I find it simple to love those who love me. Lord, teach me to love as you love…unconditionally. Help me to acknowledge the need for rest.Īnd give me strength to persevere…just enoughįor what you want me to accomplish today.Īnd now faith, hope, and love abide, these three and the greatest of these is love. To prove myself out of pride or stubbornness or self-righteousness.Ĭreating anxiety, conflict, and distress in those I love most, Help me to let go with humility, to release myself from the need Knowing I cannot give my best effort when I am tired. Give me the wisdom to know my limitations, The same work will be here tomorrow after we have found rest for body and mind. As you ask him for the strength for all you need to do today, remember to discern what is today’s work, and what is for another day. Acknowledge to God that you, too, have limits. We are pulled in many directions, yet find ourselves pressing forward, even when we are too tired. ![]() Many people rely on us each day: our spouses, our children, our employers, our parents, our friends. Help me to do your will, every hour of every day. I am grateful that you wish to hear my voice. Open my mouth that I may speak to you throughout my day. Open my heart that I may offer you all my thoughts. Lord, open my mind that I may be aware of your presence in my We had to learn to look at our daily lives, at everything that crossed our path each day, with the eyes of God. Lord, be the work of my hands and my heart. May those I encounter feel your loving presence. Teach me to love, and help me to turn to you throughout the day. Before our feet hit the floor or our children rise or our minds are filled with the busy events of the day, we take a moment to talk to our gracious God.Īll of my joys and my sufferings, my cares and my concerns,Īll that I have, all that I do, is yours. We greet the Lord as we rise so that we may offer our first thought, our fresh words to the One who can carry us through our busy day. He waits for you in the stillness, in the silence of your heart. You will discover the whole day improves with that small offering. Place yourself in the Lord's presence in the first moments of each day. As our feet touch the floor, it’s the perfect time to “think positive.” We can decide to be tired and negative about the day ahead or we can choose to be the strong, positive women God made us to be. ![]() The moment we awaken, we can choose the tone of our day. What Francis de Sales understood is that starting the day with God in mind leads to keeping God in mind throughout the day. The mood with which we begin the day tends to color the entire day. May we begin by joining ourselves with all women around the world as we unite prayer to our works and our good works to prayer. Whether we are doing laundry or preparing for a board meeting, caring for children or operating on a patient, attending school or teaching school, we need God with us at all times. Only in this way can we consider as realizable the principle of praying with ceasing” (CCC, 2745). As the Catechism assures us, “He ‘prays without ceasing’ who unites prayer to works and good works to prayer. Second, we understand that even our works can be a form of prayer when we intentionally perform them as acts of love. ![]() When we do take time to pray, we can unite ourselves to others and in turn, they unite themselves to us so that every minute, He does hear from us through others. But how can we possibly speak to God every minute when we are obviously busy?įirst and foremost, we are comforted by the fact that someone, somewhere in the world is praying. Throughout the day, we should be mindful that God wishes to continually hear from us.
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