prayer - food for faith

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Mary on March 7, 2018 at 5:49 am

For a second day in a row the word ‘desire’ seems to be the key. The desire to forgive and now the desire to pray. I hope to share this video today with an elderly lady who is really struggling with prayer in her reality. Thank you Fr John

Joy Cowley on March 7, 2018 at 7:26 am

For many of us who have studied similar books on prayer, it’s been like sitting on dry land, reading books on how to swim. When we get in the water, swimming happens because the water supports us. So does chatting with God become easy when we know God’s loving presence holds us in being.

Mary F on March 7, 2018 at 7:29 am

Helpful insight – thank you

Emma on March 7, 2018 at 7:35 am

Perfect timing for me , thank you .

Peter Wilson on March 7, 2018 at 8:05 am

Peter
Thank you Father and Joy for making the Lenten prayer journey so much clearer.

Lyn on March 7, 2018 at 9:10 am

So easy yet so easy to forget that God is always with us

carl telford on March 7, 2018 at 11:46 am

john. thank you for such a clear humble presentation

Anonymous on March 7, 2018 at 1:20 pm

Thank you for your discernment today Makes me believe in my prayers.

Mary on March 7, 2018 at 3:12 pm

Thank you Fr John for helping me on this Lenten journey. Today’s presentation was yet another inspirational one.

Anonymous on March 7, 2018 at 4:37 pm

If prayer is simply ‘desire’ I should be so heavenly minded as to be of no earthly use. Alas! Teresa of Avila said ‘He just looks at me and I look at Him’ will try and keep focused! Thanks John for so much for real down to earth usable inspiration.

Anonymous on March 7, 2018 at 7:41 pm

thank you for your thoughts about prayer really needed it today

Anonymous on March 7, 2018 at 7:59 pm

Thank you doesn’t really cover it, John, but thank you for your helpful presentation on prayer, just what was needed in my life. God bless.

Matthew O’Meagher on March 8, 2018 at 6:05 am

What a gifted and helpful message. Thank you

Anonymous on March 9, 2018 at 6:31 pm

I watched this in preparation for an hour’s prayer and reconciliation coming up very early tomorrow morning for the 24 hours of prayer for the Lord. Thank you for the insight.

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moving waters

Bible questions still pop up regularly in quiz shows and they often cost otherwise sharp players much needed points.
I’m ready for a question asking for the two names for the last book of the Bible. The book often known as Apocalypse is perhaps more often referred to as the Book of Revelation.
It’s common (thanks to movies) to think of an apocalypse as a devastating and unwelcome time of destruction.

to dream

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I took the pic above yesterday morning on an early walk.

to really see

Perhaps we find the miracles of Jesus too difficult to understand. How can we cope with what we may not have seen with our own eyes?
Many people cope with the miraculous by reducing it to what they can understand. They say Jesus just increased the blind man’s psychological vision, or opened his eyes of faith rather than actually giving him physical sight.

the rich earth

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Patrick’s day

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