“Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! Your kindness should be known to all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests know to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Jesus Christ. Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Keep on doing what your have learned and received and heard in me. Then the God of peace be with you.”
Is your candle lit? During this 4 week study, there is a meditation help each week. This first week is to light a candle. Every time the flame catches our eye, we should give thanks. This can bring us closer to praying ceaselessly. A super simple, super awesome prayer that you can easily repeat throughout the day is “Jesus, I trust in you.” This is a prayer I learned from a study on St. Faustina.
We should trust in Jesus. We should be able to rejoice in the Lord. God intended us to be happy. We are the ones who keep getting in our own way, we get in his way, to complete this duty. With all the mundane tasks we think need to be done in the day, isn’t it amazing that this is what our Lord asks of us? Delight in the Lord. Our world seems to be a mess right now. COVID-19 seems to have wrecked our normal. But instead of focusing on the things we can’t do because of this disease, maybe try to focus on what we still can do, or find some new things to occupy us that we didn’t know we could do before. Let us slow down this month and really think about this year. Sure we may have gotten to go on that vacation, or visit our friends. Holidays might seem a little different, and schooling is changed. During all this pandemic and quarantine, have we really stopped and given thanks to God?
We have electricity, telephones, hot water, and a roof over our heads. We are not facing a world war or economic depression like in the 1930’s. We have gotten too comfortable in our home entertainment and drive-thrus meals, and extra-curricular activities before to see that we are so blessed. Let us give our anxiety about wearing a mask for the safety of others to God. Bring your prayers to God to look over the scientists and researchers who are working diligently on a cure. Let the peace of God guard your hearts and minds. God’s got this. Peace be with you.
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