A CATHOLIC PRAYER

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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited July 2006
    beautiful prayer
    beautiufl song...
    thank you friend
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    Happy 4th
    my sweet sister
    blessings for this day
    xoxo
    Patti
    "Let freedom ring, let the white dove sing,
    Let the weak be strong, let the right be wrong
    ... it's Independence Day."
    ~Martina McBride .



    St. Ignatius' preparatory prayer.


    Lord, I so wish to prepare
    well for this time.

    I so want to make all of me ready
    and attentive and available to you.

    Please help me to clarify
    and purify my intentions.

    I have so many contradictory desires.
    I get preoccupied with things
    that don't really matter or last.

    I know that if I give you my heart,
    whatever I do will follow my new heart.

    In all that
    I am today,
    all that I try to do,
    all my encounters,
    reflections - even the frustrations and failings
    and especially in this time of prayer,
    in all of this
    may I place my life in your hands.

    Lord, I am yours. Make of me what you will.
    Amen.
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited July 2006
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    "The Peace Song"
    Let there be peace on earth,
    And let it begin with me.
    Let there be peace on earth,
    The peace that was meant to be.
    With God as Creator,
    United all are we.
    Let us walk with eachother
    In perfect harmony.
    Let peace begin with me;
    Let this be the moment now.
    With every step I take,
    Let this be my joyous vow.
    To take each moment and live each moment
    In peace eternally.
    Let there be peace on earch,
    And let it begin with me.

    praying for peace
    on earth

    praying for peace
    of the
    heart
    body
    mind
    spirit
    and soul

    walk in light
    feel the peace

    peace
    light
    and love to all

    may your day
    be blessed
    with all that is good

    xoxo
    Patti

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited July 2006

    The Peace Song ~ what a wonderful choice today Patti. I haven't sung that song for years and it is so beautiful. Thanks for a childhood memory. When you are 11 years old, you don't fully appreciate what the words of a song "mean". Reading this today brings a shiver of recognition.

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  • debbiefighterlu
    debbiefighterlu Member Posts: 3
    edited July 2006

    I love you LuAnn

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  • Sierra
    Sierra Member Posts: 1,638
    edited July 2006
    Patti:

    That is absolutely
    beautiful

    Thanks for this

    (((((FighterLU)))))

    always in our hearts
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  • Sandra1957
    Sandra1957 Member Posts: 1,701
    edited July 2006
    Let there be peace on Earth.

    Our church sings this almost weekly. Some people grimace when they hear it again, again, and again, but I think we need to hear it over and over until we truly "hear" it.
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited July 2006

    (((Debbie)))

    My heart
    and prayers are with
    you ~~

    Your wonderful sister
    LuAnn started this wonderful thread

    It is a special place
    for so many of us

    I will be thinking
    about you on Saturday

    with love
    Patti

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    Mother Mary
    mother of the universe
    we pray to you..

    You are mother of all
    you have experienced pain
    and loss

    Your heart is
    kind and generous

    Please intercede for us
    as we pray

    Comfort and intercede
    on our behalf

    Holy Mary,
    help those in need,

    Please whisper our words
    to your Son

    give strength to the weak,
    grant peace to the suffering
    comfort the sorrowful,
    and assist those who call your name

    intercede for us Mother...
    Hear the prayers of all who
    call your name

    Mother Mary
    hear all who seek your help
    experience your unfailing protection.
    Amen

    I have quoted
    this song so many times
    here....

    I place
    my trust and faith
    in this verse

    "When I find myself in times
    of trouble Mother Mary comes to me
    speaking words of wisdom" Paul McCartney


    May the Strength of God guide us.
    May the Power of God preserve us.
    May the Wisdom of God instruct us.
    May the Hand of God protect us.
    May the Way of God direct us.
    May the Shield of God defend us.
    May the Angels of God guard us.
    Saint Patrick


    "...I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS..." Matthew 28:20

    "Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will uphold you with my victorious right hand." ~ Isaiah 41:10


    Humankind has not woven the web of life
    we are but one thread within it.
    Whatever we do to the web
    we do to ourselves.
    All things are bound together
    all things connect.
    The Prayer of St. Patrick
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited July 2006
    "Look up to
    the blue skies
    and love Him, he is so good to us."

