More will be given

To anyone who has, more will be given.  When you read these words, do you see yourself as “one who has” or “one who has not”?   Most of us tend to focus on the negative rather than the positive.   We have a nagging worry that we have not done enough to please God. ...

Thank you, Father

Thank you, Father, for looking after my every need I will give you what is just.  Let’s talk about justice.   The landowner in Jesus’ parable promised to pay his workers what was just, but he seemed to break that promise at the end of the day.   At least, that’s what...

Show me

Jesus, show me who could use a kind word today Keep the commandment without stain or reproach. No matter how easy or difficult his life was, Padre Pio, always tried to encourage the people he met.   “Pray, hope, and don’t give up.”   This was his constant motto, a...

Jesus, make me your disciple

We don’t know much about Joanna, but we can glean a few things.   It’s likely that she was well-off.   Her husband, Chuza, was Herod’s steward, which means he managed all of Herod’s assets and property—a well-paying, important job to be sure.   Joanna seemed to be a...

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