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SOMETHING TO THINK AND PRAY ABOUT THIS WEEK
You Delight In Me As I Am
Dear Lord, one of the nicest cards I ever got had only four words on it: ‘I simply love you.’ At that time, this was what I most needed to hear. And, Lord, I always need to hear it from you.
I was greatly helped when, a few years ago, Pope Francis wrote in The Joy of the Gospel (n.6), ‘When everything is said and done, we are infinitely loved’. This massive statement about you, God, means that, no matter how I let you down, you delight in me as I am. I am radically loved; you are totally positive about me. Therapists try, more or less successfully, to develop unconditional positive regard for their clients, or else the therapeutic relationship will never take off. This reflects, at the human level, your regard for each of us. The relationship between you and me can take off only in this atmosphere. So let me believe, no matter what negative stories I carry from childhood, that no one can love me as you do, that you never turn away from me in despair or boredom and that nothing can increase or diminish your love for me.
Brian Grogan SJ, I Am Infinitely Loved
We remember at this time...
We remember all those who are facing a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or dementia, and all those who walk alongside them. For them, their family members, and friends, this may feel like stepping into unknown territory, a daunting and uncertain path for the future.
Lord, bring Your peace and strength to those who have been diagnosed and to all those who walk alongside them. Remind us, Lord, that You will never leave or forsake us.
“I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands.”
We are not meant to walk this path alone. Give us the space and courage to keep talking, listening and continuing to show up for one another. Amen!
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