Wednesday, July 4, 2018

They Cried Out


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BEADS OF JOY 07-04-18
“They Cried Out"
©2018 James Dacey, Jr. OFS

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Today’s Gospel: 
Matthew 8:28-34 (Healing of The Gerasene Demoniac)
“And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demoniacs met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. And behold, they cried out, "What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?" Now a herd of many swine was feeding at some distance from them. And the demons begged him, "If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine." And he said to them, "Go." So, they came out and went into the swine; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and  perished in the waters. The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, and what had happened to the demoniacs. And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their neighborhood.”

Reflection:
We must remember that Jesus is always ready and willing and fully able, to fully free us from anything that binds us. But the challenge is in what we really want. Are we willing to give up that sin, or that bad habit or those friends of bad influence, or going to that place we shouldn’t? LOL. No this isn’t my confession; you guys are too funny. I have two screens open now (actually it’s 4 screens open including my Liturgy of the Hours prayers pages (2) and my (2) research screens) and I am getting inspiring ideas on how to begin today’s blog. You guys make me laugh. Anyhow, we are ultimately in control of what we want to do. We must be willing to part with it, so that His love and His grace will take its place.

Just take a moment and think about this: What is more incredible? The fact that the man in today’s gospel had a legion (that’s more than 5,000 strong) of destructive evil spirits within him or the fact that he ran over to Jesus and knelt down before Him? That bending of his knee before Jesus implored mercy and release. We must always go to Jesus for everything that is a challenge to us in our lives. He alone will help see us through it. But, we must have patience and respect and reverence; for in His time, if it is something that is good that we are asking for He will make it happen, but only in His time. It is not always important for us to know the answers to everything. I know. I know. Many disagree, but I find that God’s wisdom and reasoning far exceeds anything I could ever possibly comprehend. How can we fully understand the death of a loved one; if we need every single tiny itty bitty meaningless answer, to things we don’t even understand, anyway.

Death is a part of life and death is the beginning of our eternal life with Jesus. That is the basic knowledge that we need to know. That’s the fact Jack. Opps, and everyone else whose name isn’t Jack, lol. I enjoy the fact that I am a simple man, trying my best to live a simple life. I really don’t want to know all the details of things that will only consume my time, my mind and only raise more questions. Why do some of those we love, die so young? Why is it that they must suffer so much? Why couldn’t they have been healed? Where is the miracle we were praying for? I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know. Stop! See... This is why I can’t even think to go down that road. Trust in the Lord fully and you will find peace. Real Peace. Chrissy will always remain in my heart and in the hearts of our family; and she is not suffering anymore. I was with her day in and day out, all she did was cough constantly, endlessly. She can breath now, no more suffering.


Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Man


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Pondering these thoughts today: If there’s something I have learned these past 35 years of daily prayer and trusting Jesus it’s this: Don’t ever react with spontaneous outbursts and yelling and anger. No, react with a bended knee before the cross. Jesus WILL help you, it may not be within those 5 seconds, but I will say that your heart will feel His love immediately, as you kneel before Him. Pray on your knees; ask for forgiveness on your knees; spend times speaking to Him on your knees. Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior, He took the heat and the blood bath beating and paid fully for all my selfishness; and so, I shall always kneel before Him out of love and reverence to a God of love and mercy who loved me, before He even knew me. Jesus Christ is my Lord and I will always respect and treat Him that way. Today pray an Our Father, slowly and from deep within your heart, on your knees.

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Your brother in Christ Jesus 
And His Most Blessed Mother,
Jim (The Rosary Man) Dacey Jr OFS

Happy 4th of July America
Today is Wednesday: We pray the Glorious Mysteries:

The Glorious Mysteries

1. The Resurrection (Faith) –Mark 16:1-8
2. The Ascension (Hope) –Luke 24:50-53
3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit (Love) –Acts 2:1-4
4. Assumption of Mary.1 (A Happy Death) –Rev 12:1-6
5. Coronation of Mary (Mary’s intercession) –Judith 15:9-10

Glory and Honor and Praise to You Lord Jesus Christ!



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