"Beads of Joy" by RosaryManJim: Whoever Receives Me

BEADS OF JOY 02-26-19

“Whoever Receives Me”

My Friends,

This is me, in my truck, driving across country in 2006.

Today’s Gospel:
Mark 9:30-37 (Second Prediction of The Passion)
“They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he would not have any one know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, after three days he will rise." But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask him. And they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house, he asked them, "What were you discussing on the way?" But they were silent; for on the way they had discussed with one another who was the greatest. And he sat down and called the twelve; and he said to them, "If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all." And he took a child and put him in the midst of them; and taking him in his arms, he said to them, "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me."

Reflection:
If we want to be filled with God's love, we must first empty ourselves of everything that stands in the way - pride, self-seeking glory, vanity, etc. God wants an empty vessel, so He can fill you with His love. Are you ready to humble yourself and to serve as Jesus did? It is possible to live a sacrificial life within the parameters of family life. When we raised our kids, we had Jesus at the center of our love for one another; parenting was truly a ministry Chrissy and I loved. We always put God first. It wasn’t always easy at times, but in our hearts, it was our top priority.

Let us not forget, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” ~James 4:6. In scripture and even in the writings of the saints, we are taught about being rooted in our faith, solid and strong, as we grow in our faith. Look at what St. Augustine says, “Observe a tree, how it first tends downwards, that it may then shoot forth upwards. It fastens its root low in the ground, that it may send forth its top towards heaven. Is it not from humility that it endeavors to rise? But without humility it will not attain to higher things. You are wanting to grow up into the air without a root. Such is not growth, but a collapse."

Pondering these thoughts today: Let us consider what St Augustine wrote. Healthy trees are watered and given lots of sunshine. This wonderful combination of what matters, allows the tree to grow strong, deep roots.

Daily Reading for Tuesday
February 26th, 2019

Father Robert Barron:
Blessed John Henry Newman

Lose Weight Eating One Meal a Day 🍴
Benefits of Eating Once Per Day
(This is my lifestyle, and how I lost 60 lbs,

keep it off and remain healthy.)

LOVE YOU GUYS !!!!

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

Today is Tuesday: We pray the Sorrowful Mysteries:

The Sorrowful Mysteries

1^.Agony on the Garden (Sorrow for sin) –Matt 26:36-46
2^.Scourging at the Pillar (Purity) –Mark 15:1-16
3^.Crowning with Thorns (Moral Courage) –Matt 27:27-31
4^.Carrying of the Cross (Patience) –Mark 15:20-22
5^.The Crucifixion (Perseverance) –Luke 23:33-46

Thank you Lord for loving us so much…