Word/Image: Threshold

On that day I will punish
    all who avoid stepping on the threshold,
who fill the temple of their gods
    with violence and deceit.
Zephaniah 1: 9

Father, Glory of the Celestial Realms, Jesus, Love Begotten not made and Perfected through humble, obedient human service, and Holy Spirit, the Ageless, Crystal, Clear, Living Waters of Love, put us on a path of righteousness. Lord we face a daily deluge of crossroads. Where every decision, intention, word and habit of thought threatens to devour us. Help us to choose You, seek Your Divine Will, and luxuriate in the Splendors of Your Love. Why are we so eager to pursue idols of comfort and selfish interests? Without the constant Grace of Your Mercy, we are prone to turn our Precious Spirits into temples built on shifty shores of sand. We sink into cycles of guilt, shame, and violence against ourselves, others and You. Bring us to the threshold of Your Heavenly Kingdom, and allow us to experience just an ounce of Your Awesome Creative Power. Father, fashion our hearts into infinite instruments tuned to Your Glory. Jesus, please take our hands and lead us every moment of our Lives into Your Peace and Joy. And Beautiful Sprit, purge us of our darkness with Your Light of Gorgeous Love. “May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.”* AMEN

*Psalm 19: 14

Word/Image: Lent

Even now, says the LORD,
           return to me with your whole heart,
            with fasting, and weeping, and mourning;
Rend your hearts, not your garments,
            and return to the LORD, your God.
For gracious and merciful is he,
            slow to anger, rich in kindness,
            and relenting in punishment.
Perhaps he will again relent
            and leave behind him a blessing,
Offerings and libations
            for the LORD, your God.
Joel 2: 12-13

Father Gracious and Perfectly Good, Jesus our Intimate Friend and Living Sacrifice, and Holy Spirit the movement of Love yielding fruits of Mercy and Joy, prepare us to enter into our Lenten journey. Lord, thank you for the gift of this change in season and heightened time of spiritual renewal. What do You desire to show us? How do You want us to encounter You in new ways? Where can our relationship with You, ourselves, and others experience healing? Grant us a shift in our daily habits that make more room for You to be the center of everything we think, say, intend, and do. Create in us clean hearts and willing spirits. Fill us with a hunger for You, and bless us with Your Loving Mercy. Please help us awaken to Your Wisdom that always brings waves of Love and Peace, even to the most difficult situations. Deepen our lives of prayer and offer us opportunities to serve You through our acts of charity. Father, please accept our humble love and praise as a pleasing sacrifice. Jesus let us walk with You and grow during these 40 days of Lent. And Beautiful Spirit shape the purpose of our lives to become the Joy and Love we are called to. “Give [us] back the joy of your salvation, and a willing spirit sustain in [us].”* AMEN

* Psalm 51: 14 

Word/Image: Choose life

I call heaven and earth today to witness against you:
I have set before you life and death,
the blessing and the curse.
Choose life, then,
that you and your descendants may live, by loving the LORD, your God,
heeding his voice, and holding fast to him.
Deuteronomy 30: 19-20

Father the Author of Life, Jesus the Editor of our Hearts and Spirits, and Holy Spirit the Publisher of Love’s enduring power to bring Sense and Meaning to all of our affairs, engrave the plates of our hearts with Your Words of Peace and Wisdom. Lord, we thank you for the gift of free will. You place in our hands the power of a steady stream of choices that come in all shapes and sizes. We confess that more often than not we do not understand the gravity of our choices. How can the smallest decisions we make, have such monumental consequences in Your Heart? What are Your mysterious Laws that are meant to guide the fraying threads of our wandering thoughts, words, intentions, and actions? You are Love. Can anything exist apart from the Glory of Your Magnificent Love? Impel us to make our hearts, minds, souls and bodies one with Your Love. Father, find delight in the Words You have written on our souls. Jesus, give voice to the book of our lives that we might be written in the Book of Life and be with You forever. And Beautiful Spirit, work in us and through us to share wide and far the stories of God’s Great Love. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”* AMEN

