A Vacation and a Pilgrimage - The Ynostrosa Way - And an Air Compressor
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Come, Holy Spirit!
I am so thankful when God gives me the much needed sign I'm seeking. God is so great and He knows exactly what I need even when I don't realize it until it is right in front of me. Everyday our prayer list grows a little bit longer. Jim and I finally had to write down an actual list so that we would remember everyone who has asked for our prayers. There are times when someone will come to my mind and I will feel such an intense desire to pray for them right then. I will pray and pray until I feel at peace.
God is in control - He's got this! Yes, we are to pray for one another! I also have to trust in God's will, His mercy, His grace. I have to give this person I am praying so hard for to God. I have to trust in God's will! Praying and asking for Mother Mary's intercessory prayers and for our saints and guardian angel's intercessory prayers is a huge blessing.
Thursday night I was praying and worrying, planning and not sleeping! I finally fell into a restless sleep. When I woke up on Friday morning I saw something on the floor at the foot of our bed, right underneath it. I thought it was a quarter and bent down to pick it up. It was not a quarter, but an old brass medal with praying hands on one side and the Serenity Prayer on the other side. I have not seen this medal in years. I think it used to be on Jim's key ring but it might have been on mine. I know, without a doubt, that our loving God, made sure I found that medal. I showed it to Jim and he said that I needed to read the first prayer in our daily devotional. He is an early bird and always reads the daily scriptures before I do.
Magnificat - May 2021 - Volume 23, No. 3
Prayer for the Morning
The Lord shows the path to those who stray: let us give thanks and praise, alleluia!
Signs are everywhere - God is always guiding us, taking care of us, loving us, and reminding us that He is in control - He's got this! I went and found a small nail, and grabbed my little hammer from the kitchen. I hung the medal right above the light switch in our bedroom. The praying hands are right there for me to see, right next to our Holy Water Font. Tomorrow is Pentecost - Holy Spirit, Breath of God!
My prayers will continue and I am more at peace - God loves us so much that He sent His only son, our Lord Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for our sins!
Dear God, please open our eyes to the path You want us to follow. Please open our ears to hear Your voice. Please soften our hearts to accept Your will in our lives and the lives of all those we love. In Jesus' Holy Name, we pray, Amen.
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Alleluia!
Sharla Ynostrosa is a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Her ten grandchildren keep her busy! She and her husband, Jimmy, have been married since June of 1983. Sharla converted to Catholicism in 1987. Having been adopted at birth, Sharla is a staunch pro-life advocate. In her blog, adoptedandblessed.blogspot.com she shares stories about her family life, love of her Catholic faith, and various links to websites intended to help readers learn more about adoption and other pro-life topics. Her book, “Adopted and Blessed: Words from My Heart” is full of short stories from the first couple of years of her blog. Many of these books are given away with the hope of a seed being planted. She loves to speak to the youth about pro-life issues and has had very positive results from using the, Touch of Life Fetal Model sets. Sharla and her husband live in San Angelo, Texas and are active members in their parish. This refrain is from one of her favorite hymns and is a constant prayer: Lead me, Lord, lead me, Lord, by the light of truth to seek and to find the narrow way. Be my way; be my truth; be my life, my Lord, and lead me, Lord, today.
