Living Faith - Daily Catholic Devotions, Volume 31 Number 1 - 2015 April, May, June Quotes

“trusting the Lord means that we release all outcomes into his hands and believe that he will set things right, in his way, in his time.”
― Paul Pennick, Living Faith - Daily Catholic Devotions, Volume 31 Number 1 - 2015 April, May, June

“We ought to be careful how we judge the lives of others or even judge our own. It may be that the beggar on the street corner is more “successful” in God’s eyes than the politician or CEO riding by in an”
― Paul Pennick, Living Faith - Daily Catholic Devotions, Volume 31 Number 1 - 2015 April, May, June

“God, help me to approach my fellow Christians with a spirit of compassion and mercy, never judgment.”
― Paul Pennick, Living Faith - Daily Catholic Devotions, Volume 31 Number 1 - 2015 April, May, June

“We were made by God to be happy with him forever in heaven.”
― Paul Pennick, Living Faith - Daily Catholic Devotions, Volume 31 Number 1 - 2015 April, May, June

“Lord, may I be attentive to your loving guidance so that I can become the person you created me to be.”
― Paul Pennick, Living Faith - Daily Catholic Devotions, Volume 31 Number 1 - 2015 April, May, June

“You too have been given gifts. Can you name them? These are the unique ways that you can spread the Good News. God does not want you to become someone else. God wants you to dedicate the person that you are to his service. This is your road to sanctity.”
― Paul Pennick, Living Faith - Daily Catholic Devotions, Volume 31 Number 1 - 2015 April, May, June

“Learning to appreciate the more subtle gifts in life comes with maturity and requires a degree of reverence for creation. Unfortunately, for too many of us, the constant interruptions of phone calls, texts and e-mails make it more difficult to nurture a sense of sacredness. As much as I enjoy technology, I know it can become a distraction to the point where I miss things like a good conversation, a beautiful sunset or the sound of laughter. Turning off the iPad or cell phone so I can be truly present is an act of love and makes a good spiritual practice. Terri Mifek”
― Paul Pennick, Living Faith - Daily Catholic Devotions, Volume 31 Number 1 - 2015 April, May, June

“There is a quiet core, a center inside each of us, where our spirit resides. This is the intimate place where we commune with God. This is the origin of our prayer life and our inner place of refuge when the world gets crazy. For me, I picture this place like a kelp forest on the ocean floor. There may be a storm above, but the depths remain calm. I picture myself diving deep down within myself when I sense a storm on the horizon of my life. I practice going there in ordinary times so I can get there quickly when the waves are too big for me. Our steadiness lies within. Kristin Armstrong”
― Paul Pennick, Living Faith - Daily Catholic Devotions, Volume 31 Number 1 - 2015 April, May, June

“Faith is not a thing to be grasped; it is a life to be lived.”
― Paul Pennick, Living Faith - Daily Catholic Devotions, Volume 31 Number 1 - 2015 April, May, June

“The starved soul, too, may be unaware of its hunger. And yet the symptoms of starvation manifest anger, bitterness, restlessness, malaise. We fail to thrive. We are no longer fully alive. Most of us have never known the real and terrifying pain of physical hunger. But we may mistakenly think we’re not spiritually hungry either. We have masked our deepest desires by filling up on the wrong food. God, you know the deepest longings of my heart. Make me aware of the real source of my hunger and feed me with the bread of life.”
― Paul Pennick, Living Faith - Daily Catholic Devotions, Volume 31 Number 1 - 2015 April, May, June

“I have a heart that beats, a heart that hopes and a heart that knows its only lasting home is in God. I was too busy looking beyond for happiness. But God was busier, making sure I would someday find him in my heart—where he always was.”
― Paul Pennick, Living Faith - Daily Catholic Devotions, Volume 31 Number 1 - 2015 April, May, June