A mother's concern

A Mom was concerned about her kindergarten son walking to school. He
didn't want his mother to walk with him. She wanted to give him the feeling
that he had some independence but yet know that he was safe. So she had an
idea of how to handle it.

She asked a neighbor, Mrs. Goodnest, if she would please follow him to
school in the mornings, staying at a distance, so he probably wouldn't
notice her. Mrs. Goodnest said that since she was up early with her
toddler anyway, it would be a good way for them to get some exercise as well, so she agreed.

The next school day, Mrs. Goodnest and her little girl, Marcy, set out
following behind Timmy as he walked to school with another neighbor boy
he knew. She did this for the whole week. As the boys walked and chatted,
kicking stones and twigs, Timmy's little friend noticed the same lady
was following them as she seemed to do every day all week.

Finally he said to Timmy, "Have you noticed that lady following us to
school all week? Do you know her? " Timmy nonchalantly replied, "Yeah, I
know who she is." The friend said, "Well, who is she?"

"That's just Shirley Goodnest" Timmy replied, "and her daughter Marcy."
"Shirley Goodnest? Who the heck is she and why is she following us?"
"Well", Timmy explained, "every night my Mom makes me say the 23rd Psalm
with my prayers, 'cuz she worries about me so much.
And in the Psalm, it says 'Shirley Goodnest and Marcy shall follow me
all
the days of my life,' so I guess I'll just have to get used to it!"

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon
you,
and be gracious to you; the Lord lift His countenance upon you,and give
you
peace. Numbers 6:22-26

May "Shirley Goodnest" and "Marcy" be with you today, and always

The God who provides

' As surely as the Lord you God lives , ' she replied ,
' I don't have any bread - only a handful of flour in a jar and
a little oil in a jug .........'
Elijah said to her , ' Don't be afraid......
For this is what the Lord the God of Israel says ;
" The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry
until the day the Lord gives rain on the land " ' .

1 Kings 17 : 12 , 13 , 14



Andrew , Simon Peter's brother spoke up ,
' Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish ,
but how far will they go among so many ? '
Jesus then took the loaves , gave thanks ,
and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted .
He did the same with the fish .

John 6 : 8 , 9 , 11

God can forgive us through Christ

Since we have a great high priest
who has gone through the heavens ,
Jesus the Son of God ,
let us hold firmly to the faith we profess ,
For we do not have a high priest
who is unable to sympathise with our weaknesses ,
but we have one
who has been tempted in every way ,
just as we are - yet was without sin.
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence ,
so that we may receive mercy
and find grace to help us
in our time of need . Hebrews 4:14-16


Therefore , there is now no condemnation
for those who are in Christ Jesus ,
because through Christ Jesus
the law of the Spirit of life set me free
from the law of sin and death .
For what the law was powerless to do
in that it was weakened by the sinful nature ,
God did by sending his own Son
in the likeness of sinful man
to be a sin offering .
And so he condemned sin in sinful man . Roman 8:1-3

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

" Thank you , Mary , for saying ' YES ' to God. I want to follow the path that you paved. Please pray for me , so that I will know the same heavenly triumph that you know now " .

" This is My Body "

What Christ gives us is quite explicit if His own words are interpreted according to their Aramaic meaning . The expression " This is My Body " means ' This is Myself " .


Karl Rahner , S.J








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Bible quote ;


Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need. But if a widow has children or grandchildren , these should learn first of all to put their religion into practise by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents , for this is pleasing to God . - 1 Timothy 5:3-4