LETTER FROM HEAVEN

To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say.

But first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.

I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God

above. Here, there's no more tears of sadness; Here is just eternal love.

Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.

Remember that I am with you every morning, noon and night.

That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was

through. God picked me up and hugged me and He said, "I welcome you.

It's good to have you back again, you were missed while

you were gone. As for your dearest family, They'll be here later on.

There's so much that we have to do, to help our mortal man."

God gave me a list of things, that he wished for me to

do. And foremost on the list, was to watch and care for you.

And when you lie in bed at night the day's chores put to

flight. God and I are closest to you....in the middle of the night.

When you think of my life on earth, and all those loving

years. Because you are only human, they are bound to bring you tears.

But do not be afraid to cry: it does relieve the pain. Remember

there would be no flowers, unless there was some rain.

I wish that I could tell you all that God has planned.

If I were to tell you, you wouldn't understand.

But one thing is for certain, though my life on earth is

o'er. I'm closer to you now, than I ever was before.

There are many rocky roads ahead of you and many hills to

climb; But together we can do it by taking one day at a time.

It was always my philosophy and I'd like it for you too;

That as you give unto the world, the world will give to you.

If you can help somebody who's in sorrow and pain;

Then you can say to God at night......"My day was not in vain."

And now I am contented....that my life was worthwhile.

Knowing as I passed along the way I made somebody smile.

So if you meet somebody who is sad and feeling low;

Just lend a hand to pick him up, as on your way you go.

When you're walking down the street and you've got Me on

your mind; I'm walking in your footsteps only half a step behind.

And when it's time for you to go....from that body to be

free. Remember you're not going.....you're coming here to Me.

Richard Mahaffey

Copyright 1995

Loving You and Missing You so much...

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

MY SON

 

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He Gives Himself
Day 199

Because God sees your real need, He wants to give you an answer far better than the answers you seek. You may demand reasons and explanations, but what you need is something more--you need the Lord.

"For in him we live and move and have our being" (Acts 17:28).

Think about the astounding reality of this Bible verse. God is all-sufficient for you. Your very being is in Him. You need Him for survival; you do not need answers.

Joni Eareckson Tada says, "Because God is at the center of the universe holding it all together, and because everything in Him moves and breathes and has its being, He can do no more than give Himself. To do anything less is to be less than Himself. Why seek pat, dry, formulized answers when you can actually receive the flesh-and-blood reality of the love of God?"

God would not be God if He were not sufficient for everyone.

God of life, I need You. My loved ones need You. Help me to place You first and ask questions only after I have done so. Amen.

 

Sweet Memories

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"I thank my God every time  I remember you."

--Philippians  1:3     

   

     Some of the blessings that make life so sweet are the special people who share my good times and bringthen my days.  It is often these people who cheer me on when my own enthusiasm seems to wane.

     It is these people---the ones who give comfort and support, often without being asked---that I express my heartfelt thanks. I love them and appreciate all they have done to make my life happier and more complete.

     The sweet memories of these individuals will continue to bless me.  Whether they are still and active part of my life or they have gone on to continue their individual journeys, they hold a special place in my heart. I remember our times together and I include these loved ones in my prayers

     Remembring my loved ones in prayer I send them a blessing.

I Love You Danny!!

 

*  *   D A Y   B Y   D A Y   *  *

 

Forgiveness and Love

 

      When we witness a public example of forgivenes in the face of an evil deed we are deeply touched by such nobility of heart.  Such was the case when a brave father went public in his forgiveness of those who killed his daughter at Enniskillen. So, too, when the Pope visited his would-be murderer in prison to extend to him his personal forgiveness. These acts show us why God asks us to forgive, for even the onlookers are ennobled by the deed, to say nothing of the participators, for how can we scream for revenge when the injured party lovingly forgives? Dosen't the sight somehow show us what it is to truly human, and a child of God? Forgiveness is a case of overcoming evil with good, a demonstration that where sin abounds grace abounds even more (Rom 5: 20). Observing such acts of heroism librates us from the sickening feeling that the world is run by evildoers, and that we are helpless in the face of such malice.

     Forgiveness is the divine institution for dealing with injustice. It breaks the cycle of evil, of tit-for-tat revenge which serves only to increase the problem. It not only breaks the cycle of evil but also the power of evil, neutralizing its effects.  It is the equivalent of taking the sword out of the enemies' hands and breaking it,  leaving them defenseless. Forgiveness is the liberating defense of the child of God. It is also one of the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and those who use it know the joy of God's presence in their lives, and also of God's protection against all enemies both material and spiritual, for time and eternity.

