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the-mercy-workers · 7 months
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Pray without ceasing on behalf of everyone. For in them there is hope of repentance so that they may attain to God. Permit them, then, to be instructed by your works, if in no other way. Be meek in response to their wrath, humble in opposition to their boasting; to their blasphemies return your prayers; in contrast to their error be steadfast in the faith; and for their cruelty display your gentleness.
St. Ignatius
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Amen!
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momentsbeforemass · 3 months
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Pray?
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(For Tamsa, who asks good questions)
People have a lot of ideas about prayer. And that makes sense. Because when we pray, there are a lot of different things going on – usually all at the same time.
I have a good winter coat. The rain rolls off, and it keeps me warm.
The other day when it was raining, I needed to take the trash out. The rain was coming down softly, so I didn’t bother to grab my coat.
I wasn’t outside for very long. But it was long enough for me start complaining about being cold and wet.
As if I wasn’t the reason why I was cold and wet.
Later that day, I needed to go outside again. This time, I thought to put on my coat.
I didn’t notice that the rain had picked up from before. Until I came back in and saw how wet my coat was.
The difference between the two hit me while I was hanging up my coat to dry.
The first time I was cold and wet (and whiny). The second time the rain was coming down harder, but I barely noticed it. The difference? The coat.
Wearing the coat didn’t change the rain. It changed how I experienced the rain.
It’s like that with prayer.
I don’t mean one-and-done prayer. That’s like putting on a coat and then taking it off.
Keep your coat on. Pray before you do things. Pray while you do things.
It can be as formal or informal as you like. The point is keeping close to God in an ongoing conversation. Just like you would with your closest friend (which He is).
Just you and God. Heart to heart. About anything and everything.
That kind of prayer doesn’t change the things that happen to us in life. It changes how we experience them.
“Life with God is not immunity from difficulties, but peace in difficulties.” – Arthur James Russell
(Of course, this isn’t all there is to prayer. When we pray, there are a lot of different things going on – usually all at the same time. I’ll be sharing more thoughts about prayer in the days to come.)
Today's Readings
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walkbyfaith70 · 2 years
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Confirmed by my Uncle who's been in the oil field business for 50+ years and is still in it at 82.
A whole lot of truth about gas prices, and to those that say: "the president doesn't set the price of gas"... pay close attention and maybe read it twice:
From a production worker in a refinery on the Gulf of Mexico:
"You've been lied to by the President and his phony cronies, but I want to set the record straight. I'm going to tell you the truth, so pay attention"....
1. There is enough recoverable crude oil within the continental US to supply current and projected future demand for 400+ years, and that's just the oil we know about. It doesn't account for future discoveries. That's a fact...
2. We do not need to import a SINGLE DROP of foreign crude oil. The domestic oil industry can easily meet, and even surpass domestic demand. We've done it before, and we can do it again. That's a fact...
3. The domestic oil industry currently cannot satisfy domestic demand due to oil drilling restrictions imposed by the federal government. That's a fact...
4. The price of EVERYTHING revolves around oil, and the law of supply vs demand dictates the price of oil. When oil is plentiful, commodities are cheap. When oil is scarce, commodities are more expensive. Right now, domestic oil is scarce, and the price of everything is high because of these restrictions imposed by the federal government. That's a fact…
5. We import foreign oil from countries that drill and produce it much cheaper than we're able to because they do not implement all of the environmental safeguards that we do. Their methods are FAR more destructive to the environment than ours are. That's a fact...
6. Every year, the federal government leases tracts of land to oil companies so they can explore on it for oil. If enough oil is found during exploration, the company can then apply for a drilling permit which allows them to drill a well. If no oil is found during exploration, or if the amount found is not enough to be profitable the lease expires without ever being drilled on. Leases that are active, but not being drilled on does NOT mean that oil companies are being lazy, or are trying to keep the oil for themselves, etc. etc. It means they've either explored the lease for oil and found nothing, or found oil but it's not enough to justify drilling for. That's a fact...
7. it’s not Russia's fault, or China's fault, or Ukraine, or India, or Venezuela, or Iran, or Bangladesh, or any other countries' fault as to why everything is so expensive right now. It's Joe Biden's fault, because he is suppressing the domestic oil industry for political gain.
EVERYTHING depends on crude oil... but you might not know that if you believe the lies that are being told about oil and the oil industry.
EDUCATE YOURSELF…
EDUCATE OTHERS...
Copied and pasted. You can google every point yourself and it will come back factual.
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cheerfullycatholic · 6 months
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Please pray for no reason. Pray just to be nearer to God. Best type of prayers there is.
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Of course 🖤
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leonieanderson · 6 months
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He who busies himself with the sins of others, or judges his brother on suspicion, has not yet even begun to repent or to examine himself so as to discover his own sins.
- Saint Maximos the Confessor
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worshiptoday · 1 year
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"Prayer is where the action is."
John Wesley
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caffeinatedrosary · 10 months
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Good morning, siblings in Christ! How can I pray for you today?
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@angeltreasure @pink-moonkitten @unprofessionalcat @cheerfullycatholic @catholiccatechismclass @nasranilady @thelegendofsqam @mykolaivna et.al!
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readnbloom · 4 months
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Christian Living
12 And we ask you, brethren, to know those labouring among you, and leading you in the Lord, and admonishing you, 13 and to esteem them very abundantly in love, because of their work; be at peace among yourselves; 14 and we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the infirm, be patient unto all; 15 see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all; 16 always rejoice ye; 17 continually pray ye; 18 in every thing give thanks, for this [is] the will of God in Christ Jesus in regard to you. 19 The Spirit quench not; 20 prophesyings despise not; 21 all things prove; that which is good hold fast; 22 from all appearance of evil abstain ye;
Final Blessings
23 and the God of the peace Himself sanctify you wholly, and may your whole spirit, and soul, and body, be preserved unblameably in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ; 24 stedfast is He who is calling you, who also will do [it].
25 Brethren, pray for us; 26 salute all the brethren in an holy kiss; 27 I charge you [by] the Lord, that the letter be read to all the holy brethren; 28 the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with you! Amen. — 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24 | Young's Literal Translation (YLT) Young’s Literal Translation of the Holy Bible is in the public domain. Cross References: Deuteronomy 7:9; Psalm 34:1; Proverbs 20:22; Isaiah 35:4; Daniel 6:10; Matthew 5:44; Mark 9:50; Luke 1:46; John 6:34; Acts 13:1; Romans 12:9; Romans 14:1; Romans 15:33; Romans 16:6; Romans 16:12; 1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Corinthians 11:4; 1 Corinthians 14:29; Ephesians 4:30; Ephesians 5:20; Ephesians 6:18; Philippians 4:4
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freshthoughts2020 · 29 days
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her-devotionals · 1 month
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1 Corinthians 15:33
🕊️🤍💨
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Amen!!
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writethestory365 · 14 days
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“By perseverance the snail reached the ark.”
- Charles Spurgeon
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myremnantarmy · 1 year
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"𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺."
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girllikedaphne · 10 months
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IDC,Idc prayer workss.
PRAY!!!
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