I will sing to You as long as I live; I will sing praise to You, my God, while I have my being. May my meditation be pleasing to You; I will be glad in You, O Lord. (Psalm 104:33 – 34)
You give strength to the weary, O God, And increase the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, And young men stumble and fall; But those who wait for You Will renew their strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles; They will run and not grow weary; They will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah ... moreI will sing to You as long as I live; I will sing praise to You, my God, while I have my being. May my meditation be pleasing to You; I will be glad in You, O Lord. (Psalm 104:33 – 34)
You give strength to the weary, O God, And increase the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, And young men stumble and fall; But those who wait for You Will renew their strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles; They will run and not grow weary; They will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah 40:29 – 31)
Yesterday was wonderful! I was blessed with attending two church services partly due to my wife and I have varying challenges in our schedule and partly due to upcoming medical concerns for us both that prompted me moving closer to God. This followed by a Lead Well class where we studied scripture and came up with deeply probing questions as a team to help disciple and shepherd our members. Then capped off in the evening by our churches monthly Prayer Night where we gathered in community to pray over our emotional, physical, spiritual, and relational health concerns. Followed by Father Kelmy’s thought provoking and informative Bible study. Just wow! So very needed! I was reinforced and reminded to pray slowwwwwwwwwwlllllyyyy and with passion and purpose, relishing the Word and digesting it. Reminded by the book of James to not just be hearers of the word but DOERS! To simply read it and walk away without its transformative power challenging us to be bold for Christ would be a disservice.
So this morning I’ve purposely slowed down. As usual I transformed our living room into my morning war room. Candles are lit, I’m positioned before one of the many beautiful crosses which adorn our home and I am comfortably positioned on the couch with our faithful lab curled up alongside. She seems to enjoy this morning respite as well. I pray with purpose and rich intent and I pray the scriptures and I meditate upon them. The chorus of morning songbird melodies have begun and the coffee is fresh and hot and this day I rejoice knowing I sally forth in the full armor of God strengthened for the journey. I am ready to boldly share the Good News of the Gospel. Stay strong brethren! And be blessed that we have leaders in the Order to help encourage and strengthen us to go forth and bring the Light into the darkness. Amen. Deus Vult!
CAA Michael Loos Sr.
Priory of St. Michael the Archangel
Fides Et Veritas
