Pray, Fast, and Give (Share)
(Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving)
Author: Melissa Moody
Supervised By God
“In the Bible, the negative is always in service of a greater positive. But it happens in God’s way, on God’s timetable. This means we should never despair; never give up even when catastrophe strikes. The entire process is being watched and supervised by God.”
-Father Barron
Let that rock you today!
Metal In The Fire
I think it was St Catherine of Genoa who said life on earth WAS purgatory, even to be continued after we die; suffering is cleansing, like when metal goes through fire.
Cleaning Our Temples During Lent 2015
trusting to enter
and cleanse my soul
mercy is your whipping broom
adhere me
to your truth
“When we enter in our hearts, we find things that aren’t right, that are not good, as Jesus found that filth of trade in the Temple of the money-changers. There is filth also within us; there are sins of egoism, of arrogance, of pride, of cupidity, of envy, of jealousy … so many sins! We can also continue the dialogue with Jesus: “Jesus, do you trust me? I want you to trust me. So I open the door and cleanse my soul.” And we must ask the Lord that, as He went to cleanse the Temple, that he come to cleanse our soul. And we imagine that he comes with a whip of cords … No, that doesn’t cleanse the soul! Do you know what Jesus’ whip is to cleanse our soul? Mercy. Open your heart to Jesus’ mercy! Say: “Jesus, look at all this filth! Come and cleanse us. Cleanse us with Your mercy, with Your gentle words; cleanse us with Your caresses.” And if we open our heart to Jesus’ mercy, so that He cleanses our heart, our soul, Jesus will trust Himself to us.”
Pope Francis March 9th, 2015
Wandering Star by Polica
God is on the move
let us not build a tent here
marry to the wandering star
gravity gone
know who you are
super natural
Find What is Beyond Your Hopes
If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.”
-St. Clement of Alexandria
Channel Like a Waterfall
“A strong person and a waterfall always channel their own path.” -unknown
Ash Wednesday 2015
to the Redeemer of the World
looking into the needs of souls rather our physical wants and needs
on Holy Cross, we put the Sacred Heart
brutal suffering on Divine Flesh renounced this world
renewed our beings, fear from death gone
hope went beyond death, shattered realization
origin of fear is not knowing who we are, super natural
taken on a body
divine embryo
God’s creation realizes free will
divine providence supervising
What’s the Purpose of Suffering?
True Love Seeks the Highest Heights:
We are God’s Beloved. Genuine love seeks the best for us. No suffering is ultimately meaningless or pointless. We believe that a loving God is providentially orchestrating all things, in a way that upholds our freedom. For that reason we believe that when God allows us to suffer, He is doing so to protect us from a greater evil, or to lift us to a far greater and outweighing good.
True Love Allows Freedom of Will:
God sometimes allows suffering into our lives to provoke us to search for Him.
True Love Grants Opportunity:
God gives us opportunities to love Him, give glory to His Holy Name, to merit glory, and to participate in His work of redemption.
True love accepts, trusts, and grows.
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