Had a good night’s sleep and got up around 9am. Had the 11:00am Mass. Not many people there but the Gospel, which I read last night, gave me an interesting thought. I read an article recently on the phrase, “Whatever you ask in my name, the Father will give you”. The author said that you often people say, I bellieved that and when God didn’t answer my prayer, I just stopped believing in him. The author suggested that Jesus was saying that if we ask for anything in the way Jesus did (which was to always ask for the Father’s will) then we would be at peace by how things turned out because we would know that God was present in the situation and what was best would occur. I preached about that and have been thinking about it all day. I have to be more trusting of God.
The rest of the day, I spent at my desk. I’m still trying to correct addresses so that I can mail out my copies of the newsletter. I’ve found a lot of people but some I just had no lead. So I wrote on Facebook that I was looking for someone and asked for help. The response was great and Kevin contacted me. I have to rethink my feelings about Facebook.
I had confessions at 4pm and then I had the 5:30pm Mass. I extinguished the Easter candle during my homily and reminded people that they have the Light of Christ and must go out and share it with the world. I think it worked.
I should have gone to the school play, Grease; but I am too tired. I am going over now to get a bite to eat and then go to bed. I have the 7:30am tomorrow and then I head down to Dunkirk for the last of my 40th anniversary celebrations. I am staying over night at Maggie’s on Sunday and Monday to enjoy the familly. Maureen and Rick will leave on Wednesday. I don’t think I’ll write again till Tuesday or Wednesday.
If you take the comment: “Whatever you ask in my name, the Father will give you”. just a little bit further and couple it with Gratitude it makes a lot more sense to me. Gratitude in our lives makes all the difference in the world. The Father will give you in abundance all that you need.
All you need to do is “Think it”…Believe it and you will achieve it….That is the law. Try it and you won’t believe the outcomes in your life. I should have been a Preacher!!!!!!