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STRENGTH AND COURAGE
It takes strength to be certain,
It takes courage to have doubts.
It takes strength to fit in,
It takes courage to stand out.
It takes strength to share a friend's pain,
It takes courage to feel your own pain.
It takes strength to stand guard,
It takes courage to let down your guard.
It takes strength to endure abuses,
It takes courage to stop them.
It takes strength to stand alone,
It takes courage to lean on a friend.
It takes strength to love,
It takes courage to be loved.
It takes strength to survive,
It takes courage to live.
BE NOT AFRAID - by Pope John Paul II |
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When on 22 October 1978 I said the words 'Be not afraid' in St Peter's Square, I could not fully know how far they would take me and the entire Church. Their meaning came more from the Holy Spirit, the Consoler promised by the Lord Jesus to His disciples, than from the man who spoke them. Nevertheless, with the passing of the years, I have recalled these words on many occasions. The exhortation 'Be not afraid' should be interpreted as having a broad meaning. In a certain sense it was an exhortation addressed to all people, an exhortation to conquer fear in the present world situation, as much in the East as in the West, as much in the North as in the South. Why should we have no fear? Because man has been redeemed by God.....in the Redemption we find the most profound basis for the words 'Be not afraid': 'for God so loved the world that He gave His only Son.' This Son is always present in the history of humanity as Redeemer....the power of Christ's Cross and Resurrection is greater than any evil that man could or should fear....Christ alone can give the ultimate assurance when He says:'Be not afraid!'
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Steer the Ship of My life
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Steer the ship of my life, good Lord, to the quiet harbour, where I can be safe from the storms of sin and conflict. Show me the course I should take. Renew me in the gift of discernment, so that I can always see the right direction in which I should go; and give me the strength and courage to choose the right course, even when the sea is rough and the waves are high, knowing that through enduring hardship and danger we shall find comfort and peace. |
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St Basil of Caesarea.
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MISSION PRAYER
Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation.
Blessed are you Jesus Christ, the Way, the Truth and the life.
Blessed are you, oh Holy Spirit the source of all inspiration.
May your Kingdom of justice, peace, love and forgiveness be established in every land.
May your healing hand touch the sick, comfort the lonely and give new life to all.
Be our companion on the road
and help us to make your
mission alive in our community
and throughout the world.
We make our prayer through
Christ our Lord
Amen.
THE WAY TO HAPPINESS
Keep your heart free from hate
Your mind free from worry
Live simply
Expect little
Trust God
Fill your life with love
Forget self - think of others
Do as you would be done by
Thank God for all your blessings
Do all you can for prople with no thought of personal gain...
And you will be well on your way to happiness.
A SENIOR CITIZEN REFLECTS
O lord My God please hear my prayer, a little word or two;
I thank You for my faith O Lord, my hope and trust in You.
I thank You for those talents Lord that You've bestowed on me;
Please bring them to fruition Lord, please bring success to me.
I thank You for those gifts O Lord bestowed through all these years,
Those graces and those blessings Lord, please soothe and calm my fears.
I thank You for my health O lord, of mind and body too.
Please keep me fit and well O Lord, your work to strive to do.
And when my time shall come, O Lord, to end this mortal strife,
Please bring me to your Kingdom Lord, and everlasting life.