Exchange

"Oh God, who by the wonderful exchange effected in this sacrifice have made us partakers of the one supreme Godhead, grant we pray, that, as we have cone to know your truth, we may make it ours by a worthy way of life. Through Christ our Lord. Amen" ~ prayer over the offerings

This is what jumped out at me today and what caused my heart to leap for joy. 

The exchange of Christ's goodness for my sorry sinfulness is what happened to me yesterday through Blessed Mother's intercession.

She has been granted the power from the Triune Godhead to take our sorry sinfulness and offer it in exchange it for the goodness and holiness of Christ, her son who died making this exchange possible.

And I think that once exchanged, our sinfulness becomes cleansed, and can then be sent from heaven as a blessing for others, perhaps specifically those whom I was having difficulty with yesterday.

Thank you Lord for allowing Blessed Mother to intercede for me in asking you to exchange my pitiful thoughts for thoughts that are noble and true. Amen

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The ugliness of sin

It never ceases to amaze me how easily I let go of the sweetness and wonder of Easter love.

This week, starting with Sunday, has been fraught with all types of ugliness and negativity spewing forth from my heart.

I have been so angry and judgemental with many people. I don't know why these thoughts are plaguing me now and why the anger seems to encompass everyone with whom I have had even a small disagreement but I start ranting against them in my mind and find myself growing angrier with each rant.

The ugliness of such sin is astounding to me. Astounding and appalling

At time like these, the only way out for me is to ask Blessed Mother to exchange my ugly pettiness for her love and understanding.

She always helps me through these times of ugliness with such love and generosity. I am so grateful for her help and love. Especially because it must be excruciatingly painful for her to take my ugliness and sinfulness and exchange it for her goodness.

During one particularly vile rant against a loved one, I wondered if these negative rants might be affecting those against whom they are directed? Does my negativity so expressed actually impact how that person is thinking, feeling?

What if such bad thoughts caused someone to harm another or themself because they don't know how to ask Our Lord or His mother to take the vileness from them?

Oh my Lord and my God, I am so sorry for any harm I may have caused any of your other children by my sinful thoughts and words against them, even if uttered in the silence of my heart. 

Forgive me. Amen

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