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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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It is Not the World That Ends

by Kelsey McKay

During Mass recently, the presiding priest talked about the end of the world like in 2012, because of the movie. In his homily he mentioned that the end of the world as we Christians know it, does come to an end. That is when we leave our bodies and enter into the eternal world and life with Jesus. To tell you the truth it really hit me, his homily. No one escapes the grave he said, but the world as we know it in this life is not coming to an end.

the end of the world as we Christians know it...

...does come to an end.

I thought about that one for a while and began thinking about where I�d be buried. Many cemeteries look a like, with well kept lawns, memorial stones. You will find graves with both old and young alike, from all religions. That is when I remembered Abraham.

...when Christians are buried

...they are buried in a grave made holy by Jesus.

Abraham could have buried Sarah in one of the best plots available to him, but he refused to do so. Instead Abraham buried Sarah in the cave of Machpelah, in hope of God and his promises. He also had himself buried there, his son Isaac and grandson Jacob. All were buried like everyone else, no fanfare, no elaborate burial grounds. Their graves would be different than other graves for those with status.

When Christians are buried, they are buried in a grave made holy by Jesus Christ in hope of the resurrection to eternal life with Christ. That is the end of the world as we know it. We are no longer obligated to the world and the way of death, only to the Lord and His promise of life with Him.

Praise Him today for preparing a place for you in life and death.

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