My Father, you give and you take away. Why then do I fear loss that you control? What success is there but success in you? True joy and true peace can be found in you alone, my God. I commit myself to your will. I commit myself into your arms, O God. Help me to accept the crosses I bear with … [Read more...] about I give myself to you
Archives for September 2021
What we’re about
Dear Parishioners and Friends, If anyone asks about your faith, your first words can point directly to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. To live is Christ! (Phil. 1:21) But once that's established, they may want to know something about the kind of church to which you belong. Do you have an … [Read more...] about What we’re about
Comfort me in my weakness
My God, when my worries seem insurmountable, what I have to do, unbearable, I have nothing to fear. I have only to commit myself unto your grace, to abandon myself to your will. What can I seek but you, my Lord? Why should I put so much trust in the world as to worry about it so much? You are my … [Read more...] about Comfort me in my weakness
Help me to seek only you
Oh my Lord, what food do I need but yours which is spiritual, what sleep do I need but your heavenly restful peace? You give me everything, yet I have forsaken you. I come before you, sinful and wretched. Give me your Spirit. Give me your courage, and your grace, and your peace. What trust do we … [Read more...] about Help me to seek only you
Peace that is not of this world.
Heavenly Father, Oh, how could I ever forget you and reject your mercy and help. No matter how hard I push, how hurried and anxious I am, no matter how late I stay awake, all is in vain without you, O God. Deliver me from such deprivation of your Spirit. May I always seek you, may I never rush ahead … [Read more...] about Peace that is not of this world.