Remember freedom is from God. It is a choice on the use of our free will. Our will to love God with all our heart and soul or …to abandon him. I ache deep within my soul when I think of the pain Christ must have felt on the cross. Not from the nails, not from the crown of thorns but from the torture of abandonment and loss. Not one person rose up in his defense. No one fought to save him! “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me!” For fear of capture and death those who knew and loved Jesus chose to abandon him. This may as well been a call to all of us who abandon God in the name of our freedom. I am no better! My sins add to Christ’s pain to this day.  May we all learn to show Christ our love with our entire being, heart and soul. Let us use our free will wisely and let us not abandon Christ for any reason! Through God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit! Amen!

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God wants us to be happy. Stop, take a deep breath, close your eyes, and listen quietly. He whispers words of  comfort. Open you eyes and truly look around. He has created the wonders of the world for all! Take comfort in knowing the Creator knows every detail of His creation, all our needs, wants and desires. Thanks be to God, Amen.

It is time to return to prayer. True meaningful prayer. Prayer for those we love is easy. Let us pray for all. It is harder to pray for those who hurt us. But who needs the Lord’s mercy more those who help others or those who hurt others. The Lord is willing to be merciful are we? Therefore those who hurt us need our prayers. When you pray for those you love say a prayer for those you do not. Lord please help me to learn to pray for all so that I may be worthy of your Divine Mercy.

Often we limit ourselves in the comfort of our daily lives. We become content in our lives to the point where we forget to be thankful for what we have. When a life change occurs we seek comfort in our Lord and He is there with open arms. Let us remember to hold our arms open to our Lord during the comfort days when we are limiting ourselves. We limit ourselves from sharing the joy of having daily conversations with our Lord and walking with Him in peace and love. Thank you Jesus for being my daily, yes constant, companion. Love you!

Am I afraid to hear what my Lord may ask of me? Is that why I pray unendingly in petition and thankfulness but not in silence? Oh but when the Lord does speak what a feeling of being loved and cherished. I hear the words “Let me heal you.”.

When asked to say a prayer for someone and you agree – take a moment right then to talk to God. Why do we wait? Why do we put got on hold?

I pray not for sunshine but for Light. I pray not for warmth but for Love. My the Lord bring those in the dark into His LIght and Love so they may once again feel the sunshine and warmth given to us by God. All is never lost. Hope is always holding us in the palm of His hand!