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Listen! The King is coming!Paul Kravitz OFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456044680435903161noreply@blogger.comBlogger191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12455790.post-14181174271480746152016-11-25T20:02:00.002-08:002016-11-25T20:02:09.374-08:00Gratitude Prayer by Napoleon Hill<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1t2jOPHWDUQa6KAWxKnmYPqgAVlHDcgFqeu2xWiEXkcC-b7F1b4_wfKtySeGVkw2u87FO3FoRQ95fK3665ZSkUwu2tzyrJ8weBthW0Ki7Xu38K33l0rlrGiB93BiqedphQ4t/s1600/Giving+Thanks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1t2jOPHWDUQa6KAWxKnmYPqgAVlHDcgFqeu2xWiEXkcC-b7F1b4_wfKtySeGVkw2u87FO3FoRQ95fK3665ZSkUwu2tzyrJ8weBthW0Ki7Xu38K33l0rlrGiB93BiqedphQ4t/s320/Giving+Thanks.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Slab Serif", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I give thanks daily, not for mere riches, but for wisdom with which to recognize, embrace, and properly use the great abundance of riches I now have at my command. I have no enemies because I injure no man for any cause, but I try to benefit all with whom I come in contact by teaching them the way to enduring riches. I have more material wealth than I need because I am free from greed and covet only the material things I can use while I live.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Slab Serif", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Slab Serif", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">~</span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Slab Serif", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Gratitude Prayer by Napoleon Hill</em>Paul Kravitz OFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456044680435903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12455790.post-7119850017621412372016-10-22T19:44:00.001-07:002016-10-22T19:50:47.861-07:00October 23, 2016 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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poverty of our hearts. Knowing you always hear and answer our prayers, we
present our petitions before you</span></div>
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<li> For our church
leaders that through their sacrifice and example they may be the voice of God’s
answer to the prayer of the poor, we pray to the Lord</li>
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</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">That as we
prepare for our upcoming national elections, we may pray for officials who
follow Christ as an example of servant leadership. we pray to the Lord, </span></li>
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</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">For victims of
violence, that they may experience and find consolation and justice in the
presence of God and his people we pray to the Lord, </span></li>
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</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">For those in our
parish families, that we may always respect life in all it stages as a gift
from God, we pray to the Lord,</span></li>
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</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">For the Hungry,
the thirsty, the naked, the homeless, and the unemployed, that may see God
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seek healing. May they open their hearts to the response of the Lord in their
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Father, you hear our prayers,
spoke and unspoken. May we always be humble
and approach you in our poverty as we draw near and confidently raise our
petitions to you. We ask this through
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<b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">October 16,
2016 Twenty-nineth Sunday in Ordinary
Time<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Intercessions </span></b><b>:</b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></b>Heavenly Father, your son taught us to persevere in
our prayers. Knowing you always hear and answer our prayers, we present our
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">For our church
leaders that through their perseverance they lead us ever closer to God’s
merciful love and demonstrate the sharing of that mercy with others, we pray to
the Lord</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">That as we
prepare for our upcoming national elections, we may respect and see the love of
God in all people we pray to the Lord, </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">For victims of
violence, that they may experience and find consolation and justice in the
presence of God and his people we pray to the Lord, </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">For those in our
parish families, that we may always respect life in all it stages as a gift
from God, we pray to the Lord,</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">For the Hungry,
the thirsty, the naked, the homeless, and the unemployed, that their faith may
bring them to new life, we pray to the Lord, </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">For those who
seek healing. May they open their hearts to the response of the Lord in their
lives, we pray</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">For those who
have asked us for prayers and those who we encounter who need prayers, we pray
to the Lord</span> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">For those who
have died, and all those who are remembered in the offering of Masses this week.</span></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: large;">Father, you hear our prayers,
spoke and unspoken.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">May we always be
persistent as we draw near and raise our petitions to you, knowing that you
provide for all our needs.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">We ask this
