June 2023

Jun 1, 2023 | Call to Action

Bloom Where You are Planted

Plant your mind in good will thoughts
Plant your heart in loving ways
Plant your spirit in peace giving actions

Let the soil of your life be free from…
…gossip
…indifference
…grumbling
…selfishness

Sprinkle your garden of life each day with…
…faithfulness
…kindness
…patience
…a forgiveness that is genuine

May your life be seasoned with…
…family and friends
…neighbors and strangers
….God at the center

Put your life in the sunshine of June… and welcome Summer…
…giving service to those in need with respect
…being a sincere listener
…accepting yourself and others as a reflection
of the Creator’s love.

….and the greatest …is to love and to be love…

May 2023

May 1, 2023 | Call to Action

May. A Month of Graces

We begin the month with the Feast Day
of St. Joseph…a humble and trusting soul
given the blessing of being Jesus’ earthly father,
We too are given the grace to follow Jesus.
What an example St. Joseph gives to us…
…to trust daily in God’s ways
…to live life in sincere and caring ways
…to share our goodness in humble and kind ways
As May continues as the Month of Mary…
We realize how this holy family cherished their faith
and the journey it had in their life.
We too can cherish how Mary lived her Magnificat
of magnifying God in her life.
Let us too magnify the Lord…
…where friendships understand better
…where distractions need not destroy our peace
…where humble “servant hood” is seen as a positive way
of sharing God’s love
…where “stewardship” is responsible and life-giving for all
…where trust is shared in daily ventures

May our prayer time this month of May be one that
reflects the simplicity, trust and love of Mother Mary and St.Joseph. Amen.

April 2023

Apr 4, 2023 | Call to Action

An April saying is: April Showers bring May Flowers
When we think of showers we think of rain drops.
The word showers is also used when we speak of…
…wedding showers~~showers of celebration
…showers of joy, glee~~ all that evokes happiness
…showers of tears~~representing sadness

What would we like to shower upon the world?
…peace
…harmony
…good will
…consolation
…respect
…kindness
…understanding

Showers help the earth to bloom.
Hmmm…think of how you and I bloom!
…when the Lord so graciously and unconditionally
showers the world with his goodness, kindness and forgiveness.

How can each one of us shower the world with our own goodness and kind deeds?
Just imagine… Everyone clapping in the world for grace-filled showers!

Is it possible?
Jesus says….be my disciple. And we all get to say Yes?
That is some loving “shower”!
Remember…bloom where you are planted. 🌹