RELIGION AND ART

MY PRAYER That each day I draw closer to you Lord That each day my heart like that of my Lord Jesus Christ That each day I grow in holiness That each day cares and worries do Not take control of my life That each day my knowledge of you increases That each day I see you in all creatures That each day I grow in humility. My prayer to you Lord that I am what you desire me to be.

NO IS NOT REJECTION Dearest child you asked someone for assistance, and favour What you get is rejection.   Some people who promised to help you May avoid you, some may laugh at you others judge you, it could be outright rejection. Don’t you know dearest child of God that whoever that says no to you saw something great in you that you could not see. Dearest child you do not know your worth, For if you do you will be grateful to that man or woman who rejects you by saying NO to you. Must you settle for second best? Your Heavenly Father sees your worth, That is the reason for your being rejected. Dearest child, the favour you ask for from men; is it what you really desire? Or you needed a soft landing? Your Father God, know you through and through. Be patient, be calm, while waiting on Him. It won’t be long. For us human, while we wait, it seems very long.

FEAST OF ALL SOULS Psalm 23 The souls of the virtuous are in the hands of God, no torment shall ever touch them. In the eyes of the unwise, they did appear to die, their going looked like a disaster, their leaving us, like annihilation; but they are in peace. If they experienced punishment as men see it, their hope was rich with immortality; slight was their affliction, great will their blessings be. God has put them to the test and proved them worthy to be with him; he has tested them like gold in a furnace, and accepted them as a holocaust. When the time comes for his visitation they will shine out; as sparks run through the stubble, so will they. They shall judge nations, rule over peoples, and the Lord will be their king for ever. They who trust in him will understand the truth, those who are faithful will live with him in love; for grace and mercy await those he has chosen.     wisdom 3: 1-9

ALL SAINTS They are happy Psalm 23(24):1-6 © Such are the men who seek your face, O Lord.   The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness, the world and all its peoples. It is he who set it on the seas; on the waters he made it firm.   Such are the men who seek your face, O Lord.   Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord? Who shall stand in his holy place? The man with clean hands and pure heart, who desires not worthless things. Such are the men who seek your face, O Lord.   He shall receive blessings from the Lord   and reward from the God who saves him. Such are the men who seek him,   seek the face of the God of Jacob.   Such are the men who seek your face, O Lord.   Liturgical readings