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not ours to sacrifice

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With all its dimensions, in all its searching and yearning, life holds but one truth and that’s Love. Love which shone through the eternal presence of the Lord into the emptiness of what would be. Love traveled faster than light, faster than thought. Unlike life, Love has no facets. Love is whole and complete. Viewed from any angle, from any vantage point it is found perfect, without form or scope. As in all creation, Faith is the gift and Love is the answer. Know that we cannot sacrifice, we can pour out of our self, self-giving Love; as God poured out Himself in the dawn of His command, ‘let there be light’. Jesus was and is our sacrifice. Did He not say, ‘I am going where you cannot come’? We cannot enter into His sacrifice, nor would we want to; too great is He. We are His witnesses and in His image and likeness we can Love.

Prayer for Healing

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Jesus Christ when you walked among us, you healed the sick, the lame and the broken hearted. We pray  Christ Jesus, walk among us now and heal the wounded and broken hearted. Heal all victims of abuse, heal us, our Church and in time give us the Grace to forgive the priests who did not know what it meant to be a priest.

Dealing with a Teenage Son

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I know it must be very difficult for you dealing with him…it’s easier for me; making it a guy thing,  I can just get mad and be done with it, not so with you. Let us graciously look down the road and know his concept of what it means to be a “man” will change and in time he will “get it”. For us, we know, the path is tough, it takes time to muster strength. Perseverance bears many benefits, one being endurance and in time; insight, strategy, thoughtfulness, true confidence, compassion and empathy for those who are still struggling. We have been down the road many times and now we are empowered to dream big dreams and work to their fulfillment; we have prayed and our prayers in time were answered….and again….in the world when we hope and work for stuff and it comes true for us, we feel accomplished. When we pray and our prayers are answered we feel grateful. Sarah Young said it best; Isaiah 64:4; John 15:5; Psalm 36:9….. I am preparing you for what is on the road ahead, just around the bend. Take time to be still in My Presence so that I can strengthen you. The busier you become, the more you need this time apart with Me. So many people think that time spent with Me is a luxury they cannot afford. As a result, they live and work in their own strength—-until that becomes depleted. Then they either cry out to Me for help or turn away in bitterness…….I think you and I know the truth in this because we cried out for help. Pope Francis said, Hope in the Lord never disappoints, only worldly optimism disappoints. Feel good about yourself; you are a great parent because you are a good person. Love you   AJ

sacrament of reconciliation

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Sacrament of Reconciliation

 

God is Love, the willful act of willing the good of the other for the other. This willful act is not based on our behavior, there is nothing we can do which can cause God to love us any less and nothing we can do which will cause Him to love us anymore. God’s unconditional love, seen by us as Divine Mercy is a lot bigger than His judgment of what pleases Him and what doesn’t. God’s forgiveness comes to us as freely as the next breath we take, however it is through the Sacrament of Reconciliation that our relationship with Him is put back in its rightful order; we are healed because our relationship with Him is healed, reestablished, refreshed and restored; not because we are forgiven and not because our behavior has drastically changed. It’s not about the gift we received, it’s about the gift He is giving; and I suppose ultimately is comes down to what extent I can receive and accept His grace in the sense I can only be forgiven to the depth of what I can confess.

Secondly theology is built on solid philosophy and healthy psychology. Faith elevates me above the study of God to a relationship with God. Faith is also a gift freely given. What I have to do is recognize and accept the total miracle of The Sacrament. I have to understand I have been forgiven even if I can’t forget about what I have done. I have to trust that the world has been set straight even if I can’t see it. If I’m to walk out of the confessional feeling free, happy, forgiven and grateful then I have to completely trust that Christ Jesus is who He said He is and that I am a child of God, who has just been given another last second chance.

One more thought. Certainly it is about the forgiveness, but more than that; it’s about healing the wounds and renewing the relationship. More than the world being set straight it’s about everyone who has been hurt by the pain and confusion I caused in their lives, will receive the same consolation which I received.  And its knowing that the events which are about to unfold in my life are in harmony with His plan even if I don’t understand it. Yes I will trust in the Lord, in His hope I find joy