FAITH – is a principle to live, not a problem to be solved. This faith, it sees the invisible, it believes the incredible, and it attains the impossible. Fr. John Hampsch — from — “Dealing with Stress” now on CD
As children bring their broken toys with tears for us to mend I brought my broken dreams to God because He was my friend But then instead of leaving Him at peace to work alone I hung around and tried to help with way that were my own At last I snatched them back and [...]
“God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.” 2nd Tim 1:7
“God is not an author of confusion, but of peace and harmony” 1 Cor 14:33
In coping with the forces of hell in what is called spiritual warfare, a certain kind of courage or fearlessness can be reckless, rash, and irresponsible. Its opposite is an appropriate and prudent fear. Jesus incisively advocates a prudent fear of the evil one and his machinations, as distinguished from fear of a temporal threat: [...]
just remember: Noah was a drunk Abraham was too old Isaac was a daydreamer Jacob was a liar Leah was ugly Joseph was abused Moses had a stuttering problem Gideon as afraid Samson had long hair and was a womanizer Rahab was a prostitute Jeremiah and Timothy were too young David had and affair and [...]
