“May you always be joyful in your union with the Lord. I say it again: rejoice!

“Show a gentle attitude towards everyone. The Lord is coming soon. Don’t worry about anything, but in all your prayers ask God for what you need, always asking him with a thankful heart.

“I know what it is to be in need and what it is to have more than enough. I have learnt this secret, so that anywhere, at any time, I am content, whether I am full or hungry, whether I have too much or too little.

“I have the strength to face all things by the power that Christ gives me.

Dear Father God, Today it is hard to fill my heart with all good things. A is having a hard time at school and my dad is facing surgery for brain tumor. F is suffering in her relationship. Please be with all those three, and give them your power to have the strength to face these things. Please give me the strength to give them the love they need. Please forgive me my sins. In Jesus’ name, Amen