Seagrace, I will pray that God's will be done in this matter. Have you considered that God may want you to leave your job and focus exclusively on him and your family? Our plans and desires don't necessarily align with His plans and desires for us. We must submit ourselves to his holy will, especially if it involves temporal suffering. I recommend reading/listening to St. Alphonsus's work called "Uniformity with God's will." It can be listened to in about 1 hour.
Yes, I have, PNF but it's something I cannot accept as it would mean loss of even my pension. I know we must live only to do His Will and find joy in that - but right now, I'm no saint. I'm in full sinner mode and I don't want to be forced out of work and have my pension stolen from me.
Its a question of justice. You have every right to pursue redress in this case but as you said earlier keeping a humble heart. Praying today at the chapel for your intentions!!
The prayers are helping, AED. I'm going through bouts of anger and hurt. I'm not trying to be strong because I'm not. Instead, each time the anger boils up and I think of lawyers and of suing and of the sheer injustice of it all, I then try to gather them all and place them deep into the Heart of God. Each time, the anger dissipates, and my heart quietens down. I know it is the prayers that are helping me do this over and over. No way I could have managed it on my own.
Could I ask that you try my suggestion first the simple prayer I gave you combined with acts of love and mercy to explain better St Therese likes things simple uncomplicated and child like for instance that cup in the kitchen sink that needs washed? oh Ill do it later ...no do it now and offer it to her as an act of kindness. The trolley left abandoned in the parking lot ? oh its not mine but ok Ill push it back to where it belongs ...hidden acts of love and kindness etc .....by all means you can do the novena as thanksgiving when she answers your prayers
God gave you that government job for a reason. AED is right. It’s a matter of justice. As someone who worked for almost 30 years after getting a job I had prayed to obtain, I totally understand that you are entitled to your pension. And I believe God wants you to have it. “Many are the trials of the just man, but out of them all, the Lord will deliver him.” Keep us posted.
Definitely will do, John, but I will interpret the call to acts of mercy and love through the lens of family. That is what God taught me many years ago and I've never forgotten it. When life hits me hard, I "go home to my family" - I deepen my gaze upon my family, do much more for my family. That is the salve for my wounds. Nothing works better for me. I must say this, though - I'm paying attention to your advice now. There's a need for a cake for tea and a special dinner at home tomorrow. The last thing I want to do is to bake and cook a special meal but I suspect St Therese wishes this of me. And so I will
SO excellent. I had forgotten this easy way of doing acts of love. I used to have a bracelet with beads on it you could slide over every time you did such a deed. It had a medal of the Little Flower on it.
Wow never heard of this before looks like our heavenly sister is a million steps ahead of me and thers me thinking that id found this way all by myself by her little prompts....shes laughing at me again
My spiritual director (A Discalced Carmelite and expert on St Therese) explained to me once that most misunderstand St. Therese's Little Way. It is not that she did only small things for God....But that she did all things for God, even the smallest, and with great love. From age 3 to her death she denied Jesus nothing. If I think of the countless times I have put my will before what God wills....It can be discouraging. But I know it is only God's grace that can change me and I throw myself into the mercy of God who can do all things. In this way He is able to bring about conversion, God is glorified, and God transforms this sinner. Her Little way is a gift.
Love this..you know i've never really sat down and read her life story i've just been fed little snip bits along my life's road with her, I'm a terrible lazy reader and embarrassed to say I've never actually read a book as my attention span doesn't allow me
Prayers to Our Lady tonight and Mass, Rosary and Stations tomorrow. I found a wonderful little print of St Joseph a few days ago in a Church. It is an icon of him sleeping with a prayer. It has become very popular at the moment. Let me see if I can find it.
