"The greatest gift that we have to give is the promise of fidelity, the promise that we will keep trying, that we won’t walk away simply because we got hurt or because we felt unwanted or not properly valued. We are all weak, wounded, sinful, and easily hurt. Inside of our marriages, families, churches, friendships, and places of work, we cannot promise that we won’t disappoint each other and, worse still, that we won’t hurt each other. But we can promise that we won’t walk away because of disappointment and hurt. That’s all we can promise – and that’s enough!" - Ron Rolheiser

Hurt people hurt people. And yes, forgiven people forgive people. 😇

My dear Jesus, grant me the maturity to be able to say: "I made mistakes," the courage to say "I am sorry," the sensitivity to say, "I need you,” the ability to say "I love you," the courage to hear a "no," the confidence in the face of criticism, even when unjustified. Remind me that to be happy is not to have a sky without a storm, a road without accidents, work without fatigue, relationships without disappointments. Teach me that to be happy is to find strength in forgiveness, hope in battles, security in the stage of fear, love in discord, to use the tears to irrigate tolerance and losses to train patience. Amen. Adapted from ‘Palco de vida’ (Stages of life) attributed to the poet Fernando Pessoa

Today's schedule (2 Sept 2017). You can still come and join us!

Praise & Worship portion of Catholic Life in Spirit Seminar today (2 Sept 2017) led by the El Shaddai Grande Prairie