    ST Elizabeth

    Elizabeth Ann Seton to Catherine Josephine Seton (July 4, 1820)


    Prayer for Protection
    By James Dillet Freeman

    The light of God surrounds me;
    The love of God enfolds me;
    The power of God protects me;
    The presence of God watches over me;
    Where ever I am God is.

    may your day
    be blessed

    xoxo
    Patti


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  • csp
    csp Member Posts: 2,765
    edited July 2006
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    O Little Flower of Jesus, ever consoling troubled souls with heavenly graces, in your unfailing intercession I place my trust. From the Heart of Our Blessed Savior petition these blessing of which I stand in greatest need (mention here). Shower upon me your promised roses of virtue and grace, dear Saint Therese, so that swiftly advancing in sanctity and in perfect love of neighbor, I may someday receive the crown of eternal life. Amen.


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    Oh! how I love Thee, Jesus! my soul aspires to Thee -
    And yet for one day only my simple prayer I pray!
    Come reign within my heart, smile
    tenderly on me,
    Today, dear Lord, today.

    But if I dare take thought of what the morrow brings -
    That fills my fickle heart with dreary, dull dismay;
    I crave, indeed, my God, trials and sufferings,

    But only for today!

    O sweetest Star of heaven!
    O Virgin, spotless, blest,
    Shining with Jesus' light, guiding to Him my way!
    O Mother! 'neath thy veil let my tired spirit rest,

    For this brief passing day!

    Soon shall I fly afar among the holy choirs,
    Then shall be mine the joy that never knows decay;
    And then my lips shall sing, to heaven's angelic lyres,

    The eternal, glad today!

    Poem by Saint Therese
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited July 2006
    Let nothing disturb you.
    Nothing dismay you.
    All things pass.
    But God never changes.

    Whoever has God lacks nothing.
    If you have only God,
    You have more than enough.
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    The years teach
    what the days never know.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
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    To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.
    Ecclesiastes 3:1
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    peace
    and light
    xoxo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited July 2006
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    I thank You God
    for most this amazing day
    for the leaping greenly spirits
    of trees
    and a blue true dream of sky
    and for everything which is natural
    which is infinite which is yes
    e.e. cummings
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    There will come a time when you believe everything is finished.
    That will be the beginning.
    Louis L'Amour

    xoxo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited July 2006
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    We have not come
    into the world
    to be a number

    we have been created
    for a purpose
    for great things

    To love and be loved.
    - Mother Teresa
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    “Dear Lord,
    be good to me...
    The sea is so wide
    and my boat is so small.”
    Irish Fisherman's Prayer
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    between the silence and the light
    find a way to go within...bethatni
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    Watch, O Lord,
    with those who wake,
    or watch, or weep tonight,
    and give Your angels and saints
    charge over those who sleep.
    Tend Your sick ones, O Lord Christ.
    Rest Your weary ones.
    Bless Your dying ones.
    Soothe Your suffering ones.
    Pity Your afflicted ones.
    Shield Your joyous ones,
    and all for Your love’s sake.
    Amen.
    — St. Augustine

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    peace
    light
    and love
    xoxo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited July 2006
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    The grass withers, the flower fades,
    but the Word of our God
    stands forever.
    ~~Isaiah ~~

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    the fruit of prayer is faith
    the fruit of faith is love
    the fruit of love is service
    the fruit of service is peace.


    "The best remedy for those who are afraid,
    lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where
    they can be quiet, alone with the heavens and nature."
    ~ Anne Frank ...



    There will come a time when you believe everything is finished.
    That will be
    the beginning.
    Louis L'Amour

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    xoxo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited July 2006
    Miracles happen,
    not in opposition to nature
    but in opposition
    to what we know of nature~ St. Augustine

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    a special
    candle burns here
    for all of us today

    http://www.light-a-candle.org/

    xoxo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited July 2006
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    "God dwells
    where we let God in"

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    Bless us, O Lord
    and these Thy gifts
    which we are about to receive from Thy bounty, through Christ our Lord. Amen.



    "Peace begins with a smile"
    Mother Teresa

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    xoxo
    Patti
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  • csp
    csp Member Posts: 2,765
    edited July 2006
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    Jesus, Rose of Sharon, bloom within my heart;
    Beauties of Thy truth and holiness impart,
    That where'er I go my life may shed abroad
    Fragrance of the knowledge of the love of God.

    Jesus, Rose of Sharon, sweeter far to see
    Than the fairest flow'rs of earth could ever be,
    Fill my life completely, adding more each day
    Of Thy grace divine and purity, I pray.

    Jesus, bless Jesus, Rose of Sharon,
    Rose of Sharon, Bloom in radiance
    And in love within my heart.

    Jesus, Rose of Sharon, balm for ev'ry ill,
    May Thy tender mercy's healing power distil
    For afflicted souls of weary burdened men,
    Giving needy mortals health and hope again.


    Jesus, Rose of Sharon, bloom forevermore;
    Be Thy glory seen on earth from shore to shore,
    Till the nations own Thy sov'reignty complete,
    Lay their honors down and worship at Thee feet.

    Jesus, bless Jesus, Rose of Sharon,
    Rose of Sharon, Bloom in radiance
    And in love within my heart.

    author-Ida A. Guirey


    Song of Solomon 2 :1
    I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.


    Hugs,
    Carrie
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited July 2006
    Some things
    have to be believed to be seen.
    ~Ralph Hodgson~

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    "Today, more than ever
    we need to pray
    for the light to know
    the will of God

    for the love
    to accept the will of God

    for the way to do the will of God." ~~Mother Teresa

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    I will always hope in you and add to all your praise. Psalm 71

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    peace
    love
    and light
    xoxo
    Patti
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  • csp
    csp Member Posts: 2,765
    edited July 2006
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    Dear Little Flower of Lisieux, how wonderful was the short life you led. Though cloistered, you went far and wide through fervent prayers and great sufferings. You obtained from God untold helps and graces for his evangelists. Help all missionaries in their work and teach all of us to spread Christianity in our own neighborhoods and family circles. Amen.

    hugs,
    Carrie
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  • csp
    csp Member Posts: 2,765
    edited July 2006
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    Do not look forward in fear to the changes of life;

    Rather look to them with full hope that as they arise,
    God, whose very own you are, will lead you safely
    through all things;

    And when you cannot stand it, God will carry you
    in His arms.

    Do not fear what may happen tomorrow;

    The same everlasting Father who cares for you today
    will take care of you today and every day.

    He will either shield you from suffering or will give you
    unfailing strength to bear it.

    Be at peace and put aside all anxious thoughts and
    imaginations.


    St. Francis de Sales


    Hugs,
    Carrie
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  • csp
    csp Member Posts: 2,765
    edited August 2006


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    Glorious St. Therese, fragrant rose from Heavens garden. You taught us how to live in love and childlike simplicity.
    Reign on us the simple joys of life.
    Pray that we may see God and others through the eyes of an innocent child.
    Help us to endure difficulties with a smile and lead us to a deeper love for Jesus our Lord and God.
    Protect us with your mantle of roses as we continue to acknowledge you as truly blessed amongst the Saints of Heaven. Praise and honour to you Little Flower!
    St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Pray for us!


    Carrie
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  • csp
    csp Member Posts: 2,765
    edited August 2006

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    Dear Jesus, Divine Physician and Healer of the sick, we turn to You in this time of illness.



    O dearest Comforter of the Troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with Your gentle love, and grant us the grace and strength to accept this burden.



    Dear God, we place our worries in Your Hands. We place our sick under Your care and humbly ask that You restore Your servant to health again.



    Above all, grant us the grace to acknowledge Your Holy will and know that whatsoever You do, You do for the love of us.



    Amen.

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    Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known, that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help or sought your intercession, was left unaided.



    Inspired with this confidence we fly to You, O Virgin of Virgins, my Mother. To you we come, before you we stand, sinful and sorrowful.



    O Mother of the word incarnate, despise not our petition, but in Your mercy, hear and answer us.



    Amen.


    Carrie
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  • PuppyFive
    PuppyFive Member Posts: 2,808
    edited August 2006

    AMEN.

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  • PuppyFive
    PuppyFive Member Posts: 2,808
    edited August 2006
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    Thank you so much Trisha..

    Here is another powerful novena... Saint Therese is known as the Saint of
    the Little Ways. Meaning she believed in doing the little things in life
    well and with great love. She is also the patron Saint of flower growers
    and florists. She is represented by roses. May everyone be blessed who
    reads this message.....Before reading or saying this prayer make a request and then pray..There
    is nothing attached. This is a powerful novena.

    May today there be peace within. May you trust your highest power that
    you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the
    infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts
    that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to
    you.... May you be content knowing you are a child of God.... Let this
    presence settle into our bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing,
    dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of you.

    This is a beautiful novena meant to be passed on to family and friends if you care to do so...

