.=: M O R N I N G P R A Y E R :=. from Father Pat Umberger __________________________________________________ J O I N M E A great Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. 04-15 November 2007 Now is a great time to sign up! The brochure and full information, including hotel links, is on-line. We'll renew our Baptismal Promises at the Jordan River, where Jesus was Baptized by John. We'll renew our marriage vows and pray for any deceased husbands and wives at Cana in Galilee where Jesus attended a wedding with his Mother and turned water into wine. We'll take a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. We'll even have a chance to visit Masada and to swim in the Dead Sea. We'll visit the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem too, and see the Dead Sea Scrolls. You'll never read Scripture in the same way after this wonderful Pilgrimage! Follow the link from: www.frpat.com _________________________________________________ .=: M O R N I N G P R A Y E R :=. From Father Pat Umberger .=: S C R I P T U R E F O R T H E D A Y :=. "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult." ~Psalm 46:1-3 .=: M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y :=. We cannot see the future. It's a blessing that we cannot. It's best that we not know ahead of time what the future will bring. That is why God only reveals it to us day by day. The first step each day is to lay our will before God as an offering, ready for God to give us all the best. We can be sure that, if we trust God, that what God does for us will be for the best. The second step is to be confident that God is powerful enough to do anything God wills, and that no miracle in human lives is impossible for God. Then we can leave the future to God. .=: P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y :=. I pray that I may gladly leave my future in God's hands. I pray that I may be confident that good things will happen, as long as I am on the right path. .=: S C R I P T U R E S A N D S A I N T O F T H E D A Y := Scriptures: http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/ Saint of the Day: http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/SaintofDay/ .=: W E P R A Y :=. Sherry requests prayers for a soldier's Mom who has stage 4 cancer. Paul asks for prayers for his upcoming heart surgery. A member asks prayers as he begins radiation therapy for prostate cancer. Mary Anne asks for prayers for her gr-grandson who is having heart surgery on July 3rd. Cecilia asks prayers for a special intention. Ursula asks prayers for a special intention. Joanne asks prayers for a special intention. Alvina asks prayers for a special intention. A mother asks for prayers for her 26 yrs. old son who has started drinking again after 3 years that Jesus gives him the strength he needs to quit. We pray for unity in our country and that we may build a Culture of Life. We pray for the safety of our troops, their safe return and their families at home. We pray for a deep and profound respect for life, and for the courage and willingness to stand up for life. We pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most. Have a good day! May God Bless you and those you love, and keep you safe! Father Pat "Be still and know that I am God." ~Psalm 46:10 __________________________________________________ <MP>Morning Prayer is free, and comes from: Father Pat Umberger, a priest of the Diocese of La Crosse in Wisconsin U.S.A. Web Site: www.frpat.com Evangelization (reaching out): www.cmonback.com .=: M A K E A D O N A T I O N ? :=. www.frpat.com/donation.htm .=: F O R W A R D I N G :=. Please leave these credits when doing so. based on "God Calling, by Two Listeners," A.J. Russell, ed. Forward to friends, but please leave this tag intact. .=: C H A N G E Y O U R S U B S C R I P T I O N :=. Unsubscribe from your old address before you subscribe with your new address. Use this link: www.frpat.com/morningprayer.htm#mp .=: S U B M I T A P R A Y E R :=. Intentions to be included with <MP>Morning Prayer: www.frpat.com/prayers.htm