July 20, 2017 - Empty

When words are hard to find and motivation escapes me; all I have left is to sit in God's presence and gather His warmth. For when I do not feel, when nothing is left within me, then God can finally come in. 

Now it happened that he was in a certain place praying, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said, ‘Lord, teach us to pray. . . Luke 11:1

July 16, 2014 - Heavenly Will

What is God's Will for us in Heaven? The Lord's Prayer, Christ's living Words to His Heavenly Father, one of the first prayers learned by every Christian, asks God to make His Will the same on earth as it is in Heaven. 

In Heaven, we are promised that every need is fulfilled; that we will be forgiven of every sin, ourselves having the grace to have forgiven those who sinned against us; and that there will no longer be temptation because Satan is destroyed.

Today, we pray Our Lord's prayer with confidence, knowing that through Jesus' life, death and resurrection, He has overcome evil and opened the gates for eternal life. He sets His Spirit before us in every moment so that we can call on Him for strength to banish evil from our daily lives, forgive those who offend us, and trust Him for every need. Jesus' resurrection tore the curtains of the temple, opening the gates of Heaven so that we all might have Heaven on Earth.

So, today, as you pray to Our Father, rejoice, for in your belief, God's Will is done on Earth as it is in Heaven.

"Lord, teach us to pray..." - Luke 11:2