Word/Image: Stewards of the mysteries
…that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Colossians 2: 2-3
Father Keeper of Mysteries, Jesus the fullness of eternal Mysteries made manifest in our human souls, and Holy Spirit, Love’s doorway into endless Wisdom, Mercy, and Beauty of the Heavenly Kingdom, draw us into Your endless Light. Lord, the veil between here and You feels impenetrable. We feel overwhelmed when we cannot find the support of other brothers and sisters committed to the narrow road that leads to You. Fill in the holes of our discouragement with Your Grace. Knit Your children into a fabric of love that invites Jesus to be the center of all we think, say, intend, and do. Release us from our ego centered views. Help us grow in humility. Our understanding of Your Mysteries cannot be pursued by our minds even as You work with them to reveal more of Your Reality to us. Lead us by the Light of Your Truth to become co-participants in Your Wonders. Father, please take delight in sharing Your Awesome nature with us. Jesus, dive into the depths of our souls and awaken us to every treasure You want to give us. And Beautiful Spirit, bath us in the Fiery Living Waters of eternal Love. “O God, You are awesome from Your sanctuary. The God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to the people. Blessed be God!”* AMEN
* Psalm 68: 35
Word/Image: work of God
Do not work for food that perishes
but for the food that endures for eternal life,
which the Son of Man will give you.
For on him the Father, God, has set his seal.”
So they said to him,
“What can we do to accomplish the works of God?”
Jesus answered and said to them,
“This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent.”
John 6: 27-29
Father, many and great are Your Blessings, Jesus, You are the Bread of Life, and Holy Spirit, Your radiant Love burns holes in our darkness, commission us to do Your Work. What is the labor of our hearts You ask of us? How will You harvest the fruits of our souls? When will we accomplish Your Will? Make known our purpose. Help us to live the unfolding details of our eternal sacred contract to be Your Holy Children. Settle the debts of our confusion that cripple us from drawing near to You. We are beholden to the daily transactions that color our lives. Lord, we know these things are not meant to be the focus of our lives. Give us the gift of faith. Deepen our trust in You. Let us confess that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior. May our lives become testimonies of Jesus’ Mercy and Love. Father, let our work in Your kingdom to ignite the souls of others. Jesus, set our souls on Fire with Your Humility and Mercy. And Beautiful Spirit, unfold the creases of our souls and lather them with Your Love. “Let Your work appear to Your servants and Your majesty to their children. Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; and confirm for us the work of our hands; yes, confirm the work of our hands.”* AMEN
* Psalm 90: 16-17
Word/Image: Show us the Father
“Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time
and you still do not know me, Philip?
Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.
John 14: 8-9
Father who is everywhere but remains hidden from our human sight, Jesus the fullness of the Father revealed in Word, Mercy, Goodness, and Signs, and Holy Spirit the unmistakable hidden shadow of Divine Love, open our eyes and allow us to experience Your Holy Presence. Let us embrace the Eternal Mystery present in the Sacred Now. Bring us into Communion with the Earthly expressions of Your Godhead. Our ears long to hear Your voice. Though You are always in front of us we struggle to discern Your Will. Silence our expectations, stretch our sacred imaginations, and surprise us with the delights of Your Love in motion. You are, and always will be, the Great I AM. Heighten our awareness and appreciation for the ways You are working in our lives. Thank You for sweeping us along in seas of revealing events. May every wave carry us closer and closer to Your outstretched Saving Hands. Help us to surrender our thoughts, and intentions to You. We want to make a perpetual offering of our lives with all of their purposes and actions, devoted to furthering Your Love, by always giving Glory to You. Father, into Your Hands we commend our spirits. Jesus, gather us into Your Sacred Hearts and show us Your eternal Treasures. And Beautiful Spirit, purify us in Your Fire of Love that we may enter the delights and Joys of Heaven. “Light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in heart. Rejoice in the Lord, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name.”* AMEN
* Psalm 97: 11-12
Word/Image: the Way
“Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
John 10: 7-10
Father, the Craftsman of the Majestic Door to Everything, Jesus, the infinitely wide Door of endless Mercy, and Holy Spirit, the Key of Unconditional Love to the Door of eternal Joy, show us the Way. Cast away every false teacher, prophet, and apostatic assertion that might lead us astray. Make us deaf to any message that is contrary to Your Truth. Keep us immersed in Your Glorious Story. Draw us deeper into Your Sacred Heart. We will heed Your Voice and through Your Grace mend our lives. Your Way is rich in Wisdom and Love. Sanctify the relationships in our lives that they may become living signposts pointing to Your Way. Transform our mundane, simple, daily activities into sacred creative acts. Infuse Your gentle, sweet, tender Ways into our intentions. Let others look upon us, and see fountains showering them with Your Living Waters. With Your abundant Help, we will grow daily in faith, trust, hope, charity, and love. Father, open the gates of Your Glory before us and fill us with Your Light. Jesus, our Victory and Triumph over death belong to You. And Beautiful Spirit, clothe us in dazzling robes of Perfect Peace and Unconditional Love. “Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul. Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies; I take refuge in You.”* AMEN
* Psalm 143: 7-8
Word/Image: Mother’s Day
Magnificat anima mea Dominum;
Et exultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari meo,
Quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae; ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes.
Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est, et sanctum nomen ejus, Et misericordia ejus a progenie in progenies timentibus eum.
Fecit potentiam brachio suo;
Dispersit superbos mente cordis sui.
Deposuit potentes de sede, et exaltavit humiles.
Esurientes implevit bonis, et divites dimisit inanes.
Sucepit Israel, puerum suum, recordatus misericordiae suae,
Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros, Abraham et semeni ejus in saecula.
Luke 1: 46-55
Ave Maria, we seek the refuge of your immaculate heart. Mother with us, and for us, we are in great need of your prayers now, and at the hour of our death. Salve Regina, untie the knots of our lives. Untangle the twists blocking the flow of our love and devotion to your Son and our Lord. Hail Holy Queen, crush the evil and perversions of truth that seek our ruin. Wrap us in the mantle of your blessings, and fill our hearts with your imperishable hope. Blessed Mother, we flee to your tender embrace. Thank you for adopting each and every one of us as precious gifts for your Son. May we imitate your great, “Yes” to God. Pray that we might be emptied of every form of pride. Ask your Son to bestow upon us the graces of humility and obedience. Mother of Mercy, draw us into the mysteries of His Holy Will. Comfort us in our battles and accept our tears in communion with your sorrows. Guide us to the Gates of Heaven. Beg your Son to establish His kingdom of peace. We await the renewal of the earth and our inheritance of endless Joy and Love. AMEN
Word/Image: Condemn
I did not come to condemn the world but to save the world.
Whoever rejects me and does not accept my words
has something to judge him: the word that I spoke,
it will condemn him on the last day,
because I did not speak on my own,
but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and speak.
And I know that his commandment is eternal life.
John 12: 47-50
Father, Giver of eternal Life, Jesus our Savior, and Holy Spirit, mover and shaker of Love’s living Wisdom, bring us into Communion with Your Holiness. Guilt and shame follow us like unshakeable, dark shadows. In our self-directed efforts to break free of the bonds of our failures to live in Your Love, we point our fingers at others. We are quick to see others’ faults. Free us from the bonds of vitriolic accusations. Turn our condemning assertions into interior prayers. We promise to drop our struggles and failures at Your feet. Help us to see how You are always teaching us Your ways of gentleness, kindness, compassion, and goodness. We ask for the grace to make You the center of our lives. Draw us into the infinite folds of Your Heart. Lord, we desire Your Word. Without Your Word we are forsaken creatures trapped in wells of selfishness and self-condemnation. Let Your Word become the fullness of all that we are. We invite Your Word to fashion and mold us into heavenly sons and daughters of God the Most High. Father, we give glory and honor to You. Jesus, we bend our knees in adoration of Your Perfect Example, and Your obedience to the Will of the Father. And Beautiful Spirit, we drink up every drop of Love full of Mercy and Possibilities that You share with us. “For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.”* Alleluia AMEN
* John 3: 17
Word/Image: Surprise
They were all struck with astonishment and began glorifying God; and they were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
Luke 5: 26
Father the Weaver of Love’s Fabric, Jesus the King of Love, and Holy Spirit golden threads of Divine Love’s enacting power, ready us to encounter Your Creative Order working in our lives. Your Sacred Imagination knows no limits. You take delight in watching us stumble into Your nets of blessings. Just when it seems like darkness will never end, or there is no hope, or healing feels impossible, or reconciliation with others is a lost cause, or we’ve exhausted every possible solution, that’s when You shake the entrapping cages of our minds, and situations, and bring us Your Surprises. Thank you Lord for always knowing what we are feeling. You lavish us with Your Tender Love. With a little nudge and push, You are quick to create unexpected opportunities to see Your Hands of Care and Compassion working. Lord, we are spoiled by Your surprises. May we become vigilant in waiting for the ambush of Your Surprises. Help us to store up these tokens of Your Love for times when You allow or ask us to suffer. Arm us with stronger faith and trust in You. Father, incite our confidence in Your endless Unconditional Love. Jesus, make us humble disciples; sends us out to be proclaimers of Your Wonders. And Beautiful Spirit, fill us with Christ’s Wisdom that we might be ever ready agencies of Your Love. “Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders which You have done, And Your thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with You. If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count.”* AMEN
*Psalm 40: 5
Word/Image: bear fruit
“It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you
and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain,
so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.