through Christ our Lord.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">October 9,
2016 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary
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<b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Intercessions </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">:</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Heavenly Father, your son reminded us that gratitude
for your gifts is the attitude we should hol as we come before you. Knowing you
always hear an answer or prayers we present our petitions before you<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For our church
leaders that they lead us ever closer to God’s merciful love and demonstrate the
sharing of that mercy with others, we pray to the Lord<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">That as we
prepare for our upcoming national elections, we may respect and see the love of
God in all people we pray to the Lord, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For those who are
living in the storms of life, that they may experience and find consolation in
the presence of God and his people, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For those in our
parish families, that we may always respect life in all it stages as a gift
from God, we pray to the Lord, <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For the Hungry,
the thirsty, the naked, the homeless, and the unemployed, that their faith may
bring them to new life, we pray to the Lord, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For those
struggling with their faith. May they come to feel God’s saving power, we pray
to the Lord<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For those who
have asked us for prayers and those who we encounter who need prayers, we pray
to the Lord<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have died, and all those who are remembered in the offering of Masses this week.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Father, you hear our prayers,
spoke and unspoken. May we always stand
in expectant gratitude as we draw near and raise our petitions to you. We ask this through Christ our Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Paul Kravitz OFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456044680435903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12455790.post-63454832162456709712016-10-01T09:04:00.001-07:002016-10-01T10:28:34.281-07:00Intercessions - October 2, 2016<div class="Body" style="line-height: normal;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcldIuezp3ZkIF6C-JU4Y6Ew2rf1ZUIGxYNDT28KKuVi7rFeb-8VOtw8UVNhrEr1ow54UPHloeaBld8pT2w8zA0JReu7cOUB5Hou8E26iD0pja2X5FceLV8VM0j2XhE6XKNrSp/s1600/27th+sun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcldIuezp3ZkIF6C-JU4Y6Ew2rf1ZUIGxYNDT28KKuVi7rFeb-8VOtw8UVNhrEr1ow54UPHloeaBld8pT2w8zA0JReu7cOUB5Hou8E26iD0pja2X5FceLV8VM0j2XhE6XKNrSp/s200/27th+sun.jpg" width="200" /></a><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">October 2,
2016 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary
Time<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Readings</span></b><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></b><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">: </span></b><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/100216.cfm">http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/100216.cfm</a></span></b><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Intercessions </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">:</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Heavenly Father, your apostles asked you to increase
our faith, blessed with the gift of faith you have given us, we lovingly lift
our petitions to you:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">For those who are
experiencing God’s mercy, that they may find themselves coming ever closer to
his merciful love and sharing that mercy with others, we pray to the Lord,</span> </li>
<li><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">That as we
prepare for our upcoming national elections, we may realize that God’s love can
transform and strengthen us to guide us to select the best leaders, we pray to
the Lord, </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">For strangers in
strange lands, victims of violence and proclaimers of God’s kingdom, that they
may experience and find consolation in the presence of God and his people, <span style="font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">we pray to the Lord, </span><span style="font-size: small; text-indent: 0px;"> </span><span style="font-size: small; text-indent: 0px;"> </span> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">For those in our
parish families, that the example of St. Francis of Assisi, whose feast we
celebrate this week, may inspire us to praise and experience the touch of our
loving God in His Creation and His People, we pray to the Lord,</span> </li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">For the Hungry,
the thirsty, the naked, the homeless, and the unemployed, that their faith may
bring them to new life, we pray to the Lord, </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">For those struggling
with their faith. May they come to feel God’s loving presence and harden not
their hearts, we pray to the Lord,</span> </li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">For those who
have asked us for prayers and those who we encounter who need prayers, we pray
to the Lord,</span> </li>
<li> <span style="font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">For those who
have died, Especially Judah Brown, age 2, son of my facebook friend, and all
those who are remembered in the offering of Masses this week, </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">we pray to the Lord, </span> </li>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Father, you hear our prayers,
