God Love You
With much excitement and anticipation, I present to you this introductory blog posting. The title above includes words from the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (The Relevance of God). Before starting this, I envisioned what my first word should be and decided on God. I can’t go wrong by choosing God! Then I read Sheen’s quote later, and my decision was completed. I have found a recent devotion for his intercession for a family member; may he grant a miraculous cure soon, and also re-start the progress on his cause for sainthood. Welcome friends!
Please take a few moments to read my bio page if you haven’t already done so. As you learn more about who I am and the activities I do, you will also learn about some of the varied sources of my inspiration for these articles. My goal is simply to bring readers closer to God; by doing this, I give all glory and honor to Him who creates and sustains us. Perhaps you will simply smile, laugh, or find inspiration for your spiritual journey in my writings.
In the last few years of my life, I was personally blessed by people who said “I will pray for you, Robert.” What a lovely gift to receive even one simple prayer offering! To my friends and family who supported me to begin this new endeavor, I give a heartfelt “Thank You!” So I say this to everyone: Pray for me, as I will pray for you kindly in return. My prayers are not because you chose to suffer through my writing! God tells us this is the right thing to do:
“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”James 5:16 (NIV)
Furthermore, we learn from Jesus to pray to our Father in heaven in Matthew 6:9, and we recite the 16th - century derived version today. We know the names of Jesus and Mary by themselves are powerful prayers when we can’t say or think of any longer ones.
Lastly, I send a little prayer to God: Thanks be to God and may He bless us all this day and all of our days ahead, Amen!
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Robert Trausch is eager to share a few of his favorite reflections and observations hoping to bring others closer to God. He began life the ninth and youngest child in his Catholic family, and now is a single father who speaks proudly of his two girls.
A 3rd Degree member of the Knights of Columbus and a Marked Man For Christ, he frequently participates in worship and many other activities at his registered parish, Prince of Peace, in Olathe, Kansas. Some of Robert's very random passions can be adapted to incorporate his versatile life experiences and include: learning to live, laugh, and love again with God, and personally walking closely with members of his parish community, weekday Mass, the Rosary, Pope Francis, Saint John Paul II (and many other saints!), parenting, the Jubilee Year of Mercy, nutrition and health, soccer, BBQ, countryside living, and drawing out new meanings from all music genres, and other God moments he encounters every day. He frequently loves the arbitrary, often humorous ideas that pop into his brain; for this reason, expect the unexpected, for you never know the wild ride God has planned for us! He is grateful for everyone in his life who has ever impacted him.
