Hi there {{ subscriber.firstName | default('friend in Christ') }},

 

I hope your week is going well!

 

Our oldest son, his girlfriend, and our youngest daughter visited us last week. It was great to see them! It was the first time they had been to our new home since we actually moved in. The only ones missing were our oldest daughter and her boyfriend-who live in another state. 

It was nice to have time together.

 

In the Mass readings this week we read in 1 Thessalonians of the bond between those sharing the faith and those receiving this new faith from them. Siant Paul tells them in 1 Thessalonians 8:

 

 

When I read that I thought of how we are to be with others: to share our amazing faith in a loving way, knowing how much God loves each person he created. Doing so will certainly affect the way we share our faith. 

 

The Bible is so rich in applicable information as it teaches us not only about Jesus but about how to live our faith.

I have two prayers to share with you this week: Prayer Before Reading the Bible and Prayer After Reading the Bible.

Reding the Bible does not need to take a lot of time or be complicated. The post this week is Create A Simple Catholic Bible Reading Plan shows you how to keep it simple.

If you have a prayer intention you want to share, please leave a comment on the post August Prayer Intentions (on August 31st) or on the post for September Prayer Intentions (on or after September 1st). We can pray for each other as parts of the Body of Christ.

Here are all the links in one place:

May you and have a blessed week. I remember you in my prayers each day. 💖

 

Are you looking for more resources to help you grow in faith? If so, read on!

 

The Lectio Divina Reflection Journal is an aid to help you prayerfully reflect on God's Word as you read Scripture. The Rosary Reflection Journal is a place to write down your reflections on the Rosary as you pray it.

 

The Rosary Reflections on the Joyful Mysteries and Rosary Reflections on the Luminous Mysteries are reflections on each of these sets of mysteries.

 

Each is available as a pdf download or as a print book.