wrote these words that describe so well the healing comfort that we find, just as Elijah did, when we chose to spend time alone in the presence of our heavenly Father, in the presence of his Son, Jesus Christ…

“Alone and in silence, I present the whole of my being to God. To say; “Here I am,” is to place at his disposal the unique creation he has made. It is to give him this body, with its weaknesses and strengths; this mind, with its confusion and clarity; this heart, with its hardness and pliability. To say, “Here I am,” is to offer him the talents he has entrusted to me, using them to their fullest potential. It is to follow him wherever he leads, to stand ready in all situations to be his servant. To ready myself for such a commitment I have to become accustomed to frequent occasions when I stand peacefully and quietly before the Lord – alone and at the same time at one with him. In this aloneness I try gently to quiet the many voices that besiege me in the pressures of daily life in order to listen to his voice in the depths of my being. Outer silence may be sought to foster inner stillness, but it is not necessary. The closer I grow to God, the more I am able to be with him in all circumstances. Whenever he calls I am able to say: “Here I am.”

Then hear these words from St Augustine...

“Hear,O kings; give ear, O princes;to the LORD I will sing;I will make melody to the LORD, the God of Israel. Judges 5:3  

I feel a great need to sing praises to our Lord…

All that is within me Lord
Will bless Your Holy name
I live my live to worship You alone
You brought me out of darkness
And into Your glorious light
Forever I will sing of Your great love
Forever I will sing of Your great love
I love to see You glorify
To see You lifted high
I yearn to see all nations bow their knees
It’s You alone Lord Jesus
Who can cause the coldest heart
To find Your love and everlasting peace
To find Your love and everlasting peace

Chorus:
Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord

Bridge:
Your trumpet will sound
And all heavens will know
That the time has finally come
For the bride to take Her place
And we’ll hear the angels sing

Psalm 122

I rejoiced when I heard them say :
“Let us go to God’s house.”

When the designated time had come, God sent forth his son born of a woman, born under the law, to deliver from the law those who were subjected to it, so that we might receive out status as adopted sons.
Galatian 4 :4-5

In her whole life the virgin mother showed herself as an example of that motherly love that must animated all who share in the apostolic mission of the church for the regeneration of mankind.
(Lemen gentium 63-65)

You made Mary full of grace, grant all men the joyful abundance of your grace. Make your church of one mind and one heart in love, and help all those who belive, to be one in prayer with Mary, the mother if Jesus.

May God grant you always a sunbeam to warm you, a moonbeam to charm you, a sheltering angel so nothing can harm you, laughter to cheer you, faithful friends near you, and whenever you pray, Heaven to hear you.  PS. Our faith in God is easy when the waters ’round are stilled, when the voyage undertaken finds our dreams and hopes fulfilled.  But holding on to God is hard when wrestling with our doubt, and when the storms are fiercest, and our boat is tossed about.  It’s then that our faith is shaken, when the Master’s sound asleep, not knowing we are sinking, and the waters ’round are deep.  We wonder then how He, Who’s Lord of all the land and sea, could seem to be so unaware of our catastrophe.  It’s when our faith seems weakest, God will calm the sea and soul and when we are most broken that He’ll touch, and make us whole.

fromthe Carmelite Nuns of Hudson WI

When I became a Catholic, the year 2000, a whole new world of spirituality opened for me. The door opened and I walked through to learn, find hope n’ peace in mystical places like  Fatima, Lourdes, Guadalupe, and Medjugorje, where the Virgin Mary appears.

The Holy Mother is being given a period of time to try and birth the world into holiness. As Our Lady bore Jesus in Her womb those nine months in which the Savior came to term, the world is placed in Her hands for a term to ready it for the return of its Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Our Lady preceded Her Son, and She is now preceding His return, preparing the world for the glorious moment. When will that be? We cannot know. Yet, it can be said Our Lady is preparing us to meet Jesus eye to eye.

Her messages at Medjugorje, come on the 25th of each month…

“Dear children! A new I call you to follow me with joy. I desire to lead all of you to my Son, your Savior. You are not aware that without Him you do not have joy and peace, nor a future or eternal life. Therefore, little children, make good use of this time of joyful prayer and surrender. Thank you for having responded to my call.”

Let this be my prayer…

“Stay at the center of my soul, O God:

be in my longing and my hurting;

be in my hoping and my emptiness;

be in my eyes and lips and heart,

so that my desire to be true to You

and to myself

may prevail over everything else.”