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Prayer...

Prayer is, in the strictest sense, a humble religious petition of man to God to seek divine benevolence and benefits he needs for life, both temporal and eternal. It is a conversation with God, either by accepted prayer forms, or from the heart. Consider these words as if God were speaking them to His children...

"It is not necessary my child, to know much in order to please me much; it is enough that you love me fervently. Speak here to me then, as you would speak to your most intimate friend, to your mother, to your brother."

~God your Father~

He Gave His Only Son

"Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed."

John 21:29

Quotes to Live By

There should be less talk. A preaching point is not a meeting point.

The dying, the cripple, the mental, the unwanted, the unloved-- they are Jesus in disguise.

In the West there is loneliness, which I call the leprosy of the West. In many ways it is worse than our poor in Calcutta. (Commonweal, Dec 19, 1997)

It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving.

The poor give us much more than we give them. They're such strong people, living day to day with no food. and they never curse, never complain. We don't have to give them pity or sympathy. We have so much to learn from them.

I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper's wounds, I feel I am nursing the Lord himself. Is it not a beautiful experience?

I do not pray for success. I ask for faithfulness.

Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go.

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.

~Mother Teresa~

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God's Grace

by Patti LaRue

God's grace is all around us from a morning dew drop on a leaf to the love you receive from a friend or loved one. It's all there waiting for you to see it, grasp it and embrace it.

See it, grasp it....

...and embrace it!

We can't earn it nor can we even try to earn it. Because God's grace is free, given willingly by our Father in Heaven. All we need to do is believe it's real and all around us.

We can't earn it...

...because God's grace is free.

Beautiful Days

Each day is very beautiful,
I know this to be true.
No matter where we are in life,
Beauty is there, too.

The sun that rises in the sky
Is always beautiful to see,
And how gorgeous is another's smile
That is meant for you and me.

Music, paintings, buildings, too,
The flowers in a vase,
There is so much in our world
That shows God's beauty and His grace.

~Barbara Joan Million~

Fill us at daybreak with Your love, that all our days we may sing for joy. Psalm 90:14

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