                                                                                  

                                                                                        Frances Hogan 

Frances Hogan is an Irish lay missionary, educator, and author of many books. 

 

To my older brother.....

There are little eyes upon you,
And they still think and remember you day by day;
There are little ears that surely
Take in every word you said;
There are little hands all eager
To do everything you did.
There's a little girl who's dreaming
of the day she'll be like you!
You're that little girl's idol,
You're the wisest of the wise.
In her little mind, about you
No suspicions ever arise;
They believe in you devoutly,
Hold all you said or did
They will say and do, in your ways,
When they're all grown up like you.
They are wide-eyed beautiful girls
Who believe you were always right;
Their keen ears are always open
To catch your words, day or night.
You set an example,
Every day, in all you did,
For your daughters who want
to grow up to be like you.

Happy Father's Day Primo! You'll be with us in spirit.

                                           Moving Forward in Faith


In the Psalms you read of men crying out to God with endless questions.

"I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me. When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands and my soul refused to be comforted. I remembered you, O God, and I groaned; I mused, and my spirit grew faint. You kept my eyes from closing; I was too troubled to speak. . . .

"Will the Lord reject forever? Will he never show his favor again? Has his unfailing love vanished forever? Has his promise failed for all time? Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has he in anger withheld his compassion?" (Psalm 77:1-4, 7-9)

These questions move from cries of despair to cries of praise to God for His faithfulness. The psalmists knew God's faithfulness. They knew that God would not only hear their plea for help, but that He would also be faithful to answer them. They were open and willing to learn from their suffering and to move forward with His help.

"Then I thought, 'To this I will appeal: the years of the right hand of the Most High.' I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will meditate on all your works and consider all your mighty deeds. Your ways, O God, are holy. What god is so great as our God? You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples" (Psalm 77:10-14).

Dr. Norman Peart encourages you to come to God with your questions and your heart cries and to move forward from that point, discovering what God would have you do for Him. Pray these words of Dr. Peart's:

"Lord, I don't understand. I'm asking You and being very honest with You. Please answer according to Your will, but also, can You show me how I am to deal with this? What would You have me to learn? How would You have me to operate from this point on?" Amen.

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A reading from

the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel______________________________34:_11-16  

                              THUS SAYS THE LORD GOD:

                                          I myself will look after and

tend my sheep. As a shepherd tends his flock when he finds himself among his scattered sheep, so will I tend my sheep. I will rescue them from every place where they are scattered when it was cloudly and dark. I will lead them out from among the peoples and gather them from foreign lands; I will bring them back to their own country and pasture them upon the mountains of Israel in the land's ravines and all it's inhabited places. In good pastures will I pasture them, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing ground. There they shall lie down on good grazing ground, and in rich pastures shall they be pastured on the mountains of Israel. I myself will pasture my sheep; I myself will give them rest, says the Lord God.  The lost I will seek out, the strayed I will bring back, the injured I will bind up, the sick I will heal, but the sleek and the strong  I will destroy, shepherding them rightly.

The word of the Lord.

The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

A reading from

the_holy_Gospel according to Luke_________________15: 3-7

                                           

                                               JESUS ADDRESED this parable

                                                   to the Pharises and scribles:

"What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds it? And when he does find it, he sets it on his shoulders with great joy and, upon his arrival home, he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them, "Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep." I tell you, over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need to repentance.

The Gospel of the Lord. 

UNA ORACION DE

CONSUELO A SAN JUDAS

Este dia,

amado Dios,

pon tus dulces pensamientos

en mi mente,

Tus palabras en mis labios,

Tu amor en mi corazon,

Tu voluntad en mi espiritu,

Tu paz en mi alma,

Tu amor para envolverme,

Tu paz para consolarme,

Tus aguas para sanarme.

Para que ni el dolor

ni las dificultades,

ni la enfermedad ni la confusion,

ni la tristeza

ni el sufrimiento puedan

apartarme del amor

y el consuelo de Tu gracia.

Amen.

Ni el dolor ni la adversidad,

ni la enfermedad ni la confusion,

ni la tristeza, ni las heridas ni

las dificultades pueden apartarnos

de la gracia amorosa y consoladora

de Dios.

Amen.

I Love You, Danny

always will......

Move Beyond the "Why"


At some point in time, if you are to continue toward healing, you must let go of the questions. Your questions may be answered later or they may not, but it is in the process of moving toward healing that you are most likely to get the answers you want.

