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At times we can become deeply concerned about "doing" for the Lord! We are steadfast in our devotional practice! We want to prove our Love for the Lord by doing something special for Him. All this is commendable, but what Jesus is asking of us is simply "to be" for Him, to let Him Love us; to rest and relax in the Sunshine of His Presence and permit Him to Mold and Transform us! May God Provide the Grace as we take the opportunity to simply "waste time" in His Presence! "Be STILL..... and Know that He is God!"Love and prayers! ✝️

Our awareness of Gods Presence and our Attentiveness to Him directly correlates to HOW we approach our day! Being and Staying conscious of Him With and Within us...ALWAYS by our side, provides a Calming Peace that comes from WITHIN... and is unaltered or affected by what is going on around us! He  is our stabilizer - our rock foundation that keeps us centered, balanced and flexible as we make adjustments calmly and effectively to whatever unexpected circumstances the day may  bring! When we honestly desire to be closely United to Him, we will forge ahead, disregarding many things that impede our progress: opinions of others, temporal concerns, the inhibitions that plague us! All negativity is diminished in the Light of Christ! May our awareness be constantly centered on God as He blesses us with every gift of the Holy Spirit and leads us to know the inexpressible delights of His Love! Love and prayers!! ✝️

A thankful heart is an open heart! It enables us to receive and appreciate the beauty, gifts and graces that God so generously bestows upon us!  Starting the day in the presence of the Lord, we are open vessels-seeing, feeling and absorbing the Blessings given to us by God! Be aware and attentive throughout the day to notice the little things we take so much for granted! The morning sunrise, the beauty of a flower, the laugh of a child, the tenderness of a mother.... May our eyes, ears and heart be open, as we plant our Trust deep in the Lord, reaching out for new discoveries of His Love, and continuing to allow Him to make our entire life a BLESSING! Love and prayers! ✝️

God created us with a yearning - an emptiness that only He can fill! We hunger and thirst solely for Him.. unfortunately we try to "fill" ourselves with "things" of this world-empty promises of happiness, power, prestige, success! These are all fleeting and unfulfilling.. leaving us restless, fearful, empty and longing for something more! God calls us to move beyond the temporal to the eternal, beyond fear to Courage as we Trust in Him! We ask God for the Strength to abandon ourselves unreservedly, so that we may be molded by Gods Grace and walk in His Light of Life! May this day reveal God's Love for us.... and as we walk in the Blessings He Gives, May we KNOW the Fullness of His Joy! Love and prayers! ✝️

The outpouring of God's Love into each one of us is Continual and Constant! It will wash away all worry, fear, anxiety and distrust as we allow His Presence to permeate our entire being! God Chose us before we were born-from ALL Eternity! He Called us to follow the Way Jesus mapped out for us! To Love God above All things and to Love others AS He Loves us! We are each special to God! He predestined us and adopted us! We are each challenged to live up to our calling- "to be holy and blameless in His Sight"! Jesus provides the map, the gear and THE Guide... ALL we must do is FOLLOW! What are we waiting for?.... Gear up! Love and prayers! ✝️

God's Spirit is continually flowing To us and Through us... as He creates in us a channel of His Love and Joy! This relationship is one built on time spent with Him, open reservoirs of all the fruits of the Spirit! God's Love calls us to go beyond fear! We ask God for the Courage to abandon ourselves unreservedly, so we might be molded by Gods Grace, even as we cannot see where that path may lead us! We may not know the Way...but Jesus does! If we simply follow Him, we are Following "the WAY", though we may not know where it leads, we Know and Trust He will NEVER lead us astray! May we Breathe In Gods divine Life with EVERY breath, and May it counteract whatever fears or anxieties that threaten us!! Love and prayers! ✝️

Trust and Truth go hand in hand... As we Trust in the Lord... the Truth is manifested Through Him and IN Him! He shows us the WAY, teaching us to be our Authentic self in His name! This frees us from our foolish Trust in ourselves and in the works of our hands and minds! When we pray in ABSOLUTE Trust we have confidence that WHATEVER the Lord sends us is for our Good, helping us to accept the surprising things we have not prayed for! When God controls our mind, Love controls our heart! May we be Reflective and Responsive to WHAT God is doing in us and around us Today and ALWAYS as we Illuminate His life and Love to ALL we meet! Love and prayers! ✝️

