Forever In Thought

I'm a 32 year old Catholic. My posts may be random, but I hope they help someone get closer to God. If anyone needs someone to talk to or vent to or anything that I can do here, please feel free to message me. I love you and care about you and would love to help if I can

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“A soul that is united with God must be prepared for great and hard-fought battles” Saint Faustina Kowalska

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The priest at church today said if we look with the eyes of our soul, we can see God everywhere: God the Father and creator in people’s creativity, Jesus in people’s love, and the Holy Spirit in people’s wisdom and other gifts of the Holy Spirit

Lord, please help us see you everywhere

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The priest at church today said Jesus remains with us through people of faith

Lord, please help us remember you are present and work through people of faith

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The priest at church today said we do not fight alone

Lord, please help us in all our fights and help us remember we fight with you and the members of your body by our side

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The priest at church today said we should invite God into every part of our lives, especially in the crevices and corners that we are afraid to let him into

Lord, please help us give you access to every part of our being and transform us into the people you made us to be

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The priest at church today said life is a journey of continual growth

Lord, please help us all grow into the people you made us to be

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The priest at church today said we can always be at prayer no matter what we are doing by inviting God into our hearts in that moment

Lord, please help us always invite you into our hearts and be with us constantly

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The priest at church today said no matter where we are, we don’t need to be afraid because God is always with us whether we see him or not

Lord, thank you so much for always being with us

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The priest at church today said forgiveness means a debt is canceled but mercy means a relationship is restored and that forgiveness and mercy are the foundation of our faith

Lord, thank you so so much for your forgiveness and mercy. Please help us be forgiving and merciful like you

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The priest at church today said Jesus through his resurrection gives us new life and that we aren’t supposed to stay by the tomb but go out into the world and proclaim and live the good news

Lord, thank you so much for this new life and please help us proclaim your good news and live it through our actions

Happy Easter!

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The priest at church today said the cross we carry may be painful and hard but when united to Christ it is not meaningless and can even be a source of grace

Lord, please help us unite our crosses to you and transform them into instruments of your grace

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The priest at church today said in the middle of wrongdoing, God never perpetuates the wrong but brings good out of it

Lord, please bring good from all of our sins

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The priest at church today said grieving doesn’t mean you have weak faith, it shows how much you loved. Also that death doesn’t have the final word

Lord, please comfort anyone who is grieving

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The priest at church today said to truly love someone is to seek what is good for them

Lord, please help us always love everyone no matter how hard it may be

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The priest at church today said Jesus was breaking societal boundaries when he talked to the woman at the well which shows the gospel has no boundaries or limits

Lord, please help us spread the gospel however you want us to

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The priest at church today said sometimes we have to go outside our comfort zone to do the will of God

Lord, please help us always do your will no matter how uncomfortable it may be

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The priest at church today said Jesus doesn’t avoid suffering, he transforms it. He also said the same Holy Spirit that was with Jesus in the desert is also with us

Lord, please transform our suffering and guide and strengthen us with your Holy Spirit