Comments on: The source of our joy…and a prayer request

By: normago

normago — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:48:50 +0000

Friends in Christ please pray for the marriage that I am so devoted to. My spouse has been very mean to me. I know that he can be a good man. I know that something is wrong. He was unfaithful to me two years ago. He did all this in our home. I am still having trouble dealing with his unfaithfulness. I go to church every Sunday . I am trying but it is hard. Especialy when he is so mean. Please protect me from the evil that is around us. Help me take care of myself and my thoughts. Pray that our Lord can unite him with good thoughts and inspireing warm love towards this marriage and my self.sincerely norma

By: Eileen

Eileen — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:44:13 +0000

My sadness this Christmas season is directly related to the behavior of our Government leaders. Maybe this is normal behavior on steroids. The issure of Right to Life is close to my heart; when I hear that our representatives are trading it for other percieved benefits I get really angry and upset. I can't effect the decisions that are being made except to write to my representatives to express my views. I do offer time hours in the Adoration Chapel at my church and I offer many prayers for our country. Then I have to let go and trust in God. When I do that I find peace. I spend as much time as I can in this activity. Ask God to help you to deal with what is on your heart. I believe your will find peace.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:55:19 +0000

The joy I have found this Christmas Season is from finding the Truth of The Catholic Church. Growing up Protestant and being tossed back and forth with every “wind of doctrine” is discouraging when you truly love Our Lord.
I have never doubted that HE is real, but I despaired of finding what His Truth was among so many competing and angry voices.
My Joy is that I have found Him whom my soul has longed for.

By: danburke

danburke — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:29:38 +0000

Thanks Tim – God bless.

By: danburke

danburke — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:29:38 +0000

Thanks Tim – God bless.

By: timnorton

timnorton — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:26:30 +0000

Dan, definitely going to pray for those in sorrow. God bless!

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:35:38 +0000

First of all, I am praying for each of you who are sorrowing. “Blessed are the sorrowful, they shall be comforted.” Life can be difficult and God knows that and He is with you even in that sorrow. Whether it is because of financial woes, great losses, separation, difficult relationships or what have you, God is right there with you in your pain and sorrow. You are not alone. And He truly wants to come to you this Christmas season. He was willing to come to us as a tender baby and find shelter in a humble, dirty animal stall — so too He is willing to enter any heart that might invite Him in, no matter how low we feel. The only other suggestion I have is to help others. When I help others or make an effort to visit someone who is lonely, I feel so much better. Christmas joy doesn’t have to be glitzy and loud — it can be quiet and consoling.

By: Carlos

Carlos — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:57:42 +0000

praying for all of them, for all of us
God bless U.

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:55:50 +0000

On December 24th, 2005, my then 18 year old son, cut his wrists for the first time. Several more attempts on his own life, repeated psychiatric hospitalizations, and a two month disappearance on his part, left my husband, younger son, and I, in deep despair. My son died less than a year after his first suicide attempt, on November 7th, 2006. Our human natures trembled, but we found deep peace, and even joy, in the knowledge that he was confessed three days before he died, and that his death was caused by a rare, previously undiagnosed heart ailment, not suicide! Advent has never meant more to me, as I reflect on how I would be feeling if Jesus had not yet come! My sorrow and sense of loss is profound, but through a deep life of prayer, I have drawn closer to Jesus on His Cross, and His Blessed Mother beneath it. To those who are suffering, remember…Jesus has been there. He wants to walk with you and give you His comfort and grace. PRAY, PRAY, PRAY! He will not let you down. Perhaps you can become a “missionary”. Choose a person or a cause that you would like to support. Offer your grief, pain or depression, united with Jesus, for that intention. You will reap so much fruit…both in this life and in the world to come and add to God’s glory! May He bless you all abundantly. Julie

By: Zoe

Zoe — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:46:34 +0000

Found a lot of joy when I read Matthew 2:10 in RSV about the Magi (I like this translation best): “When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.” I’d like to imitate the Magi by rejoicing exceeding with great joy.