Doa Masa Prapaskah

Allah Bapa Yang Maha Baik, kami bersyukur kepadaMu atas masa Prapaskah yang Kauanugerahkan kepada kami. Lewat masa Prapaskah ini Engkau mengingatkan kami untuk menyadari segala kebaikanMu. Selama masa Prapaskah ini Engkau melimpahkan rahmat untuk menyegarkan iman kami.
Engkau mengajak kami untuk bertobat, menyesali kekurangan dan dosa-dosa kami. Engkau mendorong kami untuk melepaskan diri dari belenggu nafsu yang menyesatkan. Engkau mengajar kami untuk hidup sederhana, mensyukuri segala anugerahMu, dan membantu orang-orang yang menderita. Selama masa Prapaskah ini Engkau membimbing para calon baptis yang akan bersatu dengan kami melalui Sakramen Baptis. Dan sambil mendampingi mereka, kami pun Kauajak menyegarkan rahmat baptisan yang pernah kami terima dariMu.
Semoga karena rahmatMu yang Kaulimpahkan selama masa Prapaskah ini, kami semakin suci, semakin bersatu sebagai umat kesayanganMu, dan berani meneladan Yesus PutraMu yang rela menderita sengsara, wafat dan bangkit untuk menyelamatkan kami. Sebab Dialah Tuhan, pengantara kami, kini dan sepanjang masa.
Amin.

Bunda Penolong Abadi

Bunda Penolong Abadi, dengan penuh kepercayaan dan harapan, kami berlutut di hadapanmu. Belum pernah ada orang yang sia-sia mencari perlindunganmu. Semasa hidupmu sebagai ibu, engkau seringkali memberi pertolongan kepada Yesus Putramu. Dengan penuh kasih sayang, engkau melindungi dan membimbingNya selama masa mudaNya. Selama hidupNya, di muka umum engkau menghiburNya dan memberi dorongan kepadaNya. Pada saat Dia menderita, engkau mendampingi dan menguatkanNya. Demikian juga, jadilah bagi kami seprang ibu yang selalu menolong kami.
Bunda Maria, kami ini juga anakmu. Di kayu salib, Putra Ilahimu telah memberikan dikau sebagai ibu kami dan engkau telah menerima kami sebagai anakmu.
Kami tahu engkau memberi kami anak-anakmu khususnya mereka yang menghormatimu sebagai Bunda Penolong Abadi, rahmat dan berkat yang tak terhitung banyaknya untuk jiwa raga mereka. Dengan penuh syukur, kami mengucapkan terma kasih untuk segala perlindungan bagi kami dan bagi mereka semua.
Bunda Penolong Abadi, jangan biarkan kami sekarang pergi tanpa hiburanmu. Kami selalu memerlukan bantuanmu, terutama dalam kesulitan yang sekarang ini kami alami.........Bunda Maria, pandanglah kami dengan penuh kebaikan dan kasih sayang. Jadilah perantara kepada Putra Ilahimu, untuk memperoleh anugerah-anugerah.........yang kami mohon dengan sangat dalam doa ini. Kami berjanji berterima kasih kepadamu selama hidup kami, sampai kami datang bersyukur kepadamu di surga.
Ibu yang kuasa, baik bagi kami, engkau dapat menolong kami, engkau pasti berkenan menolong kami, engkau bersedia menolong kami.
O ibu, penolong abadi yang setia, terimalah doa kami.
Amin.

Penyembuhan Batin Dalam Tidur

Yesus, melalui kuasa Roh Kudus, hadirlah pada masa laluku sementara aku tidur. Sembuhkanlah segala luka dalam batinku yang pernah kualami, luka karena kurang kasih dari orangtua dan sesama, luka karena pengkhianatan, luka karena penolakan, luka karena pelecehan, luka karena penghinaan. Biarlah dengan darahMu, Kaujadikan aku utuh kembali. Semua hubungan persaudaraan yang sudah rusak, sembuhkanlah Ya Tuhan. Dari segala ketakutan, kecemasan, kegelisahan, keputusasaan, sembuhkanlah aku. Hadirlah Engkau Ya Tuhan supaya aku bisa mengampuni diriku sendiri, mengampuni sesamaku, mengampuni situasi yang menyakitkan. Bantulah aku Ya Tuhan supaya aku dapat mengambil akar pahit yang ada dalam hidupku dan isilah hatiku dengan kasihMu dalam tidurku malam ini. Terima kasih Tuhan dan berkatilah aku.
Amin.
( Dilanjutkan dengan 1x Bapa Kami & 3x Salam Maria )

