.=: 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 :=. "Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near." ~Isaiah 55:6 .=: M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y :=. God finds, amid the crowd, a few people who follow, just to be near God, just to dwell in God's presence. A longing in the eternal heart may be satisfied by these few people. I can let God know that I seek not just to dwell in God's presence, to be near God, not so much for teaching or a message, as just for God. It can be that the longing of the human heart to be loved for itself is something caught from the great divine heart. .=: P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y :=. I pray that I may have a listening ear, so that God may speak to me. I pray that I may have a waiting heart, so that God may come to me. .=: 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 :=. Richard asks prayers for his mother that the neurologist's diagnosis on Friday was correct and that the treatment on February 23, 2007 cures her. Connie asks prayers for her sister who is going to her doctor on Friday, that the diagnosis is not cancer. Marie asks prayers for a special intention. A member asks prayers for support in her period of career discernment. Mary asks prayers for her sister-in-law who will be having brain surgery this week, and for her young family, who still need her care and love. A member requests prayers for her friend's mother who fell and broke her shoulder. A mother wishes to say thank you for good test results from one test her daughter has taken and for good results for some more that she has to take. Mary requests prayers of thanksgiving for recent visits with family members that have been hurt through many misunderstandings and prays that others will once again become a family. Mom asks prayers that son's heart's desire to be reinstated as P.O. be granted. Melva asks prayers for her daughter who is struggling to be a good single mum, for help in making responsible choices in day to day life. Rosemary offers prayers of thanksgiving for the safe return of her Marine daughter from Iraq. Pat asks prayers for his son that he may continue to make responsible choices in his life. Melinda asks for prayers for a friend's baby who is having some complications. Ray requests prayers for his cousin who had by pass surgery and his sister who has Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Mom asks prayers for son in pursuing a new job. Amy asks prayers for a special intention. 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 Keep me in your prayers and know you're remembered in mine as well. May God continue to draw near to you and those you love and keep you safe! All the best and God Bless, Father Pat "Be still and know that I am God." ~Psalm 46:10 .................................................................. Fr. Pat's Web Site Reaching Out Parish Site Sponsor a Child! Keep me in your prayers and know you're remembered in mine as well. May God continue to draw near to you and those you love and keep you safe! All the best and God Bless, Father Pat "Be still and know that I am God." ~Psalm 46:10 .................................................................. Fr. Pat's Web Site Reaching Out Parish Site Sponsor a Child! __________________________________________________ <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