A Prayer for October

Heavenly and Blessed Father,

We welcome the new month of October with great expectation and hope

Lord, it is difficult to find words to express my gratitude for all the ways You have blessed my life and the lives of those close to me.

As I prepare for this new month, I know that I cannot do it without You. Your love and strength empower me.   Your presence guides me and will be my beacon in this new month.

Thank You for Your unconditional love.  I embrace Your love and peace.

I will keep my eyes focused on You. In Jesus' name, I pray, 

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:  As it was in the beginning, is now and will be forever, Amen. 

daily thought and scripture verse

 16 Therefore do not let what you consider good be spoken of as evil. 17 For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 For the one who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people.  Romans 14:16-18 (NET)

My words of wisdom for the day:  We spend too much time using our outer ears on the side of our heads listening for God's voice and words when we should be using our inner ears to hear God's words in our hearts. 

Random thought

I am going to go out of the lines and be somewhat esoteric on this one. I think as we have moved further and further away from the time of Jesus, the further we have moved away from the true teachings and understanding of what he wanted us to learn and spread. Does it matter if some of the wisdom comes from the various Christian denominations, Gnostics, Islam, Hindu, Buddhism, or any other belief pattern, is not the main goal to become a better person and to find a form of salvation and to continue our journey?

I mean I know I have spent years trying to live a better life to do what is needed to find salvation and to move to the next step in the journey of the soul. I think we all are in our own way. That said is it not then on us to follow the teachings of accepting others and cast no stones if we are sinful? Then why do we spend so much time condemning others that follow a different path if their intent and their understanding go to the root foundation of the Christ's teaching? Just my opinion and thought.

A morning prayer

 

Most Holy and Heavenly Father,

 

Good morning, Father,  thank you for this day,
Help me to follow you in every way.
Let me speak as you speak, and do as you do;
Let me help others, as you help them, as you have helped me, too.

Help me, to be honest, don’t let me play games,
Help me to grow, yet still stay the same.
Help me not to be selfish, to give of my heart, my mind, and my labor;
Give all - not just part.

Help me to love others, my family, my friends,
Bless all of my foes, help me make amends.
Help me be kind, Father, where I am needed, let
Me give warm attention and see all needs are met.

Help keep me busy, to strive for the best,
Help me not to be lazy, but find needed rest.
Let me come to you, Father, throughout the day,
Often to thank you, often to pray.

 

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

philosophy thought

So I was talking to a philosophy teacher and religious studies are also being taught by him now.  He made an interesting point, comparing how you have to read both.  When reading the New Testament you need to read it the same as reading a philosopher for understanding.   By this, he meant when you start a new chapter in a book of the bible.  Ask yourself, is there a Question? if so what is the questions being answered.   This amazingly can help add clarity.  Did john this was tonight