.=: M O R N I N G P R A Y E R :=. from Father Pat Umberger __________________________________________________ O F F T O M E X I C O C I T Y I'll be leaving for Mexico City and Guadalupe with two priests from our Diocese. We'll be there from 08-19 January. If you'd like us to remember your intentions in our daily prayers, at our daily Mass, at Guadalupe and the many Churches we'll visit in Mexico City and the area, just fill out and submit the form at my Web Site. Just 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 :=. "Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." ~Matthew 11:28-30 .=: M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y :=. I can believe that fundamentally all is well. Good things can happen to me. I believe that God cares for me and will provide for me. I need not try to plan ahead. I know that the way will unfold, step by step. I can leave tomorrow's burden to God, because God is the great burden-bearer. God only expects me to carry my one-day's share. .=: P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y :=. I pray that I may not try to carry the burden of the universe on my shoulders. I pray that I may be satisfied to do my share each day .=: 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 :=. Sharon asks prayers that her daughter & husband seek the help they need to be the best people they can be and that their marriage will be healed. Helen-Ann gives prayer of thanksgiving for finding silver ring which was lost. Joan asks prayers for a special intention. Kathleen asks prayers for a special intention. A member asks for God's help and guidance in losing weight to improve her health. Marisa asks for prayers for herself that all skin biopsies will be normal and that God will continue to heal her body. Martha requests pray for herself, her daughter, and their friend who'll be traveling to Mexico next week. Member Sandy is requesting prayers for her friend, neighbor and friend's husband - all who have cancer. Sher asks prayers for a special intention. Jean asks for prayers for her husband who has Metastatic Melanoma. 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! .=: A D A I L Y B L E S S I N G :=. http://message.viditalk.com/ver12/showvideo.asp?vid=38058.65105 For a video blessing from Father Pat, just click the link above. It is best viewed with a high speed Internet connection. 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