With a Servant's Heart

"Prayer is the greatest weapon we have and the greatest gift we receive..."

BEGINNINGS: I was actually about to start lost season 2, but then I started to read fred's blog and then the thoughts of wha I was thinking bout earlier reminded me to blog. Last week I was going to go to prayer meeting but then I ended up forgetting. This week, I thought I'd check it out after confirmation was over and so I ended up going. You know its amazing on how small it's gotten, apart of me is kinda sad but I think its all apart of juss growing. In a sense its almost like someone like myself, who was real involved with high skool and the whole extra curricular activities, then when its time to go, it's kinda sad. Anyway, each time now I step into room B in my mind I totally see the past. How the room would overflow, the circle/rows of chairs, music min. in the corner, speakers set-up, mixer on the left hand table w/the overhead projector. Coming up to prayer meeting after confirmation was over. Yeaah, SH are my roots, it really taught me how to pray and get me involved in my faith. I remember the very first time I went up there and this was back in '01 I think? The feeling was soo uncomfortable, then seeing errone's hands raised to air...the whole hugging thing I thought this so isn't my thing. Then a year later I ended up going back to the same place and stuck around. Going through my very first LSS, checking out other catholic communities, creating bonfires, Pentecost picnics...maan how fast time flies. Kinda crazy how things turn out and are different now. I miss the whole charismatic prayer meeting the tongues, prophecies, and the visions. Its always nice to come back home again.

THE DRIVE: I don't think I've ever driven so much until over the weekend. Saturday I had 3 major things to accomplish and I did it all! At the end of the day I was looking at my phone at my calendar and I thought wow whatta day! Driving to lake Elsinore is one hell of a drive, in fact it was a well it sucked. For some reason I didnt think it was going to be THAT far but it turns out it really is THAT far! If I didnt go though it would've sucked, and I had to do it cuz after she is my best friend. When I got there I told heif, I said next time I come out here I'm spending the nite cuz there's no way I'm going to drive back home the same day. Driving back was hard too, I'm juss glad I didnt leave too late. Good thing micah drove out to pomona cuz I dont know if I would've made it. ON the way home I kept falling asleep, I felt bad cuz I didnt talk at all until we were almost back to her house.

AUTOCRAVE: Autocrave was pretty coo, it was in 3 different rooms at the fairplex. Being it was a carshow, I was expecting the typical asian crowd, yet I was surprised cuz it was different. There was a real diverse crowd of people from old to new to asian to mexican to white. Micah and I were going up and down taking pictures of cars to models. There wasn't a whole lot of import models like I was expecting. Maybe I juss had too many expectations for the nite, as if this was something I planned. ha Who I really wanted to see but wasn't there was jerilee! Boo to that! I wanted to take a picture w/her then post it up on myspace w/the caption, 'High school reunions' haha The bboy and bbgirl thing ended earlier then I thought it would. However there were a gang of them there juss feelin' the music and doing their thang. A couple of the guys from sick step were there, I thought maybe ryan would be there but he wasn't. The audiocrave portion was tight, I recorded a couple of the performances. This was a whole concert in itself, dilated peoples were was d0pe and so was visionares. If you cant say love...
FREEDOM WRITERS: I was suppose to go Norco to give a talk but flaked out cuz I realized I wanted to go to confirmation. I feel bad cuz this has been the second time I did this but then after all that driving I did on saturday, the thought of driving up to norco didn't entertain me. Anyway, so we had this real boring panel on vocations tonite, a married couple they do this marriage tutoring for couples planning to get married at sPv, then Fr. Ed, and a sista. Out of all the people there on the panel I think the sista was the most entertaining. She looked 40 but she's really only 23 I think. The married couple started it off and were reading from like a script it was so boring. Agh! Anyway, it gave me time to read up on my kids journals they're supposed to be writing in errday. It's interesting some of the things they reflect on, it brings me back to think of my own hs days. However I think many of them are coming to realize their own blessings-the things God has given them. Which obviously is the whole purpose of the long term assignment. Im real excited to collect them at the end of the year and read through them all.

LENT: Here's an awesome reflection on prayer, to help us get in touch for lent! Here;s something funny too...http://kansascitycatholic.blogspot.com/2007/02/lenten-fare.html

How do you pray?

"Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." -- 1 Thes. 5:16-18


There's so much to do when you get into your faith, isn't there?
Step one is to pray.
Step two is to pray more.
Step three involves taking a look at what we are praying for...and changing it, if necessary.

Let's say, for argument sake, that if you're reading this, you pray every day (that's great if you do, and if you don't yet, keep workin' at it) -- so here is the question:
When you pray, for what do you pray?

For more money, less tress, or a better life?
For healing in broken relationships or within families?
For the passing grade, or the cancellation of a test?
For freedom from an addiction?
For the forgiveness of your sins, especially recurring sins?
For protection from evil, good health or a new beginning in your life?
For a boyfriend or girlfriend, a husband or wife, for children or for an end to loneliness?
For God to make clear your vocation and to just "tell you what He wants"?
For God to explain to you why certain things have happened to you?

And when you do pray for yourself, is it to grow in human esteem or in holiness? Do your prayers center around "things" or around personal growth and change?

Ask yourself...

Do you pray for wisdom?
"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all men generously and without reproaching, and it will be given him." -- James 1:5

Do you pray for courage?
"Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; yea, wait for the Lord!" -- Psalms 27:14

Do you pray for humility?
"...clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble." -- 1 Pet 5:5

Do you pray for faith?
"The apostles said to the Lord, 'Increase our faith!' " -- Luke 17:5

Do you pray for mercy?
"...and lifted up their voices and said, 'Jesus, Master, have mercy on us' ". -- Luke 17:13

Do you pray for hunger?
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied." -- Matt. 5:6

Do you pray for clarity?
"Then turning to the disciples he said privately, 'Blessed are the eyes which see what you see! For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.' " -- Luke 10:23-24

Do you pray that you would feel, more powerfully, the Father's love?
"So we know and believe the love God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him." -- 1 Jn 4:16

For each of these prayers form us more into the image and likeness of God and each of these pleas to our Heavenly Father will help us approach those other daily, worldly prayers with greater trust and surrender.

As we enter into Lent, let's really take a look not only at praying "more" but also at praying more like Jesus teaches us to pray, following more closely the direction and advice that He gives us through His Word.


Salvation Given
"Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." -- 1 Thes. 5:16-18


Prayer is the greatest weapon we have and the greatest gift we receive.







Time for lent!!

"And I pray to God He hears you..."im done, im out God bless!