Tag Archives: despair

Think Things Are Bad? What if God wasn’t On Your Side?

What if the Lord had not been on our side? Let all Israel repeat: What if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us? They would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger. The waters

Healing Past Hurts (Part Two)

It has been said that our life can be likened to a puzzle of many pieces. The first piece of the puzzle begins at birth, adding piece by piece as we grow into adulthood. Every aspect of our life shapes

Healing Past Hurts (Part One)

Sometimes we have to dig around the dirt in order to plant something new, beautiful and well-rooted. This post is the first of two parts of a teaching on healing the past. Before you go forward, stop and pray. Ask

If God is making You wait,He has reasons!

Last week, I gave an Advent Recollection to Assumption HS Class ’62. The theme of the recollection was “waiting.” One of the points I shared was from the homily of Fr. James P. Donelan, SJ, “The Sacrament of Waiting.” Donelan

Even in Sorrow,God expects you to go on!

In your life you may have experienced great sorrows, and your home may seem empty. Your first impulse maybe to give up and to sit down in despair amid your dashed hopes. Yet you must defy that temptation, for if

Come sit with God awhile..Listen as Sheryl Brady Speaks…

 Life can be rough sometimes and it can be hard to figure out what is going on and why you are having to go through so much. God has many reasons why you may be facing  difficulties and He is

Need answers in life? Turn to God!

Have you ever wondered, as we all have at some point and time why we are here and what God wants us to do with the life He has given us? We know that we’ve all had some “defining” moments

Are you tired of going through?

Dear child of God, if you are going through something bad right now, no matter how bad it is, don’t worry because it will change. It will change because God has a plan for your life. Jeremiah 29:11 states for

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