This I command you: love one another.”
John 15: 16-17
Father, Master of the Vineyard, Jesus the fruit of the Vine and Wine of Mercy, and Holy Spirit, the Divine, Sacred, Living Blood of Love flowing in the Mystical Body of Christ, hire us to work in Your fields. Lord, why have you chosen us to be Your laborers? How can we in our smallness; in our limitedness, contribute to the building of Your Kingdom? As our God, King, Lord, and Master You do not treat us as slaves. Your have freed us from the bonds of sin. Thank you for calling us each by name. We cannot see or understand how our little works are precious in Your sight. We wish to be the fulfillment of Your Will. By the Light of Your Grace, every act of Your Love we enact in the details of our lives, brings Glory to Your Name. Your Goodness, and Sacred, Creative Imagination is furthered by each breath we devote to You. Instill in us a desire to please You thorough a stream of selfless, compassionate acts and prayers for our brothers and sisters. Father, we hand You the gifts You have given us; do with us what You Will. Jesus, give us Your Mind, and take possession of our hearts and souls. And Beautiful Spirit, lavish us in the Joys of Eternal Love. “He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.”* AMEN
*Psalm 1: 3
Word/Image: I will come back
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.
Not as the world gives do I give it to you.
Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.
You heard me tell you,
‘I am going away and I will come back to you.’
John 14: 27-28
Father Your Ways are far above the ways of our world, Jesus You are the Peace we long for, and Holy Spirit Advocate of Prayer, Wisdom in Motion, and Joyous Love, strengthen our resolve to stay rooted in You. Lord, our world is rocking with war and violence. We have drifted far from You. Show us the way back to Your Arms of Mercy. Please do not let us become insensitive to the constant, subtle deluge of graces You shower us with every day. Even our crosses, pains, anguish, and confusion can all work in concert to prepare us to live more fully in Your eternal Love. Bring the authority of Your Name, Blood and Word to silence the principalities that seek to destroy Your beautiful creation with their chaos. We adore You Prince of Peace. Shield us with Your Healing Light. Lavish our troubled hearts with the sweet tender sound of Your reassuring Voice. Quench the thirst of our fears in Your Living Waters, and focus the sights of our spirit on the vision of Your return. Father, Your children want to come into Your Glorious Presence. Jesus, crown our hearts with the victorious thorns of Your sacrifice. And Beautiful Spirit, be our song of Hope and Love. Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child rests against his mother, My soul is like a weaned child within me.”* AMEN
*Psalm 131: 2
Word/Image: Obedience
“Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.”