    May the angels walk with you as you journey through each day..................The next time you see a rose stop and take a moment to say a prayer to St. Therese...She will hear you..xoxo,Patti

    ---I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A GIFT TO SOME OF US THAT NEED AN ANGEL(SAINT) IN OUR LIFE RIGHT NOW, SO MANY NEED YOU, ST. THERESE.
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  • csp
    csp Member Posts: 2,765
    edited September 2006
    Morning Prayer by Saint Thérèse

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    O my God! I offer Thee all my actions of this day for the intentions and for the glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
    I desire to sanctify every beat of my heart, my every thought, my simplest works, by uniting them to Its infinite merits;
    and I wish to make reparation for my sins by casting them into the furnace of Its Merciful Love.
    O my God! I ask of Thee for myself and for those whom I hold dear, the grace to fulfill perfectly Thy Holy Will, to accept for love of Thee the joys and sorrows of this passing life, so that we may one day be united together in heaven for all Eternity.
    Amen.


    Saint Thérèse Prayer

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    Say for 9 days

    O Little Thérèse of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly gardens and send it to me as a message of love.

    O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands.......

    (Mention specific requests)

    Saint Thérèse, help me to always believe as you did in God's great love for me, so that I might imitate your "Little Way" each day.
    Amen.
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited September 2006



    “I am convinced that nothing
    can ever separate us

    from His love.” Romans 8:38
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    “May the Lord bless you and protect you;

    may the Lord’s face radiate with joy because of you;

    may He be gracious to you, show you His favour,

    and give you His peace;”

    Numbers 6:24-26

    may peace
    light and love
    shine on
    in each
    and everyone of us~~
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    "For he shall give his angels charge
    over thee, to keep thee in all thy
    ways."

    ......................................-- Psalms 91:1
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    xoxo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited September 2006
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    Ahead! Courage! In the spiritual life he who does not advance goes backward. It happens as with a boat which always must go ahead. If it stands still the wind will blow it back.

    — St. Padre Pio

    It is our part to seek,
    His to grant what we ask;
    ours to make a beginning,
    His to bring it to completion;
    ours to offer what we can,
    His to finish what we cannot.

    — St. Jerome



    Pray about everything. Worry about nothing.

    — Philippians 4:6

    peace
    love and light
    xoxo
    Patti
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  • PuppyFive
    PuppyFive Member Posts: 2,808
    edited September 2006
    Quote:

    "Look up to
    the blue skies
    and love Him, he is so good to us."

    ST Elizabeth

    Elizabeth Ann Seton to Catherine Josephine Seton (July 4, 1820)


    Prayer for Protection
    By James Dillet Freeman

    The light of God surrounds me;
    The love of God enfolds me;
    The power of God protects me;
    The presence of God watches over me;
    Where ever I am God is.

    may your day
    be blessed

    xoxo
    Patti


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    and we all say, AMEN.
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited September 2006
    (((((Debbie))))
    thank you

    I am the light of the world:
    he that followeth me shall not walk in
    darkness, but shall have the light of life.
    John 8:12


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    Dear Father
    WE pray
    We call upon You this morning
    and ask that You Bless everyone
    who enters this site.

    We pray for
    healing.. physically, mentally, and spiritually.

    Fill our hearts with love
    peace and joy.

    We pray for world peace

    Please rejuvenate our faith
    when we are low



    peace
    love and light
    xoxo
    Patti
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    Let us love
    since that is all
    our hearts
    were made for
    ~ST Therese~~

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    ~~love never ends~~
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    Love is always patient and kind; it is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited...It is never rude or selfish It does not take offense, and it is not resentful~~

    ~ 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

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    special love and hugs
    to all of my sisters
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  • PuppyFive
    PuppyFive Member Posts: 2,808
    edited September 2006
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    Ahead! Courage! In the spiritual life he who does not advance goes backward. It happens as with a boat which always must go ahead. If it stands still the wind will blow it back.

    — St. Padre Pio

    It is our part to seek,
    His to grant what we ask;
    ours to make a beginning,
    His to bring it to completion;
    ours to offer what we can,
    His to finish what we cannot.

    — St. Jerome



    Pray about everything. Worry about nothing.

    — Philippians 4:6

    peace
    love and light
    xoxo
    Patti

    -----HIS TO FINISH WHAT WE CANNOT! love, debbyfive
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited September 2006
    God is awake…
    Have courage
    for the great sorrows of life
    and patience for the small ones

    and when you have laboriously
    accomplished your daily task
    go to sleep in peace~~ God is awake.

    — Victor Hugo
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    "The more I study Nature, the more I am amazed at the Creator." ~ Louis Pasteur



    shall pass through this world but once.
    Any good therefore, that I can do,
    or any kindness that I can show
    to any human being,
    let me do it now.
    Let me not defer or neglect it,
    for I shall not pass this way again.

    — Author unknown

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    peace
    light
    and love
    xoxo
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    IN God We Trust
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