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Saint Joseph, Pillar of Families

I didn't use to pray novenas.  I always thought that praying directly to God was better.  But I read this passage from the Bible: "The continual prayer of a just man availeth much." - James 5:16 I thought of the matter more and now I see that novenas are a humble way of praying.  It is asking those closest to Jesus (and holiest) people who walked the earth, to pray for me. This is not a new way of doing things as Moses intervened for the Jews when God wanted to punish them for making a bull with their own hands and started worshipping them. I now think God is pleased whenever I pray a novena.    Since then, I have seen so many SIGNS AND WONDERS in myself and in my circumstances because I prayed a novena.   I credit Saint Joseph for my happy home life and also for helping us with our finances though the best thing for me is the way novenas help us to lead holy lives.  The saints want no applause but rather, they will always draw us closer to God.   Instead of idolizing cel

How wide, how long, how high

It's all about love today.  Tremendous, overflowing, limitless, unconditional love.


Just the other day, my friends and I went stargazing.  I was able to capture the moon by holding my camera up to the telescope (otherwise known as digiscoping).  It isn't a perfect shot I know, but to me, it is so grand.

I had to take several practice shots until a passable shot, happened.  It was difficult to have a shot that had the gradations of the craters because more often than not, it turned out to be just a white blurry sphere.

That got me thinking about the expanse of the sky and how immeasurable the universe is.

Thoughts like this can only lead one to WHY?  Why is there a sky? a moon? an ocean?  Then it hit me, it is so we know the height and depth and breadth of God's love for us.

"For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him" - Psalm 103:11


So we can imagine what this means - "Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." - Romans 8:39


My wish for you today:  "May you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is." - Ephesians 3:18







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  1. love love that verse! it is so perfectly unconditional (thank goodness) :)

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  2. Very encouraging and uplifting post! Don't you love it when 'the heavens declare the glory of the Lord'?! And my daughter is always telling me how hard it is to get good pictures of the moon...great job!

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  3. This is so beautiful. I love the picture, I love your art, and I love your words that you knit together for us. what a blessing you are to our Soli Deo Gloria group!

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  4. Yes, what an amazing infinite love! Thank you for this blessing.

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