[Salvation]

Beautiful music at the site, but nothing to copy and post.

[Salvation]

Monsignor Pope Ping!

[beethovenfan]

Serenity now!

[defconw]

This a rather timely topic for me. :)

[annalex]

Be nothing solicitous; but in every thing, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God. [7] And the peace of God, which surpasseth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7)

[MrB]

First ya gotta find some “serenity seeds”.
Then plant, water, and keep in partial sunlight.

[GreyFriar]

Reminds me of a term “Reverent Joy” I had explained to me at sometime in the past.

A definition of Joy I found that ties in with this thread:

joy — In spiritual literature, the feeling aroused by the expectation or possession of some good. One of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. Joyful emotions affect the body, but they are essentially in the higher faculties of the soul. Differs from pleasure, which may affect the human spirit but originates in some bodily sensation. Thus joy is possessed by angels and human beings, and its source is the rational will. [Fr. John Hardon’s Modern Catholic Dictionary]

[AllAmericanGirl44]

Bkmk

[Grateful2God]

In this sense we can see how true serenity must come as a gift from God. For the storms of life can overwhelm and overpower us. So we need to seek serenity from God and receive it from Him.

My Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I'm asking all of you to please pray for me. I'm getting knocked down from all sides right now in my life. I need prayers desperately so that I may get through this time in my life. I trust in God; he keeps me holding on through my prayers, a little at a time. I'm not asking for the cross to be taken away, just the grace to bear it. God bless you!