When we keep God at the forefront of our mind we are able to pray continually as our whole life becomes a prayer to Him... ALL that we have and ALL that we do, offered for His Honor and Glory! We will never be Happy if our happiness depends on getting solely what we want! We must change our focus- obtain a NEW Center! When we will what God Wills.. our Joy will be complete, and no one or any circumstance can ever take this away from us! "God ALWAYS Gives me What I want, because I want what God has to give"! New focus...New attitude...Joy abounds! Love and prayers! ✝️

God's Love surrounds us, infuses us and permeates our entire being! It is the basis from which ALL other virtues flow! When we live in His Love, Seeking it above everything else- fear, anxiety and worry are eradicated! There is no room in our hearts for anything else, for we are  "filled up"  with His Divine Life and Presence! Then we are walking WITH Him in the Light of His Love: Holy in His sight... Open and  Receptive to receiving the outpouring of His "Living Water"! May the "eyes" and "ears" of our hearts be open today so the Word, Love and Light of God can Fill our deepest desire for Him! Be open and Receive! Love and prayers! ✝️

God wants ALL of us, not just part of us... Heart, Mind and Soul! He want us to be ALL In, All the time! He ALONE is our Hope and our Salvation! When we seek Him in humility with a "teachable spirit " we are open and receptive to His ways rather than our own! He will cleanse and transform  whatever darkness we bring to Him, acknowledging our sins and failures...repenting and reconciling ourselves in His Forgiveness, Love and Mercy! He provides: we must CHOOSE to Believe, and then Receive ALL the Graces only He can provide us With! He is our TRANSFORMER and Guide...May the peace of Christ reign in our hearts, by the Grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit! Love and prayers! ✝️

We are ALWAYS in the Presence of the Lord... wherever we are, no matter how far we may have wandered from our heavenly path! Nothing will ever separate us from the LOVE of God! That is His Promise and our Assurance! We must daily make the Choice to Follow Him, to Listen to Him, to Forgive ourselves and others, to have Deeper connection and relationship WITH Him! This relationship is the SOURCE of ALL that is Good in our life-the reason for the presence of JOY within us! Jesus tells us" that my Joy may be in you and your Joy may be complete"! God ALONE completes us and fulfills us-NOTHING-else will ever satisfy our hungry hearts! May God enlighten the eyes and ears of our hearts so we may know the Hope and Joy of relationship WITH Him now and FOREVER! Love and prayers! ✝️

God Blesses us with a superabundance of gifts to be used in various ways... for His Honor and Glory! Too much attachment to these incidentals will distract us from the focus and attention we should be giving God-our number ONE  Priority! We must never hang on to these gifts too tightly for they are meant to be received, appreciated and shared as we pass them on! Our life is a GIFT from God... what we do WITH  and IN it is our gift back to Him! In ALL THINGS MAY Jesus be the Strength of our heart, the Center of our life, the Guide of our future and the Joy of our soul! Love and prayers!

The Holy Spirit is the Wind that fills our  "sails" in this life and compels each of us forward toward God! The gusts of wind are the gifts of the Spirit- strengthening, supporting and comforting! The Spirit of Truth, the Light in the darkness of our broken and distorted world, providing Hope, Peace, Stability and  Courage in the chaos of this life! As we celebrate the feast of Pentecost...know that the Love of God has been poured into our Hearts through The Spirit of God dwelling within us! He is our Advocate ...Just OPEN   Our  sails as we FLY toward God through the Power of the Holy Spirit! ALLELUIA! Love and prayers! ✝️

Beginning our day with God in prayer and His Word... provides the foundation necessary to embrace the difficulties and challenges of the day! Jesus is present in His Word! His presence gives His Word Power! As we spend time listening to His Word in prayer, it will find a home on our heart and take root there! Whether we are aware of it or not, His Word will effect a great transformation within us..as we "put on"  a "new man"... radiating the heart and mind of Christ by our attitudes and actions! United with Him we are able to embrace the difficulties and challenges of the day asking God for the Grace to bear them well! May our day be Blessed with the assurance of knowing we are "clothed" in His Love, Peace and Courage gripping tightly to His outstretched Hand! Love and prayers! ✝️

