Good morning, Friends. It is early, even for me. It's dark, and very quiet. It might even be raining, but I haven't looked closely enough to tell.
I enjoyed the lesson, but I am depending on you to carry most of the discussion because I found out yesterday that my mother cannot return to assisted living, and we need to move her things out of her apartment this weekend.
One thing I want to say is that I have been on the receiving end of kindness lately, especially from y'all. You are such kind women, and you practice kindness and are shining lights in this dark world. I am privileged to "know" you!
I'm hoping you will share your thoughts in comments to help me out because my plate is full today! Before I share the Bible verse, I wanted to share a quote from St. Thérèse of Lisieux.
A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
Here is the Bible verse from the lesson:
Prayer Requests
- Please pray for our blog friend Jenna Meon. She is currently in rehabilitation for her walking. She is still struggling with her standing.
- Please keep Rita's neighbor Chris in prayer as she battles her cancer. She has a 2nd surgery to remove what is believed to be another cancer on her lung scheduled for today (Friday, August 29th).
- Kitty's son Mike and his friend are working on a game for a company and need to have it done in three months and have a verbal agreement for another game. Prayers that they can get this done. Also, pray that they will get good news on a proposal (a separate project).
- Keep Rita's daughter Megan in your prayers as she delves into her 3rd and final year of Nurse Practitioner program. Her anxiety is pretty high with the new schedule of work, school and home life balance.
- Pray for my best friend Barbara who is battling cancer.
- Kris has a praise and a request: Her little grandson and daughter and SIL are loving their new home in Michigan. Her daughter landed a great job running a huge 9 practitioner clinic in Michigan. Hoping the learning center that her grandson went to will open the new one very soon near their new home in Michigan so he can go to the same daycare and structure.
- Pray for Carla and her husband as they are listing their home and moving closer to their sons. Pray that God will guide them every step of the way!
- Carla is requesting prayers for her friend Conner who went to MEPS this week, he passed, he is now in the delayed entry program for the Marines. He will go to bootcamp June 2026 after high school graduation.
- Carla's prayer request is for all the young people entering the military, the love they feel for the USA to become warriors to fight to keep us free. She is so thankful, as we all are!
Have a blessed and safe Labor Day Weekend!
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
This lesson is of sainthood, and how St Therese (Little Flower) made her way through small acts with great love. I love Farrell's quote within from Dr Cornel West: "a saint ain't nothing more than a flawed human being who looks at the world through the lens of the heart". We could all benefit from trying this in some small way each day. I have one sister who, honestly, I believe is very saintly. I aspire to be more like her!
ReplyDeleteI don't know if the prayers at the end of each devotion are Farrell's (I suspect they are), but today's is really good at the end of this one.
Praying for all who have a touch of anxiety today - Ricki Jill and this daunting move, my neighbor who's having her lung surgery today, my daughter Megan who just had an MRI yesterday from a work injury 5 weeks ago, confirming a rotator cuff tear (on top of everything else she's anxious about), and all the unspoken anxieties of you, my friends.
Let us pray for the families of the Minneapolis Annunciation Catholic Church who were attacked in an act of despicable hate by the young man this week. 🙏🏻
I have studied some of the saints with Bishop Barron of Word on Fire. He has several fantastic videos, "Little Flower" is a favorite of his.
ReplyDeleteHer story reminds me to do a check of how I am doing in the humble department.
Praying for the Minneapolis Annunciation Catholic Church families.
Carla