Puzzles
In today’s Gospel, Jesus asked the Rich Man to give up his possessions. Consider giving up technology for the evening and spending time doing a jigsaw puzzle together as a family.
Litany of Trust
Pray this prayer as a family to increase your trust in the words of today’s Gospel. The response to each of the following is 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 and promises
From the rebellion against childlike dependency on you
From refusals and 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 and 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
The response to each of the following is Jesus, I trust in You.
That you are continually holding me, sustaining me, loving me
That your love goes deeper than my sins and failings and 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 and 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 and in your goodness always respond to me
That you give me the grace to accept forgiveness and 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
Written by Sr. Faustina Maria Pia, SV; Sisters of Life (www.sistersoflife.org)
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Some claim that Jerusalem's city wall had a narrow gate known as the "eye of the needle." The size of the gate made it impossible for a fully loaded camel to pass through it. The animal would have to be fully unloaded or walk on its knees, in a vulnerable position, in order to get through the opening.
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