Sunday, April 24, 2011

THE BLESSING OF EASTER IS OURS

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The Lord has risen. Once again we are reminded of our temporal lives and how we owe it all to Him --- forgiveness, comfort, salvation, mercy, love ---- all restored to us now with the risen Lord.

After we have done our reflection, introspection, meditation, reevaluation, and refocusing of our minds, hearts, and souls... I guess it is now time to get on with our lives with our fresh new start. We're given a clean slate to start all over again.

Here's a beautiful prayer of St. Francis of Assisi. May this lead us to walk with our Lord in our respective life journeys.

PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury,pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen
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And if you're looking for a love story, His is the greatest love of all.

Rejoice in the blessings of Easter. God bless you!

12 comments:

  1. Thank you, Raajii. :-) Easter blessings to you and your loved ones.

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  2. A lovely post for Easter time, thank you and Happy Easter to you and your family!

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  3. Easter gives us hope for tomorrow,
    As our hearts rejoice and sing on this resurrection.
    Wish You Happy Easter
    and
    God's Blessings upon You

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  4. Blessings of Easter to you and your loved ones, Theanne. God bless you.

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  5. And a lovely and blessed one to you, Dianne.

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  6. May the blessings of Easter be upon you and your family, KP.

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  7. Happy Easter po. May the blessings of peace and good health be yours and your family...

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  8. Hi Al,

    Delighted to see you! Thank you for the blessings and Easter greeting. May you be blessed a hundredfold more for your work in Christ.

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  9. Ellen,

    If we follow the prayer by heart, the world will be heavenly. Happy Easter.

    Take care

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  10. Hi Jack,

    It's a tough order and our human frailties and weaknesses get in the way. But we can give it our best shot still, because we should understand that those lines contain the blueprint of lives. Jesus showed us how.

    Blessings to you and your family.

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