Comments on: Now I lay me down to sleep… https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-92416-now-i-lay-me-down-to-sleep/ DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Fri, 13 Jan 2017 19:40:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: chris Curley https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-92416-now-i-lay-me-down-to-sleep/#comment-5149 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 07:58:10 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=57809#comment-5149 Your reflection yesterday had me thinking all day, still thinking. My nearest family is 3000 miles away, and I expect when I die, all my things will most likely be tossed into landfill. All the embroideries and patchwork and other handcrafts I enjoy and take some pride in. They won’t be heirlooms, and that sometimes bothered me. But when I can be calm, and pray about it, sharing all of my stuff with the Lord, I know nothing will be lost in eternity. Don’t know the how, but I’m sure of that being so. This is something I think we should think about often: surrendering our lives to God. It’s a daily, even an hourly work. Thank you for all of your reflections.

]]> By: Mary https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-92416-now-i-lay-me-down-to-sleep/#comment-5146 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 02:06:45 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=57809#comment-5146 Peace with my own death and those I love has dawned as I draw closer to My Heavenly Father and grow in trust of His Providential care…even in death. He is Lord of all.

]]> By: Grace https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-92416-now-i-lay-me-down-to-sleep/#comment-5145 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 16:59:16 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=57809#comment-5145 Julie, I sincerely admire your openness in writing. Your feeling about death is real and a struggle for most people including me. Death, I know is inevitable, and one day I have to succumb. My worry is not about death itself, it is about “The how”. If I had a choice which I have been praying for is for God to take my life after a brief illness, but not to allow me become a burden on my loved ones for too long. The thought of a prolonged painful and agonized sickness is what scares me the most. As Christians, we just have to surrender ourselves to God, our creator and be prepared. Let’s leave everything to Divine Providence.

]]> By: Mark Misencik https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-92416-now-i-lay-me-down-to-sleep/#comment-5144 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 13:18:27 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=57809#comment-5144 Hey Julie,

That tricky subject, death.

We have the Holy Spirit that is the giver of life, but our religion, as best as I can tell, leaves death up to us. ( Do we believe in a spirit that is the taker of life?)

That being said, it not about you or me. Our religion teaches us to have faith and to serve others, don’t worry about the rest. Try to focus on what God would want, not you. Read Matthew 25. For some reason or another, that seems to set things straight for me.

Mark

]]> By: Gail https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-92416-now-i-lay-me-down-to-sleep/#comment-5143 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 10:17:05 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=57809#comment-5143 I recently came to the realization that I spend way to much time worrying about the future. I’m almost sixty and am in pretty good health, but as my eye sight fails and the kids are grown and have families of there own, I can’t help but wonder what the golden years will bring. I pray everyday to stay present in just this day so fear and dread don’t blind me to all this day has to offer. Your reflection today reminded me again that God is in charge, and to take things one day at a time.

]]> By: George Meringolo https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-92416-now-i-lay-me-down-to-sleep/#comment-5142 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 09:44:08 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=57809#comment-5142 Julie
You have already made an impact, I look forward to your reflections more than any of the other writers. You are concise, your writing is of earthly concerns and thought provolking. We all must at some point step over to the unknown. I truly believe that living is much harder than death and dying. I believe the God watches over each of us and it is his time that our life consists of. A very special Franciscan taught me this prayer i say it often sometimes hundreds of times in a day to remind me that God is in control. Here it is:
Lord take me where you want me to go!
Have me meet who you want me to meet!
Tell me what to say! (In your case write)
Then keep me out of your way!
Julie Jesus defeated death don’t be afraid

]]> By: Gene Brah https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-92416-now-i-lay-me-down-to-sleep/#comment-5140 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 17:54:52 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=57809#comment-5140 I have been blessed that within the last 5 years I have had a heart attack and brain surgery. While the heart attack was a bit scary it all happened so quickly that I didn’t have time to contemplate the outcome. The brain surgery was a scheduled event and I had some time to contemplate. Add to that the fact that the surgery was very high risk and I found myself seriously contemplating my own death. What a blessing that is. Needless to say I survived the surgery but with a greater anticipation of life and death. And while it sounds perhaps a bit strange when I awoke in the recovery room after the brain surgery I was a bit disappointed that I wasn’t with the Father. I no longer fear death but instead look forward with great anticipation and longing to death and to new and greater life.

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