Proverbs 3: 5-6   

Word/Image: Fasting

“Even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.
Joel 2: 12-13

Father of Perfect Abundance, Jesus King of self-denial and sacrifice, and Holy Spirit the Strength of Wisdom and Love that helps us endure all things, sustain us on our journeys. Grant us every grace we need to curb our appetites and wanton desires. Help us let go of our impulses and instincts to pursue our pleasures and comforts first. Satisfy our hunger for Your Presence. Teach us how to live with less of what cannot feed our spirits, and mold us into obedient disciples. Guide us along paths of self-discipline, and orient the compasses of our hearts towards every passion, prayer, and practice that will lead us closer and closer to You. May we offer You an acceptable fast; pleasing and fruitful to make more room for You. Let our simple offering be full of goodness that increases our holiness. Open our minds to every lesson You wish to show us during our fasts. Protect us from pursuing our fasts with selfish motivations. Keep us free of rote gestures devoid of Your Grace. Father, we want to return to You with all of our hearts. Jesus, thank you for Your example and showering us with Compassion and Mercy. And Beautiful Spirit nourish us with the Joys of Eternal Love. “May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.”* AMEN

* Psalm 141: 2

Word/Image: Follow Me

Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.
1 Corinthians 11: 1

Father Architect of Heavenly Glories, Jesus the Pied Piper of our Souls, and Holy Spirit the Sweet Delicious Song of Love that inebriates our hearts with endless Joy, be the Source and Focus of our lives. Let us be attracted to all that is Good. Sweep our paths clear of evil thoughts, words, deeds, and intentions. Lengthen our stride, and hasten our run to You. Lord we want to make You our deepest, and truest desire. Teach us what it means to renounce our earthly lives to gain our eternal Life in You. Show us how to take up our crosses and follow You. Help us grow in trust of You, and all of Your Storied Poetic ways You are working in our lives. May the breadcrumbs of Love from Heaven You drop on us, give us peace and assurance in being grateful for whatever, trials, sorrows, and tribulations You allow on our paths. Father orchestrate our growth in faith by bringing us every person, situation and lesson that will make us experience more of You. Jesus, we are Your Sheep and You are our Shepherd bring us to verdant pastures of Rest in You. And Beautiful Spirit release us from ever obstruction that impeded the flow of Your Perfect Love. “May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord, is in you.”* AMEN

Psalm 25: 21

Word/Image: Firstfruits

We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
Romans 8: 22-25

Father of the Harvest, Jesus the Fruitsfruit of Love – one in being with the Father – and through whom all things have been made, and Holy Spirit the gift of Love present, moving, and growing in Creation, sanctify us. Wash us in the Blood of the Lamb and dress us in robes of righteousness. We praise You for fertilizing the soil of our lives with Mercy. Thank You for crafting spiritual thresholds for us to cross. Let every challenge and consolation You allow in our lives prepare us for our inheritance. Lord, we want to give You the fullest and best of ourselves with all of the gifts You have given us. Show us how to make You first in what we do, and how we bring Your purpose for us into fruition. Embolden us with an unshakeable faith and passionate hope. We believe that all that is broken in us, decaying, and perishable will be renewed in the Mystical Body of Christ. We await with joyful anticipation our adoptions as sons and daughters of God the Most High through Christ Jesus. Father, may we give You great glory as co-heirs of Your Kingdom of Love. Jesus, cultivate our hearts and fill us with Your Wisdom. And Beautiful Spirit on Your Wings of Love, lift us up as a pleasing offering to the Holy Throne of Heaven. “Guard my life, for I am faithful to you; save your servant who trusts in you.”* AMEN

* Psalm 86: 2

Word/Image: New heart

Cast away from you all the crimes you have committed, says the LORD, and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit.
Ezekiel 18: 31

Father Your Love is at the Heart of all things, Jesus You are the Heart of God: Lovely, Adorable and Pure, and Holy Spirit, Creator and Fashioner of Hearts enriched with Sacred Love and Imagination, receive us into Your Presence. Lord, we implore You, please give us new hearts. Crush our prides, purge of us our buried angers, wipe away our insecurities born from bitter resentments, and let us taste the sweetness of Your Mercy. We cannot recount or understand all the ways we willfully have offended You by denying Your Divine Will and Law of Love. We want to accept Your outstretched Hand. Animate our spirits with hearts vital and strong with Your Word written upon them. Center us with Your Graces of insights, honesty, and wisdom. Tenderize our consciences that we might make forthright confessions to the Ears of Your Sacred Heart. Unite our new hearts into Your Mystical Body and govern them with Your Love. We embrace Your Way, Truth, and Life, and will, with Your Help, usher in the fulfillment of Your Kingdom. Father, welcome us home we want to run into Your Arms. Jesus, we place all our trust and hope in You, please do not leave our side for even a moment. And Beautiful Spirit, dance in our new hearts with the delicious Harmony, and delirious Joy of Your Love. “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”* AMEN

