There are many people who either are, or will be, facing some tough financial challenges. There have been stories on the news of people who are so overcome with fear, doubt, and helplessness, that they have taken their own lives.
The most recent story was tonight. A woman who couldn't pay her rent after losing a job, and was evicted after 6months of trying to make mini-payments, she was found inside the property this afternoon. She had lost all hope.
I was told this while listen to a loved one talk about her day at work.
Please keep all of those who have suffered because of the economic situation the world is in today in your prayers and in your hearts.
Prayer to Saint Joseph
Dear Saint Joseph, you were yourself once faced with the responsibility of providing the necessities of life for Jesus and Mary. Look down with fatherly compassion upon me in my anxiety over my present inability to support my family. Please help me to find gainful employment very soon, so that this heavy burden of concern will be lifted from my heart and that I am soon able to provide for those whom God has entrusted to my care.
Help us to guard against bitterness and discouragement, so that we may emerge from this trial spiritually enriched and with even greater blessings from God.
Help us to guard against bitterness and discouragement, so that we may emerge from this trial spiritually enriched and with even greater blessings from God.
Amen
6 comments:
What a perfect post. I have so many friends that are struggling to find jobs. I hate seeing them so frustrating and losing hope. Prayer is the best medicine.
What a perfect post. I have so many friends that are struggling to find jobs. I hate seeing them so frustrating and losing hope. Prayer is the best medicine.
Sorry Rita,
Im not sure why my comment appeared multiple times. oops!
Thank you for posting this. It reminds me that i need not only to be so thankful for everything we have but to ask for help for those in need.
Thank you for posting this. It reminds me that i need not only to be so thankful for everything we have but to ask for help for those in need.
As you can well imagine, I am having a difficult time over what was discovered Tuesday. Your prayer could remind someone not to give up, and to hold on to their faith in God to carry them through what seems a 'desparate' time. My heart is heavy with the loss of this woman whom I didn't even know. Let us all pray for her soul.
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