"Beads of Joy" by RosaryManJim: He Healed Many

BEADS OF JOY 01-16-19

“He Healed Many”

My Friends,

Today’s Gospel:
Mark 1:29-39 (Jesus Healed Simon’s Mother-in-law)
“And immediately he left the synagogue, and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon's mother-in-law lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him of her. And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her; and she served them. That evening, at sundown, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons. And the whole city was gathered together about the door. And he healed many who were sick with various diseases and cast out many demons; and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him. And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose and went out to a lonely place, and there he prayed. And Simon and those who were with him pursued him, and they found him and said to him, "Everyone is searching for you." And he said to them, "Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also; for that is why I came out." And he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.”

Reflection:
Do we truly take all our troubles and challenges to Jesus like Simon Peter did? Yes, there is a tremendous amount of faith that must accompany that request. Sometimes all we have is our faith and a prayer, begging Jesus to heal someone we love or help us through our own personal challenges. Isn’t it amazing sometimes when we come out on the opposite side of many different challenges, we sometimes feel refreshed or at least glad we made it through; and we even wonder how we made it through, we never thought we would make it, thinking we were alone? It was then that our Lord seen us through. The Footprints In The Sand poem says it all, “When you saw only one set of footprints, It was then that I carried you.”

I can recall so many times when we had nothing and no one to turn to but Jesus, and in that, simply turning to Him, we would find peace and a sense of healing. During so many hospital visits and doctor appointments and tests; we would have to deal with traffic and parking and getting in right away. It’s amazing how during some of those days, that everything went so smooth. Sometimes even test results came through immediately and unexpectedly when we really needed them. God’s hand is more in our lives than many of us might realize. When I had my first stroke at home, I was getting up to leave for work (which I drove to an hour away). Thank God, I collapsed and blacked out on my kitchen floor for 15-20 minutes. I can’t imagine how horrible it would have been if I was driving. I might not be here right now.

I know personally, that letting go and trusting fully in our Lord is not an easy thing to do. But, honestly sometimes that is the only way to get through something that is so huge, that there is no way possibly that you can make through it on your own. I’ll go back to that statement, that God knows our strength and our limits and that He won’t give us anything more than we can handle. Well, hindsight to our 30 years together and most especially her last 6 years of Christine’s life; Jesus made sure we were a close family and that we had a devoted, solid, strong marriage for what was about to happen. It was our faith that solidified the true essence of love that was in our relationship. We never ever nitpicked about the stupid silly things in life. We were always focused on our Lord and then on each other and then on our five children. When Chrissy was faced with the horrible news that her illness was terminal, we fought the fight together and our relationship got even stronger.

Pondering these thoughts today: Today’s pondering reflection has me praying, “Jesus, I trust in You.” That my friends is the greatest most simple prayer we can pray, and might I suggest that when the day seems too long and the issues seem to go on and on, turn to our Lord and pray, “Jesus, I trust in You.”

Daily Reading for Wednesday

January 16th, 2019

"Do Not Judge" + "Love"
Explained by Fr. Larry Richards

LOVE YOU GUYS !!!!

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

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!