We must ALWAYS place and keep God as our central focal point! He is our firm foundation, our stabilizer, and our fortress- protecting, strengthening and supporting us in the turbulent seas of life! His Love and Peace infuse and permeate our entire being eradicating and obliterating ALL fear, worry and doubt! The Lord is NEVER far away, He is ALWAYS Present to us! Our concern is to keep ourselves AWARE of His abiding Presence With and WITHIN us! Stay Focused, Intentional and Purposeful... as we walk WITH Him Today-KNOWING He is Walking Before, Beside, Behind and WITHIN us! Love and prayers! ✝️

We all have a built in longing to know God better as our Loving Father! We want Him to  Love us and we want to experience His Love! Our life is exciting and challenging because we don't know what He will ask of us in the next hour! This relationship is based and bound in Trust! We are transformed experientially in this relationship  by the Holy Spirit, but only to the extent we submit and consent to His power! The full effect of our Communion WITH God depends upon our response to the power of the Holy Spirit, as we share in the Divine life of God! Relax in the Healing Presence of God as He Comforts, Strengthens and Fulfills our EVERY Need! Love and prayers! ✝️

The Lord wants each one of us to be a Holy person- open and receptive to His Divine Life and Love! He wants to "FILL" us now and for ALL Eternity! Holiness is a gift from God-the outpouring of the Holy Spirit into each one of us! For our part we must be vessels wide open to receiving His "living water"... the fruits of the Spirit! The extent of our receptivity determines how much Jesus will be able to form and transform us into holy persons! These gifts and our transformation come from within and are NOT influenced by outside circumstances! May the Holy Spirit enlighten us to recognize Christ's Presence within us and around us as His Peace permeates and radiates to all we meet today! Love and prayers! ✝️

Every day we encounter opportunities to be the hands, feet and voice of Christ to ALL that we meet! This requires that we are open and receptive to Gods ways...not allowing our "to do" list to overwhelm and consume us! The Peace of Christ is ALWAYS available if we STOP, take Inventory and allow His Presence to infuse us! Only He can stop the continuous "chatter" within our head! Jesus wants to share His Peace with us .. as He tells us "Learn from me for I am gentle and humble of heart"! When we strive to be "gentle and humble of heart" in imitation of Jesus, then we "shall delight in unending Peace"! May Today remind us that God has given us a "fresh start", a New Hope, and a Heart Filled with His Love and Peace! So many reasons to be Thankful! What more could we ask? Love and prayers! ✝️

Spending time with our Lord must be a priority in our life! We must Make the time and Spend the time! This is what prepares and equips us for the day! Quality time is what we need with Him not just our  leftovers! Think about what God has done for us ! He sent His Son- Jesus, Who Came in human form, True God and True man! When He Ascended to Heaven - He took our humanity to God, opening the path for us! He is like a roped guide climbing a mountain, and upon reaching it pulls us up to Him and leads us to God! When we entrust our life to Him, letting Him guide us, we are certain to ALWAYS be in safe Hands, in the Hands of our Savior, of our Advocate! Our responsibility is to KNOW Him, to LOVE Him, to SERVE Him, which requires that we LISTEN to Him and STAY tethered to Him! Make the time, Spend the time... the rewards are "out of this  world"!!Love and prayers! ✝️

God has done Great things for each one of us... HOLY is His name! He Created us, He Redeemed us, He Sanctifies us, He Provides for us, He NEVER Leaves us or Forsakes us, and LOVES us Unconditionally!! We must be willing instruments in  God's Salvific Plan... to Follow Him wherever He leads.... "To do Justice, to Love Kindness and to Walk Humbly WITH our God"! When we are purposeful and intentional, attentive to our Blessings and the myriad of Gifts God provides -the  only possible response is Gratitude and Thankfulness! May the Lord Favor us WITH Love, Guard us in Peace and lead us along the path to everlasting life... as we take His Hand- walking humbly and gratefully  WITH Him! Love and prayers! ✝️