spoke and unspoken. May all our
petitions help to draw us close to you and help us to live in accordance to
your will. We ask this through Christ
our Lord.</span><br />
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Today is a day of visits of angels.</div>
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Francis of Assisi was visited 800 years ago, and was imprinted with the marks of the suffering Christ by the saraph.<br />
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His side, pierced by a sword, his hands and feet pierced by the nails of the cross, just as all of Francis' life, a witness to the depth of God's Love for us.<br />
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Some wounds do not heal. Some wounds are as upraised hands giving witness to the greatness of our Father, God and King. <br />
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Today I commemorate the death of one of my great guides, mentor and friend, my grandmother Lottie Kravitz, 20 years ago today. I pray she is in the company of angels, reunited with her husband, brother and sisters. When the angels took her they left a great millstone of grief tied to my heart.<br />
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She suffered her share of life's tragedies, having lost her husband almost 25 years before her own death by cancer. She was a custom made godsend to her siblings, spouse, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was my biggest support when I was working through life's problems, and was with me on much of my spiritual journey. Granny is a witness to the depth of God's Love for us.<br />
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I miss you Granny. Some wounds do not heal. Some wounds are as upraised hands giving witness to the greatness of our Father, God and King. <br />
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And how great, loving, and forgiving He is!<br />
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<br />Paul Kravitz OFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456044680435903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12455790.post-67656014650591477492015-02-02T09:02:00.002-08:002015-02-02T09:04:56.054-08:00 A Psalm of Thomas Merton<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today, Father, this blue sky lauds you.</div>
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The delicate green and orange flowers of the tulip poplar tree praise you.</div>
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The distant blue hills praise you,</div>
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together with the sweet-smelling air that is full of brilliant light.</div>
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The bickering flycatchers praise you</div>
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with the lowing cattle and the quails that whistle over there.</div>
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I too, Father, praise you, with all these my brothers,</div>
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and they give voice to my own heart and to my own silence.</div>
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We are all one silence, and a diversity of voices.</div>
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You have made us together,</div>
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you have made us one and many,</div>
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you have placed me here in the midst</div>
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as witness, as awareness, and as joy.</div>
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Here I am.</div>
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In me the world is present,</div>
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and you are present.</div>
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I am a link in the chain of light and of presence.</div>
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You have made me a kind of center,</div>
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but a center that is nowhere.</div>
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And yet also I am "here."</div>
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Paul Kravitz OFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456044680435903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12455790.post-67780728532992802672014-11-27T06:28:00.000-08:002014-11-27T06:28:48.707-08:00Deep ThanksI am thankful to almighty God who has been so amazing in my life. The gifts and the challenges all come together knowing that they are governed by your love.<br />
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I am Thankful for my family, some of whom are near but we will not be seeing today. I think about those who we lost this year, and I am just thankful for those who are still with us to share moments of love (and trial) with us. I am so appreciative for all those who are gone and thankful to almighty God that he touched my life with their Love. Their presence in my life is missed but also is indelibly etched and interwoven into who I am today.<br />
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I am thankful for my wife, who bears with me and a whole lot of things that just do not make sense. Thank you for not giving up on life and love.I thank God for the individual gifts my three boys bring into my(and our family's) life. I urge each to give God a place in your heart and he will repay you endlessly.<br />
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So many beautiful, wonderful people have touched my life. I am thankful for them, their companionship, faith, loyalty, time and love. And for those people who touched my life with less them love, I forgive them, and wish for them to realize that Gods love is present today and every day for them. If I have hurt you, I am sorry, I am not perfect, I wish you love and you certainly deserve to be treated wit the love and dignity of God's special child.<br />
