My heart was troubled—literally! I just didn’t feel right. After a trip to the emergency department and many, many tests, there was no diagnosis. And a lot of scary possibilities still loomed. In the end, I was diagnosed with high blood pressure.
Part of the process of arriving at that diagnosis involved going to a psychologist to see if my ailments might have been a byproduct of nerves. She asked me what I did to relax. I rattled off a few things: playing basketball, listening to the oldies, spending time with family. Several days later, I realized that I had not cited my faith—the number one means that I rely on to cope with the difficulties of life!
In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds his disciples to have faith in him. If the disciples needed a reminder, we shouldn’t feel bad about also needing one. Besides, some of us can’t afford to have troubled hearts!

Offering prayers for Liz now. May God guide the hands of her medical team and may she have recover very soon.

Dearhearts…Prayers up please for Max’s sister, Liz. We just heard that she fell and is in route to the hospital. Her cancer has been making its way through more and more of her body, yet she has continued to truly live each day, including still going to Silver Sneakers! She lives in Charlotte but went yesterday to DC for Grandparents Day weekend. Flew by herself and was feeling good. We have no other details other than the Paramedics thought it was a hip injury. Yes, she’s 88 and while that maybe all seem relative…she’s our relative! God Bless Sis and...
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Amen! I wish Terence and the whole LF family both peace and good health! :)

In this world today sometimes it looks like all we have is fate and God to help us through the hard times but thank the Lord we have him to go to Amen Amen Amen

Having faith helps you cope with life. For me it makes me feel good inside like enjoying a blue sky, a gentle breeze, or the fresh smell after a rain. Enjoy your day and the little things that are on your path. Amen!

AMEN!

Terence your words hit home in me. Things I do to relax ,I tell myself my morning prayer is that but I can worry so much about whether I am doing it right or not that I get tense even praying. If I don't get my daily routine of prayers in I feel like a failure. We can be our worst enemies eh? Blessings to all the LFF, especially those with extra needs these days. Please Holy Spirit fill our hearts with your love and guide us to follow Gods ways and to a more heavenly earth.

Amen... faith, hope, love and peace are what we can strive for

Anxiety, fear, stress, insecurity etc., we hear these subjects discussed on radio, television, podcasts, and in latter years on demand through our phones. Some of us still read newspapers and magazines—-We hear of or read about all sorts of remedies and therapies to cure or at least treat these ailments. Taking a well deserved break from the pressures of our modern day living, a trip away, a visit to a wellness centre etc..—- Down the ages our human lives always had issues to contend with. It will never be any different. —-Ecclesiastes 1:9 What has been will be again, what...
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What is faith? “that I rely on to cope with the difficulties of life!” *** Hebrews 11:1, 3, “Faith is being sure of what we hope for. It is being sure of what we do not see… We have faith. So we understand that everything was made when God commanded it. That’s why we believe that what we see was not made out of what could be seen!” *** Faith is being “sure” of what we hope for that we do not see!!! Being “sure” when we don’t see or feel any hope!!! *** Faith is understanding God made everything...
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