the Lord has come

joy to the world!

thank You, Father, for loving us so much to Him to us.

thank You, Blessed Mother, for carrying Him.

thank You, Joseph, for leading and protecting Him.

thank You, Holy Spirit, for coming after Him.

thank You, Jesus, for Your peace and Your sacrifice and Your light and Your mercy.

repeat the sounding joy,
repeat the sounding joy,
repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.


and wonders of His love,
and wonders of His love,
and wonders, and wonders, of His love.

presence, not presents

Father, thank You so much for Your love and light and abundance.

thank You for what You provide that i cannot even imagine asking for.

may i live my life in Your glory.  may my life be a prayer and a blessing to those who You bring into my presence.

i ask You, Father God, to please keep in the palm of Your hands my father, my brother, my son, my sister, and my mother.  please surround them with Your love and Your light so that they love fully.

please, Heavenly Father, ease the pain of loss of the family of those who You have called.  i am confused and so sad, which cannot compare to the grief those loved ones are facing and living.  please send Your angels to their aid, especially as they exist in inexplicable afflication and heartbreak.

Abba, my Father, my soul is Yours.

in Jesus' name.

amen.

humbled

Heavenly Father, i come before You to offer You my love and gratitude for the love You have given me and my son the past few months.

thank You for answering our prayers in a way that has shown us Your majesty and Your power.  thank You for never failing us, though we fail You.

i ask, Abba, that You please bring peace to my father and my brother as they struggle with abundance and the idea that Your silence means You arent listening.

i know that we are afraid, Father, because we lose sight of You and of the Holy Spirit and Jesus and the Blessed Mother in our lives.  i am so very guilty of that.  but i ask You to please have mercy on us, to forgive us because our sight is so limited when looking for Your glory, Lord.

please, Father, please help my father and my brother trust in Your wisdom and Divine knowledge so that their mental burdens are eased.  help them to believe in Your presence in their lives.  please, Father, please give them the wishes of their hearts if it is Your Divine will.

i pray that i somehow find inspiration and love again, that i allow love to come into my heart and not be so jaded and closed off.  i feel such a disconnect, Father, with my heart, and im afraid that i wont be able to feel love and hurt and joy and grace.

thank You for the past few months at work, and i am especially humbled by the abundance You have provided for me, abundance that no one else on earth can.  thank You for providing me with my needs and for allowing me to do this work and to enjoy it without being bitter.

in Jesus' name, i pray.

amen.