Oh, Dearest Mother, Sweetest Virgin of Altagracia, our Patroness. You are our Advocate and to you we recommend our needs. You are our Teacher and like disciples we come to learn from the example of your holy life. You are our Mother, and like children, we come to offer you all of the love of our hearts. Receive, dearest Mother, our offerings and listen attentively to our supplications. Amen.



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Posted: March 30 2007 at 10:48pm | IP Logged Quote Jen L.

One of my sisters just sent this to me. It really spoke to me and I really feel compelled to share it with all of you. Over the last 23 months (since my sister was diagnosed with a deadly brain cancer), God has really formed me to truly trust that His plan is SOOOO much better than mine. I still wish that I could actually see how His plan was better in individual cases, but it is really wonderful to believe it.

Anyway, I will stop rambling -- I hope that it speaks to you.....
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"Consider the lilies, how they grow" (Matt. 6:28)

I need oil," said an ancient monk; so he planted an olive sapling. "Lord," he prayed, "it needs rain that its tender roots may drink and swell. Send gentle showers." And the Lord sent gentle showers. "Lord," prayed the monk, "my tree needs sun. Send sun, I pray Thee." And the sun shone, gilding the dripping clouds. "Now frost, my Lord, to brace its tissues," cried the monk. And behold, the little tree stood sparkling with frost, but at evening it died.

Then the monk sought the cell of a brother monk, and told his strange experience. "I, too, planted a little tree," he said, "and see! it thrives well. But I entrust my tree to its God. He who made it knows better what it needs than a man like me. I laid no condition. I fixed not ways or means. 'Lord, send what it needs,' I prayed, 'storm or sunshine, wind, rain, or frost. Thou hast made it and Thou dost know.'"

Yes, leave it with Him,
The lilies all do,
And they grow--
They grow in the rain,
And they grow in the, dew--
Yes, they grow:
They grow in the darkness, all hid in the night--
They grow in the sunshine, revealed by the light--


Still they grow.
Yes, leave it with Him
'Tis more dear to His heart,
You will know,
Than the lilies that bloom,
Or the flowers that start
'Neath the snow:
Whatever you need, if you seek it in prayer,
You can leave it with Him--for you are His care.
You, you know.


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This classic devotional is in the unabridged edition of Streams in the Desert by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman. This first edition was published in 1925 and the wording is preserved as originally written.

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Posted: March 30 2007 at 11:37pm | IP Logged Quote KC in TX

Jen,

That's beautiful. That's something to ponder and something so very timely for me.

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Posted: March 31 2007 at 5:55am | IP Logged Quote Paula in MN

Thank you Jen, for this beautiful post.

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Posted: April 10 2007 at 7:59pm | IP Logged Quote chicken lady

I am just seeing this Jen, thank you, it is a blessing to me tonight.
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Posted: April 26 2007 at 1:06am | IP Logged Quote Jen L.

I don't know why, but I feel called to bump this tonight.
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Posted: April 26 2007 at 7:59am | IP Logged Quote amyable

I'm so glad you bumped it, I missed it the first time!

My dh and I had a long talk last night (mostly me rambling and crying about a million different things ) and in the end dh said something quite like that story above. Thank you so much for sharing it, reading it this morning gave me the assurance that what dh said last night was true.

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Posted: April 26 2007 at 8:01am | IP Logged Quote Mary G

Jen L.

I'm so glad you bumped this -- I missed it the first time around. I really needed this ... this is one of my constant struggles to "let go, let God", just ask my confessor .

Lately I've been jogging (ok, more walking than jogging but ykwim ) in the morning and doing my prayer time then. Whenever I do the Our Father now, I always stumble at "THY WILL BE DONE" -- and break praying for a minute or two to ask God to help me truly live this line! His will, not mine, be done.

THANKS again, Jen for bumping this ... it helps me.

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