August 27
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
-Matthew 6:19-21
A recent study of more than 3,000 college students from all 50 states found that the average college student is unable to answer basic questions about the U.S. government.
August 26
"Pay the greatest attention to this: that your heart be ever glowing with love. Boiling water does not attract flies, lukewarm water does. In the same way the devil with all his impure thoughts shuns and keeps his distance from the soul aglow with love for God..."
-St. Camilla Batista Varano
August 25
"Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy steadfast love; according to thy abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin..."
-Psalm 51:1
August 24
"The devil only tempts those souls that wish to abandon sin and those that are in a state of grace. The others belong to him; he has no need to tempt them."
-St. John Vianney
August 23
"If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”
-John 8:31-31
"By the grace of God, we completed our fourth year of offering Women of Grace Foundational Study in Indiana. This year was marked by many blessings, as well as many challenges for the participants and facilitators.
DF writes: "I googled 'earthing' on your blog and read the article you wrote on it (and essential oils). While you stated that there is little evidence that this 'earthing' stuff is, you did not say if it is harmful (other than wasting your money and/or supporting new age businesses.)
August 22
"Our souls should be like a transparent crystal through which God can be perceived..."
-St. Hildegard of Bingen
August 21
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such there is no law."
-Galatians 5:22
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