The Road to Holiness

I am so thankful that we have a merciful and forgiving God and when I fall short (which I invariably do) I can call on my heavenly Father and know that without fail he will be there. I wish the same could be said for all parents. However, we are human and as such we will stumble, fall from grace, unless we pray. Pray always, everywhere. I haven't reached that goal at this date, but I try. Sometimes I even succeed, a little bit anyway.
Is it as difficult for everyone else as it is for me? I mean that the more I try to find the time, the less time there is and before I know it, the day has ended and I'm off to bed, once again without praying always and everywhere. It is a real challenge! This beautiful goal of Sainthood.
My Mother was a Saint...she raised me and three boys, now that is a challenge! She was married to my father and he was just as challenging as the rest of us. There life together was a crazy patchwork quilt if ever there was one!
Right now as I am trying to put my thoughts together for this web blog, my beautiful cat, Gitzi, is demanding attention. She is trying to gain my attention by patting me (none to gently either) on the arm or hand, then jumps up to help me type. Now my dogs just lay around on the floor and give me the eye, but not my Gitzi, she is in your face with her attention demands. Now most of the time she ignores me, unless she wants something. Hmmmm sound familiar? I sometimes feel that she is reminding me that I haven't spent the time I need with God. I treat God the way she treats me. Let me see if I can articulate that thought.
Have you ever noticed that when your life is running along rather smoothly how your prayer life can become lax? But, as soon as there is a "bump" in the road, back on your knees you go.
I think that is one of the reasons that I use "Jesus I Trust In You" so often. To remind me that I do trust in Him and let Him know that I am thinking of Him. It is a "small" prayer, but a very powerful prayer. It calmed me during many a stormy time in my life.
I am thankful that I have more "small" prayers to say as well, they bring peace when I so desperately need it. They are ancient prayers, ones with great significance; The Our Father and The Hail Mary. How truly blessed we are to have these beautiful tools at hand, always.

Let's take a look at "Our Father" or "The Lords Prayer". We begin with the most beautiful words;
Our Father (isn't it amazing that we have been given the gift of grace to address God as Father!)
Who art in Heaven (we acknowledge His omnipotence and our insignificance)
Hallowed be Thy Name (even His Name is Holy!)
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in Heaven. ( our fiat)

I will finish this posting tomorrow night, I'm getting tired and with the new medicine I'm taking I need to rest.
God Bless you all!
Jesus I Trust In You.