A Daily Dose of God

 

Francis Thompson said, “To most, even good people, God is a belief. To the saints God is an embrace.”   Reflect on embracing God because you are called to be a saint.  St. John Paul II taught us, “… that in the Incarnation we see the human face of God and the divine face of humanity.”

 

St. Paul teaches us in Romans “It is now the hour for you to wake from sleep. The night is far spent; the day draws near. Let us cast off deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us live honorably as in daylight.”  [Romans 13:11b, 12-13a – Morning Prayer I]

 

“My God stands by me, all my trust is in him.  My God stands by me, all my trust is in him.  I find refuge in Him, and I am truly free; all my trust is in Him.  Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, My God stands by me, all my trust is in Him.”

 

A loving relationship is the communication of feelings, the willed decision to commitment and the openness to the graces that God gives.  Embrace God today, and when tomorrow gets here Embrace God again.

 

May God Be Praised!

 

Cry out from the depths of your heart to the Lord.  Hear my cry!  “Lord, listen to my prayer: turn your ear to my appeal.” [Psalm 143]   God, You are our refuge and our hope, I turn to you during this COVID 19 Pandemic and plead for Your intercession.  In Your mercy and Your compassion “… grant eternal rest to the dead, comfort to mourners, healing to the sick ….” 

[Collect from Mass Time in Pandemic]

 

Provide strength to the first responders, compassion to the medical personnel, and wisdom to government leaders.  End this coronavirus scourge.  Bring Your light to all who wander in the darkness of this pandemic and give us hope in Your eternal love today and every day.  Amen.       

[Dcn. George Kelly]