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GROW, BLOOM, THRIVE

5/20/2020

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We can grow where we're planted. 
We can bloom where we're planted. 
We can thrive where we're planted. 
God has placed you where you are right now for some specific reason. 

-- SOURCE: "Best Lent Ever", 3/23/2019 
 
You are exactly where God wants you to be.  Don't fight it. 


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SHARING THE CROSS

5/6/2020

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With a keen eye, sometimes it seems as though everywhere you look, there are encouraging photos, scriptures, songs, or quotes.  As you reflect on the following, share your thoughts in the Comments.  What are you feeling?  How has this current trial affected you? Changed you? Strengthened you? 

"Cast all your worries upon him because he cares for you. Be sober and vigilant. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, steadfast in faith, knowing that your fellow believers throughout the world undergo the same sufferings." - 1 Peter 5:7-9 

"Without the sacraments of the Church, primarily the Eucharist, the Lord’s Supper as it is sometimes called, I certainly do not think that I could go on. I do not ­always approach it from need, or with joy and thanksgiving. After thirty-eight years of almost daily Communion, one can confess to a routine, but it is like a routine of taking daily food. But Jesus himself told us at that last supper, Do this in memory of me (Luke 22:19)…." - Servant of God Dorothy Day 

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Almighty and eternal God, provident refuge in every danger, kindly turn your gaze toward us, who with faith implore you in tribulation, and grant eternal rest to the deceased, comfort to those who weep, health to the sick, peace to those who are dying, strength to healthcare providers, a spirit of wisdom to civil authorities, and a heart to draw near to everyone with love so that together we might glorify your holy name." - Opening Prayer from the Votive Mass in Time of Pandemic 

"Despite the strains and stresses we have felt as a nation, and the long road that lies ahead, we remain confident in Christ’s final victory over sin and death. Illness, poverty, conflict, and death cannot triumph over Christ’s love and grace. We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose (Romans 8:28)." - Fr. Sebastian White, O.P., MAGNIFICAT 

"Each one of us can say: 'I hope, because God is beside me.'" - Pope Francis 


"Green pastures are before me, 
Which yet I have not seen; 
Bright skies will soon be o’er me, 
Where the dark clouds have been." 
- In Heavenly Love Abiding by Anna L. Waring (published 1850) 

"Death is not the end.  We were made for life.  We were made for joy.  Death brings the fulfillment of that life and joy, but we can live in it now.  Even in the midst of grief.  Even in the midst of plagues and poverty and confusion.  If we are in Christ, we have nothing to fear from the terrors of the world.  They cannot kill the life inside us." - Dr. Scott Hahn

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