Monday, January 21, 2013

Service and MLK

"Life's most urgent question is:
what are you doing for others?"
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Stay Strong! !

Friday, January 18, 2013

Storms...

And there arose a great storm
(Mark 4:37).

Some of the storms of life come suddenly: a great sorrow, a bitter disappointment, a crushing defeat. Some come slowly. They appear upon the ragged edges of the horizon no larger than a man's hand, but, trouble that seems so insignificant spreads until it covers the sky and overwhelms us.

Yet it is in the storm that God equips us for service. When God wants an oak He plants it on the moor where the storms will shake it and the rains will beat down upon it, and it is in the midnight battle with elements that the oak wins its rugged fibre and becomes the king of the forest.

When God wants to make a man He puts him into some storm.

The history of manhood is always rough and rugged. No man is made until he has been out into the surge of the storm and found the sublime fulfillment of the prayer:

"O God, take me, break me, make me."

This too shall pass....Stay Strong!!

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Happy Tuesday!!

"Carpe diem!
>
> Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have.
>
> It is later than you think."
>    - Horace
>
> It is later than we think for sure but never too late to make a change, take on a challenge, or alter our lives!!!
>
> Move forward with faith that you are on the right path and exactly where you are supposed to be!
>
> Relax a bit and enjoy all the gifts we have been granted and help others do the same!
>
> Take control of your life with daily action but understand that the real control is out of our hands!!
>
> All will be ok....Believe it!!
>
> Stay Strong!!!

Live today

"The secret of health for both mind and body
> is not to mourn for the past,
> nor to worry about the future,
> but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly."
>
> -  The Buddha
>
> Please keep the loving memories of Jim Griffin, Michael Ice, Brendan O'Toole and Ed McSherry in your hearts and minds especially today and pray for strength for their families who are in great need of it as they continue to mourn their lost loved ones.
>
> Stay Strong and God Bless!