Phone Call Was No Mistake

Did you ever get a phone call by mistake, a person trying to reach your number but saying the wrong name? I have.
Everyday I pray for my territory to be increased, and I always seem to have that happen in some mysterious fashion. Yesterday, was that kind of day where I was talking with a person who I never met and she I and spoke for quite a long while at long distance, east and west coast. She told me her husband had died and many things about her health and children, as if I were her closest friend.

You never know who God will place in your hands, to handle very gently because you can. The power we now have to reach people all over the world is at our fingertips. There are more people in need and that is not always a physical need like food or shelter. Sometimes its just good to hear a friendly voice. Someone who'll take time in this busy world to just listen. Because, "you are special and important". You just might learn something from them.

Today I'm sharing a Prayer with you for the Beginning of the Day. It's one I came across recently when Dr. Albert Rossi came to visit St. Michael's to give a lecture, yet I have known of it for twenty years. It is a prayer that helps you understand that God in his wisdom "allows" all that will happen to you, even when it is beyond your understanding. You are not alone.

O Lord, grant me to meet the coming day in peace.
Help me in all things to rely upon Your holy will.
In every hour of the day reveal Your will to me.
Bless my dealings with all who surround me.
Teach me to treat all that comes to me throughout
the day with peace of soul, and with firm conviction
that Your will governs all. In all my deeds and words
guide my thoughts and feelings. In unforseen events
let me not forget that all are sent by You.
Teach me to act firmly and wisely,
without embittering and embarrassing others.
Give me strength to bear the fatigue
of the coming day
with all that it shall bring. Direct my will,
teach me to pray, pray Yourself in me. Amen.