Sorry, God, I'm just too busy today

I'll talk to you later!

But in the meantime, will you come with me into this busy day?
Thanks!


"Loretta, I'm already here. Will you notice me?"

Return to the meadow and pray

When a friend visited you from a long distance, you took her to a wooded park and had a wonderful conversation looking over a meadow.

Weeks later you revisit the meadow and recall the meaningful experience of being together with your friend. The memory is so vivid it’s almost like reliving it. You feel a deep peace. 

That is prayer.

On occasion, I read a scripture, and I stop on a word. For whatever reason, it provokes thoughts and I cannot rush past, because if I do, I will miss radiant and transcendent beauty. 

I stop. 

When you read a scripture, and you meet your best friend Jesus there, revisit the meadow of inspiration.

Revisit the place where you had such joy together.

When a scripture passage comes alive to you, go back to it again and again for further consolations.

I held hands with the Lord

She was a Catholic nun who held my hands during prayer. 

They were strangers holding hands during the Our Father at Mass.

Take a moment and notice what your hands do today.

He was a homeless man who prayed with me on the street.

I was holding my own palm after reception of the Eucharist.

We hold Jesus in one another every day.

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Relax! You are safe.

Things that appear ugly and scary might really be conduits of delight.

I'm watching plump bees zip from pink-purple flower to pink-purple flower, hovering and circling in a muted dance.

Having just finished breakfast on an outdoor patio at a beautiful resort, I hear only birds who join each other in song. Some tweet with low voices and others emit high pitches.

The bees are far enough from me to evoke no fear in me this quiet morning as they go about their work of gathering the raw ingredients for honey.

The sweetness I will taste in future is a result of these dark creatures, who are capable of stinging. And in different circumstances, they would drive me to fear.

I marvel at the Creator who puts them here to remind me of lilies in the field that neither toil nor spin, yet God provides for each one of them.

And God provides for me. 

Too busy for this minute?

Yes, I have been too busy to post as often as I'd like to.
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Following a dream is difficult.

It can be scary.

You start out on the first step of a journey.

Does worry cause you to wonder: will I fail before I even start?

After the initial excitement wears off, what next?

Hard work.

Persistence.

Best wishes.

Don't be too busy to pray for a life

I began my day like I usually do, turning to the Magnificat for the prayers of the day.

I discover that it’s the feast of St. Angela Merici.

Which leads me to remember that it’s my daughter’s birthday! This saint offers me an annual reminder. And 38 years ago today, my eldest was born.

And then I remember that today is also the Life March.

Oh, God, what a privilege it is to give birth. And I pray that in honor of my daughter today that God would help one woman to choose not to go through with an abortion planned for today. Let a child live today as a birthday present for me and Sarah.

And that thought leads me to ask God to make it two children. Well, then, why not 10? God is all powerful and able to give help when we ask. Next I remember Abraham, bargaining with God over the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

“What if there were 20?”

God, would you spare a child for each of the 38 years my daughter has been alive? It’s not too much to ask you, oh Almighty God, because you can choose to offer assistance, just as you knocked St. Paul to the ground to get his attention. Let a baby’s father, or grandparent, or some other influencer offer the assistance or encouragement these mothers need to carry their children to term.

I pray for these women and children now, God, and thank you for hearing me. I look forward to meeting them some day, perhaps in heaven.

And God, while I’m here, can I ask for an early birthday present of 62 lives, and another 62 lives when my birthday comes around?

An invitation:

Will you join me today in praying that a child would be spared from abortion for every year that you have been alive?

                                   

Coffee is key

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