so comforting...

"In peace I shall both lie down and sleep, for You alone, Lord, make me secure." - Psalm 4:9

"Then call on Me in time of distress; I will rescue you, and you shall honor Me." - Psalm 50:15

"He set me free in the open; He rescued me because He loves me." -Psalm 18:20

amazing song!

Falling Even more in love with You...

"Desperate for changing Starving for truth 

I'm closer to where I started 

Chasing after You 

I'm falling even more in love with You 

Letting go of all I've held onto 

I'm standing here until You make me move 

I'm hanging by a moment here with You 

Forgetting all I'm lacking 

Completely incomplete 

I'll take Your invitation 

You take all of me now... 

I'm falling even more in love with You 

Letting go of all I've held onto 

I'm standing here until You make me move 

I'm hanging by a moment here with You 

I'm living for the only thing I know 

I'm running and not quite sure where to go 

And I don't know what I'm diving into 

Just hanging by a moment here with You."


-Lifehouse

"By the anxieties and worries of this life Satan tries to dull man's heart and make a dwelling for himself there." - St. Francis of Assisi 

"Nothing is far from God."

- St. Monica

To pray...

"To pray is to talk to God, but about what? About Him, about yourself; joys, sorrows, successes, and failures, noble ambitions, daily worries, weaknesses! And acts of thanksgiving and petitions: and Love and reparation. In a word: to get to know Him and to get to know yourself: to get acquainted." 
-Saint Josemaria Escriva

My Mother, My confidence!

Mary dear,

you are my mother.

Please take my hand

and tell me where to go

who to see

and what to say.

Please don't let go

of my hand,

Mary dear,

because I need you

and I will always 

love you.

Amen.

Fr. J. Duffy, Madonna House

Peace.

Peace is that Joy through the struggle and pain,

The soft hope that things will be calm once again.

Peace is that moment with the walls falling in

And you feel so trapped with the guilt and the sin...

But you find the strength to hold on to Hope.

You feel this warmth building up in your heart,

Giving you the power to fight and to cope.

Peace is there when you can make a new start.

Peace is not found in infatuation nor luck.

Peace never leaves. And it shines through the dark.

While I was writing this poem I was thinking about something one of the speakers said at the Steubenville youth conference this summer. The theme was "Rooted in Christ" and the speaker was talking about how our Faith is not just feelings or "spiritual highs".  She compared it to the ocean. No matter what the surface looks like down at the very bottom of the ocean it is always completely calm and peaceful. Even if on the surface a storm is raging and waves are crashing at the deepest part of the ocean there is still calm. There is still peace. So in our lives, even if there is confusion and chaos we can still have the deep,real sense of peace that our God loves us and He is in total control. We can have peace trusting in Him.

:)

Sonnet

Valiant warrior of strength enduring;

Of courage and devotion unsurpassed.

Your firm love forever reassuring,

A flawless shelter till troubles have past.

My protector, the fiercest of lovers,

Fearlessly fighting for my guarded heart;

Relentless till, as Yours, is recovered,

Soon my walls of fear and doubt fall apart.

Gently with Your correction so tender,

You grant me Your strength and teach me the Truth.

How can I show love owed to such splendor?

To You, my guardian before my youth.

Ultimate healer, my merciful Lord,

May You be so passionately adored.