My reflection today is Practice Acceptance by Regina Hill

“ Acceptance means that you can find the serenity within to let go of the past with its mistakes and regrets, move into the future with a new perspective, and appreciate the opportunity to take a second chance.

Acceptance means you’ll find security again when difficult times come into your life, and comfort to relieve any pain. You’ll find new dreams, fresh hopes, and forgiveness of the heart.

Today’s reflection is from the poem:
Believe That You Can Do Anything and You Will
By Barbara Cage

“Imagine yourself to be the type of person you want to be, and then be it. You may have to let go of some bad habits and develop some more positive ones, but don’t give up – for it is only in trying and persisting that dreams come true.

Expect changes to occur, and realize that the power to make those changes comes from within you. Your thoughts and actions, your choices and decisions, and the way you spend your time determine who you are and who you will become.

You are capable and worthy of being and doing anything. You just need the discipline and determination to see it through. It won’t come instantly, and you may backslide from time to time, but don’t let that deter you. Never give up.

Life is an ever changing process, and nothing is final. Therefore, each moment and every new day is a chance to begin anew”

 

I guess during this pandemic we have many opportunities to do things that we never did before… A lot of time for reflection.

A time to look at the good in our life and thank God for all the gifts that have been given to us!

My reflection for today comes from Living Faith:

“ In our every day living, we may sometimes call on God to bless another in a special way. “God bless you” after a sneeze can be a prayer calling for good health. The shortened form, “bless you,” can be an acknowledgment of someone’s help or a way of expressing thanks. Another abbreviated phrase, “God bless,” is often the close of a phone conversation. Even our goodbyes are actually a prayer that means “God be with you.”

To pray, asking that the Holy One will bless another person, is powerful indeed. We are God’s creation, God’s handiwork. We honor the maker of heaven and earth when we know ourselves as beloved and pass that on to another.” Sr. Chris Koellhoffer, I.H.M

Today, I ask God to bless you and keep you close! During these difficult times remember that God is in our midst
If life seems to be too difficult turn to God and place all your cares in Jesus’ loving arms.

My reflection today is from Fresh Bread by Joyce Rupp:

“I believe that my life will always know its season of hope, that I will find flowers after every finality of ice and snow, that I will find green, growing things after every harsh, barren reign of winter’s rage.

and most of all…

I believe in the Sower of all seeds, in the God of springtime, in the Giver of all good and growing things, my Lord and my God!”

I figured this was appropriate with tomorrow’s forecast of snow in May.
In spite of the snow, the pandemic, God is still present in our midst.

Sometimes it’s very difficult to understand but our faith and hope in a loving and caring God shines through the darkness.

 

Today’s reflection is from Fresh Bread by Joyce Rupp:

“ I believe that the call to be a sower of the Word is a privilege and a blessing, that no one can ever earn the right or claim the duty, that it is a gift freely given and a ministry to be constantly celebrated in gratitude.

I believe that even the most insignificant aspects of life can be the seed of God’s gifting, that deeper faith can root and mature in very ordinary soil.”

Each one of us is called to be a sower of God’s word.

Many people use the phrase “keep the faith” I say don’t keep the faith – spread it