Pause+Pray

Strengthen me to do what I can, Lord. Help me to accept my limitations and give you the glory with what this poor body can do in your service.

Some of the hardest teachings of Jesus to follow are centered around forgiveness. Forgive 70 x 7 times. Be merciful as your heavenly Father is merciful. Turn the other cheek.

My third-grade granddaughter’s science essay delighted me: a picture of her pointing to her head and words that explained why her brain is the most important part of her body.

Regardless of the details, the habit of keeping a gratitude journal makes us more alert and sensitive. The more we seek things and people to record, the more grateful we become.

We live in very divided times. Sometimes it seems as if there is nothing people can discuss without becoming defensive, angry, or hurt.

Marian apparitions bring us so much guidance, beauty, and sustenance. The apparition of Our Lady of Knock, Ireland, is the only apparition where not a word was spoken by the Blessed Mother.