Fruit of the Mystery, Hope!

Openness to the Holy Spirit

May God Bless Always, Women of Faith and Hope.

Written and created by My Mother Rose.

Focus!

 

Matthew 21:42, Jesus said to them, ‘Have you never read in the scriptures.’

It was the stone rejected by the builders

that became the keystone.

This was the Lord’s doing

And it is wonderful to see?

I have a few questions, where is your focus? Do you have an inward focus, which sees worship as something for you and others? Do you have an outward focus, which sees worship as something to attract the lost, the poor, the weak, the sick, and the voiceless? Or do you have an upward focus, which sees worship as something sacred, offered up to please God?

“Search inward, reach outward and look heaven ward.” Author Unknown.

We all know God’s focus is setting our minds on things above and focusing our attention to the truth in the word of God.  We have received much from Christ whose grace produces fruits of truth, goodness, virtue, love, etc. We are the church, Women of Faith and Hope! Church is within us, our focus being Christ Jesus and the experience is our own, it’s our life experiences and we give back to Christ, when we share love, goodness, purity, and honor with others.  Now, church is not perfect; we shouldn’t measure a church’s vitality by the amount of people who fill the pews, but by how much people are filled with the grace of our Lord. Now, church is not a place for a select circle who can only call it home, or to be the only ones on a spiritual journey. No, church is not supposed to be like that. It’s a home for everyone, the outcast, the broken, and marginalized, and the journey is for everyone. The pain we may feel from the church hurting us, pushing us away, abandoning us and the harm caused to someone God loves, is found in the word of God, the truth of God’s words will change our lives and by the same grace of truth hopefully we will see change in the church too. So, what can we hope for? To take what we know and everything our Father teaches, to be Women of Faith and Hope, who produces fruits of, kindness, patience, gentleness and hearts that are transformed. God knows the way; he is ready and able to help us on this journey. What God desires? Is an outward focus church, to be doers, not just hear but to do.

“God sweetens outward pain to inward peace.” Author Unknown.

Women of Faith and Hope, let us not be discouraged, let us be examples of change, of women who have produced many fruits for Christ, let us not assume, let us remember, God is responsible for many results in our lives, we will never be truly perfect- unless we take those steps and walk beside Jesus on the greatest adventure. We might not be the keystone but we are little stones helping to build the Church of God and from where I stand, it’s wonderful to see.

May God Bless Always, Women of Faith and Hope.

Written and created by My Mother Rose.

Saint Frances of Rome.

 

Our last Mother, I share with you all is Saint Frances of Rome, Saint Frances of Rome was born into a noble Roman family in 1384, at the age of eleven she wanted to be a nun but at the age of twelve she married another Roman noble to obey her father and became an exemplary wife and the mother of three children. Soon after their marriage, Saint Frances fell ill, her husband called a man who did magic, but Saint Frances drove him away. Then soon after Saint Alexis appeared to her and cured her. From then on, she began to be more aware of the presence and assistance of her guardian angel. There were many sorrows in her marriage, she lost two children to the plague, chaos ruled the city, Saint Frances opened her home as a hospital and drove her wagon through the country side to collect wood for the fire and herbs for the medicine. It is said, Saint Frances, had the gift of healing and there were sixty cases attesting to during the canonization. Saint Frances, who was a wife, mother, mystic, organizer of charitable services and Benedictine oblate who founded a religious community of oblates, who share a common life without religious vows. It was said; Saint Frances, turned her house into a hospital, distributing food and clothing to the poor. Her father in law wanted to take her keys until he saw the corn bin and wine barrel were replenished after Saint Frances finished praying.

“A married woman must often leave God at the altar to find him in her household care.” Saint Frances of Rome.

“Hope everything from the mercy of God; it is as boundless as His power.” Saint Frances of Rome.

May God Bless Always, Women of Faith and Hope.

Written and created by My Mother Rose.

 

Saint Felicity & Saint Perpetua.

 

 

“Stand fast in the faith and love one another and don’t let our suffering cause you to stumble.” Saint Perpetua.

In the arena Another will be in me suffering for me, because I will be suffering for Him.” Saint Felicity.

Our Mother’s for today are Saint Felicity and Saint Perpetua. These beautiful Mother’s, Martyrs, defied the persecutor and overcame the pain of death. Felicity, Perpetua’s maid who had earlier been a slave, also became a Christian, Felicity and Perpetua were great friends. They shared the same belief and love for Jesus, both willing to sacrifice their lives for Jesus and for their faith. Now they both became prisoners, Saint Perpetua, twenty tow, recently baptized noble woman with small child. Felicity, a slave and expecting a child, both with incredible courage, hand in hand, they face death from wild beasts and the sword. Romans 8:31-39, Neither death not life can ever come between us and the love of God.

May God Bless Always, Women of Faith and Hope.

Written and created by My Mother Rose.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

 

It feels like you go around in circles, until you stop, or someone stops you and says, “it’s time to make a change, have a change of heart.” At the end, it will only be you that will regret not making that change, decision to be happy, to live life to the fullest, laugh every day and love with all your heart, soul and mind. For me, The Word of God, changed who I was, how I live, how I think, and how I react in certain situations and circumstances. I have said this before; The Word of God, is alive and powerful, it is spirit and life. It will set us free, comfort us, heal us, and free our souls. The Word that is living is brought to us through God’s son, Jesus Christ. Let us trust with all our heart, and lean not on our own understanding, but the understanding of God and his words that last forever.

When do you realize you need to make that change?

If I have learnt anything over these past seven years, you can’t change someone, generally yes, some people are capable of change but you need to let them grow at their pace, even though in the process, it’s hurting you. I guess we need make that decision to stop helping them, which is unfortunate. However, there is that breaking point where you must step aside or take a few steps back for your mental health. You need to recognize that it’s not personal, it just that they are lost. One of the other things I have learnt, or have come to accept is that some people are meant to be in your life for a brief moment and others a life time and I don’t really think the length of time spent invalidates the experiences, because it happened and no one can take those experiences away, the love you felt,  the hurt, rejection, it’s just you can’t spend anymore of your energy trying to make something work, when clearly it will not.

Now that we have come to that conclusion, our hearts are opened for change and with clarification we become alive in The Word of God.

‘PRAISE THE LORD!’

May God Bless Always, Women of Faith and Hope.

Written and created by My Mother Rose.

Saint Emilia.

 

Our Fifth Mother is Saint Emilia, A mother who devoted her life to giving birth to the next generation of Christians. Instilling in her children from a young age, the Christian faith. When the children were all grown up, she showed them that she practiced what she preached. Saint Emilia’s dedication to the Lord was admirable, so many heard how she gave up everything she had to live a life for the Lord, so many wanted to join her in the special way she devoted herself to God. Saint Emilia is an example to all mother’s, Women of Faith and Hope, and just how important it is to instill God’s faith in our Children because it is pleasing to God and it’s important to show them how much we need God and how much he wants to do for us in this life. Saint Emilia is a patronage saint for mother’s and a little bit more trivia, Saint Basil the great is her son. “If we all only took what was necessary to satisfy our own needs, giving the rest to those who lack, no one would be rich, and no one would be poor.” Basil the Great.

“The bread which you hold back belongs to the hungry; the coat, which you guard in your locked storage-chests, belongs to the naked; the footwear moldering in your closet belongs to those without shoes. The silver that you keep hidden in a safe place belongs to the one in need.” Saint Basil the Great.

May God Bless Always, Women of Faith and Hope.

Written and created by My Mother Rose.