Margi, who lost her husband, says, "I eventually came to a point in my life where I just said to the Lord, 'I'm going to stop asking You why, and I will begin asking You how. How can I use this in my life so that it will glorify You? I want to be able to use this to witness to others and encourage them through whatever it is You are trying to teach me.'"

Change your whys to hows, and seek to grow toward healing by helping other people.

"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. . . . Live in peace with each other . . . warn those who are idle, encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone. Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else. Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. Do not put out the Spirit's fire; do not treat prophecies with contempt. Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil.

May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it." (1 Thessalonians 5:11, 13-24)

God, it seems so hard, too hard. Help me to understand that I cannot do anything without Your enabling. You only expect me to love You and learn about You, and Your Spirit will do the rest within me and through me. Amen.

 

Gardens of the Heart

           By

Leroy Brownlow

 

LOVE

Love ever gives ---

Forgives ---outlives --

And ever stands

With open hands.

And while it lives ---

                           It gives

For this is love's prerogative ---

To give---and give---and give.

                        ---John Oxenham

           Yes, definitely, one of love's most appreciated attributes is its unselfish sacrificial nature.  It will live and die for its love. And in the latter instance, it is love at its fullest. For there is no more selfless gift than one's own life.  The Bible holds this maxim before us: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13).  It is possible for one to loveeverybody, even enemies. Actually, it is more than a possibilty; it is a definite command give by Jesus:

But I say unto you,

Love your enemies,

Bless them that curse you,

Do good to them that hate you,

And pray for them which despitefully

use you and persecute you.

                      ---Matthew 5:44

I will  Always Love you,  my son.

You are in my heart day and night.

I miss you so much.......

Limited Answers


Here is the challenge: Do not use your suffering as a time to discover if you believe in God, but focus instead on discovering what you believe about Him. In times of suffering, God does not change, but what you believe about Him, what you understand about Him, may.

You will likely have questions to which you will never receive answers. It is human nature to want all the pieces to fit, to want to make sense of things. But there are times when that will not happen.

"I was real angry because I couldn't get answers," says Dora of her daughter's death. "I now realize that there really is no logical reason why my daughter suffered. It is what it is, and to say that she suffered and died for my betterment or for our growth does not make sense. So I've come to realize that I'll never get an answer to that question."

As a human living on this side of death, you will not receive answers that truly satisfy you. The only satisfaction will come when you accept Jesus as Lord of your life and live each day seeking to walk in His Spirit.

"Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known" (1 Corinthians 13:12).

God, instead of focusing on the questions, I want to start focusing on the Answer--You. Help me to better understand Your attributes and Your plan for my life. Amen.


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What to do with the Whys

 

 

"What do you do with the whys?" asks Kay Arthur. "You have to lay them at the feet of Omniscience and, by faith, leave them there and say, 'If You want to show me why, God, fine. If not, I'm going to cling to who You are and what You promise.' When you're asking why, and you're in the dark, and you don't have any reasons, you are to cling to Him in hope. He is the God of all hope. The thing that you have to realize is you are here for a much larger purpose than you realize."

Hope in God, knowing that your questions may not be answered. Each day make a point to look beyond your situation to the all-knowing God of truth, who will not leave you nor fail you. Learn about His attributes and cling to them in hope. The path of life that you travel is different from what you expected, but He will guide you.

"I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them" (Isaiah 42:16).

Lord, I am truly in the dark, and it scares me. In my fear, I lash out wildly. Shine Your light in my heart. Lead me along this new path. Amen.

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Psalm  86                                                                                        1-10

 

The Lord is slow to anger and rich in kindness, forgivng wickedness and crime.

(Nm  14: 18)

 

So wide is God's mercy that no sin is too great or too small for forgiveness.  So much narrower is our  charity that we often find the small annoyances the hardest to forgive.  The more often we turn in prayer to the all-forgiving God, the more we will become like him in exendingthe hand of pardon to others in every daily circumstance.

 

Turn your ear, O Lord, and give answer

for I am poor and needy.

Preserve my llife, for I am faithful:

save the servant who trusts in you.

 

You are my God, have ercy on me, Lord,

for I cry to you all the day long.

Give joy to your servant, O Lord,

for to you I lift up my soul.

 

O Lord ,you are good and forgiving,

full of love to all who call.

Give heed,  O Lord, to my prayer

and attend to the sound of my voice.

 

In the day of distress I will call

and surely you will reply.

Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord;

nor work to compare with yours.

 

All nations shall come to adore you

and glorify your name, O Lord:

for you are great and do marvelous deeds,

ou who alone are God.

