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“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:  Not of works, lest any man should boast.”-Ephesians 2:8-9

One thing we don’t do as Christians when a tragedy happens like the murder of Charlie Kirk, is we don’t strike back. We love.

We may get angry, even really angry, but loving our enemies is what makes us different.

To love our enemies can be really difficult, but it is what Jesus requires. To watch our enemies take advantage of this can be really difficult, but God is always fair and Justice will prevail.

Please pray for Charlie’s family and Charlie’s killer’s family.

It has been reported that Charlie’s killer was arrested after his parents confronted him and turned him over to the police through a minister. If that is true, how heartbreaking for them.

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” – Psalm 34:18

There can be no doubt that Charlie led people to Christ. Just as there can be no doubt that this Bible Verse truly applies to him:

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’” – Matthew 25:23

A Martyr for Jesus, he will be so welcomed and celebrated in Heaven.

Please pray for his family and all of those who loved him.

And please pray for our nation, for sadly, we will pay the price…

^” I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”- John 16:33

Sometimes life can become downright painful. So painful that it can cause us to be actually physically ill. So painful that it can make us hyperventilate with pain. In fact, Jesus said that in this life we will have troubles. But Jesus does walk with us especially close during these times, He will even carry us if we need.

A good prayer to pray during times like these is that we can pray that God will not waste the pain. That our Lord will use it to help us become all that He wants us to be. All that we want to be. For remember, we are “in the Hands of the Potter” 🙂

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“Life’s knocked me down a hundred times
My heart gave out, it lost its fight
It gets tiring
To get up again
Had one too many sleepless nights
Kept up by fears that haunt my mind
And it’s hard to see
But I still believe

That one day tears are gonna be no more
One day I’ll know what all the struggle was for
But here while I wait

On this side of heaven
I’m gonna praise through the pain
On this side of heaven
I’m holding on to my faith”

These lyrics are from This Side Of Heaven by Seph Schlueter. And I feel it is so true for so many of us. Life is not always easy, but if we hold on to our faith in Jesus, if we hold onto God’s Hand and let the Holy Spirit comfort us, we will walk with Jesus into Heaven, where there are no more tears 🙂

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Our Blessed Mother Mary’s birth is celebrated every September 8th. It is called the “Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary” by many Christians. Her birth has been celebrated since the sixth century.

Jesus’s Birth is thought by many to be the “dawn of our salvation”. And so it is. But Jesus was and is God and Man, Mary’s love made a huge difference in His life. Just as Her love is making a huge difference in our lives.

Mary has given us so many gifts. Her great love for us. Her Rosary…

One Gift we don’t talk about much is Mary’s Signal Graces. These are thought of by many as Mary’s way of letting us know that we are on the “right path” in following our Lord and doing His Will.

A writer wrote, ” What I commonly call ‘signal graces” others might call “God-incidents’, a more spiritual way of looking at what some might brush off as mere coincidence.”

That’s a great definition of a Signal Grace. Another was written by the Rosary Chapel, “Signal graces are divine guidance, trail markers in your spiritual journey, indicating you’re on the right path or should follow a particular course of action.”

Another explanation of a Signal Grace is from St. Ignatius of Loyola Church : “An answered prayer that often can be dismissed as a coincidence”.  They happen all the time, as God’s way of telling us we are on the right path as He continues to guide us and point us in the direction in which He wants us to go.”

They all give us great definitions of Signal Graces.

When we pray the Rosary regularly, we receive Signal Graces. And considering the confusion of our times; we can all use some clarification and encouragement.

And if we want to receive Signal Graces, we have only to pray the Rosary and ask Mary, Our Blessed Mother, for them 🙂

Thank you Blessed Mother Mary, for ALL of your Gifts and for Loving us so much!

Follow Jesus & Keep Praying; Prayer Changes Things!

“Lord I am feeling a little overwhelmed today, the Battles seem to big for me”

This line is part of the song “My Stronghold. The song then goes on to say “You are my stronghold”…”I run to You (God) in this desperate hour”

Sometimes this is so true. For whatever reason, we fear we may not be able to do what we need to do in a situation. What we know that God wants us to do.

So what do we do? We ask God for His Help.

Help me God. Thank You.

Sometimes that is the only prayer we can muster, and that’s okay. For God DOES hear our cry and He will answer our cry!

And we need to Trust that He will 🙂

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“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”- Matthew 6:34

Jesus said today’s worries are enough for today. When life is difficult, we need to focus on that. And sometimes, because we are human, we have to do it for an hour, sometimes a moment.

But when worry does rear its’ ugly head, we need to force our minds away from those thoughts and back to Jesus.

For it is Jesus who will walk through all of our troubles with us for every step of the way and He will also carry us through them if we need.

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We all walk through desperate times-at one time or another. But during those times, Jesus walks with us. Every single step of the way! The key in living through really difficult times is to never ever to take a step without Jesus.

For it is Jesus who knows the way!

Do Not Fear!

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” – John 3:16

On earth, so often, love is conditional. For example, if we cheat on our spouse, he or she may soon leave. Mistreat our children, and we will eventually find that they pull away. Betray our friends, and they will be gone.

And sometimes, it’s even less than that. Sometimes we just don’t put enough time into the friendship, we don’t work as hard as we ought. Or perhaps our employer is the difficult one and expects to much. Either way, whether it is a friend relationship or a work relationship, it ends up gone.

But God NEVER Leaves or Loves us less :).

There is nothing we can do, no way that we can fail, that will make God leave us. And God will never Love us less, no matter what!

God’s Love is a different kind of Love and one we can count on-forever!

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We live in a world where so many of us struggle to know the truth. Journalism, which so helped us in the past to know the world we faced, often refuses to tell the truth. And many, who call themselves journalists, create podcasts that are less than honest.

But there is one place that we can always turn to, to know the truth. The Truth that matters above all else. God’s Truth. For there is only one one Truth-God’s.

And to know God’s Truth, we have only to read God’s Word written in the Holy Bible.

But if we with to know the Truth, it is really, really important to ask the Holy Spirit to read it with us!

Follow Jesus & Keep Praying; Prayer Changes Things!