I Surrender All

 Come Oh Holy Spirit, please fill the hearts of Thy faithful, please enkindle in us the Fire of Your Divine Love, please send us forth Your Spirit Oh Lord and it shall be created and You shall renew the face of the earth.

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Hi!

Welcome back to reading my thoughts and reflections.

The temperature now in Winnipeg is +14*C. Lovely to start working  in the front and back lawn and plants.

But, wait, not too fast! Forcasts say it will hit a low of +1 by Thursday.

For the budding vegetable garden enthusiast, planting outdoors will have to wait until a nice mini green house structure will be prepared. If not, I will just have to resort to sturdy, less care flowering plants like my Zinnias and Marigolds.

I eagerly await the resurgence of my Asiatic Lilies, Hydrangeas, 4^th of July sunburst flowers and my Catnip mints.

Ruel has not checked on our baby Apple shrub.

My indoor lemon shrub of almost 5 years is  in Intensive Care right now.

My Ikea Ficus is history. So sad!

Today, marks  my dad’s 94^th birthday.

I look out the windows right now and admire the overcast skies in the west windows, and the east, show pale blue and puffy clouds.

The 1pm sun is indeed bright.

I send kisses to dad.

I thank him for the devotion of the Divine Mercy.

I thank him for loving my mom for 41 years.

I offered my  complete rosary earlier for the repose of his soul and continue to pray that our Great God’s eternal light shine upon him.

I continue to thank him for the memories of him being my father.

One of our last conversations  in  2015,  a few months before he died was he had no fear of dying.  He tells me that our faith in God, His Son Jesus, the King of Divine Mercy should assure us of that promise that we will enjoy the afterlife with Him.

We must simply trust.

We must continue to seek Him out, to know Him more deeply,  love Him enough to serve His purpose in our lives.

For His greater glory and the good of our souls.

Today also marks more than a month of journeying up close and personal a young  mom of three children ages, 8,7 and 3.

Husband of 17 years has filed divorce proceedings from her.

I surrender every prayer, every conversation, every counseling attempt to the  Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Lord, I let go and let You take over.

We did our part in trying to work for the preservation of the marriage, the healing of the hurts, the spot lighting of Your presence in their family life, the wellbeing of their children.

All may fall short.

Take over Lord.

I surrender.

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Today's Kerygma Daily Reflections link:

https://kerygmafamily.com/modules/dailyreadings/read.php?date=2026-04-21

My reflections based on the proposed reflection questions:

Do you seek the Bread of Life daily, or are you more focused on temporary rewards?

Which among Jesus’ deeds and traits is the most life-giving to you? Why?

Are you ready to get out of your comfort zone and allow the Spirit to lead you into new places and experiences? 

I try my best to seek God, The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit before I start my day and before I end my day.

Seeking Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist during the celebration of the mass is something we try to do each Sunday.

To be a daily mass goer is the target even online for now.

I wish to make good this resolve if I will claim that His Last Supper deeds and words are very important for me.

The power of His Resurrection is what I try to remember more often especially when I feel my prayers are not being answered in a timely manner since I am surely focused on a lot of distractions and temporal rewards.

As I surrender to Him, His Holy Will, His purpose in my life...it is an act of bravery and full trust just like the time I did paragliding in Gudauri, Georgia.

I try to always be ready for His Holy Spirit's workings and leadings in my life.

Praise to Your Oh Lord Jesus Christ.

Mama Mary, please continue to cover my family and I with your Guadalupe Tilma.

St. Joseph, terror of demons, pray for us.

St. Michael, by your light, enlighten us.

St. Michael, by your wings, shield us.

St. Michael, by your sword, defend us.