AS THE WIND BLOWS: Oasis in the desert

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Oasis in the desert

Let the world speak against me, but I have the whole of the Lord within me.

Why should I worry when the All-Powerful and the All-Knowing God Creator is inside me?

There is pain -- yes! -- because I am human and still living in the world; but the Presence of Jesus is greater.

And every pain I have, I offer to the Heart of Mercy for the good of my soul and those of all.

There are times of complaints in my heart about the pains that trouble me.

But when I realize to offer them to God, I rejoice because I have something to offer to the Heart of Jesus.

There are also times when my "enemies" attack me from every side, within and without.

Times when, despite the overwhelming attacks, I cannot feel the Lord even a bit.

Times when I feel it is already God Who attacks me, for nothing happens without His consent.

Those are my desert.

And when I find myself in the desert, I run immediately to my oasis:

I trust in the Lord.

Dream Prayer

"Lord of the Universe! I am Thine and my dreams are Thine; a dream have I dreamed and I know not what it is. If they be good dreams, strengthen and fortify them and may they be fulfilled like the dreams of Joseph; but if they require to be amended, heal them as the waters of Marah were healed by the hands of Moses, our teacher, as Miriam was healed of her leprosy, as Hezekiah from his illness, and like the waters of Jericho sweetened by the hands of Elisha. And as Thou didst turn the curse of the wicked Balaam into a blessing, so do Thou turn all my dreams for me into good."
AMEN.

Mother Teresa

"Peace begins with a smile."

"Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls."

"Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love."

"Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person."

"Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing."

"I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world."

"I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish He didn't trust me so much."

"If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one."

"We need to find God, and He cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature -- trees, flowers, grass -- grows in silence; see the stars, the sun and the moon, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls."