Et ce temps qui passe… Et ce temps qu’il fait… Beau ou mauvais temps… Il est fait pour aimer et être aimé…
Celui qui a tout à offrir… a aussi tout à proposer…
Alfred Boegner: « Oh! Donnes nous, donne moi de me remettre à cet amour et d’en goûter l’ineffable douceur! »
La ou l’amour l’emporte sur la haine,
Dieu l’emporte sur le serpent,
L’esprit l’emporte sur la chair,
La paix et la justice l’emportent sur la gourmandise et la vanité
Et le bonheur et la joie de vivre l’emporte sur la tristesse et le malheur !
Dear God, thank you for spoiling us so much with so much love each time we put ourselves in Your Love.
As usual, the day started with mass yesterday. But I felt particularly at peace in, with and through God. I felt His joy within me and very close to all those I love. And God would carry on spoiling me all day until I went to bed!
I had picked up on a statement during father Jauffret’s homily. He said that the love Christ puts in our heart is always eventually victorious over the hatred the devil tries to plant there. Walking back home from church, I meditated on God’s love for us.
Thereafter, He decided to spoil me with tangible proof of His love all day!
The scapular I wear around my neck broke in the morning. I thought: If only I were in the States, I could go down to Kaufers and get another one right away. But here, in Mauritius, where would I find scapulars?
Prayerful aunt Germaine and aunt Lilly had invited us for lunch. After lunch, aunt Germaine (92 years old) asked me to fix the brand new paper shredder she had bought. I got it un-jammed and as I walked past aunt Lilly’s room she asked me to come in. She wanted to give me something. Believe it or not! She placed a brown scapular in my hand saying: “I wanted to give you that for some time!!!”
Since Valerie and Didier came here asking to pray the rosary, we have done so on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights. Last night, before praying, I told them once again how happy I was to know that his mother loved to pray and taught the family to pray. This time Valerie said: “Yes! In fact, Marie Rose has a number of prayer books.” She got up, left the room and came back with a few of Marie Rose’s prayer books. Didier and I each picked one from her hands full of books.
Believe it or not! As I opened my book, the first thing I saw was: Devotion to the brown scapular!!! I immediately told Didier and Valerie about my earlier story. Then, I reached in my pocket and handed him the brown scapular aunt Lilly had given me. I told him: “Your mother wants me to give you this!” They were so moved!!!
As if that was not enough – Didier then randomly opened the prayer book that he had picked. It said: La Vie est priere! Believe it or not! The page Didier randomely opened the book at is a beautiful prayer to be said by couples who are engaged like them!
He read it aloud: “En mon coeur, Seigneur, s’est éveillé l’amour d’une créature que tu connais et que tu aimes. Toi-même me l’as fait rencontrer et me l’as présenté, comme jadis au Paradis
terrestre tu as présenté Eve a Adam afin que l’homme ne demeurât pas seul…Fais que je ne gaspille pas cette richesse que tu as mise en mon cœur… Je te prie Seigneur pour celle/celui qui m’attend et pense à moi, pour celle/celui qui a mis en moi tout l’espoir de son avenir… »
At the end of that very profound prayer and we all remarked that through, by and with God, Marie Rose was very much present among us!
Later as we prayed more, I wished that I had been able to tape record Didier’s prayer intentions. Apparently, he loves Eve very much because she looks a lot like his mother. Didier prayed for Eve’s to come back to the happiness she deserves so much. Together, we prayed that she would be here in time for her birthday or for Didier and Valerie’s wedding.
When we let go… and we let God… Miracles… Big and small do happen…!!!
Wendy felt that the ‘Living Faith’ reading was so appropriate for my birthday that she recommended I read it. “God will certainly move our hearts to fulfill our destiny if we will simply respond in faith.”
Let God’s will be done placing all of our trust in His Divine Providence.
