Litany of Trust

Deliver me, Jesus.
From the belief that I have to earn Your love
From the fear that I am unlovable
From the false security that I have what it takes
From the fear that trusting You will leave me more destitute
From all suspicion of Your words & promises
From the rebellion against childlike dependency on You
From refusals & reluctances in accepting Your will
From anxiety about the future
From resentment or excessive preoccupation with the past
From restless self-seeking in the present moment
From disbelief in Your love & presence
From the fear of being asked to give more than I have
From the belief that my life has no meaning or worth
From the fear of what love demands
From discouragement
Deliver me, Jesus.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Jesus, I trust in you.
That You are continually holding me, sustaining me, loving me
That Your love goes deeper than my sins & failings, & transforms me
That not knowing what tomorrow brings is an invitation to lean on You
That you are with me in my suffering
That my suffering, united to Your own, will bear fruit in this life & the next
That You will not leave me orphan, that You are present in Your Church
That Your plan is better than anything else
That You always hear me & in Your goodness always respond to me
That You give me the grace to accept forgiveness & to forgive others
That You give me all the strength I need for what is asked
That my life is a gift
That You will teach me to trust You
That You are my Lord and my God
That I am Your beloved one
Jesus, I trust in you.

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀-Sr. Faustina Maria Pia, Sister of Life

Vita mutatur non tollitur

"Lord, I ask not to see the path in front of me, I will hold your hand and I will close my eyes so that you know how much trust I place in you." 

-Blessed Mary Elizabeth Hesselflab

I want you to be happier

I hope today is the kind of day where you see the light in everything. 

- Morgan Harper Nichols

Flowers

“I understood that every flower created by Him is beautiful, that the brilliance of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not lessen the perfume of the violet or the sweet simplicity of the daisy. I understood that if all the lowly flowers wished to be roses, nature would no longer be enamelled with lovely hues. And so it is in the world of souls, Our lord's living garden.”

 -St. Thérèse de Lisieux 

Dandelion

Mami

I miss you.

Story & Quote

Here is a beautiful glimpse of one love story: Humans of New York Post - in sickness and in health...

"Some are called to holiness through family life in the sacrament of marriage. Today, there are those who say that marriage is out of fashion. Is it out of fashion? In a culture of relativism and the ephemeral, many preach the importance of ‘enjoying’ the moment. They say that it is not worth making a life-long commitment, making a definitive decision, ‘for ever,' because we do not know what tomorrow will bring. I ask you, instead, to be revolutionaries, I ask you to swim against the tide; yes, I am asking you to rebel against this culture that sees everything as temporary and that ultimately believes you are incapable of responsibility, that believes you are incapable of true love. I have confidence in you and I pray for you."

-Pope Francis