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I was working full time as a cashier and stocker at a liquor store. It was the first time in four years that I had
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Magdalene Thérèse Ramirez
May 19th, 2007 - May 6th, 2018
Having only lived 10 years, 11 months, 2 weeks, and 3 days, Maggie has left a lasting witness to the joy of the Gospel and God’s determined love for a world that disappoints.
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“Someone tells me, don’t be afraid.” – Maggie
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Today we grieve and pray. And in prayer we ask God to show us what the answers are.In the face of horrific tragedies like this latest shooting in Uvalde, of course prayer is the answer.![]()
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But let's face it. The problem is, most people pray to make themselves feel better. We "pray" until we can forget and move on to the next tragedy. And then we "pray" about that until we can forget again. Lather, rinse, repeat.![]()
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The thing is, that's a cheap imitation of what prayer is supposed to be. And the secular world is right to be sick of it. We owe them better.![]()
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Praying really means going to God in humility and saying, "Lord, I don't know what to do. I don't have good answers. I don't really know what will work. I have my biases, my opinions, my political leanings, but I don't know what YOU would have me do. So, I'm putting all the options on the table, including the ones I would rather not consider, and the ones I couldn't begin to think of on my own. My compassion for these victims makes me willing to do whatever you tell me. Teach me. I am YOUR servant first"![]()
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That's the first step. The next step is being willing to do what he tells us to do, even if that involves pursuing options we've been previously programmed to believe are incorrect, unacceptable, or distasteful. Our willingness to do this--or not--is the best indicator of whether we serve God, or some idol we've put in his place.![]()
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We have had over 200 shootings so far this year with hundreds of victims. Their souls cry for justice. And their cries certainly deserve our prayers. But we owe them more than prayers that make US feel better. We owe them prayers that make us willing to change; prayers that ask God to make us willing to do something different. Even if that requires us to do something uncomfortable, something that we have never been willing to do before, something that's never even been thought of--much less attempted--before.![]()
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I honestly don't know what that might be. But I'm praying that God would show me and give me the courage to do it, even if it means me having to gore my oxen in the process.![]()
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I hope you will pray that prayer with me. And I pray that we will all be willing to pursue the answers--whatever it costs.![]()
Because that's what it's going to take to show the world the real power of prayer.
"Well, here at last, dear friends, on the shores of the sea comes the end of our fellowship in Middle-earth. Go in peace! I will not say: do not weep for not all tears are an evil".![]()
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- Gandalf “Return of the King”
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