1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Linda - October 4, 2026 - I have recently picked up a book that I haven't read  in years and it's been a real delight to discover its little gems once again.  It is entitled "The Complete Julian of Norwich" and it contains the "showings" that Lady Julian received from the Lord.  I thought you might be blessed by what the Lord revealed to her, that you might also be comforted and that you might be led to sing out your gratitude with great delight as we approach the feast of Thanksgiving: 

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"It is God's will that we have true delight with Him in our salvation, and in that He wishes us to be mightily comforted and strengthened, and thus He wills that with His grace our soul be happily engaged, for we are His bliss, for in us He delights without end and so shall we in Him with His grace.  (p.137)

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"Ah, Jesus wishes that we take heed to the bliss of our salvation that is in the blessed Trinity and that we desire to have as much spiritual pleasure, with His grace, as was said before.  (That is to say, that the pleasure of our salvation be like to the joy that Christ has about our salvation as much as it can be while we are here."  (p.139)

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Jesus absolutely delights in our salvation and He wants us to delight in it too!  Later in the book, He reveals that we are His crowing glory and that this is pure bliss to Him!  If we understood this at the core of our hearts, I believe we would be transformed....

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Linda - October 13, 2024 - Thanksgiving weekend - Dear heavenly Father thank you for the gift of life and for the destiny that you have purposed for each and every one of us.  Because of You, our future is always so full of hope, which is why we trust in Your unfailing goodness.  Thank you Jesus for the precious gift of salvation which gives us the assurance of everlasting life with all of its perfection of joy, peace, love and serenity.  Thank you Holy Spirit for your friendship and your constant presence in our daily lives.  You are always at our side, ready to impart your wisdom, insight and knowledge so that our lives may yield incredible fruit.  Blessed be the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever, amen!

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Marcel and I wish you a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving.

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Linda - October 8, 2023 - Thanksgiving weekend- St. Paul firmly asserts that God wills us to rejoice always and to give thanks in absolutely all circumstances.  This is a simple thing to say but most probably one of the most difficult things to do.  But it is hope - the great virtue of hope - that enables us to obey this command and rejoice as though we have already received whatever we are asking for, because hope is the joyful anticipation of obtaining something good.  Whatever breakthrough we are hoping for and hanging in there for in prayer, we rejoice regardless of our feelings or our circumstances.  Thankfulness is what will eventually bring us into the victory that we long for.  

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That being said, Thanksgiving weekend is a good time to celebrate all that we have already received from the liberal hands of our Father.  We have received so much; eternal salvation, a wonderful identity in Christ, an exciting destiny and mission not to mention daily food, clothing, housing, friends, family, parish, children, vacations, vehicles, the sun and moon, the rain and all the rest of creation.  There is so much to be grateful for.  Indeed, God our Father is a lavish God who always wants to give us more, therefore Thanksgiving is also a very appropriate time to ask and hope for even more because the Law of Increase is written right into creation: "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it." (Genesis 1:28). That too is the will of God in Christ Jesus for us because "anyone who has, will be given more". (Matthew 25:18)

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Please click on the image below to access Marcel's video which reveals the benefits of choosing to live with a grateful heart.