The Feast

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God." (Matthew 5:9)

In what areas of your life are you resisting happiness?

"The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more." (Jonas Salk)

"We do not keep them from our children; we recount them to the next generation, the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord and his strength, the wonders that he performed." (Psalm 78:4)

Think about it now. How are you spending your "dash"?

What has God entrusted you with today? What "more" are you praying for?

We all came into this world with nothing. How can you use your God-given gifts so His name will be glorified?

God seeks you out because you matter to Him.

"Forgive me for being so ordinary while claiming to know so extraordinary a God." (Jim Elliot)

Have you allowed other commitments to outweight the honor of being part of His Kingdom work?

"If, during life, we have been kind to the suffering souls in purgatory, God will see that help be not denied us after death." (St. Paul of the Cross)

"It is better to be a child of God than king of the whole world." (St. Aloysius Gonzaga)

In what areas of your life are you tempted to seek recognition or control, rather than humbly trusting God to position and use you in His time and His way?

What painful situations has the Lord engineered to make you more like Him? Are you letting Him shape you?

"For as Christ's sufferings overflow to us, so through Christ does our encouragement also overflow." (2 Corinthians 1:5)

"Don't worry about anything, instead pray about everything." (Philippians 4:6)

"Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart." (Proverbs 3:3)

What do you want God to set you free from?

What stops you from entrusting your heart to God?

You are never on your own because you have yout heavenly family. Call on the saints, angels, and all who've gone before you in faith. Let their prayers accompany yours today.