Posts Categorized: IX.

What will you take with you?

Grace: To ask that all of my thoughts, words, and actions, be directed to the praise and service of Our Lord Text for Prayer: Psalm 90 Reflection: Some years ago, a few days after Christmas, I happened to be at a funeral where the priest, during his homily, took out a shopping bag and began… Read more »

Life is Short…

Grace: To desire to reform my life and renew my relationship with Christ, recognizing that life is short and I will be judged by the Lord after death. Text for Prayer: Luke 12:16-21 Reflection: Benjamin Franklin once wrote to Jean-Baptiste LeRoy, a prominent scientist during Enlightenment France, “Our new Constitution is now established, and has… Read more »

Death and Judgment in Light of Eternity

Grace: To understand that I will one day come before the Lord, and to realize how my relationship with Him is able to be strengthened and renewed at every moment of my life. Text for Prayer: Ezekiel 37: 1-3 Reflection: It has been observed that ours is a culture that does not like to face… Read more »

Death and Judgment: In Light of Eternity

Grace: to understand clearly the imminence of the day I will stand before God, to gain a greater sense of urgency in renewing my relationship with God, and to realize how permanently my relationship with God can be impacted by what I am currently doing. Text for Prayer: Revelation 20:11-15. Reflection: Death is inevitable.  It happens… Read more »