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 we pick up our cross every day and sometimes hourly

Lord, please help us always carry our cross

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The priest at church today said our faith is like a fire. The more you feed it, the brighter and bigger it grows but if you don’t tend to it then it slowly burns out

Lord, please help us always feed the fire of faith in us

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The priest at church today said we always know when the Lord is talking to us because we might not hear him but we can feel his peace

Lord, thank you so much for your peace and please help us always give you time to give it to us

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The priest at church today said we might not wear a priestly collar but we should live our life in a way that stands out and makes people realize there is something different about us

Lord, please help us live how you want us to

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The priest at church today said we can’t love properly unless we are connected to the source of love which is God

Lord, please help us all love like you

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“Every person who goes to confession and makes a good confession has the virtues of humility and hope. Humility, I know I need to be here. Hope, I know he wants me to be here”

Father Mike Schmitz

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The priest at church today said faith is the best gift a father can give to their children

Lord, thank you so much for the faith that has been passed down to me and please help us pass down our faith as well

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The priest at church today said there is always one constant no matter how far you wander or fall, God’s love for us

Lord, thank you so much for your love. Please help us love like you

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The priest at church today said in the Eucharist is the same Jesus who walked in Israel and healed people and did all that he did

Lord, thank you so much for giving us yourself in the Eucharist. Please help us always believe and be in awe of you in the Eucharist

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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