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May our Lord of love, joy and peace console you in your every need.
Sharing with you a soothing video clip taken from 31 days with St Ignatius of Loyola, on the occasion of his feast day today.
Link to 31 days with St Ignatius de Loyola:
St. Ignatius Loyola
“Lord, please bless and heal this person, and may your love and protection be upon them and their families always”
Today I wanted to share some reflections and excepts with you from the Word Among us Magazine on the need, the power and the beauty of praying for others.
“Intercession may be a very important form of prayer, but we need to remember that all prayer originates with Jesus, not with us.
When a need strikes us, whether we see that need in the world, the Church, our neighborhood, or our family, we can be confident that this need is on Jesus’ own heart. He is the One who has opened our eyes to it and has moved us to pray for this need to be met.
Sometimes we clearly know what to pray for: “Heal this sickness, Lord.” “Let food aid get to this starving child.” “Give me the strength to make the right decision.” But at other times we don’t know how to pray; we just sense that something is wrong and that we need to take action.
The best thing we can do in these situations is to place them in God’s hands and ask him to act in whatever way he knows is best.
Intercessory prayer is a beautiful way to work with the harvest master, but it’s not the only way. As we pray for people, we can also ask, “Lord, is there something you want me to do for him or her?”
Jesus loves it when we bring people’s needs before him. It shows that we aren’t concerned only for ourselves. It shows that our vision is broadening to the world around us and that our hearts are becoming more like his.
Jesus loves it even more when we roll up our sleeves and try to help the people we are praying for—because that’s exactly what he did for us. It may not always be easy. It may cost us some of our time and energy. But at the same time, it is very rewarding to work alongside Jesus, the master of the harvest.
“Jesus, thank you for the needs you are laying on my heart. Help me find the courage to take action as well.”
A prayer and some intercessions taken from today’s Liturgy of the hours. May our good Lord bless your work today and always!
Let us begin this new day with Christ, thanking him for all he has brought to us, and asking him to bless us.
– Lord, accept and bless our work today.
You offered yourself to the Father on our behalf:
join our offering with yours.
– Lord, accept and bless our work today.
You are gentle and humble of heart:
teach us to receive others as you did.
– Lord, accept and bless our work today.
As each day begins, may your light rise in our hearts;
may it shine forth in charity to the world.
– Lord, accept and bless our work today.
Show your mercy to those who are sick:
may each new day increase their trust in you.
– Lord, accept and bless our work today.
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