John 14: 23
Father, the Fullness of the Word ordered and enacted in Love, Jesus our Teacher and Savior, and Holy Spirit our Advocate for the Way, Truth and Life of eternal Unconditional Love, increase our resolve to be obedient. Lord, transform our fall into sin, into blessings of grace to seek Your Face of Mercy. Break open the wisdom of Your Word. Grant us earnest, clean hearts like those of children. Fill us with a sense of awe and wonder. Kindle in us a desire to know You, and love You, with all of our hearts, minds, souls, and bodies. Show us how to apply Your selfless, humble teachings in our relationships with one another. May every action we take, every intention we hold, and every word we speak, conform to the Goodness of Your Wisdom and Love. Increase our capacity for selfless acts that encourage, support, and lift up others. Father, bring us Home; reign in our lives as the True and Right power that pulls us to You. Jesus, embolden us to follow Your example of complete abandonment, trust, and obedience to the Will of the Father. And Beautiful Spirit tickle us with the sublime, delights, and Joys of Your never ending Love. “Sacrifice or oblation you wished not, but ears open to obedience you gave me.”* AMEN
*Psalm 40: 6
Word/Image: Splendor of God
The angel took me in spirit to a great, high mountain
and showed me the holy city Jerusalem
coming down out of heaven from God.
It gleamed with the splendor of God
Its radiance was like that of a precious stone,
like jasper, clear as crystal.
Revelation 21: 10-11
Father of Majesty and Glory, Jesus, Lamb of God making all things New, and Holy Spirit, the Perpetual Light of Radiant Love crowning all creation with Beauty and Joy, awaken our souls with anticipation. We await the City of God. Jesus, we know You are preparing a place for us. Strengthen our faith in what we cannot see or know yet with our physical senses. Enliven the sensitivities of our hearts. Show us how to work with You to co-create spaces of Holiness and Love that we can grow into through faith. Redeem our sacred imaginations from snares of brokenness, and limited self-centered aspirations. May we never forget that we are eternal children of the Most High God. Lord, we want to imitate Your selfless freedom, and ceaselessly imbibe the nectar of Your abundant Graces, and never ending Blessings. Even as we sit behind the veil, gather us into jubilant choruses proclaiming hymns of praise. Bring us into Your Sacred Now. May our prayers guide us into actions that place You at the center of our lives. Father, anoint us, and keep us safe in Your Divine Will. Jesus, lavish us with Your Mercy and Wisdom. And Beautiful Spirit enrapture us with the ecstasies of Heavenly Unconditional Love. “All your works praise you, Lord; your faithful people extol you. They tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might, so that all people may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.”* AMEN
* Psalm 145: 10-11
Word/Image: Spirit of Truth
I will send to you the Spirit of truth, says the Lord;
he will guide you to all truth.
John 16: 7, 13
Father all powerful, all knowing, all seeing, Jesus King of our Hearts and Souls, and Holy Spirit the Heat of Love’s Perfect ordered expressions, show us the eternal treasures of Your Wisdom and Truth. This blessed earthly journey taxes our faith with endless temptations. Where goodness, holiness, and righteous are concerned, we are like empty canisters. Fill us with Your Life Giving Water. Stir the dregs of our vulnerable and fallible souls. Remove every filter from our minds, born of pride that bends Your Light. Penetrate our limited, and dense thoughts. Lead us to new insights born from your healing Love. Help us to recognize, and uproot, patterns of destructive habits that distance us from You. Obliterate every sneaky, riddled, falsehood that traps us in webs of confusion, and vicious cycles of deceit. Lord, take possession of us: heart, mind, soul, and body. Send us your Spirit and make us new Creations in You. Father, strengthen us in our trust of Your Divine Plan. Jesus, be our Way, Truth, and Life. And Beautiful Spirit, shield us with the radiance of Your Truth and Love that we might give Glory to God. “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.”* AMEN
*Psalm 51: 10-11
Word/Image: All in All
He made from one the whole human race
to dwell on the entire surface of the earth,
and he fixed the ordered seasons and the boundaries of their regions,
so that people might seek God,
even perhaps grope for him and find him,
though indeed he is not far from any one of us.
For ‘In him we live and move and have our being,’
as even some of your poets have said,
‘For we too are his offspring.’