Celui qui a tout à offrir… a aussi tout à proposer…
Alfred Boegner: « Oh! Donnes nous, donne moi de me remettre à cet amour et d’en goûter l’ineffable douceur! »
La ou l’amour l’emporte sur la haine,
Dieu l’emporte sur le serpent,
L’esprit l’emporte sur la chair,
La paix et la justice l’emportent sur la gourmandise et la vanité
Et le bonheur et la joie de vivre l’emporte sur la tristesse et le malheur !
Dear God, thank you for spoiling us so much with so much love each time we put ourselves in Your Love.
As usual, the day started with mass yesterday. But I felt particularly at peace in, with and through God. I felt His joy within me and very close to all those I love. And God would carry on spoiling me all day until I went to bed!
I had picked up on a statement during father Jauffret’s homily. He said that the love Christ puts in our heart is always eventually victorious over the hatred the devil tries to plant there. Walking back home from church, I meditated on God’s love for us.
Thereafter, He decided to spoil me with tangible proof of His love all day!
The scapular I wear around my neck broke in the morning. I thought: If only I were in the States, I could go down to Kaufers and get another one right away. But here, in Mauritius, where would I find scapulars?
Prayerful aunt Germaine and aunt Lilly had invited us for lunch. After lunch, aunt Germaine (92 years old) asked me to fix the brand new paper shredder she had bought. I got it un-jammed and as I walked past aunt Lilly’s room she asked me to come in. She wanted to give me something. Believe it or not! She placed a brown scapular in my hand saying: “I wanted to give you that for some time!!!”
Since Valerie and Didier came here asking to pray the rosary, we have done so on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights. Last night, before praying, I told them once again how happy I was to know that his mother loved to pray and taught the family to pray. This time Valerie said: “Yes! In fact, Marie Rose has a number of prayer books.” She got up, left the room and came back with a few of Marie Rose’s prayer books. Didier and I each picked one from her hands full of books.
Believe it or not! As I opened my book, the first thing I saw was: Devotion to the brown scapular!!! I immediately told Didier and Valerie about my earlier story. Then, I reached in my pocket and handed him the brown scapular aunt Lilly had given me. I told him: “Your mother wants me to give you this!” They were so moved!!!
As if that was not enough – Didier then randomly opened the prayer book that he had picked. It said: La Vie est priere! Believe it or not! The page Didier randomely opened the book at is a beautiful prayer to be said by couples who are engaged like them!
He read it aloud: “En mon coeur, Seigneur, s’est éveillé l’amour d’une créature que tu connais et que tu aimes. Toi-même me l’as fait rencontrer et me l’as présenté, comme jadis au Paradis
terrestre tu as présenté Eve a Adam afin que l’homme ne demeurât pas seul…Fais que je ne gaspille pas cette richesse que tu as mise en mon cœur… Je te prie Seigneur pour celle/celui qui m’attend et pense à moi, pour celle/celui qui a mis en moi tout l’espoir de son avenir… »
At the end of that very profound prayer and we all remarked that through, by and with God, Marie Rose was very much present among us!
Later as we prayed more, I wished that I had been able to tape record Didier’s prayer intentions. Apparently, he loves Eve very much because she looks a lot like his mother. Didier prayed for Eve’s to come back to the happiness she deserves so much. Together, we prayed that she would be here in time for her birthday or for Didier and Valerie’s wedding.
When we let go… and we let God… Miracles… Big and small do happen…!!!
Wendy felt that the ‘Living Faith’ reading was so appropriate for my birthday that she recommended I read it. “God will certainly move our hearts to fulfill our destiny if we will simply respond in faith.”
Let God’s will be done placing all of our trust in His Divine Providence.
2 comments:
Dear Louie and Dear Readers,
This is great. I was thinking about my scapular today. I let my get very worn -- and I can go down to Kaufer's. Louie has reminded me to make this a priority to stock up on them.
I think the point of wearing a scapular is that even small devotions, small reminders can help us so much.
God Bless you all.
Dearest Dad,
Although I am not surprised, I am happy to read that God is watching over you. I know what I need to include when I mail the copies of Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence.
With all my love,
Kitty
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