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I mourn for all the victims of violence, and that would be all of us. Some are touched in a profound way at times, and I ask and am thankful for God's healing touch. When God's love is fully realized, we can be even more thankful and filled with love and peace. Thankfulness is one of the doors that allow love to enter our lives.Paul Kravitz OFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456044680435903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12455790.post-63934229288299283482014-10-22T13:49:00.000-07:002014-10-22T13:49:05.081-07:00Autumn Advent DanceI haven't been left behind<br />
I haven't been swept away in time<br />
I am a witness to your work in this day<br />
I proclaim that you have not gone away.<br />
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I see the sorrow, hurt and pain<br />
Which I cannot make go away<br />
My soul is eased when I call your name<br />
My body shakes and my heart awaits<br />
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The sun goes down<br />
I'm waiting here<br />
You promised<br />
you are drawing near.<br />
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The time of silence<br />
Where love renews<br />
a time when I give myself<br />
up to you.Paul Kravitz OFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456044680435903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12455790.post-8566209608736101042014-10-16T15:28:00.000-07:002014-10-16T15:28:19.934-07:00God's Answering-Machine-Encompassing Love Gods love is all encompassing... and a mystery...<br />
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I was asked to be acolyte for my first funeral at St. James, my home parish. I was there for a funeral a couple of months ago, for my wife's best friend Jean. Our usual acolyte Barbara isn't usually able to help at funerals on Thursday, so I was called and I accepted.<br />
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The funeral was for a lovely lady named Marie, I looked up her obituary and prayed for her before the funeral, than set up for a most beautiful funeral Mass. A family member got up and spoke about how well loved she was, and how she made everyone feel loved. Our Pastor talked about God's love, and how the loss of her father at a young age was formative. He assured us that her love was now within everyone who loved her, especially her family because her love was from God, So this love will not end, will not die, even though the person is physically gone. I was aware of little problems I was having in preparing for the funeral, and with some of the logistics of the service. (After all the acolyte leads the procession with the cross, not following the priest and the urn, correct?)<br />
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Guess what, my little problems did not enhance, nor deter from Gods work at that service. I only hope that my little problems never take away from Gods service. I also hope that dispute my problems God's love can shine through, and as it does I will smile, not for myself, but for my ever-loving God who set up this whole thing.<br />
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So I went home, and my mom, who is in a retirement home, wanted me to try and fix her answering machine (answering machine... really?!?). So I go with my sister for a long overdue visit to mom, she was about to sit down in the dining room for dinner, but she brought us up to the room to look at the little misbehaving beastie.<br />
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We stopped in the hallway to talk to mom's friend. Now I sometimes do a communion service on Sunday for the residents, but I have not been there in a few months. I miss the folks and apparently I am missed as well. Mom's friend tells me to pray for her mother who passed away. I questioned this, and in doing so, discovered that we had the funeral for Mom's friend's mother this morning.<br />
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I assured her that I was there, and praying for her, her mother and her family.<br />
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So we get to mom's room and the little gadget gets power but none of the buttons work. It is a model whch does not have tape or anything serviceable, so a little shaking, jiggling and otherwise manhandling the device made no difference.<br />
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Well, mom wants the thing to work, but it doesn't. I tried to convince her that voice mail could be an easier option, but the concept was confusing. I told her we will have to look for a new one.<br />
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Now I have to find me a time machine to go back to the time of answering machines. And start going to visit mom on Sundays again.<br />
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Paul Kravitz OFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456044680435903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12455790.post-7398152391153905172014-08-22T11:17:00.003-07:002014-08-22T11:17:32.731-07:00A Prayer for a Gracious LadyDear Lord, a lovely lady left her earthly home tonight,<br />
gaily taking the upper path that leads to you and light. <br />
She will be a little lonely, and a little weary too,<br />
and she might not know just how to turn when heaven comes into view. <br />
So it would be a kindly thing to send the Little Flower<br />
to meet her on the pathway and lead her to her bower. <br />
And may she have a garden, it matters not how small,<br />
with larkspur for summer and asters for fall. <br />
And would your Mother Mary drop in some day for tea,<br />
and chat, in women fashion, each had a child You see. <br />
