I’ve been sensing a bit of the creative pull in the past few days. It’s been months since I’ve felt any kind of inspiration to blog or make videos, but here we are:). Its odd that now would be the time this happens, given the fact that life has been crazy and is becoming ever more so.

I want this to be a place where I do something consistently that I find meaningful and is genuinely helpful to others. What that is or will be, I don’t know. But my hope is that by trying new things over and over, one of them will stick and I will find a niche to fill. I truly believe God forms us to occupy a place in the world, and in the lives of other people.

God has never spoken to me audibly. I’ve never had a “go forth” and do such and such experience. But the course I ought to take has always become clear as I go. Try; see if the door continues to open, or if God closes it. It’s hard, and it takes time, but God does clearly communicate by this means. Impatient me, being what I am, have always kicked against the goad. If I can’t know a thing is going to be “successful” in advance, I struggle to be confident enough in my idea to follow through and do it.

But the truth is, that God loves and cares for each and every one of us. And I know He uses the efforts we make, whether they are meant to eventually lead to something long-lasting, or a failure we learn from. So here’s to attempts that fail. Our value is from who we are, not what we do. The gifts we have we may not lead to success every time. We may not know how they are meant to be used perfectly. But if we don’t try, what kind of stewards are we?

The world is a strange and puzzling place to me in many ways; the same holds true when it comes to others. But there are also wonderful, beautiful things about the world and so many great things about the people He has formed. Doing new things is a way to connect other people and the world that really is impossible by any other means. There’s something so uniquely human about the kind of discourse creativity produces.

So I guess what I’m saying is I want to try new things. And I’m praying God will send me some ideas about what path to take. If you read this, would you say a prayer too?

Thanks, and praying for all of you who read this,

Grace

 

Hello,

In pondering what my first post should be, I thought that I would like to have you all get to know me a little bit. My Catholic faith is the most important thing in my life. Thus, telling you some of my favorite prayers seems to be a great way to introduce myself.

 

Our Father

Since this is the prayer given to us by Our Blessed Lord Himself, it holds the first place in my favorites. It also sounds beautiful in Latin!

Memorare

This is a prayer to which I turn whenever I have an urgent petition or need. There is something so beautiful about leaving problems, be they ever so pressing, in the hands of Our Blessed Mother. Like she did at the wedding at Cana, she takes our needs before her son.

Hail Mary

This prayer is important for so many reasons. I love how Scriptural it is, as well as the part of it where we ask Our Blessed Mother to pray for us at the hour of our death. I love to think that every time we pray the Hail Mary, we are preparing in a small way to have a holy death.

St. Michael Prayer

The St. Michael prayer holds a special place in my heart for many different reasons. Whenever I feel in danger, or when facing temptation, the St. Michael Prayer gives me courage and strength. Also wonderful in Latin.

Guardian Angel Prayer

This classic prayer is a wonderful one to teach children. I love to say it before bed. It is a wonderful reminder that God is always protecting and caring for us, especially through the presence of our guardian angels.

Thanks for reading! Please come back soon!