“All you peoples clap your hands;
Shout to God with joyful cries!”
PS 47:2
Month: July 2020
Prayer for a Mature Faith based on 2 Timothy 2:22-25
Lord, help me be free from prideful aspirations and grow with a mature faith. May I truly pursue justice, faith, hope, charity and peace, along with those… Read more “Prayer for a Mature Faith based on 2 Timothy 2:22-25”
What do I want for my fruit salad?
Readings for July 26, 2020 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12 Psalm 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-30 Romans 8: 28-30 Matthew 13:44-52 http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/ My wife likes to say, “knowledge is… Read more “What do I want for my fruit salad?”
Can I wrap that up for you?
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.
-Isaiah 40:28
Prayer to direct my heart to the love of God based on 2 Thessalonians 3:5
Lord Jesus, direct my heart to the love of God. Let me not waver that I may live in unrelenting obedience to your Word. Amen
Our Advocate
Readings for July 19, 2020 Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 Psalm 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16 Romans 8: 26-27 Matthew 13:14-43 http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/ Jesus promised never to abandon us, and he fulfilled… Read more “Our Advocate”
Of Him Who Loves … me
It is said You never sleep As one who who bears Your likeness I’ve taken on Your sleep habits Yet You do not grow weary I cannot… Read more “Of Him Who Loves … me”
Prayer for our Priests based on 2 Timothy 4:1-5
Lord Jesus, you charged your priests as shepherds to preach the Word, regardless of time, with all due urgency and in patience, teach the truth. Bless them… Read more “Prayer for our Priests based on 2 Timothy 4:1-5”
Preparing to grow
Readings for July 12, 2020 Isaiah 55:10-11 Psalm 65:1-14 Romans 8:18-23 Matthew 13:1-23 http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/ Within any seed is everything it needs for life. It’s growth, however, is… Read more “Preparing to grow”
Remind me, dear
Even if his mind fails, be considerate of him; do not revile him because you are in your prime.
Sirach 3:13
Reflections from the Pew 