And may it be Your gracious will, when she lies down to rest,<br />
to send her dreams of homefolks, of those she loved the best. <br />
If you could do these things, dear Lord, It would ease us in our plight,<br />
for she was a gracious lady who went home to You this night.<br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.25px;">- Anne Carpenter.</span>Paul Kravitz OFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456044680435903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12455790.post-62082309242233774712014-07-30T10:59:00.002-07:002014-07-30T10:59:30.595-07:00Thumbtack.comI was just searching through the job boards and came across Thumbtack.com. It looks like a great place to advertise your services as well as search for professional help you may need. As I have been working on webistes lately this site is of interest to me. Check it out here: <a href="http://www.thumbtack.com/PC-Paul-s-Web-Pages-Stratford-CT/service/1200421">Web Design</a>!Paul Kravitz OFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456044680435903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12455790.post-28032379348271294492014-07-19T06:30:00.004-07:002014-07-19T06:32:37.291-07:00The Jesus Prayer - A Meditation<div>
Let us look closely at the familiar prayer: </div>
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Within these words are a rich meaning and a prayer for our own conversion</div>
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Lord—Why is Jesus Lord? He is the master, He is the way to eternal life. His life death and resurrection show us that He is Savior and God. We owe him no less then everything </div>
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Jesus Christ—God, anointed as Christ, and Jesus the human together in one being. We are aninted by virtue of the work of Jesus on earth, so we are also other Christs. But all needs to go through Him to ake sense for us, who are other and holy as well.</div>
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Sinner—We separate ourselves from the Love of God every day. Once we realize this, we can take on the nature of sinner. We need to remember that being sinner means being able to accept the forgivenss and mercy of God.</div>
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Mercy—We do not get mercy ourselves without God. Once we fill with Gods merdy and realize it, we will overflow with that mercy and become more an instrument of Gods love mercy and peace in our everyday lives.</div>
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By saying the words repeatedly, and meditating upon them, the prayer moves from head into heart and Jesus will welcome you to his true presence. "Peace be with you!".</div>
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“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, the sinner.”</div>
Paul Kravitz OFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456044680435903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12455790.post-17399034672990928242014-06-20T10:35:00.000-07:002014-06-20T10:49:17.954-07:00A Hail Mary for Pope Francis<i>I believe this is timely, especially since he has invited leaders to</i><br />
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<b>POPE FRANCIS MAKES A REQUEST</b></div>
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Weep not for what you have lost, fight for what you have.<br />
Weep not for what is dead, fight for what was born in you.<br />
Weep not for the one who abandoned you, fight for who is with you.<br />
Weep not for those who hate you, fight for those who want you.<br />
Weep not for your past, fight for your present struggle.<br />
Weep not for your suffering, fight for your happiness.<br />
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With things that are happening to us, we begin to learn that nothing<br />
is impossible to solve, just move forward.<br />
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THE HOLY FATHER MAKES A REQUEST FOR PRAYERS THAT GOD PROTECTS HIM AND GIVES HIM STREGNTH TO MEET THIS DIFFICULT TASK ... SO BE IT!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.</b></span></div>
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We pray for the Holy Father that the heavenly Mother intercedes for<br />
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Please pray for Pope Francis!Paul Kravitz OFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456044680435903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12455790.post-87094780929963901072014-04-13T07:18:00.001-07:002014-04-13T07:18:26.549-07:00Prayer for a Happy Death<b>Meditiation: </b><br />
Praying for a happy death<br />
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We must die to self each day<br />
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Christ can then be birthed more in our lives<br />
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We should not miss the dead part of us<br />
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Except to learn from it, using it to cultivate and enrich life.<br />
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We should welcome the newness God provides,<br />
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And when finally, the I has died,<br />
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Christ is born again, resurrected and free in the world.<br />
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<b>Prayer:</b><br />
<i><u>A prayer for a happy death</u></i><br />
Lord help me to die to myself today<br />
Take these daily deaths<br />
As an offering to you.<br />
Scatter the ashes of these deaths<br />
Over our lives<br />
Come into my life anew<br />
Be my life renewed<br />
Roll the Stone away and call me forth.<br />
