Thank You, Jesus!

Today, I want to thank Jesus for trusting me with these sufferings. Even though it brings pain to my body, it is a sweet joy for my soul. I think because like St. Therese,(not that I am anything like her) I realize that I am a very simple soul who cannot offer anything worthy or great to our Dear Lord.

With this in mind, I pray everyday to be able to carry out my duties and obligations to the best of my ability and to do it with a grateful heart. Even in this prayer, my self-will is my constant enemy. The Lord knows how weak my will is and so I must constantly pray throughout the day through every task to be able to do His will.

He has allowed my focus to move from this earthly existence to my eternal existence, and becauase of this every choice has eternal consequences. I do not wish to sound so final but I am just writing how I feel.

So thank you Jesus for trusting me with these small sufferings and pains compared with your agony on the cross. Help me to never complain about them but to embrace them and thank you for them daily. They have turned into a sort of payment and living prayer for my debt of love for You.

I also thank you for these sufferings because they keep me humble and constantly remind me just how little I am and how much I depend on you for everything! Please take these small sufferings throughout the day and use them how You see fit my Lord, for only You know how to best use them and who am I to tell You how to use them?

Finally, keep my heart imflamed for love of You so that I never lose perseverance!
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in You!


"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroy, nor theives break in and steal. For where you treasure is, there also will your heart be."
Matthew 6: 19-21