hope.

Where there is darkness, light.

Where there is sorrow, joy.

Oh Divine Master, grant that I may not

so much seek to be consoled as to console;

to be understood as to understand;

to be loved as to love;

for it is in giving that we receive;

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;

and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life."

Key to Happiness

The key to happiness is inner peace.

The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions

such as anger, attachment,

fear and suspicion,

while love and compassion and

a sense of universal responsibility

are the sources of peace and happiness.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

-     - Dalai Lama

The Lord is My Shepherd

"The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.

Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.

You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever."

–  Psalm 23: 1-6

Something to Think , Something to Ponder

The important thing is not to be bitter over life's difficulties. Learn to let go of the past and recognize that everyday won't be sunny. And if you find yourself lost in darkness and despair, remember - it is only in the black of the night that you can see the stars and those stars will lead you back home. So don't be afraid to make mistakes, to stumble, to fall. Because most of the time, the greatest rewards come from doing things that scares you the most.

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Word for Today : (Solemnity of ALL THE SAINTS, known and unknown)

MASS READINGS for today, November 1, 2011 


(Solemnity of ALL THE SAINTS, known and unknown)

FIRST READING - Revelation 7: 2 - 4, 9 - 14

2 Then I saw another angel ascend from the rising of the sun, with the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm earth and sea,
3 saying, "Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God upon their foreheads."
4 And I heard the number of the sealed, a hundred and forty-four thousand sealed, out of every tribe of the sons of Israel,
9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no man could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,
10 and crying out with a loud voice, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb!"
11 And all the angels stood round the throne and round the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,
12 saying, "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God for ever and ever! Amen."
13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, "Who are these, clothed in white robes, and whence have they come?"
14 I said to him, "Sir, you know." And he said to me, "These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 

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PSALM - Psalms 24: 1 - 6

1 The earth is the LORD's and the fulness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein;
2 for he has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the rivers.
3 Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place?
4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false, and does not swear deceitfully.
5 He will receive blessing from the LORD, and vindication from the God of his salvation.
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. [Selah] 

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SECOND READING - 1 John 3: 1 - 3

1 See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
2 Beloved, we are God's children now; it does not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
3 And every one who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. 

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GOSPEL - Matthew 5: 1 - 12

1 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down his disciples came to him.
2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:
3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5 "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
7 "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
8 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
9 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
10 "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 "Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.
12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before you.