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<br />Paul Kravitz OFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456044680435903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12455790.post-33707767432685319402014-01-24T15:29:00.002-08:002014-01-24T15:29:47.301-08:00Jesus says you are going to be o.k<div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">
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<strong>A Note from our fraternity minister: </strong><br />
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<strong>Pray for Father Victor Martin, Pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Fairfield. Father Martin has recently been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and he shared this information with his Parishioners during Sunday Mass. A friend who was there shared the following story with our Rosary group at St. Pius X Church in Fairfield last Friday. After this Mass at St. Thomas Church, a little boy about 5 or 6 years old told his mother that he needed to talk to Father Martin. When he saw Father Martin he told him the following: "Father, when you held up the Host, I saw Jesus. The little boy then threw his arms around Father Martin's legs and hugged him and said, "Jesus says you are going to be o.k.". </strong></div>
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<strong>I know this is unusual but I wanted to "Give God the Glory" by telling you about this story. What a mighty God we have! He loves us so much and He will go to great lengths to let His children know how much He loves each and every one of us--even speaking through a child! We are so blessed to be God's children. </strong></div>
Paul Kravitz OFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456044680435903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12455790.post-17662280193505574312014-01-18T04:53:00.000-08:002014-01-18T04:54:09.501-08:00Meditation: One in Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>I sat a while in this meditation from Richard Rohr. I believe St. Francis often prayed within this oneness.</i><br />
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Rest: Object Meditation<br />
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Look around you and notice your surroundings at this moment. Let your eyes fall on some object—perhaps a candle, tree, rock, or creature. Simply observe the object, without judging or labeling. Give your full attention, senses, and presence to this object.<br />
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Gradually let your gaze soften and take in the more-than-matter-ness that is also here. Deepen your awareness of God’s presence within this thing and within you.<br />
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Rest in silence for several minutes (or continue with a longer time of contemplative prayer) and then turn your gaze to bless the rest of the room, landscape, and world in which you find yourself, one in Love.Paul Kravitz OFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456044680435903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12455790.post-23451947326733845322014-01-07T07:57:00.002-08:002014-01-07T07:57:57.575-08:00A Prayer of Pope Francis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Mary, Virgin and Mother,<br />
you who, moved by the Holy Spirit,<br />
welcomed the word of life<br />
in the depths of your humble faith:<br />
as you gave yourself completely to the Eternal One,<br />
help us to say our own 'yes'<br />
to the urgent call, as pressing as ever,<br />
to proclaim the good news of Jesus.<br />
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Filled with Christ's presence,<br />
you brought joy to John the Baptist,<br />
making him exult in the womb of his mother.<br />
Brimming over with joy,<br />
you sang of the great things done by God.<br />
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Standing at the foot of the cross,<br />
with unyielding faith,<br />
you received the joyful comfort of the resurrection,<br />
and joined the disciples in awaiting the Spirit<br />
so that the evangelizing Church might be born.<br />
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Obtain for us now a new ardor born of the resurrection,<br />
that we may bring to all the Gospel of Life<br />
which triumphs over death.<br />
Give us a holy courage to seek new paths,<br />
that the gift of unfading beauty may reach<br />
every man and woman.<br />
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Virgin of listening and contemplation,<br />
Mother of love, Bride of the eternal wedding feast,<br />
pray for the Church,<br />
whose pure icon you are,<br />
that she may never be closed in on herself<br />
or lose her passion for establishing God's kingdom.<br />
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Star of the new evangelization,<br />
help us to bear radiant witness<br />
to communion, service, ardent and generous faith,<br />
justice and love of the poor,<br />
that the joy of the Gospel may reach to the ends of the earthy,<br />
illuminating even the fringes of our world.<br />
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Mother of the living Gospel,<br />
wellspring of happiness for God's little ones, pray for us!<br />
Amen! Alleluia!<br />
(Source: Evangelii Gaudium, 288)Paul Kravitz OFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456044680435903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12455790.post-12159386426543377532013-12-09T09:21:00.000-08:002013-12-09T09:21:17.330-08:00A prayer for the coming of Christ in My Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Father God,<br />
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Thank you for the advent gifts of hope, peace, joy and love.<br />
By accepting and opening thse gifts in my life, I realize that I need a savior. Because I accept Jesus, your Son as my Savior my life is forever changed.<br />
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May I always be the face of forgiveness- just as Jesus forgave sins and so opened communications between God and man as well as each other. Give me courage to be forgivness in a society that expects revenge as payment for hurt.<br />
