Choosing to Keep Believing

Welcome back to in-the-presence-of-God blog; I truly hope that everyone has stayed well during this historical virus.  I realize a lot of people have different perspectives, from accepting it, to feeling terrified.  This is all due to experience or situation, and I would like to encourage us (including myself) to pray fervently for our priests and our fellow Catholics.

What with the dispensation from the sacraments (sharing in the Eucharist and Confession), we can increase our longing for God.  We must not let our relationship with Him go lax.  I agree, it is more encouraging to live out the Faith within the support of community; but we live in fear and separation right now. 

Please, go online and look up the Prayer of Spiritual Communion, pray the Chaplets of Divine Mercy and the rosary.  Now is not the time for despair, but of confidence that God is getting us through this mess.  Send a greeting card to your pastor, showing gratitude and encouragement while he Livestreams the Mass in an empty church.

Now is the time for faith!  Don't miss the opportunity.