BY : MELCY YI

13 BELAS JANJI HATI KUDUS TUHAN YESUS
(S. MARGARETA ALACOQUE)

KEPADA SETIAP ORANG YANG MEMPERSEMBAHKAN DIRI KEPADA HATI KUDUS YESUS

1. AKU AKAN MENGANUGERAHKAN KURNIA YANG DIBUTUHKAN DALAM SUATU KEADAAN YANG MENDESAK

2. AKU AKAN MENGURNIAKAN DAMAI DALAM KELUARGA-KELUARGA MEREKA

3. AKU AKAN MENGHIBUR MEREKA DALAM SEGALA PENDERITAAN

4. AKU AKAN MENJADI TEMPAT BERLINDUNG BAGI MEREKA SEPANJANG HIDUP DAN KHUSUSNYA PADA SAAT MENGHADAPI MAUT

5. AKU AKAN MENCURAHKAN BERKAT ATAS SEGALA USAHA MEREKA

6. PARA PENDOSA AKAN MENEMUKAN DALAM HATIKU SUMBER DAN SAMUDERA BELASKASIHAN YANG TAK TERBATAS

7. ORANG-ORANG YANG DINGIN HATI AKAN MEMPEROLEH KURNIA SEMANGAT KERAJINAN UNTUK BERBUAT YANG BAIK

8. ORANG-ORANG YANG BERSEMANGAT DAN RAJIN AKAN BERKEMBANG DENGAN CEPAT MENUJU KESEMPURNAAN YANG TINGGI

9. PARA IMAM AKAN MEMPEROLEH KURNIA-KURNIA, AGAR SANGGUP MELUNAKKAN HATI YANG PALING BERKERAS DALAM DOSA

10. AKU AKAN MEMBERKATI RUMAH-RUMAH DI MANA PATUNG/GAMBAR HATIKU YANG TERKUDUS DI TEMPATKAN DAN DIHORMATI

11. NAMA SETIAP ORANG YANG MENYEBARLUASKAN PENGHORMATAN INI AKAN TERTULIS DALAM HATIKU DAN TAK PERNAH AKAN DIHAPUSKAN

12. AKU TAK AKAN MEMBATASKAN SEDIKIT PUN KARUNIA-KARUNIAKU BAGI SEMUA ORANG YANG INGIN MEMPEROLEHNYA DALAM HATIKU

13. JANJI AGUNG

DALAM KELIMPAHAN BELAS KASIHAN HATIKU
AKU MENJANJIKAN BAHWA CINTAKU YANG MAHAKUASA AKAN MENGARUNIAKAN ANUGERAH KEPADA SETIAP ORANG
YANG MENYAMBUT KOMINI PADA SEMBILAN HARI JUMAT PERTAMA BERTURUT-TURUT UNTUK MENGAKHIRI HIDUPNYA
DENGAN MENYESALI DOSA-DOSA. MEREKA TIDAK AKAN MENINGGAL DALAM KEADAAN DITOLAK OLEHKU DAN TANPA
MENERIMA SAKRAMEN ORANG SAKIT PADA SAAT MANA HATI ILAHIKU AKAN MENJADI

"Through a Storm"

When you're walking with God, there will be storms. But through the storm, you'll make it through. Usually though after dark storms, there's always beauty that grows from it, like the flowers awakening from a fresh shower or the gentle sprinkle after the storm passes. You just have to endure the storm to see the rainbow.

Deuteronomy 32:2-"My teaching will drop like the rain, my sayings will drip like the dew, as rain drops upon the grass, and showers upon new growth."

What God teaches you, is like rain, it'll drip and you will remember the taste of the rain upon your tongue, as God's word washes away your hurt in your heart.

Enduring a storm to get to God is like the song "Storm" by Lifehouse.

"...I know you didn't
bring me out here to drown
so why am I ten feet under and upside down
barely surviving has become my purpose
cause I'm so used to living underneath the surface...

If I could just see you
everything will be alright
if I see you
the storminess will turn to light

And I will walk on water
and you will catch me if I fall
and I will get lost into your eyes
and everything will be alright

And I will walk on water
you will catch me if I fall
and I will get lost into your eyes
and everything will be alright
I know everything is alright
everything's alright..."

