Mother Catherine McAuley used her restless Spirit to drive herself and others closer to Jesus. From a very young age she knew she wanted to become Catholic, even thought that was frowned upon from her distant family and friends. In that time period religious persecution was in full effect. Mother Catherine stood strong on her convictions and eventually opened a home for poor, homeless, sick, dying and uneducated women and children. She would go on to proclaim her vows and after her death was named
generate negativity. As an example, Kristian Stanfill’s masterpiece “Even So Come,” greatly affects one’s whole attitude by bringing joy to the listener. By reminding the audience of Jesus’ return, it grants hope. The hymn uses repetition to masterfully display the Christian’s eagerness for Jesus to come, which leads him to repentance. “Even So Come” evokes joy and purpose in a Christian’s life. In light of the second coming, the hymn challenges Christians to change their lifestyle. He calls
to the Philippians is one of the most uplifting books of the New Testament because of the joyful and gracious message that it conveys. It reminds people how incredible it is to be thankful for every single blessing and how important it is to find joy in everything. When Paul wrote this letter around 60 AD to the church in Philippi, he was being kept a prisoner in Rome, for preaching Christ. Even though he was facing dangers of death, he still kept a positive outlook, because he knew that if he died
What if we all could go through life with out worrying with regards to money, jobs, kids, relationships, and just be satisfied? Joy isn't a destination. It is a positive feeling of appreciation, gratitude, and satisfaction regarding our current scenario. We all accomplish this feeling by emphasizing and acknowledging all the great things in our lives. Abraham Lincoln stated: "Most persons are with regards to as happy as they make up their minds to be." It is truly not much what happens to us in life
They have immense gratitude for everything life has to offer them and have great appreciation for what they have. In other words contentment is a big virtue that leads to the highway to happiness. Happy people always maintain an optimistic look even in times of distress and
From the very beginning Christianity has been the proclamation of joy. Even at the very bottom of the darkness of impossibility, Christianity announced and conveyed a new all-embracing joy and with this joy it transformed the End into a Beginning. Without the proclamation of this joy the Christianity is incomprehensible. It is only as joy that the church was victorious in the world, and it lost the world when it lost that joy and ceased to be a credible witness to it. Of all the accusations against
Blessed messengers of God Shield you from all challenges. Continue Grinning dependably. Gracious! God a debt of gratitude is in order for issuing me a sweet Sister. Secure her as an apple of your eyes. Offer quality to my sister when she confronts any issues. Lets all her infection, challenges, tears comes unto me. Give satisfaction & delight in her life. Till the end
Be in a state of joy thinking of what is good in your life and you will have more of it by the universal law of increase. If you are a spiritual person then you might already know the benefits of being grateful because when you are not and you constantly think of what is unpleasant in your life by the same law you will get more of it, there is no exception to it. Have you seen people cry when they pray? Of course, you would have because that is how most people do it. Some of them even believe that
1962; Searle, 1969). 7.2. Speech act of thanking: The speech act of thanking is defined as “an expression of gratitude and appreciation in response compliments” (Searle, 1969: 203). Leech (1983) describes thanking as having a social purpose, which is creating a friendly and polite atmosphere (Leech, 1983). Emmons (2004) defines it as: “a sense of thankfulness and joy in response to receiving a gift, whether the gift be a tangible benefit from a specific other or a moment of peaceful bliss
Do the affirmations need to be true in my life right now? No, the affirmations you listen to or consciously repeat to yourself don´t need to be true. Many athletes, entrepreneurs, and other people who know the power of affirmations use them as part of their ritual to manifest goals – BEFORE they have manifested in the physical reality. That´s the genius thing about affirmations – they become true. What if some affirmations make me feel uncomfortable? That can be because a part of you is resisting