.=: 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 :=. "Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them." ~Matthew 18:20 .=: M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y :=. "We are gathered together in your name." First, we are gathered together, bound by a common loyalty to God and to each others. Then God is present with us. When God is there and one with us, we can voice a common prayer. Then it follows that our prayer can be answered according to God's will. As our prayer is answered we can be bound together in a lasting fellowship of the spirit. .=: P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y :=. I pray that I may be loyal to God and to others. I pray that my life today may be lived close to God and close to others. .=: 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 :=. Joanna, asks for guidance for her and her family to be strengthened as she struggles with her addiction. Ina asks prayers that her sister's surgery be successful. Pat asks prayers that that he gets a good paying job in the field that he loves so that he may be with his family. For a fruitful and safe pilgrimage for Pope Benedict XVI. 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.stpatz.com/prayers.htm