* Psalm 73: 26

Word/Image: Transfigure

Jesus took Peter, John, and James
and went up the mountain to pray.
While he was praying his face changed in appearance
and his clothing became dazzling white.
And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah,
who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus
that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem.
Luke 9: 29-32

Father of Glory, Jesus Mediator of radiant Splendor, and Holy Spirit, the magnificence of Love’s Fullest Expression, we want to forever honor and praise to Your Holy Name. Lord, take us on a journey that leads to Your mountain of endless Light. Illuminate our lives of prayer with moments of bright clarity. Grant us the gracious privilege of insights that teach us more about the nature and workings of Your Love and Mercy operating in our lives. Show us how to discover Your purpose for us in Your unfolding Plan of salvation. Hold our fears in the palms of Your Hands, steady the beat of our anxious hearts, and deliver us from every evil. Unite us with the Communion of Saints and shower us with heavenly sparks. Magnify Your Presence in the temples of our hearts to send the rays of Your Spirit into the world. Father please reveal more and more of Yourself. Jesus ready us to participate in giving glory to the Father with all we think, intend, say and do. And Beautiful Spirit transform our lives into a sweet perpetual prayer of Peace, Joy, and Love. “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.”* AMEN

* Revelation 4: 11

Word/Image: Be Merciful

Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments
Deuteronomy 7: 9

Father of Mercy, Jesus of Compassion, and Holy Spirit of Love, seal us in Your covenant. Lord, we are quick to judge. Why is it easier for us to look outside of ourselves? We are always ready to find fault in others. Faced with a difficult situation or one where our feelings, histories, and cherished self-created ideals are attacked, we strike out in self-defense. Will you help us turn to You to examine our hearts, minds, and spirits with circumspection and honesty? Guide us in recognizing the storied past and stretching event horizons of other people’s journeys to You. Let us not forget all the pits we have fallen in and that You continually deliver us from. Cure us of our desire to pursue self-defined ideas of perfection. Replace our tense, legalistic tendencies with habits of prayer, deep listening, humility, and gentleness. May we see all the ways and times You correct us with a nudging Hand of Grace. Fill us with Your wisdom, and deliver us from harshly judging others. Father, pour out Your Mercy upon us. Jesus, take possession of our hearts, minds, souls, and bodies. And Beautiful Spirit, shower us with the Joys of living in the Light of Unconditional Love. “The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and great in mercy. The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works.”* AMEN

* Psalm 145: 8-9

Word/Image: Saving power

Consider this, you who forget God,
    or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
 Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me,
    and to the blameless I will show my salvation.
Psalm 50: 22-23

Father of Holy Promises True and Good, Jesus the Source of our strength and life, and Holy Spirit perfumed Ointment of Love for our Souls, rescue us. Keep us afloat in stormy waters by fixing our gaze on You. Let us not forget Your commandment to Love You with all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength. Grant us every grace we need to surrender our lives into Your Hands. We acknowledge our need for Your Divine Will of Mercy and Love to order the details of our lives. May we be blessed with humble and contrite hearts. Enliven us with greater faith and trust in You. Make us like vessels burning with incense rising like sweet smoke of praise to Your Heavenly throne. With Your constant help we commit to becoming temples of thanksgiving. Father, show us the Way to Your Life and Salvation. Jesus, Your Perfect Sacrifice of Precious Blood lifts up our souls with Your Saving Power. And Beautiful Spirit, clothe us in sacred scintillating white robes of eternal Love sashed with Peace and Joy. “Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven With the saving strength of His right hand.”* AMEN

