Dear Lord, I come before you today with gratitude in my heart. I am grateful that I woke up, that I could get out of bed, for my warm house, a yummy breakfast, and people that love me. May the work I do today either in my home or at my jobs bring you glory… Continue reading A prayer for Thursday
Category: January 2025
Have you discovered your purpose?
This is a question that comes to all of us from time to time. In this week’s Gospel story, Jesus changes water into wine. It’s not quite his time yet, and he knows it, but he does what his mother asks him to. We all know that everyone has different gifts and talents: the bigger… Continue reading Have you discovered your purpose?
What’s on your prayer list?
Prayer has been on my mind lately. The when, the what for are sometimes difficult to come by. For example, when the weather is really rainy or it’s too cold, I don’t take a walk. My walk time each day is the biggest part of my prayer time- do you see the problem? I end… Continue reading What’s on your prayer list?
Jesus, I trust in you.
Do you ever find yourself saying those words? It’s funny, in all the events of my week, they sprang to mind more than once, and then when I was in the chapel at church, I realized that those are the words on the bottom of the Divine Mercy icon. What does that really mean to… Continue reading Jesus, I trust in you.
Three men followed a star….
Happy Epiphany! I know it’s not technically until tomorrow, but we celebrated it today in the Catholic Church’s calendar. The three wise men following a star sounds like the beginning of a joke, but if that’s true, the jokes on us because they found exactly who they were seeking- the baby Jesus. It sort of… Continue reading Three men followed a star….
A shower of unexpected blessings…
Happy New Year! Sometimes I am sad to see the year end, and other years, I am delighted. A new year comes with new possibilities, a fresh start if you need one, and the promise of the goodness to come. So today I am pondering unexpected gifts or blessings. Just this week, I have received… Continue reading A shower of unexpected blessings…