WHEN ALL IS WELL
Lord, I thank You for my peace
For Your loving presence in my life
For caring and supportive family and friends
For earthly comforts generously provided
For my good health and zest for living.
Let me not be complacent
With my comfortable stature.
Remind me to shame with the less fortunate.
And should there come a time in the future
When my life is not going well
Give me the grace to look back today
And remember with gratefulness
That there is always hope,
For a bright new tomorrow
If I put my faith and trust in You. Amen.
Lord, I thank You for my peace
For Your loving presence in my life
For caring and supportive family and friends
For earthly comforts generously provided
For my good health and zest for living.
Let me not be complacent
With my comfortable stature.
Remind me to shame with the less fortunate.
And should there come a time in the future
When my life is not going well
Give me the grace to look back today
And remember with gratefulness
That there is always hope,
For a bright new tomorrow
If I put my faith and trust in You. Amen.
(Ephesians 1:3: Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has bestowed on us in Christ every spiritual blessing in the heavens!)
FOR MY CHILDREN
Lord, help me protect my children
From careless frivolities
And twisted idea of what life is all about.
Help them appreciate discipline
By which true character can be achieved
And genuine integrity attained.
Guide them physically and spiritually.
Send into their lives
Specially chosen companions and friends.
Save them from costly blunders
That may haunt them down the years
Bless them to grow, play and work
According to Your Faith. Amen.
Lord, help me protect my children
From careless frivolities
And twisted idea of what life is all about.
Help them appreciate discipline
By which true character can be achieved
And genuine integrity attained.
Guide them physically and spiritually.
Send into their lives
Specially chosen companions and friends.
Save them from costly blunders
That may haunt them down the years
Bless them to grow, play and work
According to Your Faith. Amen.
(Sirach 30:1-2: He who loves his son chastises him often that he may be his joy when he grows up. He who disciplines his son, will benefit from him and boast of him among his intimates.)
***I always find time to pray, and as Sr. Sto. Niño is here in our home, it motivated my children to pray with me (of course, I couldn't force the toddler to join) added some family bonding. Tomorrow, Sto. Niño is off to another home...I'd like to share some nice prayers (above) and a verse from the Bible in connection to prayer to Sto. Niño:
Luke 11:1-13: Jesus Teaching on Prayer
One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.
Jesus said to them, "When you pray, say this: Father, May your holy name be honored; May your kingdom come. Give us day by day the food we need. Forgive us our sins, for we forgive everyone who does us wrong. And do not bring us to hard testing.
And Jesus said to his disciples, "Suppose one of you should go to a friend's house at midnight and say, "Friend, let me borrow three loaves of bread. A friend of mine who is on a trip has just come to my house, and I don't have any food for him!" And suppose your friend should answer from inside, "Don't bother me! The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can't get up and gie you anything." Well, what then? I tell you that even if he will not get up and give you the bread because you are his friend, yet he will get up and give you everything you need because you are not ashamed to keep on asking. And so I say to you: Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For those who ask will receive, and those who seek will find, and the door will be opened to anyone who knocks. Would any of you who are fathers give your son a snake when he asks for fish? Or would you give him a scorpion when he asks for an egg? As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
***When I read this during the session for the coming of Sr. Sto. Niño, I couldn't keep myself from crying because I've been always having this novena "Ask, and..." and yes, I believe that in His time, whatever I ask, I will definitely receive!
***I always find time to pray, and as Sr. Sto. Niño is here in our home, it motivated my children to pray with me (of course, I couldn't force the toddler to join) added some family bonding. Tomorrow, Sto. Niño is off to another home...I'd like to share some nice prayers (above) and a verse from the Bible in connection to prayer to Sto. Niño:
Luke 11:1-13: Jesus Teaching on Prayer
One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.
Jesus said to them, "When you pray, say this: Father, May your holy name be honored; May your kingdom come. Give us day by day the food we need. Forgive us our sins, for we forgive everyone who does us wrong. And do not bring us to hard testing.
And Jesus said to his disciples, "Suppose one of you should go to a friend's house at midnight and say, "Friend, let me borrow three loaves of bread. A friend of mine who is on a trip has just come to my house, and I don't have any food for him!" And suppose your friend should answer from inside, "Don't bother me! The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can't get up and gie you anything." Well, what then? I tell you that even if he will not get up and give you the bread because you are his friend, yet he will get up and give you everything you need because you are not ashamed to keep on asking. And so I say to you: Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For those who ask will receive, and those who seek will find, and the door will be opened to anyone who knocks. Would any of you who are fathers give your son a snake when he asks for fish? Or would you give him a scorpion when he asks for an egg? As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
***When I read this during the session for the coming of Sr. Sto. Niño, I couldn't keep myself from crying because I've been always having this novena "Ask, and..." and yes, I believe that in His time, whatever I ask, I will definitely receive!