Greetings Prayer Warriors,
Have you reflected on why so many of your family members, relatives are struggling with their relationship with God? Or perhaps they aren’t struggling, they never even think of Him! Maybe the one struggling is you?
How can one not be disheartened when they look with eyes wide open? Our world has changed so much over the decades. While the country was largely Judeo-Christian in its views and values 50+ years ago, that is no longer true. Immorality is not just rampant, but the accepted norm. Churches were shut down for 2 years and the reception of the sacraments was severely restricted. Morality has been banished and even mocked. Divorce and the breakdown of the family, once rare, is now a contingency plan discussed before marriage. Protection of life is no longer considered sacred. Speech is no longer free. Sin is no longer discussed and many no longer believe in hell. Christianity is no longer affirmed but attacked. Is there any surprise that Satan’s power has grown as the presence of God in our hearts and public squares has diminished? Does any doubt remain as to why so many people have lost or are without faith??
We Christians know that our citizenship is not here on earth but rather awaiting us in heaven. For many, as I have often told you and now tell you even in tears, conduct themselves as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction. Their God is their stomach; their glory is in their “shame.” Their minds are occupied with earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we also await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 3:18-20
Hold tight to your faith! Whether you have been praying with us for days, months, or the last 13 years, you are being prepared for a deeper relationship with the Lord, one where he more urgently requests of you increased prayer for humanity. Remember, the Lord doesn’t want to lose any of his children, but many will reject Him without the transformative grace needed for conversion. Your prayer rooted in love, releases the grace from heaven. Your prayer is a beautiful daily sacrifice that can be offered up for the conversion of all your relatives.
Everything indeed is for you, so that the grace bestowed in abundance on more and more people may cause the thanksgiving to overflow for the glory of God. 2 Corinthians 4:15
"Many souls go to hell because they have no one to pray for them and make sacrifices for them." -Our Lady of Fatima to Sr. Lucia
Pray for humanity, especially the restoration of the family, and each precious soul in it.
“As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.” - Pope Saint John Paul II
Peace, Joy, and Love,
Janet
Pray, pray, pray and ask for more prayer by passing it on!
