Everything flows from prayer

‘Christ prayed throughout His entire life, whereas He spent only three years preaching. Since God does not distribute His graces to men except through prayer, because He wishes us to recognize Him as the source from which all good things flow; in like manner, He does not wish to save us from danger, or cure our wounds, or console us in affliction, except by means of this same exercise of prayer.’  This passage is from the ‘Carmelite Quotes’ website and it comes originally from the Spanish Carmelite Blessed Francis Palau Y Quer (1811-1872), who died on 20 March.  It is a reminder of how important our Carmelite work is – the work of prayer.   Even in that precious three years of preaching, we know that Jesus also spent many hours in prayer.  It is so easy to fall into activism – thinking that we must do things in order to get God’s attention - and yet the truth is that he is always there loving us and glad when we make ourself present to Him, to spend time with Him.      

Intercessions

Cancer: Brian Davis, Bernard (and wife Angela caring for him), Jacqui, Theresa K, Fr Jon Bielowski (Plymouth Diocese), Catherine, Alex (43 with five children), Sister Daranee Teapthong

Illness:  Hilary Solomon, Katy Keeling

Siena, Elara – sick children

David OCDS – housebound

Sophia – blind infant

Grace – troubling ailments, job difficulties, family (deceased mother and health of father)

Mark – brain infection

Michael – youngster with occult influences

Defence of the unborn and the elderly

RIP Connor Calleja (20 yrs old)

We are asked to pray for the Diocese of Chiang Mai and Northern Thailand, as the Northern Mission celebrates its centenary. The process of selecting a new bishop continues.