quiet

A silent soul is strong; no adversities will harm it if it perseveres in silence. The silent soul is capable of attaining the closest union with God. It lives almost always under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. God works in a silent soul without hinderance.

St. Faustina Diary (477)

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20 x 3 = 23 (?)

When you’re 20 you care what everybody thinks, when you’re 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you’re 60 you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place!

Winston Churchill

23

Written & performed by Emily Kelly through Songfinch.

A special song written for a special man’s special (birth)day.

(You do the math.)

Lyrics:

23

You captured my heart

With your quick wit and humor 

We were just kids when we said, “I do”

And all these years later I’m still so in love with you 

You built a business from the ground up

While I raised our family with Gods love

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first things first

O Jesus, I want to live in the present moment, to live as if this were the last day of my life. I want to use every moment scrupulously for the greater glory of God, to use every circumstance for the benefit of my soul. I want to look upon everything from the point of view that nothing happens without the will of God. God of unfathomable mercy, embrace the whole world and pour Yourself out upon us through the merciful Heart of Jesus.

Saint Faustina (Diary 1183)

What if you knew it was the last?