.=: 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 Remember, the early Sign-Up Discount ends on 27 July Save $100 and sign up now! 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 :=. "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." ~Acts 1:8 .=: M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y :=. God does not withhold God's presence from us. God does not refuse to reveal more of God's trust to us. God does not hold back the spirit from us. God does not withhold the strength that we need. God's presence, God's truth, God's Spirit, God's strength are always immediately available to us, whenever we are fully willing to receive them. But we can block them off by selfishness, intellectual pride, fear, greed and materialism. We can try to get rid of these blocks and let God's spirit flow in. .=: P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y :=. I pray that I may remove all blocks that are keeping me from God. I pray that I may let God come into my life with power. .=: 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 :=. Sharron from WA requests prayers of healing for her husband's broken leg. Kathy asks prayer for her father who passed away on July 12th. Pam, requests prayers for someone's daughter who is pregnant after miscarrying, from a mom who has an angel in heaven herself. Jeannie asks prayers for a niece and her fiancé, for the loss of her fiancés grandmother who passed away Thursday. Suzanne asks for prayers for her daughter who is financially bankrupt. Mary Sue asks prayers for several intentions. Barb asks prayers for her mother's improved health. Jim asks prayers for his wife who is battling breast cancer. 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