Fruit of the Holy Spirit

As we close this series of devotions, "Fruit of the Holy Spirit" Galatians 5:22-23, I am humbled to be amongst our beautiful writers who pour their heart and soul into our daily devotions and it is truly God's goodness that brings us together to grow in faith with you.

I am infamous for having no tact. Due to being on the autism spectrum, I tend to be blunt and honest to a fault

I’m quite the word guru, so before we dive into living out gentleness as a virtue, let’s get an actual
definition

I am not a gentle person. I try so hard to be…. I study books and blogs on gentle parenting.

There is a lot of power behind a kind word or a kind action.

"A Sunday well spent, brings a week of content."

At first this seems like an odd verse, who would withhold kindness from a friend?

In almost every situation in which you will find yourself during your lifetime, you will encounter people who make it very easy for you to be kind.

I admit I haven’t spent much time studying Job, but from what I know about his story, I often feel like I can relate.

Reading this verse makes me laugh a little bit. You have to understand that I am currently six months pregnant, so restraining my appetite isn’t going as well as I would hope.

Every July, I participate online in the "31 Days with St. Ignatius"at the Jesuit website Ignatian Spirituality.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that every teenage girl and grown woman has a crush on at least one bad boy and one guy who’s “safe.” On the one hand, bad boys are exciting and passionate men.

During this summer of ordinary time with the school year over, I have been able to do a little more reading.

I have an approximately 20-year-old prayer card with a beautiful image of the Blessed Mother displayed in my bathroom.

What does it mean to be good? Does it just mean following a set of rules? Does it just mean not killing people or stealing?

Come to the waters You who thirst

The Olympic Games are a time when country men and women proudly cheer their favorite athletes on to a hopeful gold, silver or bronze medal.

When I was a little girl my heart would overflow with joy while singing songs like this one. The melody was short which made it easy to sing like I was shouting from a mountain top.

I’m a cradle Catholic-born and raised by Catholics, in a primarily Catholic town. I knew nothing else until I ventured to college. I was a very faithful sheep, and then that sheep lost its way.

One of my favorite Disney movies is Moana, which centers on the daughter of a village chief in the Polynesian Islands who is called by the ocean to find Maui and get the heart of Te Fiti back to its rightful place.

I probably do it every day. The scary thing is as times I barely recognize I'm doing it. What is this thing I catch myself doing that can cause my walk to become a crawl in Faith?

America! The home of the brave and the free! Thanks be to God!

For the past couple weeks, I was following Fr. Roderick Vonhogen, a self-proclaimed “geek priest,” as he went on the Camino pilgrimage from Lourdes, France to Santiago, Spain.

My husband and I recently moved our family to a new town following my acceptance of a new job. I was excited, I was hopeful, and I was stressed.

The Lord does not delay his promise, as some regard “delay,” but he is patient with you, not wishing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. 

When I think about patience often I think about how I need more of it. More patience with my husband, with my daughter, with myself.

How many times do we ask for forgiveness…in a day? We are all sinners. I hope to be worthy of heaven, but seriously,

Peace be with you:)

Peace one day at a time.

Doing the Christ like things we've learned, heard and received

Join with me in taking one step toward PEACE in your life everyday.

Love, Michelle

Saint Paul was one of the greatest evangelists.