To Locate the Light
Prayer of the week
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
-John 1:5
Darkness, Lord, haunts me
in the form of worry
in the form of forgetfulness
in the form of grief.
Each darkness is a shadow
of its holy origin—
the substance beneath the void—
I distort Trust into worry,
Knowing into forgetfulness,
Love into grief.
I sometimes bathe in these shadows,
unconscious of the light I have misused
to cast them.
Help me today, Lord,
to locate the light in each person,
in each circumstance,
in each moment,
and in myself—
to transmute worry into Trust,
forgetfulness into Knowing,
grief into Love.
Amen.
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Most holy Apostle, Saint Jude Thaddeus, friend of Jesus, I place myself in your care at this difficult time. Help me know that I need not face my troubles alone. Please join me in my need, asking God to send me:
consolation in my sorrow,
courage in my fear,
and healing in the midst of my suffering.
Ask our loving Lord to fill me with the grace to accept whatever may lie ahead for me and my loved ones, and to strengthen my faith in God's healing powers. Thank you, Saint Jude Thaddeus, for the promise of hope you hold out to all who believe, and inspire me to give this gift of hope to others as it has been given to me.
V. Saint Jude, Apostle of Hope
R. Pray for us!
❤️🙏🏼
Good to hear from you, Starr.
Family is first.
All the best my dear