tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813401571399214066.post7927840261960583048..comments2023-04-14T06:28:24.245-04:00Comments on From My Catholic Perspective: The difference between the saints and meKarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07189228866239286310noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813401571399214066.post-68371037791698208942012-06-14T15:25:46.833-04:002012-06-14T15:25:46.833-04:00So hard when you are dealing with a struggle. Goo...So hard when you are dealing with a struggle. Good for you for getting back up! Prayers sent your way that work is found soon!<br />Michelle<br />http://normalchaosforamultitaskmom.blogspot.com/2012/06/readysetsummer.htmlMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256284238173232487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813401571399214066.post-56110012815154720242012-06-12T09:30:10.317-04:002012-06-12T09:30:10.317-04:00Holly- Thank you for the beautiful prayer. It wou...Holly- Thank you for the beautiful prayer. It would be perfect for many different situations. <br /><br />We have been very blessed to have had a very short journey to new employment and yesterday my husband began a new job. Though it was difficult and emotional for a few weeks as we worried and wondered where God may be taking us, we are now at peace and feeling hopeful for the future. I shared this post because I hoped it may comfort others who are dealing with unemployment to know they are not alone. And, to know we can always get back up after we fall. :)<br /><br />Thanks again and God bless,<br />KariKarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07189228866239286310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813401571399214066.post-20944818839482479442012-06-12T00:36:57.881-04:002012-06-12T00:36:57.881-04:00Recently Catholic online posted a prayer having to...Recently Catholic online posted a prayer having to do with unemployment. Perhaps it would bring you some peace. I have copied it here. Life is so difficult at times and my heart goes out to you!I actually think this is a great prayer for any day because it says guide my footsteps. Who of us couldn't use this guidance? <br /><br />PRAYER FOR EMPLOYMENT<br />God, our Father, I turn to you seeking your divine help and guidance as I look for suitable employment. I need your wisdom to guide my footsteps along the right path, and to lead me to find the proper things to say and do in this quest. I wish to use the gifts and talents you have given me, but I need the opportunity to do so with gainful employment. Do not abandon me, dear Father, in this search, but rather grant me this favor I seek so that I may return to you with praise and thanksgiving for your gracious assistance. Grant this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02644912004729029582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813401571399214066.post-39285994134630573802012-06-07T10:22:03.009-04:002012-06-07T10:22:03.009-04:00Sue- Thank you so much for your kindness. I had ...Sue- Thank you so much for your kindness. I had promised myself when we found out Tim would be out of work again, that I would not get too emotional about each and every interview and would not start making plans for jobs we did not yet have. But, of course, we did just that. <br /><br />After getting our hopes up way too much, it seems that God's plans are different than ours, as they often are. I set myself up to feel disappointed and confused and upset. I don't know if I will ever learn to really trust the way I should... but I am trying. <br /><br />I am so glad you and Andy have been blessed with his job and are doing so well now. It does give me hope. <br /><br />Thanks for your prayers!Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07189228866239286310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813401571399214066.post-41445791252504327742012-06-06T23:35:12.837-04:002012-06-06T23:35:12.837-04:00Kari,
When Andy first lost his job, we were initi...Kari,<br /><br />When Andy first lost his job, we were initially devastated. It is always hard to accept change when it comes unexpectedly and we have no control over it.<br /><br />It happened as Lent was beginning. I remember reading a Lenten reflection by Pope Benedict (he was a cardinal at the time of writing) where he said we were all setting out for the desert, and wonderful things can happen in the desert. They weren't his exact words of course! I started looking at our situation differently. We would never have chosen to walk out into the desert. God sent us. But we could be sure He was going to look after us and amazing things would happen before we returned. They did! <br /><br />It was a real opportunity to grow closer to God in a way we couldn't have done by ourselves. It wasn't at all easy. We had to fight all the doubts and worries which threatened to overcome us at times. Like you said, we fell but we got up again. And we got there. And I am praying that you will too. <br /><br />You are such a faith filled woman, Kari. Thank you for sharing with us. Your post has reminded me of the need to be accepting of God's will, not to get discouraged when we fall and keep on going. How else will we get to be saints?<br /><br />God bless!Sue Elvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461161335483760142noreply@blogger.com