September 7

UNITY is turning to God for strength

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.  Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.  But as for me, it is good to be near God.  I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge.  ~ Psalm 73:26-28

We can pray for faith as a thirsty person prays for water in a desert.  Do we know what it means to feel sure that God will never fail us?  Are we sure of this as the air that we breathe?  We can pray daily and most diligently that we may appreciate and use the faith we have been given.  There is nothing lacking in our lives because, really, all we need is ours, only we sometimes find it difficult to see it.  ~ Fr. Pat Umberger http://frpat.com/

Pray for the realization that God has everything we need.  Pray that we may know that God’s power is always available.

What unifying activity does our council have planned this month?

Beware of despairing about yourself:  you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself. ~ Saint Augustine