You cannot expect others to love you if you do not love yourself. It sounds simple. It really is the root cause of why people…

Our homes are shelter from the storms. If there is chaos and unrest in your home, begin with this prayer when you return tonight.  Our…

There is the kind of peace that does not give heartache, emotional distress or unnecessary fear. The peace the world gives put a person or nation under tribute or servitude. Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, […]

We all have people in our lives that weigh us down with burden and complaints.  The world encourages us to complain and take the slightest infraction to heart. Today let’s stop. Let’s remove and cast those things upon the wind. Call upon God to calm my fears and to remove anything that may interfere with […]

As we begin another week of hurrying and scurrying about our busy lives, we pause to express our sincere praise of your majesty. We confess to you that we are intensely aware of our frailties and failings as humans. We also acknowledge that we are utterly dependent upon you for all that we have and […]

As you embrace adulthood, you come to realize what your parents mean. You look at their lives and study the ways they taught you. You find yourself copying their actions and motions. As they age, become ill and die we are left knowing that part of them loves on in us. It may be in […]

Do you really trust people? The answer to that question in this day and age is no. We are bombarded everyday with actions of people that misuse trust. We pray that our family and friends are not victims of crimes where trust is violated. Even  banks and financial advisers we once regarded with high regard […]

Volunteers are the life blood of any community. As we venture into this week that celebrates volunteers, let us remember that their hands are the hands of power that heal, rescue, mend, teach, love and represent Christ on Earth.  If you have had the time  to do something for others you know how great that […]

It is spring time. We are watching flowers bloom. We look at the beauty of those flowers  but we forget about the fact that these same flowers had to die, cover in frost and snow before we get to see them in their current state. That is the evolution of life and faith. No Matter […]

Struggling with repeated worries can be a real challenge. The following prayer invites God to calm and guide those who struggle with anxiety. Worry is a continuous pattern of ineffective thought. Worrying is unresolved thought that leaves you unproductive. “God of power, calm my mind. Let me rest in You. Ease my anxiety, and let me […]