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Lent: What Does GOD Want From Us ?

Posted:February 10, 2016 by Melanie Jean Juneau

The words from Isaiah 58:1-9 are like brilliant beams of light, cutting through any false notions we might have about this season of repentance that we call Lent. Often we tend to think of Lent as a time to share in the suffering of Christ yet when we do so, we become morose and end up centering more on our own wonderful sacrificial devotions than on God.

In these first days of Lent, the Church shows us exactly how God wants us to pray, fast, serve His people and worship Him.

Humbling Yourself for the Glory of God

Posted:March 16, 2015 by Virginia Lieto

Humbling yourself for the glory of God is the goal. Yet how does a person get to that point with regularity? Once again, I draw on Fr. Jonathan Morris, from www.christophers.org to shed some light on the subject: Read more… to see a video from Father Jonathan Morris and to read Mother Teresa’s 15 Points of Humility.

Humble or Prideful? Why We Must Choose

Posted:March 11, 2015 by Virginia Lieto

Humble. We should all be humble. We are human, and as humans we sin, make mistakes, and at times do not always make the wisest of decisions. We need to keep that in mind when pride wants to rear its ugly head. We need to remember that we are no better than anyone else. We need to remember that we are all created in God’s image and likeness. Humility gives us strength – yes strength – to resist temptations to sin, because when clothed with the virtue of Humility, we are opened“… to the grace of God…Humility is the basis for all good action, for it acknowledges our obligations to serve and to be lovingly obedient to God. Humility recognizes the worth and value of the neighbor and does not demean his or her accomplishments or virtues. Humility promotes the well-being of conscience, leading to prudence, astuteness and thoughtfulness.”¹ Read more…

Humility: How Utterly Misunderstood!

Posted:March 9, 2015March 13, 2015 by Virginia Lieto

Humility: How utterly misunderstood this virtue can be in the minds of humankind! I will be the first to admit that I fall into the camp of those who have truly misunderstood the value of the virtue of humility until I started to research this virtue in depth. Once I knew what humility was really all about, I began praying to Jesus for a clean and humble heart.

Loving Lent

Posted:February 23, 2015February 25, 2015 by Melanie Jean Juneau

Thoughts to Ponder

I choose to surrender the clutter in my life, heart, spirit so Jesus will set me free from stuff and fill me with His Loving Presence.

May the things of this world fall away, so I may fall in love with God.

Only God can fill the empty places.

Grace does what I cannot do.

Jesus will have to do everything.

This is true humility.

Pride entices me to work harder, pray more, fast religiously, perform heroic acts of virtue.

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Change Me

Posted:October 23, 2014February 18, 2015 by Melanie Jean Juneau

In my own arrogance,

and with the idealism of youth,

I tried to mold myself

into a new, better self

all on my own.

I immersed myself in the culture and literature of the Church,

embracing simplicity and a disciplined prayer life

taking myself on

through spiritual direction and inner healing.

I spurned materialism and the culture of modern society

as I mothered nine children on a small farm
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Melanie Jean Juneau is wife and mother of nine children. The very existence of a joyful mother of nine children seems to confound people. Her writing is humorous and heart warming; thoughtful and thought provoking with a strong current of spirituality running through it. Part of her call and her witness is to write the truth about children, family, marriage and the sacredness of life.She blogs at joy of nine9 and mother of nine9