Since I initiated Prayer Requests, the requests have been flowing in from all kinds of people with all kinds of crosses – some are indeed quite heavy. You must have crosses, too. Most people do. Can I pray for you? Can we pray for each other?
It’s one thing to be thankful for suffering because you can offer it up for the sake of others – people you love, souls in purgatory, or persecuted Christians, for example.
It’s another to see your suffering, and in particular, the parts of you that are suffering, as instruments in praising God and to be truly grateful for their capacity to suffer.
When God closes a door, does he always open a window? Find out in my latest post on Catholic to the Core at Patheos Catholic.
If the door has been closed, it’s not necessarily so that God can give you something better along the same lines, but so the loss on the other side of the door will help you grow in holiness and lead you deeper into his Father-heart.
It irks my husband when I tell our Lhasa apso-poodle mix, Ms. Daisy that I love her. Here's how the argument ended. https://t.co/KQr1oh3HSz
Can We Love Our Pets? https://t.co/KQr1oh3HSz #NCRegister