* Psalm 20: 6

Word/Image: Light of life

“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 8: 12

Father: God of Everlasting Light, Creativity, and Holiness, Jesus: God of Mercy, Compassion and Peace, and Holy Spirit: God of Wisdom, Joy, and Love, brighten the dark catacombs of our hungry spirits. Burrow Your way into the recesses of the twisting contours of our heart. Carry away and purify all of our tainted blood that might freeze the chambers of hearts from bitterness and anger. Anoint the abscesses of our festering wounds born of pride, selfishness, deceit, lusts, and disrespect. Illuminate our minds with wisdom, and imbue our thoughts with gentleness, and kindness. May our decisions be guided by Your Bright Leading Light. Lord, Your Light is Love. Protect us from every darkness. Draw us into Your Light and keeps on Your Path of Truth. We find our Life when are bound in the sweet embrace of Your Love; it is here we find our meaning. We know that Love begets love and turns us into earthen vessel fashioned by your Hands. Father, we are thankful to be called You adopted children. Jesus, thank You for washing us in Your Blood and taking us into Your Light. And Beautiful Spirit, thank you for making us One in the Body of Christ through Your Infinite Bonds of Love. “You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.”* AMEN

* Psalm 18: 28

Word/Image: Solemnity of St. Joseph

To you, O Blessed Joseph, we have recourse in our affliction, and having implored the help of your most holy spouse, we now, with hearts filled with confidence, earnestly beg you to take us under your protection. Through that sacred bond of charity which united you to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God, and by that fatherly love with which you embraced the Child Jesus, we humbly beg you to look graciously upon the beloved inheritance which Jesus Christ purchased by his blood, and to aid us in our necessities with your power and strength. 

Defend, O most watchful guardian of the Holy Family, the chosen children of Jesus Christ. Keep from us, O most loving father, all blight of error and corruption. Aid us from on high, most valiant defender, in this conflict with the powers of darkness. And just as you once saved the Child Jesus from mortal danger, so now defend God’s Holy Church from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity. Shield us by your constant protection, so that, supported by your example and strengthened by your help, we may be able to live a virtuous life, die a happy death, and obtain everlasting bliss in heaven. Amen.

Prayer Instituted by Pope Leo XIII

Word/Image: Living Water

“Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
John 7: 37-39

Father of all Creation and the Originator of Living Water, Jesus the Temple of Living Water gushing with Mercy, and Holy Spirit the Mover of Salvation History to Perfect Love, revive our parched bodies. You have made us vessels in Your Image. Prime our porous leaky surfaces with brushes of Your Holding Glaze of Grace. Dry us in Your Kiln of Holiness and Righteousness. Pour Your Love into our thirsty hearts, minds, souls, and bodies. We clamor for Your Goodness – to feel the refreshing Hope of Your Presence. We have exhausted ourselves and all of our impotent schemes to satisfy our desires to stay afloat in our broken ways. Strike the stone of Massah and Meribahs in our innermost being. Quiet our quarrelling, challenging defiant cries and grant us postures of obedience. Renew our faith with Your Fire and Truth. Then let the Your Living Waters flow within us. We wish to share Your Waters of Mercy in cups of humble service with every brother and sister so that none would be without the crystal clear Living Waters of Your Passionate Love. Father we put our lives in Your Hands. Jesus we trust in You. And Beautiful Spirit, fill us with the Joy of Love. “You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.”* AMEN

* Psalm 63: 1

Word/Image: Entitlement

Moved with compassion the master of that servant
let him go and forgave him the loan.
When that servant had left, he found one of his fellow servants
who owed him a much smaller amount.
He seized him and started to choke him, demanding,
‘Pay back what you owe.’
Falling to his knees, his fellow servant begged him,
‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.’
But he refused.
Instead, he had him put in prison
until he paid back the debt.
Matthew 18: 27-30

Father Sculptor of our Souls, Jesus the Chisel of Mercy, and Holy Spirit our embodying Marble of Love, craft us into creatures worthy to give eternal Glory to You. We praise and thank you for Your great gift of forgiveness. There is nothing we can do to earn it. You immerse us in the cleaning baths of Your Love that welcome contrite and humble hearts. You forget our offenses, and embrace us with Your gentle, tender, patient, kindness. Lord, we struggle to extend forgiveness to others. We are quick to judge and hold ourselves over others with officious thoughts, word, intentions, and acts of pride. May we be freed of our attitudes of entitlement. Help us to approach each other with compassion. Let us encounter each other’s vulnerabilities with simplicity and prayers. When we feel enraged by how the failures or wrongs of others hurt our feelings, or compromise our sense of security, come quickly to our aid with the Love and Goodness of Your Sacred Heart. Father, forgive us for we often do not know or understand what we do. Jesus, be the King of our minds and hearts to advance Your Peace and Justice in the world. And Beautiful Spirit, fill us with Your Healing Love. “Do not let us be put to shame, but deal with us in your kindness and great mercy. Deliver us by your wonders, and bring glory to your name, O Lord.”* AMEN

