Comments on: Friday, 3-17-17 The Heart of a Servant https://www.acatholic.org/friday-3-17-17-the-heart-of-a-servant/ DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Sat, 18 Mar 2017 02:51:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Monday ehiwe https://www.acatholic.org/friday-3-17-17-the-heart-of-a-servant/#comment-6728 Sat, 18 Mar 2017 02:51:22 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=60000#comment-6728 Caro, I hav often imagine how ur family look like with d quality u write.That picture is quite revealing. But u look young to have such grow up grand daughters. You ar truly bless. Tell your husband that you hav a friend like me in Nigeria. I hope one day we shall meet both family.Thnks.

]]> By: Laura https://www.acatholic.org/friday-3-17-17-the-heart-of-a-servant/#comment-6727 Fri, 17 Mar 2017 18:29:45 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=60000#comment-6727 Thank you, Carolyn for that beautiful message in your reflection. You had several good points, and at times it made me stop and think. Those points really hit home for me, and the encouragement to enter into contemplative prayer is just the answer I needed to continue my spiritual growth this Lent. God bless.

]]> By: Louise https://www.acatholic.org/friday-3-17-17-the-heart-of-a-servant/#comment-6726 Fri, 17 Mar 2017 17:33:06 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=60000#comment-6726 A thought of St Francis of Sales helps me greatly. He once wrote:

We have made an agrement my thoung and I. We have convene that My thoung will remain silent as long as m’y heart will be in emotion.

It really helps for the fast of the mind.

Being french speaking, I just hope that my translation make sens.

God bless you all

]]> By: Lola https://www.acatholic.org/friday-3-17-17-the-heart-of-a-servant/#comment-6725 Fri, 17 Mar 2017 14:09:33 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=60000#comment-6725 Recently I discovered prayer while walking a labyrinth at a Passionist retreat. I was instructed to enter the labyrinth with a question for God, to pray on that question as I walk to the center. If ever I found my mind wandering from my focus on that question I simply stopped and refocused and began again. By the time I reached the center, I had a clear answer. I then was instructed to reflect on what I learned as I walked out and to ask God how to apply this new understanding to my life. I have done this each week so far and it has been very powerful for me in this Lenten Journey. I am just learning how to have a conversation with God as prayer. Writing as I pray and now walking the labyrinth makes an actual conversation with God something I can grasp, maybe it’s the actions in these methods, but it has opened up a life changing “dialog” I never quite understood how to have.

]]> By: Giwu Dolores https://www.acatholic.org/friday-3-17-17-the-heart-of-a-servant/#comment-6724 Fri, 17 Mar 2017 13:52:45 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=60000#comment-6724 Two weeks ago my son gave me link to this site but I have viewed it today. I thank you coz its what I have been looking for. God bless.

]]> By: Jenny Guest https://www.acatholic.org/friday-3-17-17-the-heart-of-a-servant/#comment-6723 Fri, 17 Mar 2017 10:16:00 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=60000#comment-6723 Dear Carolyn,
I really enjoy and value all your writings. I have talked to friends about Fasting of the Mind. It is very difficult for them to empty their minds from their own thoughts and just leave it blank. I told them that perhaps by filling their minds with a beautiful scenery and thinking about it will then leave room for thinking about God and thanking Him for that image.

]]> By: Riffat https://www.acatholic.org/friday-3-17-17-the-heart-of-a-servant/#comment-6722 Fri, 17 Mar 2017 01:18:04 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=60000#comment-6722 Thanks Carloyn for the lovely reflection. I find mindfulness meditation very helpful. All the best.

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