Category: Faith

Found my joy again last week at the Australian Workplace Learning Conference where I met “my tribe” of likeminded L&D professionals who like me, came out of this knowledge filled, enlightening two days, revitalised, inspired and renewed in our purpose of enabling and facilitating learning in the workplace.

Here is an excerpt taken from my Lauds prayers morning, which captures the joy and love in my heart for being able to come back to L&D, and the People space.

“I will remember the works of the Lord. I will remember your wonders, from the beginning.

I will ponder on all you have done,

think deeply through all your great deeds.”

JOHN 15:1-8

Jesus said to his disciples: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and everyone that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit. You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you. Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. Anyone who does not remain in me will be thrown out like a branch and wither; people will gather them and throw them into a fire and they will be burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you. By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.”

PSALMS OF THE DAY

Psalm 118(119): 9-16

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

How will the young retain purity?

By obeying your word.

Wholeheartedly I have sought you:

do not let me stray from your commandments.

I have treasured your promise in my heart

so as not to sin against you.

Blessed are you, O Lord:

teach me your judgements.

My lips have counted

all the rulings your mouth has spoken.

I delight in following your decrees,

uncountable riches.

I shall strive to follow your commands

and to contemplate your ways.

I shall delight in your judgements:

I shall not forget your words.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

“Remember that Jesus is indeed alive in you: in your hope, your joy, and your generosity to one another. He promised that your love would win people over. So hold fast to him, and let him sustain you.”

 

Taken from today’s reflection in the Word Among Us

 

 

Life often take us to many places. And these places bring us insight that affect our hearts and mnds at work, with family and with friendships. But our Lord always blesses us in these places. And eventually bring us to the place of our hearts desire.

Thank you Lord for answering our prayers. We know that you have also prepared a beautiful place for us, together with you, in the here…in the now…and in forever.

JOHN 14:1-6

Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be. Where I am going you know the way.” Thomas said to him, “Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

“God our father, creator of all, today is the day of Easter Joy.

This is the morning on which the Lord appeared to men who had begun to lose hope..

And open their eyes to what the Scriptures foretold, that at first he must die, and then he would rise and ascend in to his fathers glorious presence.

May our Risen Lord breathe on our minds and open our eyes that we may know him in the breaking of bread and follow him in his risen life.

Grant this theough Christ our Lord, amen”

This Easter Sunday prayer was taken from the Liturgy is the Hours, Lenten, Easter volume page 526.

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Happy Easter everyone! May our Risen Lord bless us with renewed strength and grace as we give joy and praise to Him this blessed Easter morning.

 

Courage – be courageous in sharing the love and healing of Jesus

Compassion – He forgave us of our sins, I should forgive others and be compassionate towards others.

Condemn not – He did not condemn me, I shouldn’t judge or condemn others.

Communion – Find strength in Holy Communion, come to Him when you are weak.

Thank you Lord for being with me today and always. Help me to refocus my life on you and your love, being constantly mindful of your will, your healing and your joy in my life.

Help me to be courageous is bringing my family and others to you.

Tonight I heard a beautiful homily by the Papal Nuncio to Australia, Tito Ylana. His words blessed my spirit as he reminded me that Love should be the beginning, the end and the path we take every day.

..To love God above all

..To love my neighbor as myself

Lord please make straight my path. Amen

With the Apostolic Nuncio to Australia Tito Ylana

I’ve been reflecting on my role as a leader within my team, our organisation and home.

Found great encouragement from this reflection on St Peter, leader of the Church..

An excerpt from “The Word Among Us” – today’s meditation..

On this feast day, when we celebrate Peter’s role as leader of the Church, remember that Peter was able to take on this role because Jesus had helped him grow into the person he became. Remember this, and believe that he can do the same for you.

“Lord, I want to be your disciple! Keep on teaching and forming me so that I can be the saint this world needs.”

“..and keep me humble yet solid as Peter, always staying true to the mission, keeping firm on the agenda knowing that I am leaning on, and have strength from the greatest Rock  of all, our Lord Jesus Christ”