* Daniel 3: 43-44

Word/Image: soldier of Christ

My child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
And what you heard from me through many witnesses
entrust to faithful people
who will have the ability to teach others as well.
Bear your share of hardship along with me
like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 2: 1-3

Father Guardian of the treasures of Holiness and Righteousness, Jesus our Protector of the Way, Truth, and Life, and Holy Spirit zeal of Perfect Love consuming every impurity that seeks to destroy us, enlist us in Your Army. Prepare us for battle. Condition our hearts, minds, and spirits to be in Communion with You. Arm us with an endless supply of Your Grace and shield us with Your Wisdom. Reveal Your battle plan to seize the terrain of our secularized world with Your acts of Mercy and Charity. Grant us the courage to follow Your example that we might offer up to You, pleasing prayers of sacrifice with the hardships and sufferings You allow us to experience. Quiet our fears so we can hear Your Voice guiding us. In the heat of Spiritual combat, fill us with Your Peace. Strong in You, make us quick to come to the aid of others in their fight with sin, and spirits hell bent on attacking their souls. Father, increase our Faith in You. Jesus, lead us from death into Life. And Beautiful Spirit, lift us out of the fray into our inheritance of Endless Light and Love. “Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me. Take up shield and armor; arise and come to my aid. Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to me, “I am your salvation.”* AMEN

* Psalm 35: 1-3

Word/Image: sign from heaven

Others, to test him, asked him for a sign from heaven.
But he knew their thoughts and said to them,
“Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste
and house will fall against house.
And if Satan is divided against himself,
how will his kingdom stand?
Luke 11: 16-18

Father the Breath and Gift of All Existence, Jesus the Sign greater than Jonah, and Holy Spirit the Mediator of Grace and Love, open the eyes of our hearts to Your workings. We are lost. We reside in the habitats of our fantasies, projections, and demands born from our limited visions of You. Why can’t we see Your Divine Will of Mercy and Love moving through the details of our lives? Why do we resist the pressure of Your molding fingers shaping us into heavenly creatures ready to participate in lives of Joy and Glory with You. All too often, we look for the spectacular, and fail to see the miraculous whispers of Your gentle, tender Love transforming us. Open the coffers to Your pierced Sacred Heart, and the Great and Mysterious sign of the Cross. Lift the Cross high in our sacred imaginations to rock our souls with the defeat of sin and death.  End every division within ourselves, and between our brothers and sisters, that create obstructions to the free flowing movement of Your Love and Forgiveness. Father, make us living signs of Your Goodness and Glory. Jesus, make us living signs of Your Peace and Joy. And Beautiful Spirit, make us living signs of Your Wisdom and Love. “I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall exult in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.”* AMEN

Isaiah 61: 10

Word/Image: New Creation

Whoever is in Christ is a new creation:
the old things have passed away;
behold, new things have come.
And all this is from God,
who has reconciled us to himself through Christ
and given us the ministry of reconciliation,
namely, God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ,
not counting their trespasses against them
and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
2 Corinthians 5: 17-19

Father of Tenderness and Mercy, Jesus Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, and Holy Spirit transforming all things with the binding unity of Love, bring us into the fullness of Life in Christ. We have lived in darkness for too long. Forgive us for all the ways we attempt to extinguish the Light of Life that is at center of Your Creation. Free us from the slavery of sin; its strong sticky arms pull and tug at our spirits. End our dependency on empty, distracting, and selfish pursuits. We have become horrific networks of enablers reinforcing thoughts, words, actions, intentions, situations, and cultural norms that fly in the face of Your Divine Will which is Love and Mercy. Thank you for the Life, death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. You are inviting us to grab hold of our final and last victory. We say, “Yes” to your invitation. Death and sin are no more. You have brought us back into a Joyous harmonious relationship with You, and with each other. Father, forgive us our trespasses. Jesus help us become Your message of Hope and New Life. And Beautiful Spirit, surprise us with endless opportunities to co-create through Your Power of Love. “If you, O Lord, kept a record of our sins, O Lord, who could stand upright? But with you there is forgiveness so that you may be revered. I wait for the Lord in anxious expectation; I place my hope in his word.”* AMEN

