Do Not Be Anxious: Some Things You Can't Ignore

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Some Things You Can't Ignore

While my words here are meant to strengthen my faith and yours, there are times when it is tested more than others. And some things you can’t ignore; they demand action. Please pray for my friend Jeanne. I received this email from her this morning:

Just found out that the 10/2/12 injection I received WAS definitely from the tainted batch. Please keep praying for me.

Thanks,

She is referring to the back pain injections which have killed a number of people around the country with meningitis. From what I have read, people have come down with the illness and died up to 4 weeks after they received the shot.

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Nancy ShumanOctober 17, 2012 at 3:34 PM
Yes, I will be praying for Jeanne.
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MaryellenOctober 17, 2012 at 10:17 PM
Oh my! how unnerving that must be to wait and see if death is at the door. I'm offering an Our Father, Hail Mary and glory be right now, and will name Jeanne in our Rosary and Chaplet.
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Do Not Be AnxiousOctober 18, 2012 at 3:26 PM
Thank you so much for praying for my friend. She is a very good person, and we need every one we can get in this world.
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I feel that some may be glancing at this blog from time to time to see what may be of interest. Others may believe that some of these words are mine only, a personal story to be read about me and my thoughts – which too often may appear “heavy or preachy.”

That is not why I write, nor why you should consider reading.

I really don’t believe anything I write is “interesting”. If that is what you seek, there are more fun-filled sites to entertain you. My words are personal sometimes, true, but only insofar as they pertain to answers I have perceived to calm my own anxieties, my worries, my stresses in this life, and I believe my experiences may help calm your fears also. Yes, that is sometimes heavy stuff. “Do Not Be Anxious” IS the title of this blog.

And there are some words I write (or re-present from others) that are not meant for me. I get no great insights from them, yet I believe them important. I feel compelled to write them even as I am sometimes compelled to sneeze. I can’t stop it, and I don’t know why. Perhaps there are some small “germs” in the words that you are meant to catch out of the air.

I spend time most mornings in meditation. Sometimes ten minutes, sometimes an hour. Usually I read some words of The Liturgy of the Hours, Scripture or saintly authors, and my mind ponders. Sometimes I write. It is in that spirit, words to be meditated upon, as I do, that I write this blog.

If you read these words in that serious spirit, asking of God: “Lord, what would you have me do?” and still come away with nothing of value from these words --- then laugh!! At least in that way they will make you feel better. And the laughter will relieve, even if for only a moment, your anxieties. And then the time I spent writing this will have been worth it.

Never let evil talk pass your lips; say only the good things men need to hear, things that will really help them. Do nothing that will sadden the Holy Spirit with whom you were sealed against the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, all passion and anger, harsh words, slander, and malice of every kind. In place of these, be kind to one another, compassionate, and mutually forgiving, just as God has forgiven you in Christ. (Eph 4: 29-32)

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Some Things You Can't Ignore

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