Thy mercy, my God, is the theme of my song, The joy of my heart. and the boast of my tongue; Thy free grace alone, from the first to the last, Hath won my affections, and bound my soul fast.
Without Thy sweet mercy I could not live here; Sin would reduce me to utter despair; But, through Thy free goodness, my spirits revive, And He that first made me still keeps me alive.
Thy mercy is more than a match for my heart, Which wonders to feel its own hardness depart; Dissolved by Thy goodness, I fall to the ground, And weep for the praise of the mercy I’ve found.
Great Father of mercies, Thy goodness I own, And the covenant love of Thy crucified Son; All praise to the Spirit, Whose whisper divine Seals mercy, and pardon, and righteousness mine. All praise to the Spirit, Whose whisper divine Seals mercy, and pardon, and righteousness mine.
Pain is a forest we all get lost in Between the branches hope can be so hard to see And in the darkness we've all got questions We're all just trying to make sense out of suffering but
You say I am blessed because of this So, I choose to believe As I carry this cross, You'll carry me Help me believe it
Fear is a current we all get caught in And in its motion faith can be so hard to find And we all falter 'cause we're all broken We're all just trying to turn the shadows into light but
You get glory in the midst of this And You're walking with me And you say I am blessed because of this So, I choose to believe As I carry this cross, You'll carry me
And I know Your promises are faithful And God, I've seen Your goodness in my life And oh, I've found Your mercy is a river Your love is an ocean wide
You say I am blessed because of this You get glory in the midst of this And You're walking with me
And You say I am blessed because of this So, I choose to believe As I carry this cross, as I carry this cross 'Cause as I carry this cross, You'll carry me
You'll carry me, God You'll carry me And Your love is an ocean wide
Acquire the habit of speaking to God as if you were alone with God. Speak with familiarity and confidence as to your dearest and most loving friend. Speak of your life, your plans, your troubles, your joys, your fears. In return, God will speak to you--not that you will hear audible words in your ears, but words that you will clearly understand in your heart. These may be feelings of peace, hope, interior joy, or sorrow for sin...gentle knockings at the door of your heart.
Who knows? Perhaps if God had given us greater talent, better health, a more personable appearance, we might have lost our souls! Great talent and knowledge have caused many to be puffed up with the idea of their own importance and, in their pride, they have despised others. How easily those who have these gifts fall into grave danger to their salvation! How many on account of physical beauty or robust health have plunged headlong into a life of debauchery! How many, on the contrary, who, by reason of poverty, infirmity or physical deformity, have become saints and have saved their souls, who, given health, wealth or physical attractiveness had else lost their souls! Let us then be content with what God has given us. "But one thing is necessary," and it is not beauty, not health, not talent. It is the salvation of our immortal souls.
From all this can you now have any doubt that God wishes to save you? From this moment onward never dare to utter again: 'I wonder does God wish to save me. Maybe He wishes to see me damned on account of the sins I have committed against Him.' Get rid of all such thoughts, once and for all, since you must now realize that God is helping you with His graces and calling you insistently to love Him. - Saint Alphonsus Liguori
“We should never again use the expression, ‘When Jesus was on earth’ or think of Him as being only in heaven; Jesus is still on earth.” – Fr. John Hardon, S.J.
“He remains among us until the end of the world. He dwells on so many altars...” – Saint Maximilian Kolbe
“While all the sacraments confer grace, the Eucharist contains the author of grace, Jesus Christ Himself.” – Fr. John Hardon, S.J. “It is there in His Eucharist that He says to me: ‘I thirst...thirst for your love. I thirst for your happiness, for it was to save you that I came into the world, that I suffered and died on the Cross, and in order to console and strengthen you, I left you the Eucharist. So you have there all My life, all My tenderness.’” – Mother Mary of Jesus, foundress of the Sisters of Marie Reparatrice
“To speak of the Blessed Sacrament is to speak of what is most sacred. How often, when we are in a state of distress, those to whom we look for help leave us; or what is worse, add to our affliction by heaping fresh troubles upon us? He is ever there waiting to help us.” – Saint Euphrasia Pelletier, foundress of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd
