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3 days ago · Psalm 4:1. For many people, the greatest challenge to faith comes in the form of unanswered prayer. We go to God in prayer, over and over again, we are specific in our requests, many of which are not outlandish or big, and we hear nothing, we receive nothing, the prayers go unanswered.
9 hours ago · Awaken to Prayer. The journey of prayer for Franciscans is the discovery of God at the center of our lives. We pray not to acquire a relationship with God as if acquiring something that did not previously exist. Rather, we pray to disclose the image of God in which we are created, the God within us, that is, the one in whom we are created and ...
4 days ago · Prayer is a gift from God, and it takes humility to receive such a sublime gift. It also begins in our desire to pray. St. Thérèse of Lisieux says prayer is “a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.”
5 days ago · He is a God we can pray to and wait for with childlike faith that he will do something. But we also have a God who will never, ever, ever line up exactly with our expectations. And we need to think long and hard about our true expectations of God and what we want out of the Creator of the universe.
3 days ago · 3. Taking a walk is good for my soul. “ [The gospel] is good and it is beautiful,” said Dr. Gavin Ortlund in a recent episode of Christ and Culture. “It touches the deepest longings of the human heart.”. A walk allows me to attend to one of God’s greatest sources of beauty — the natural world.
5 days ago · The novena comes from Father Dolindo Ruotolo, who is a servant of God and candidate for beatification. We can pray this novena whenever we are struggling to let go of worries or doubts and need the Lord to take care of things.” Who is Servant of God Don Dolindo Ruotolo?
5 days ago · Do you lean on God and walk in faith? Or do you turn inward and let anxiety and despair take over? When the path is dark, hold to the light. Like Abraham, trust God when you walk in uncertain times. Like Jesus, walk humbly when life doesn’t go your way. Like Peter, make things right with God when you mess up. Next Steps
