.=: M O R N I N G P R A Y E R :=. from Father Pat Umberger __________________________________________________ J O I N S I S T E R J O S E L D A A N D M E A great Pilgrimage to the Holy Land - 04-15 November 2007! Several seats are still available. $2714 from Minneapolis or $2599 from JFK in New York! Follow the link from: www.frpat.com O F F T O B O S T O N Father Pat will be in Boston for medical tests from September 7th-11th. Morning Prayer will not contain prayer intentions during that time, since it has already been prepared. Our Pastoral Minister Margie will Morning Prayer during that time. You'll be very much in my prayers, and I'll remember you and your intentions during my daily Masses, prayers and visits to the many Churches of Boston. Keep me in your prayers as well! _________________________________________________ .=: 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 :=. "But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, to tell of all your works." ~Psalm 73:28 .=: M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y :=. "God is our refuge and underneath are God's everlasting arms." Sheltering arms express the loving protection of God's spirit. In our troubles and difficulties, we need nothing so much as a refuge, a place to relax where we can lay down our burdens and get relief from our cares. We can say to ourselves: "God is my refuge." We can say it until its truth sinks into our very souls. We can say it until we know it and are sure of it. Nothing can seriously upset us or make us afraid, if God truly is our refuge. .=: P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y :=. I pray that I may go each day to God as a refuge until fear goes and peace and security come. I pray that I may feel deeply secure in the haven of God's spirit. .=: 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 :=. Jan offers prayers of thanksgiving for good test results from her husband's biopsy. Lisa from NH requests prayers for her aunt who is suffering from incurable breast cancer that the chemotherapy puts it into remission. Bev asks prayers that her daughter will find a friend in college to make it more comfortable for her to go to the dining hall and to classes. Gen asks prayers that I have a good checkup in Boston. 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