 

Glory to the Father...

 

 

 

 

 

"God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes" (Revelation 7:17 kjv).

Savior God, healing is found in You alone. Bond my family together in the unity of Your healing love as we travel this journey of grief together. Amen.

Angel of God,
my guardian dear,
To whom God's love
commits me here,
Ever this day,
be at my side,
To light and guard,
Rule and guide.

Amen.

A Prayer Of Overcoming Anger”

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Three Daily Prayers Jesus asks us to pray these prayers daily Novena of Confidence to the Sacred Heart of Jesus O Lord, Jesus Christ, to Your Most Sacred Heart I confide this intention. (Here mention your request) Only look upon me, then do what Your Heart inspires, Let Your Sacred Heart decide, I count on it, I trust in it, I throw myself on It's Mercy. Lord Jesus You will not fail me. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I trust in Thee. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I believe in Thy love for me. Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy Kingdom Come. O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I have asked for many favours, but I earnestly implore this one. Take it, place it in Thy Sacred Heart. When the Eternal Father sees it covered with Thy Precious Blood, He will not refuse it. It will be no longer my prayer but Thine, O Jesus. O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in Thee. Let me never be confounded. Amen. Prayer to St. Michael St Michael the Archangel, defend us in the day of battle, be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O prince of the Heavenly Host, by the Power of God, cast into hell Satan, and all the other evil spirits who prowl through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. Mary, Queen of Holy Angels Pray for us! The Memorare of St. Bernard Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession, was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee. O Virgin of Virgins my Mother! To thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate! Despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

Angel of God

My guardian dear

To whom His love

Commits me here

Ever this day

Be at my side

To light and guard

To rule and guide.

Please remember my prayers for Danny!!!

I Love You and Miss You So Much.......

 

Some broken heart,

my never mend,

Some memories may never end.

Some wet tears may never dry,

But  Love for you will never die.

I MISS YOU......

 

Forgive Others Involved

 

 

The greater challenge to us as Christians was to rise up and say, 'We forgive. We're not going to hold them accountable in any way, shape, or form.' 

"We did whatever we had to do to align ourselves in a way that we could imagine the Lord Jesus Christ doing. When we were willing to do that, we released healing, and we released miracles."

Turn your thoughts to the things of God--His words, His attributes, His creation, His promises--and not to blame.

"But there is forgiveness with thee" (Psalm 130:4 kjv).

Lord, forgive me and open my heart to forgive others who are involved in this situation. Amen.

What would you do if you were in my situation? He was my son. My only son. It hurts. You have no idea how much it hurts. But, I cannot hold that hate in my heart. I fill much more Love than hate. Hate makes me feel awful, ugly, mad,

dirty, and when I think of my son, Danny, it' different. I feel Love, I feel joy, just remembering the good times we spend together. Things he would tell me that would make me laugh. I see his pictures, his smile, he was always happy. He was full of love for all of us. Especially his two girls. They were his pride and joy. They would make him feel special. Sure we had problems, but we would manage somehow. He loved his family. He would do anything for anyone of us. He would find a way to help us. Stand for us. Anyone of us. I am left with all those precious memories. There has always been love in this family. My love for him is so special. Nothing compared to those others. It looks like they don't even know the meaning of love for the family much less for themselves. But, that's them. They will never take away our Love from Danny. They are the opposite of him.  Love is greater than death. You are so right, Anabel. Love is greater than death. I don't care what happens to those guys. Their day will come when they will have to face God. God will give them justice. That will be the day for them.
Expecting the worst and hoping for the best.....

"The LORD is my rock,

my fortress, and my savior;

my God is my rock, in whom I

find protection.

He is my shield the strengh

of my salvation,

and my stronghold."

 

                               Psalm 18:2    (NLT)

Danny,

I know I keep repeating myself, but, I miss you so much!! I know that God is with you always. He guides you and comforts you the way  you need him most. Guides us and protect us. Send your special Angels to watch over your girls.

Loving you and missing you so much.

Thank You for thinking of Danny. You don't know how happy it makes me to hear from one of his friend. Yes, he is in a better place. Danny had a good heart.

He is deeply missed by all of us. I'm trying to focus on good memories. That' s  all I have left from him. Only memories . He was always happy. Todo el tiempo andaba con sus amigos coming and going. Always in a hurry. he'd say Vamos, andle vamos to wherever he wanted to go. Tommy,please remember us in your prayers.  Don't forget about him.

Tell me more about the good times you all used to have. I enjoy hearing from all of you. Keep in touch.