The calendar flipped another page and began the first of May yesterday. I am due to take an off from hospital duty so I thought for activities to fill in the hours while I am away from pressure and stress.
Some of my latest obsessions I looked forward to comforting me include buying the latest collection of clothes from a favorite online store and watching the brand-new episode from a favorite TV show. But none of them of course ensconced that something inside was bothering me.
To my mind co-oped the thought that being a nurse is never at all easy. Unsolicited challenges come that test a nurse's ability to handle every situation well without losing the strength to go ahead no matter how hard life gets.
I ran into a serious challenge on work. I would rather not tell the story except for the truth that it affected me so much.
I ran into a serious challenge on work. I would rather not tell the story except for the truth that it affected me so much.
I swear have never been this negative since but when a situation hits me hard, it's never easy to stand back up and continue the walking. I know how my spiritual side went downhill since the time I forgot when.
Enough for the cliffhangers.
What happened to me recently proves again that no earthly things, tangible or intangible could ever make a peaceful heart.
I just reached the point where I am so desperate to recollect myself and be whole again. But I am forgetting where exactly to start.
I never expected to catch the first day of May so bad. My eyes were so fluffy. My heart-felt so heavy.
I had no immediate person to talk to so I simply reached for the rosary without saying a single prayer and my mind remaining cluttered.
It was last year when the Roman Catholic faithful like me dedicated this same day to Mother Mary. It was also the feast of St.Joseph the Worker, the Divine Mercy Sunday, and the day of Beatification of now Blessed John Paul II. Having all these remembered made me I grasp that prayer is always the last and best weapon left. Regardless of why painful things have to happen and never knowing when and how they get solved, it is important to always hold to our faith to the Lord.
Without faith, it is impossible to please God. For he who comes to God must believe He exists, and rewards those who diligently seek Him. (Hebrews 11:6)
The life of Blessed John Paul II portrayed a good example of faith to God.
I would like to share this beautiful prayer I used, imploring favor through the divine intercession of Blessed John Paul II:
O Blessed Trinity, we thank You for having
graced the Church with Blessed John Paul
II and for allowing the tenderness of Your
Fatherly care, the glory of the Cross of
Christ, and the splendor of the Spirit of love,
to shine through him. Trusting fully in
Your infinite mercy and in the maternal intercession
of Mary, he has given us a living
image of Jesus the Good Shepherd, and has
shown us that holiness is the necessary
measure of ordinary Christian life and is
the way of achieving eternal communion
with You. Grant us, by his intercession, and
according to Your will, the graces we implore,
hoping that he will soon be numbered
among Your saints. Amen.
With ecclesiastical approval
AGOSTINO CARD. VALLINI
Vicar General of His Holiness
for the Diocese of Rome
“Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you, therefore no harm can befall you; all is very well. Do this in complete faith and confidence.” – Blessed Pope John Paul II
I honestly am in a downer at this point. But if what I'm going through now is a way to fulfill God's plans, I completely surrender to the power of his grace; hoping to glorify him in the same way Blessed John Paul II did.
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