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May I always be the face of nonviolence, treating others as I myself would want to be treated. Give me the ability to see your presence in each heart so that I may treat others as I would treat God, for he truely exists in each created person.<br />
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May I always be the face of unconditional love, a love that is freely received and given. Give me the ability to walk a mile in the shoes of others, and to see that you walk with and love them as you surely do patiently with me.<br />
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In doing these things, not on my own power but yours, Father, may the fruit of your gifts and your work with in me be a world that knows your love, where justice and peace shall kiss.<br />
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I ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen.Paul Kravitz OFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456044680435903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12455790.post-37020939888831757402013-09-24T04:12:00.001-07:002013-09-24T04:12:16.913-07:00Joy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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The joy of children<br />
Returned to absent parents<br />
See heaven on earth.<br />
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The joy of parents<br />
Returned to absent children<br />
Live heaven on earth.<br />
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The joy of heaven<br />
Returned to lifeless earth<br />
Witness Peace and Love.Paul Kravitz OFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456044680435903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12455790.post-53335202541177836152013-09-08T04:34:00.000-07:002013-12-10T04:27:41.621-08:00Prayer for Peace in Syria<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">GOD OF COMPASSION,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">LISTEN TO THE CRIES</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">OF THE PEOPLE OF SYRIA.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Give comfort to those who suffer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">because of the violence,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">console those who mourn their dead,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">and strength to neighboring countries</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">to welcome the refugees.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Convert the hearts of</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">those who resort to arms</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">and protect those who</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">work to promote peace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">GOD OF HOPE,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">inspire leaders to choose</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">peace instead of violence</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">and to seek reconciliation with their enemies.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Inspire compassion in the universal Church</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">for the Syrian people and give us hope</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">for a future of peace based on justice for all.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">We ask this through Jesus Christ,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Prince of Peace and Light of the world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">AMEN.</span>Paul Kravitz OFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456044680435903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12455790.post-30771109633754343472013-07-06T08:05:00.000-07:002014-01-07T08:07:17.379-08:00Prayer of My MissionMy God has gotten me through past job losses.<br />
My God has been with me through family crises<br />
My God has gotten me through cancer, depression and loneliness.<br />
I am a man on a mission traversing this life<br />
Spreading but one message:<br />
My God is love<br />
And he loves every person I meet, touch or even hear about today.<br />
I accept that love, and true acceptance means that I need to love them too.<br />
That's kind of scary, until I realize that the God who has seen me through this life<br />
Is the only power I have that will let me achieve that love.<br />
Lord be my power today and every day.<br />
Let me be your face to one of your beloved today.Paul Kravitz OFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456044680435903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12455790.post-73075132816553839552013-05-17T09:30:00.001-07:002013-05-17T09:30:37.348-07:00I remember you my friend<br />
I remember you my friend.<br />
I'm glad to know that you were mine<br />
Shared Days we were close,<br />
Some Days we were far away;<br />
These Days blur into yesterday.<br />
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Now in God You are today<br />
The laughing sun<br />
The crying rain<br />
Far above the time given pain.<br />
For all todays even when memory fades.<br />
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My friend stands in my life<br />
So filled by friends<br />
Even such as these<br />
Wih Bodies gone.<br />
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I would not lie, would not forget<br />
The touch that makes a life.<br />
Touch shared in time<br />
I tucked away<br />
Within the heart,<br />
By the heart the touch<br />
returned to life.<br />
