Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path. (Psalm 119)
Mark 9:41-50 So often it is assumed that we sin because we know God’s will, but just don’t do it. For me, though, as I bounce along my life’s journey, buffeted by this joy and that sorrow, I am not always aware of God’s will. Rather, I need to deliberately take time to pause, to breathe in the presence of God and breathe out a prayer of help to discern His will –and to find the strength and tenacity to actually do the will of the Holy Spirit of God. When I do take time to pray, I am often surprised by what I discover about the creativity and peace of God’s way of doing, making, and healing things. And as I do God’s will rather than being driven by my own willful desires, I find that I am surprisingly ‘salty’ and can be used as a vessel of God’s peace anywhere, anytime. Will I run myself ragged striving to do my own will, or will I take time to align myself with God’s will? Holy Spirit of God, help me find your will and do it. He restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake. (Psalm 23:3) Prayer is living in the presence of God. Catherine Doherty, Poustinia Soli ad gloriam Gospel Mystery of the Day on FaceBook & www.gospelmysteryoftheday.ca
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AuthorBeverly Illauq lives in Kemptville, Ontario, where she greets each morning by seeking the Gospel Mystery of the Day - the Word of the Lord for direct and practical application to the specific challenges & joys of the day. Archives
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