God Sheds His Grace on Us

Memorial of Saint Philip Neri, Priest

~~~ Acts of the Apostles 16:11-15 ~~~ Psalm 149 ~~~ John 15:26-16:4A ~~~

The Lord takes delight in his people.

With honor and gratitude
we remember those who gave their lives for us.
Land of the free, home of the brave...
America the Beautiful.

The Lord takes delight in his people.

Proud to be an American.

The Lord takes delight in his people.

The Lord takes delight in his people.

For God so loved the world...
For the men and women who love and serve our country.

The Lord takes delight in his people.

There is no greater love...
than for a man to lay down his life for a friend...
to lay down his life for his country.

For the LORD loves his people, and he adorns the lowly with victory.

God Bless the United States of America.
God sheds his grace on us.
It is God that stands beside us, to guide us, to protect us.

May God hold our military men and women in the palm of his hand.
Today Lord, as we remember our fallen heroes,
we give you praise and glory.
We ask for your continued protection from all our foes,
both near and far.

Let us always remember those who paid the ultimate price
to insure freedom for the rest of us.

God Bless America!
So Blessed to be an American.
~~~Peace~~~

We Remember Our Fallen Heros

~~~ Memorial Day ~~~

 

~~~ Sirach 17:20-24 ~~~ Psalm 32 ~~~ Mark 10:17-27 ~~~

 

'...All things are possible for God.'

 

This should be our daily mantra.

Whenever we begin to feel discouraged and out of sync

 we need to remind ourselves that

with God all things really are possible.

 

We tend to think that everything lies squarely upon our shoulders.

We make ourselves a little crazy when

WE cannot get things accomplished in our own way.

 

It is from God that we receive the grace and strength to move forward

on our journey of salvation.

God never said that we must walk this path alone.

He is always with us.

If we believe this then it follows that we trust in his guidance.

 

Yesterday we heard from Paul's letter to the Romans about hope.

Hope is about believing in those things we cannot see.

 

We cannot see God's hand leading us...guiding us...

but he is with us.

 

Whatever we are faced with in our life God is the one who will help us persevere.

 

 

 

We remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice serving in our armed forces today.

I cannot help but think of how many times these brave

men and women had to rely on God.

How many times have they were faced with seemingly impossible situations?

How many times it was truly by God's intervention that they survived.

 

 To the penitent God provides a way back,
he encourages those who are losing hope...

...Return to him...

...pray to the LORD...

...Turn again to the Most High...

 

May the souls of all those who died for our freedom rest in peace.

May their families find comfort in knowing their loved ones

 are appreciated by the rest of us.

 

'...All things are possible for God.'

 

We give thanks for your sacrifice.

We pray for the protection of our military who serve our country.

We Remember with Gratitude

Memorial Day...

Time to Remember and Honor

~~~1Peter 1:3-9 ~~~ Psalm 111 ~~~Mark 10:17-27 ~~~

"...an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you who by the power of god are safeguarded through faith, to a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the final time."

Those who have lost loved ones protecting their country 'suffer through various trials'

 too many trials for most of us to appreciate. The trials they have endured testify to their 'genuineness of faith' for they believed in the freedoms held dear by their fellow countrymen. They have been tested by fire, enemy fire, and have proved themselves worthy of praise, honor, and glory. They fought for this county because they believed in our freedoms.

Although they did not see God he was by their side. Although we no longer see our fallen heroes we continue to love them.

"...even though you do not see him now...you believe in him,

you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,

as you attain the goal of faith,

the salvation of your souls."

Today we remember those fallen in battle who have long been forgotten.

We remember those fallen who left behind their spouse and their children.

We remember today the mothers and fathers who have lost a child in combat.

We join with them in praying psalm 130:1 

'Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!'

It is only through strong faith that a human can endure such painful trials.

We are steadfast in believing, 'If, then, we have died with Christ,

we believe that we shall also live with him.' Rom. 6:8

Let the Spirit of peace brought down to us by the very breath of Jesus

 after his being raised from the dead fill our hearts.

 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God"

Mathew 5: 9

May all nations know peace; a peace that can only come from God.

"For men it is impossible, but not for God.

All things are possible for God."

Mark 10:27

May the souls of all our fallen men and women rest in peace and the love of God.

May their loved ones have faith that their death was not in vain.

Today let us remember the brave men and women

who paid the price for the rest of us.