“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” ~Audrey Hepburn
Soul of Christ
When I was at a low point, I sat in a pew.
Jesus sent this. I cried deeply knowing I was being cleansed, released, strengthened. Joy is what we need to radiate under all earthly pressures. This all coinciding with Ascension Thursday – truly amazes.
Soul Of Christ:
Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, flood my senses. Water from Thy side, strengthen me.
O gracious Jesus, hear me calling; within Thy wounds hide me. O gracious Jesus, never leave me; protect me from all evil. O loving Jesus, call me to You, where I may praise You always.
Pentecost is Sunday, When the Holy Spirit came from the Soul of Jesus, 40 days after, it was the final act of our redemption that Christ began on Good Friday.
Finding Your Way Out Of The Wild Wood
When we fail, I’m reminded that we can rely on the Holy Spirit to come through for us, helping us find our way out of the wild wood.
High tide – mid afternoon
People fly by in the traffics boom
Knowing – where you’re blowing
Getting to where you should be going.
Don’t let them get you down
Making you feel guilty about
Golden rain bring you riches
All the good things – you deserve now.
Climbing forever trying
Find your way out – of the wild wild wood
Now there’s no justice
There’s only yourself – that you can trust in
And I said – high tide mid afternoon
People fly by in the traffics boom
Knowing – just where you’re blowing
Getting to where you should be going.
Day by day your world fades away
Waiting to feel – all the dreams that say
Golden rain will bring you riches
All the good things – you deserve now – and I say
Climbing forever trying
Find your way out – of the wild wild wood
Verso L’Alto (To the Heights)
Setting the scene: Grace breaks into our life
How do we respond? Reject it or cooperate?
Pier Giorgio Frassati: A commentary by Fr. Barron
Le Cœur a Ses Raisons, The Heart Has Its Reasons
“Le cœur a ses raisons, que la raison ne connaît point. On le sent en mille choses. C’est le cœur qui sent Dieu, et non la raison. Voilà ce que c’est que la foi parfaite, Dieu sensible au cœur.” – Blaise Pascal
Translation:
“The heart has its reasons, which reason does not know. We feel it in a thousand things. It is the heart which experiences God, and not the reason. This, then, is faith: God felt by the heart, not by the reason.” -Blaise Pascal
3 Hail Mary Request for Pope Francis
The Catholic Church dedicates the month of May to the Virgin Mary and prays the rosary before Marian shrines.
As bishop of Rome, Pope Francis also took possession of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major on this second visit, as he had done so with the St. Paul Outside the Walls and St. John Lateran.
Prayer of Entrusting the Church to Mary
Pope Visits Saint Mary Major Basilica in Rome first day after his election.
O Mother of all peoples; you know all their sufferings and their hopes.
You maternally feel all their struggles between good and evil, between the light and the darkness which shake the world.
Receive our cry, directed in the Holy Spirit straight to your Heart and, with the love of the Mother and Handmaid of the Lord, embrace the individuals and peoples which most look for this embrace, together with the individuals and peoples to whose trust you attend in a particular way.
Take the entire human family under your maternal affection, O Mother, we entrust it to you. May the time of peace and liberty approach for all, the time of truth, justice and hope.
“Trust me” -God
When the worlds’ effort tears everything down, show you will build up again and ever stronger.
Just Breathe – Willie Nelson
Just Breathe by Iconic Band Pearl Jam:
Yes, I understand that every life must end, uh-huh
As we sit alone, I know someday we must go, uh-huh
Oh I’m a lucky man, to count on both hands the ones I love
Some folks just have one, yeah, others, they’ve got none
Stay with me…
Let’s just breathe…
Practiced all my sins, never gonna let me win, uh-huh
Under everything, just another human being, uh-huh
I don’t wanna hurt, there’s so much in this world to make me bleed
Stay with me
You’re all I see…
Did I say that I need you?
Did I say that I want you?
Oh, if I didn’t I’m a fool you see
No one knows this more than me
As I come clean…
I wonder everyday, as I look upon your face, uh-huh
Everything you gave
And nothing you would save, oh no
Nothing you would take
Everything you gave…
Did I say that I need you?
Oh, did I say that I want you?
Oh, if I didn’t I’m a fool you see
No one knows this more than me
And I come clean, ah…
Nothing you would take
Everything you gave
Hold me til I die
Meet you on the other side…
Willie and his son, Lukas Nelson, perform “Just Breathe” live at the Farm Aid concert in Hershey, Pennsylvania on September 22, 2012. Farm Aid was started by Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp in 1985 to keep family farmers on the land and has worked since then to make sure everyone has access to good food from family farmers. Dave Matthews joined Farm Aid’s board of directors in 2001.
Farm Aid’s performances are donated by the artists in order to raise funds and raise awareness for family farmers.