So once the storm is over, you'll see God again, and He'll always catch you in His arms when you're feeling blue and it's as if the storm will never end. Be patient, the storm will be over and that gentle sprinkle will be worth the wait.

Reflection

Let's start off quick with the first one... Are your actions building others up or tearing them down? Believers or not. Some people call good actions “Random Acts of Kindness”, and perhaps they are, but as we're following Christ and living our lives like Him, they should be our every-day nature, not just “random”. Here's a little story that shows what I mean about your actions hurting others...

I went to the store the other day, I was only in there for about 5 minutes and when I came out there was a motorcycle cop writing a parking ticket. So I went up to him and said, 'Come on buddy, how about giving a guy a break?'

He ignored me and continued writing the ticket.

So I called him a pencil necked donut eater. He glared at me and started writing another ticket for having bald tires!!

So I called him a horse face. He finished the second ticket and put it on the car with the first. Then he started writing a third ticket!!

This went on for about 20 minutes, the more I abused him, the more tickets he wrote.

I didn't care. My car was parked around the corner.

Even though that is a story that makes us laugh, see how this person's actions affected whoever's car that was? They were not only going to have to pay a lot of money in tickets, but were going to have a really bad day! What if the person is pushed away from Christ because of your actions? It's really important that we think about our actions towards others before we just act.

But let's also talk about how others see us and our example. Is the way you're acting when you're by yourself reflecting Christ? Have you thought about that? Here's another story to help with that...

I was sitting at a stop light this morning. The lady in front of me was going through papers on the seat of her car, and when the light changed to green she did not obey its command. You know, a green light is a commandment - NOT a suggestion. When the light turned to red, and she had still not moved, I began (with my windows up) screaming epithets and beating on my steering wheel.

My expressions of distress were interrupted by a policeman, gun drawn, tapping on my window. Against my protestations of, "You can't arrest me for hollering in my car," he ordered me into the back seat of his.

After about two hours in a holding cell, the arresting officer advised me I was free to go. I stormed out at him, "I knew you couldn't arrest me for yelling in my own car. You haven't heard the last of this."

The officer replied, "I didn't arrest you for shouting in your car. I was directly behind you at the light. I saw you screaming and beating your steering wheel, and I said to myself, "What a jerk. But there is nothing I can do to him for throwing a fit in his own car. Then I noticed the 'Cross' hanging from your rear view mirror, the bright yellow 'Choose Life' license tag, the 'Jesus is Coming Soon' bumper sticker, and the Fish symbol, and I thought you must have stolen the car!"

That right there is a very good point... How are you acting when you're by yourself? Are you reflecting Christ? In this case he wasn't, and the officer put him in his place about it. A lot of people these days are driven away from Christ because of people who claim to be Christians are acting so poorly and treating each other and others poorly. Our goal is to go and bring others to Christ and raise them up spiritually.

So that's this week's challenge, encourage everyone, build everyone up, live your life as an example of who Christ is, and spread the Word! Remember that we're an example to everyone whether they're a believer or not.

Repaired

When you're hurt deeply by someone you thought cared about you, it seems as if the whole world around crumbles. You feel as if you're alone, and damaged. Like it can't be fixed ever. Along with that, everything else in life seems to get worse as well. Your grades drop, you get yelled at during work, everyone seems to be after you, pouring salt on that throbbing wound in your heart. You could have gone through a break up, you could have lost a parent's trust, or just got in a huge fight with your best friend. But you have someone always who will never hurt you. Never let you down.

And that's God...

It's like you're a snare drum on a drumset, you'll be hit daily with a stick, constantly putting dents in your drum head. You want it all to stop, but it's life, you'll be hurt and played on until your drum head finally breaks. Then maybe thrown in a corner, replacing that drumset with a newer snare drum.

But God will never do that to you. Sure life is full of troubles and pains, but God wants to heal you. He can take your drum head, without throwing you in a corner and replace it with a new drum head. He can heal your wounds so your heart is ready once again for daily battles in life.

In Isaiah 43: 1-3, it says: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters ... they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God"

But you have to want to be healed by him, you just have to call His name and He will embrace you, He will heal you all in His time, you just have to have some faith! He is your true rest and true healing, only He can dry your tears and save you from hurt. So I leave you with this, love Him and love yourself, let your heart be healed, it won't happen over night, because God needs time to take your heart, slowly sew it back together and bring it back even stronger than before.

He loves you no matter what because His love is unfailing...