Tag Archives: Father
Our Spiritual Heartbeat
I wrote an entry in 2016, Every moment is infinite, about surface living or skimming the surface of life when our focus is always on the past or the future, versus deep living when we focus on diving deep into … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Faith, Hope, Love, Mercy
Tagged breath, breathe, christ, count breath, death, Ephesians, Ephesians 2:1-6, Father, flatline, flatliners, God, heartbeat, Holy Spirit, Jesus, life, Mary, Our Lady, resurrect, resurrection, revive, The Virgin Mary
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The Belly of the Whale
My sweet husband took me to Lourdes, France this summer. On our first morning we attended the International Mass in the Basilica of St. Pius X. The Basilica of St. Pius X is a huge underground cathedral with a maximum … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Faith, Hope, Praise, Surrender, Thanksgiving
Tagged 3 days, 3 hours, 3 nights, Basilica of St. Pius X, belly, best, big fish, brought, christ, Father, France, God, good, Good Will, His will, Holy, Holy Spirit, Holy Will, In the Belly of the Whale, invited, Jesus, Jonah, Jonah 2, Jonah 2:1-10, life, Lourdes, Mother of God, my, My Best Life, our, Our Best Life, Our Lady, prepared, son, St Mary, St. Pius X, The belly of the whale, The Virgin Mary, whale, will, your, Your Best Life
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Do you remember when…
When I die, I hope this is what will be said… Remember that time when Sarah did something really kind for you? That was really Jesus helping her to do something good. Do you remember that other time when Sarah … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude, Jesus, Thanksgiving
Tagged Abba, best, brother, christ, do you remember, do you remember that time, do you remember when, Father, God, heaven, Holy Spirit, Jesus, life, Lord, my, obituary, our, Our Best Life, remember, your
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Agony
Kneeling by the couch once more,I nod off, just as they did many years ago.Position doesn’t matter kneeling, standing, sitting, plank…In any position I sleep.Watchful nights come easily to me 364 days of the year.But on this night, the night … Continue reading
Posted in Sorrow
Tagged agony, Agony of Christ, awake, best, christ, cover of darkness, dark, Father, God, heaven, Holy Spirit, Jesus, lead us not into temptation, life, Lord, Luke, Luke 22:45-46, Mark 14:32-41, Matthew 26:36-45, my, My Best Life, night, our, Our Best Life, pray, Prayer, sleep, sleeping, temptation, watch, watchful, your, Your Best Life
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It starts with a seed
Imagine a tiny seed of Faith, something as small as a mustard seed gifted to us within our soul through His Grace. If we want it to grow we must tend this tiny seed through thanksgiving and prayer. As it … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Faith, Hope
Tagged best, charity, christ, desire, faith, Father, garden, garden on the soul, God, His Plan, His will, Holy Spirit, hope, Jesus, life, light, longing, Lord, Matthew 17:19-20, Mother of God, mustard seed, My Best Life, our, Our Best Life, Prayer, seed, tending the garden, Thanksgiving, The Virgin Mary, Your Best Life
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The work of prayer
Oh the great weight of joy we feel when we realize that we too have been called to the work of prayer, the work of tending the garden of each soul we encounter. My Sweet Lord, let our prayers be … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer
Tagged be joyful always, christ, Father, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus, garden, garden of the soul, give thanks in all circumstances, God, God's will, great joy, Holy Spirit, Jesus, joy, Lord, Mary, Mother of God, pray, pray continually, Prayer, Soul, tend, tending, The Virgin Mary, the work of prayer, Thessalonians 5:16-18, weight of joy, work, work of prayer
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His Work
We are all here doing His work, the work of our Father. He has many tasks to be done and has given each of us a unique and individual task for the fulfillment of His Holy and Perfect Plan. It … Continue reading
Posted in His Will
Tagged christ, complete, Father, God, His work, Holy Spirit, I too am working, Jesus, John 5:17, Lord, Mary, Mother of God, my, My Best Life, My Father is always at His work to this very day, our, Our Best Life, perform, perform well, The Virgin Mary, well, work, your, Your Best Life
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Breath of God
Every breath is His because it is His breath that fills each of us with the breath of life. I am in humble awe as His breath soothes me in the darkness while I listen to the soft exhales of … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Glory
Tagged and the man became a living being, best, breath, breath of God, breath of life, breathed into his nostrils, christ, dust of the ground, Father, formed a man from the dust of the ground, formed man, Genesis 2:7, God, heaven, His breath, Holy Spirit, Jesus, life, Lord, Mary, Mother of God, my, My Best Life, our, Our Best Life, pollute, polluting, sweet, sweet scent, then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, your, Your Best Life
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Fasting from Hallelujah…
In preparation for fasting from Hallelujah during Lent, I decided to say Hallelujah as many times as I could today, in praise of our sweet Lord. I repeated over and over again in my head at the gym, out loud … Continue reading
Posted in Praise
Tagged alleluia, best, blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it, fast, fasting, Father, flow, God, Hallelujah, heart, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Lent, life, Lord, Luke 11:28, Mother of God, my, My Best Life, our, Our Best Life, pour, pours, Praise, preparation, prepare, psalm, The Virgin Mary, water, your, Your Best Life
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Precious Jewels of Time
We are often reminded that our time is precious and we must spend it wisely. This is very true, but we don’t often look at the flip side of the coin. We often think only of our own time, but … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude, Humility, Prayer, Sorrow
Tagged be very careful, because the days are evil, best, cast aside, cast aside by the world, christ, Ephesians 5:15-16, Father, God, heart, heart of wisdom, Heavenly Father, hidden, Holy Spirit, how you live, Isaiah 45:3, Jesus, jewel, jewels, life, Lord, making the most of every opportunity, my, My Best Life, not as unwise but as wise, number, number our days, our, Our Best Life, precious, precious jewels of time, Psalm 90:12, secret riches, sorrow, spend it wisely, teach, teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom, The Virgin Mary, time, tossed, tossed away, trample, trampled, tramples, treasure, treasured, treasurers, treasures hidden in the darkness, wisdom, You, Your Best Life
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