Ember Day

Father, thank you for this day, for this life and for all those you place in my life. Please help me to be the person you want and designed me to be.

You know who I hold in my heart today and for whom I pray

Angels of God, their guardian dears, to whomst God’s love commits them here. Ever this day be at their sides, to light, to guard, to rule and guide.

And may they find so much joy today that their angels laugh with them!

Amen!

“We have a tendency to think only about self-protection, safety, and avoidance of trouble,” says Bishop Robert Barron, “This tends to be our primary frame of reference. But God thinks relentlessly in terms of love, even when that love entails suffering. So, we ask ourselves, what is our final frame of reference? Is it, ‘How do I avoid pain?’ or is it, ‘How do I love?’ So, if I wake up every morning and my basic question is ‘How am I going to avoid pain?’ then I am going to live my life in a certain way – ultimately, a selfish way. But if when I wake up in the morning I say, ‘How do I love today?’ then I will live the life of a saint.”