Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Finding God

Having a bad day?  Want to reach out and slap someone?  Take several deep breaths and and consider this from Father Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene, O.C.D., from meditation #298 in Divine Intimacy:

God does not let Himself be found nor does He show Himself in the midst of disturbance and excitement, but only in interior peace and calm.

We often want to change others. What we really need to do is change ourselves, peacefully, calmly, and with the grace of God.
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  1. UnknownSeptember 12, 2012 at 1:38 PM

    Thanks for this Barb. One of my favorite and often needed prayers is "Lord forgive them, and change me."

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  2. Barbara SchoenebergerSeptember 12, 2012 at 8:00 PM

    Great prayer. I will say it, too.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2012 at 2:06 AM

    Ty I really needed this today

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  4. MichaelSeptember 16, 2012 at 10:48 AM

    I certainly needed this reminder. Actually, I need it tattooed on my forehead so I stop forgetting it!

    God Bless.

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  5. Mary N.September 16, 2012 at 5:18 PM

    Oh so true. We would love to change others but tend to resist change ourselves. Thanks, Barb!

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  6. Monica September 18, 2012 at 3:13 PM

    This is great and I need to keep reminding myself of it. Thanks for your post!

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