Forgiving Pains

To forgive is to accept,
to put behind, let go,
and to remember him up high
who shed his blood for us below.

Wrongfully accused,
although perfect in every way,
Still, he paid the price for sin and gave his life away.

We do not deserve
his pain an agony,
but he chose to forgive,
to love, to set us free.

So when our hearts are in distress
remember what he did:
By death and resurrection
He taught us to forgive.

by Dara Lynn Ivaldi

Easter Message from the Pope

Man is worth so much to God that he himself became man in an utterly real way, in flesh and blood, as in an utterly real way, in flesh and blood, as is revealed to us in the account of Jesus' Passion... and so the star of hope rises.

Pope Benedict XVI

Happy Easter

Here is a video to remind us all of the reason for Holy Week.

The "I" Tag

Rojoy sent me this tag.

I AM… a Father and a Husband

I WANT…. To make my family and God happy.
I HAVE.. 2 adorable kids and a loving wife.
I WISH…. to have a lot of money.
I HATE… annoying and loud people.
I FEAR… to die young and leave my family alone.
I SEARCH… family history for my family tree.
I WONDER… why I am poor, when I have met so many dumb people with money.
I REGRET… that I wasted my inheritance on a failed real estate career.
I LOVE…. my wife, my kids, my family and friends and most of all my God..
I ALWAYS… Feel Tired.
I AM NOT… rich when it comes to wealth but I am rich at heart.
I DANCE… ballroom and anything as long as the music sounds great.
I SING… but not very good my mother was a runner up for the voice of Snow White and I am an American Idol horrid audition.
I CRY… while watching sad movies.
I WRITE… anything and post it to my blog.
I WON….. The best wife in the whole world, but I would love to add the lottery to that please..
I AM CONFUSED… How my wife got such a high page rank so fast.
I NEED… to do more with my blog
I SHOULD… buy a lottery ticket so I can win the lottery LOL.
THE LAST THOUGHT BEFORE GO TO SLEEP…. say my prayers and thank God for the day.



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A Daily Prayer

Lord,

Take my hand in yours today;
Do not let me go astray.

Take my feet as onward I go,
The correct paths to me show.

Take my tongue each hour today,
Let me say only good things I pray.

Take my eyes and focus on thee,
So I cannot proud nor prejudice be.

Take my thoughts I pray today,
Keep them positive along life's way.

Take now my heart, to Thee I give,
For your Kingdom, let me live.

Amen.


- Douglas Raymond Rose