Daily Thoughts 8-11-2017 Matthew 16:25

"For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭16:25‬

Are you living your life or are you living the life Christ gives you? Or saying it another way, do you get what you want or want what you get?  The greatest gift we can give God is to abandon our will and accept God's will.  We all seek happiness but it isn't found until we realize that God is the perfect creator.   All things come from God because they come from God.  Listen to Him, see Him and follow Him.  You are His perfect creation, stop seeking happiness elsewhere it is found in God.  He is perfecting you, even in the challenges of life.  

St Patrick's prayer

"I arise today Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, Through belief in the Threeness, Through confession of the Oneness of the Creator of creation. 

I arise today Through the strength of Christ's birth with His baptism, Through the strength of His crucifixion with His burial, Through the strength of His resurrection with His ascension, Through the strength of His descent for the judgment of doom.

I arise today Through the strength of the love of cherubim, In the obedience of angels, In the service of archangels, In the hope of resurrection to meet with reward, In the prayers of patriarchs, In the predictions of prophets, In the preaching of apostles, In the faith of confessors, In the innocence of holy virgins, In the deeds of righteous men.

I arise today, through
The strength of heaven,
The light of the sun,
The radiance of the moon,
The splendor of fire,
The speed of lightning,
The swiftness of wind,
The depth of the sea,
The stability of the earth,
The firmness of rock.

I arise today, through
God's strength to pilot me,
God's might to uphold me,
God's wisdom to guide me,
God's eye to look before me,
God's ear to hear me,
God's word to speak for me,
God's hand to guard me,
God's shield to protect me,
God's host to save me
From snares of devils,
From temptation of vices,
From everyone who shall wish me ill,
afar and near."

Mary, Queen of Confessors, pray for us.  

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1 John 4:4b

"The one that is in you is greater than the one who is in the world."