FEAST OF SAINT ISABELLE OF FRANCE – 26th FEBRUARY
February 26, 2022
FEAST OF SAINT GABRIEL OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS, PASSIONIST – 27th FEBRUARY
February 27, 2022
26 February, 2022
Fear of others becomes a snare, but the one who trusts in the Lord is safe.
Proverbs 29:25
Eternal Father, we exalt your Holy Name, for your very Being gives us assurances of safety and sanity in a world trapped in anxieties, worries and morbid fears, filled with human predators, waiting to ensnare the uninitiated into traps of ungodliness. Faith is severely damaged by fear, especially when the circumstances we are in, play a large part. Many of us are indebted or dependant in some way or the other and lead lives according to the expectations of those we depend upon.
Many others are people pleasers, jostling with one another to gain the favor of the leader of the pack. We spend our lives so suffocated in traps of our own devices, that the thought of our Creator becomes just a thought, and our faith in our Lord suffers. Lord, help us realize that our firm faith in you and your unshakable promises can dispel all dread of man, for it is you, Lord, who holds us in the palm of your hands, who redeems, and sets us free from bondage of sin and death.
Our faith in you, Lord, we increase, and we reverence your Holy Name, to defeat our fear of men, who are mere mortals and can crumble to dust before the invincible Might of our God. Following your Holy Word, transforms, uplifts and instructs, making us worthy to stand confidently before you, with irrefutable belief in your saving grace. While fear of man spawns death and disease, we choose to trust and honor you, Father, to receive release, deliverance, grace and eternal salvation, in Christ Jesus. Amen
1 Prayer
Amen to the above powerful scripture verse and prayer. Dear Heavenly Father, please help us place our trust in you and not lean onto our own understanding.
With you by our side, we need not fear any attacks from the evil one. Thank you Lord. In Jesus Name we pray, Amen.,