Paul Kravitz OFShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456044680435903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12455790.post-2463796445380016532013-05-14T09:53:00.000-07:002013-05-14T09:53:03.232-07:00The Wrong Funeral<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><tbody>
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<i><b>God is so powerful and He speaks to us in so many wonderful ways, even through a story passed along in email. God bless you the reader, the writer of this piece, and my dear sister who sent this to me. - PK </b></i><br />
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">AND WE THINK GOD DOESN'T TALK TO US?<br /><br />Consumed by my loss, I didn't notice the hardness of the pew where I sat. I was at the funeral of my dearest friend - my mother. She finally had lost her long battle with cancer. The hurt was so intense; I found it hard to breathe at times. Always supportive, Mother clapped loudest at my school plays, held a box of tissues while listening to my first heartbreak, comforted me at my father's death, encouraged me in college, and prayed for me my entire life. When mother's illness was diagnosed, my sister had a new baby and my brother had recently married his childhood sweetheart, so it fell on me, the 27-year-old middle female child without entanglements, to take care of her. I counted it an honor.<br /><br />"What now, Lord?" I asked sitting in church. My life stretched out before me as an empty abyss.<br /><br />My brother sat stoically with his face toward the cross while clutching his<br />wife's hand. My sister sat slumped against her husband's shoulder, his arms around her as she cradled their child. All so deeply grieving, no one noticed I sat alone. My place had been with our mother, preparing her meals, helping her walk, taking her to the doctor, seeing to her medication, reading the Bible together. Now she was with the Lord. My work was finished, and I was alone. I heard a door open and slam shut at the back of the church. Quick footsteps hurried along the carpeted floor.<br /><br />An exasperated young man looked around briefly and then sat next to me. He folded his hands and placed them on his lap. His eyes were brimming with tears. He began to sniffle. "I'm late," he explained, though no explanation was necessary. After several eulogies, he leaned over and commented, "Why do they keep calling Mary by the name of 'Margaret?'"<br /><br />"Because, that was her name, Margaret. Never Mary, no one called her 'Mary,'" I whispered. I wondered why this person couldn't have sat on the other side of the church. He interrupted my grieving with his tears and fidgeting. Who was this stranger anyway?<br /><br />"No, that isn't correct," he insisted, as several people glanced over at us<br />whispering, "her name is Mary, Mary Peters." "That isn't who this is."<br />"Isn't this the Lutheran church?" No, the Lutheran church is across the street. "I believe you're at the wrong funeral, Sir."<br /><br />The solemnness of the occasion mixed with the realization of the man's mistake bubbled up inside me and came out as laughter. I cupped my hands over my face, hoping it would be interpreted as sobs. The creaking pew gave me away. Sharp looks from other mourners only made the situation seem more hilarious. I peeked at the bewildered, misguided man seated beside me. He was laughing too, as he glanced around, deciding it was too late for an uneventful exit.<br /><br />I imagined Mother laughing. At the final "Amen," we darted out a door and into the parking lot. "I do believe we'll be the talk of the town," he smiled. He said his name was Rick and since he had missed his aunt's funeral, asked me out for a cup of coffee.<br /><br />That afternoon began a lifelong journey for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral, but was in the right place. <span style="background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">A year after our meeting, we were </span><span style="background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">married at a country church where he was the assistant pastor. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time.</span><br /><br />In my time of sorrow, God gave me laughter. In place of loneliness, God gave me love. This past June, we celebrated our <span style="background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">twenty-second wedding anniversary</span>. Whenever anyone asks us how we met, Rick tells them, "Her mother and my Aunt Mary introduced us, and it's truly a match made in heaven."<br /><br />If you Love God for all the marvelous things he has done for you, send this on to others.<br /><br /><u><span style="background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">REMEMBER, God doesn't make mistakes. He puts us where we are supposed to be.</span></u></span></b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9eJQNP3JD93FX6YrAN8jKY17mZRkZRhtSOxTvZhO4HY_C-EAzTLcWgyZVfDeXgPB-aYjFtx6ecvSJA6dsVXvz-sy0iiUeawq0VRSlqT5FuZJiXWXAZ-s2raXC9ROiWV1XFRs/s1600/WP_000125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-pinit="registered" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9eJQNP3JD93FX6YrAN8jKY17mZRkZRhtSOxTvZhO4HY_C-EAzTLcWgyZVfDeXgPB-aYjFtx6ecvSJA6dsVXvz-sy0iiUeawq0VRSlqT5FuZJiXWXAZ-s2raXC9ROiWV1XFRs/s320/WP_000125.jpg" width="240" /></a>You can choose to do it alone<br />
with someone else<br />
or with God...<br />
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<i>Walk to the edge.</i><br />
<i>Listen hard. Laugh. Play with abandon.</i><br />
<i>Practice wellness.</i><br />
<i>Continue to learn.</i><br />
<i>Choose with no regret.</i><br />
<i>Appreciate your friends.</i><br />
<i>Lead or follow a leader.</i><br />
<i>Do what you love.</i><br />
<i>Live as if this is all there is.</i><br />
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<i>-Mary Anne Radmacher</i><br />
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I have made my choice. I am alive in Christ.<br />
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