Acts 17: 25-28
Father of the Eternal Now that turns nothingness into Everything, Jesus our King and the High Priest of our souls’ temples, and Holy Spirit, the animating movement of Unconditional Love, permit us to participate in Your Divine Dance for all of creation. Awaken our sense of wonder. Attune the ears of our hearts to the sounds of Your Glories covering the earth. May our hunger to know You consume every cell of our body and every filament of our soul. Brandish our darkness with the Light of Your Being. Make us one with You, through our Communion in Your Mystical Body. Look with favor upon us, and despite our unworthiness, consecrate us as Your humble servants. Let us become tireless agencies of Your Divine Will. We thank You, and praise You, for giving us resurrection power. Teach us how to die to our flesh to give life to our spirit. We await with Hope the Joys of our Life in You and Your gift of our eternal imperishable bodies. Father, the Creator of All in All, we abandon ourselves into Your Arms. Jesus we live, move, and have our being in You. And Beautiful Spirit, bring us the Heart and Mind of Jesus to clothe us in eternal radiant robes of Love. “Let them praise the name of the Lord, for at his command they were created, and he established them for ever and ever—he issued a decree that will never pass away.”* AMEN
*Psalm 148: 5-6
Word/Image: Scattered
Behold, the hour is coming and has arrived
when each of you will be scattered to his own home
and you will leave me alone.
But I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
I have told you this so that you might have peace in me.
In the world you will have trouble,
but take courage, I have conquered the world.
John 16: 30-31
Father of the Eternal Moment entrusted to Your Son, Jesus the Key that unlocks the Gates of Heaven and the consummating flames of Holy Fire that melt the coldness in our hearts, and Holy Spirit, the Advocate of Unconditional Love in the flow of our life’s events, draw us into the mysteries of our purpose both now and forever. Lord, we know we will never be alone. Bolster our faith in Your Word. Guard the Peace You place in our spirits to carry Your Light into the world. Although, we may feel temporarily scattered, guide us to each moment when You are calling us serve as Your appointed agencies of Grace. Accept our witnessing and imperfect testimony of Your Good News. We thank you for this earthen journey. May we never become comfortable in seeking comfort in this world as an end in and of itself. Our home and treasure are crafted from Your Living Presence in our Hearts. Prepare us to enter Your Endless Kingdom of Life and Love. We will be Your beacons of hope in a troubled world hungry for You. Father, we are with You through our communion in the Body and Blood of Christ. Jesus, teach us Your Wisdom, and grant us the power of Your unsurpassing Peace. And Beautiful Spirit, lavish us with Love and sweeps us into the Arms of the Divine Will. “The Lord will keep you from all harm—he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.”* AMEN
*Psalm 121: 7-8
June 1st, 2022
Word/Image: Consecrated disciple
Keep watch over yourselves and over the whole flock
of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you overseers,
in which you tend the Church of God
that he acquired with his own Blood.
I know that after my departure savage wolves will come among you,
and they will not spare the flock.
And from your own group, men will come forward perverting the truth
to draw the disciples away after them.
Acts 20: 28-30
Father, Nurturer of all Your consecrated children, Jesus Rabbi and Shepherd of Your Disciples, and Holy Spirit, the Glorious endless Song of Love’s music seeking the ears of every heart and spirit of all God’s adopted sons and daughters, protect us from all evil. Draw us together into prayerful flocks. Send forth Your Spirit to watch over us. Bind us into Your covenant of Unconditional Love. As we taste and see the goodness of Your abundant blessings, may we never forget to lift up our voices with praise and gratitude. Keep Your Way, Truth and Life always in front of us. Whatever confusions, doubts, and moments of anguish that show up on our paths, help us to hold onto the peace and hope You always offer us. We belong to You, and we belong with You in Heaven. In the throes of chaos and whatever perversions seek control of our hearts, minds, spirits, and bodies keep us secure in the joys of our faith and trust in You. Father, build Your Church. Jesus, feed Your Mystical Body. And Beautiful Spirit, shine Your Light of Love into every corner of our lives now and forever. “Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.”* AMEN
*Psalm 112: 4
Word/Image: Blessing
To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit; not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing.
1 Peter 3: 9
Father of Perfect Goodness, Jesus, the Father’s gift of incarnate Compassion, Wisdom, Understanding and Mercy, and Holy Spirit, Fount of Life baptizing everything with Love, engage us as agencies of Your Blessings. Set our spirits on fire with the Truth of Your Presence, and actions at work in our lives. Let us not keep score of the harmful words spoken to us, insults hurled at us, or any of the hurts You allow us to experience. Let us thank you for the gift of these mini crosses, as much as we thank you for the consolations you bestow on us. Wash the hands of our perpetrators with Your forgiveness. As we are loved unconditionally, grant us an ever greater participation in the awesome mystery of Your Perfect Love. Quicken our sacred imaginations to step into the shoes of our brothers and sisters, and grant us clear discernment of how we can be a blessing to others in every situation. Father, we put our lives in Your Hands. Jesus, make us one with You, and may the Light of Your Sacred Heart bring Healing and Peace to our broken world. And Beautiful Spirt, lavish the gifts given to us with Love that they may produce every blessing and fruit that gives Glory to God. “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.”* AMEN
* Psalm 34:8
Word/Image: hearts take comfort
Love the LORD, all you his faithful ones!