* Psalm 130: 3-5

Word/Image: Smitten

Surely our griefs He Himself bore,
And our sorrows He carried;
Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten of God, and afflicted.
But He was pierced through for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him,
And by His scourging we are healed.
All of us like sheep have gone astray,
Each of us has turned to his own way;
But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all
To fall on Him.
Isaiah 53: 4-6

Father Endurer of our Sorrows and Architect of our Joy, Jesus who became sin to restore Life, and Holy Spirit the unbreakable bond of Love between the Father and the Son that bursts forth with eternal Mercy, heal us. Can Your shoulders bear the weight of our transgressions? We struggle to accept Your unconditional Love. From one moment to the next Your Grace continually falls on us, yet we succumb to our fears. You search for our hearts and souls to give them reprieve from the heaviness that sieges us every time we turn away from Your Face. You stop at nothing to enter into our human cycles of brokenness and self-perpetuating suffering. Despite Your ministry of Healing and Hope, we crown You with our selfish, destructive desires for power. We scourge You with our failures of violence in our hearts, minds, spirits, and bodies. Your self-referential Love fuels Your fierce passion to save our souls, made in Your image, from becoming eternally separated from You. Put us back on a path of righteousness. Father, we thank You for giving us all of Yourself. Jesus, You are our King – grant us greater faith, trust and humility to take up our crosses and follow You. And Beautiful Spirit, lavish us with heavenly breadcrumbs of Joy and Love. “My soul weeps because of grief; strengthen me according to Your word. Remove the false way from me, and graciously grant me Your law.”* AMEN

* Psalm 119: 28-29

Word/Image: I will never forget you

Can a mother forget her infant,
            be without tenderness for the child of her womb?
Even should she forget,
            I will never forget you.
Isaiah 40: 15

Father You have always known me, Jesus You are constantly at my side, and Holy Spirit You punctuate all the exigencies of my life with Your Wisdom, impress upon my heart Your Love, and my soul Your Mercy. Though I walk in directions contrary to Your Word, You locate me and call me back. May I dare to marvel at the magnificence of Your Image reflected in my spirit? You have made me with a purpose that fulfills and glorifies the Beauty of Your Creation. Like the unique lines and marks of my palms You have given me a signature of charisms, talents, experiences, dispositions, and joys that You have designed just for me. Help me to contemplate Your pierced Hands as an everlasting testimony of Your Perfect, Passionate, Unconditional Love . Lord, when I stop to contemplate the mystery of Your Divinity and humanity, I realize, it’s as if I am one breath in You and with You. Grant me prayers of thanksgiving, and amplify the whispers of my gratitude into heavenly proportions that celebrate Your Goodness and Greatness. Father, I return to You with all of my heart, mind, soul, and strength. Jesus, I hunger for Your endless Light and Presence. And Beautiful Spirit, may my cup of blessing be over flow with Your Love. “Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up. You will increase my honor and comfort me once more.”* AMEN

* Psalm 71: 20-21

Word/Image: Open the door

These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
Revelation 3: 7-8

Father the Maker of Heaven’s Glory, Jesus the Key to Heaven’s Door, and Holy Spirit the Light of Love and Joy streaming into our hearts, keep us holy and true to Your Word. Through Christ Jesus, we desire to accept our royal inheritance in the line of David. Transform us into priestly people. We accept Your Mercy. Wash away the darkness from our failures to live in Your Love that threatens to consume our souls. Help us surrender our will to You. Open the doors of our heart and let us step into the flood of Eternal Radiant Light pouring out from the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We vow to reverence the precious Name of Jesus all the days of our lives. May our offerings of praise, pry open the doors of other people’s hearts and souls that they may experience the Peace and joy of Your Presence. Your Majestic Beauty and Glorious Order will fill us with endless awe. Father, we say Yes to everything You want to share with us. Jesus, You will be our strength and refuge. And Beautiful Spirit, enlighten the eyes of our heart with the sublime mysteries of Your Love. “Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.”* AMEN

* Psalm 24: 7