The LORD keeps those who are constant,
but more than requites those who act proudly.
Psalm 31: 24
Father of Infinite Light, Jesus the sublime Sacred Heart of Life, full of Peace and Eternal Joy, and Holy Spirit fabric of connective Love covering all things, keep us always safe in the refuge of Your Wings. Oh Lord, please bolster our faith. Let us become like eager children open and receptive to the Goodness and Warmth of every glance and touch You share with us. Keep us committed to seeking You every moment. We invite Your Wisdom and Love to be at work in every conversation we have, in every thought we hold, every intention that rises within us, and every action we take. Make us One with Your Divine Will. We choose You above all other possible things. Grant us the spiritual gift of discernment. Turn our lives into living prayers of praise and adoration. Our hearts cry out for You; our only source of Truth and comfort. Sanctify us through our Communion with You in the Eucharist and with each other. Father, we hand You our hearts so that You will mold them into temples of Your that host a flicker of Your Glory. Jesus we invite You to take possession of our hearts. And Beautiful Spirit, consume our hearts with the Holy Fire of Your Endless 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: Remembrance
This cup is the new covenant in my blood.
Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup,
you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes.
1 Corinthians 11: 25-26
Father, Maker of the Cup of Salvation, Jesus the Blood of Salvation, and Holy Spirit the Love sanctifying the perfect Sacrifice of Salvation, inebriate us with eternal Joy. Gather Your children in front of the Your heavenly altar. Let us be the fruit of Your Vine that presents itself at every Eucharist ready for Your Priestly Blessing in the line of Melchizedek. Open our eyes to the mystery of the ordinary, and simple, becoming One with You. Activate our sacred creative imaginations in remembrance of Your selfless Love. We want to experience Your Holy Fire setting us free. We embrace Your covenant, and stand ready to surrender ourselves. Wipe away our offenses and give us our daily bread to strengthen us in our resolve to repent of habits of thoughts and actions that put distance between You, and us. Increase our faith and trust in you, as we yield more and more to Your Love. May Your Blood course through our body and give us a new life in Communion with Your Light and Peace. Father, we bless and praise Your Holy Name now and forever. Jesus, we accept Your Cup of Life, and unite ourselves with Your cross as the door to Your Heart and our eternal inheritance. And Beautiful Spirit transform our souls into temples of Unconditional Love. “And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death.”* AMEN
*Revelation 12: 11
Word/Image: Healing
Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.”
At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!”
Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, take your mat and go home.” Then the man got up and went home. When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to man.
Father of Wonder and Mystery, Jesus Healing Light of the World, and Holy Spirit the flame of unconditional Love igniting souls, obliterate the refracting, distorting distractions that keep us from seeking Your Presence. Be pleased to use us as living testimonies of Your Way, Truth, and Life. Allow us to mirror Your Gentleness, Compassion, Peace and Goodness in the world. Receive us as humble beggars in desperate need of Your healing. Take our physical, emotional, and mental ailments that You have either allowed, or given to us as sanctifying crosses, and show us how to prayerfully work with You to use these exigencies to draw us deeper into Your Sacred Heart. Illuminate every dark and grey space hiding from Your infinite Merciful Teaching. Grant us clean hearts eager to be shaped by Your Healing Hands. Shower us with every Grace we need to abandon our dense understandings, and limited capacities so that we may participate in Your endless Love. Command us to rise, and come to You. We will run with boundless trust and faith in Your Divine Will. Father, we lift up our souls to You. Jesus, bathe us in the Living Waters of Healing Mercy. And Beautiful Spirit, lavish us with Your Love and anoint us with the sweet aromatic perfumes of Joy, Wisdom and Peace. “Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint; heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony. My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long? Turn, Lord, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.”* AMEN
* Psalm 6: 2-4