Chester's Freedom

A few month's before we moved to Washington, Chester and I had gotten a ticket, it was a normal misdemeaner ticket, we were supposed to go to court and pay it. Before court we moved out here and missed our court date. Warrants were issued and we went back thinking we would just have to pay a large fine and move on. That was the case for me but not for Chester, because he go into trouble when he was younger they wanted to make his into a felony and give him two years in prison. Needless to say we were a little stressed. So they set up a court date and we went, but they had to continue it for 6 weeks. This happened at least 3 more times, we went back and forth to California, they just kept continuing it for 6 weeks. On our last trip we all had a feeling that that would be it, we figured they couldnt continue it forever and we had been praying non-stop as well as our church was and were prepared for what was to come. We go to court, things don't seem like they are going in our favor and right when we feel like the judge is going to have Chester taken into custody, he looks down at the paperwork and we could see he is thinking and looking at us and all of the sudden he says that the time limit in which they can convict him was surpassed by 3 days and the case was dismissed. This just goes to show you that everything is in Gods timing, he was waiting for us to really submit ourselves to his will, not worry, not try and fix it all, but to give ourselves and out situation over to him and TRUST him. We were so frantic, we had to keep going back, a waste of time and money, why couldnt they just make a decision already. God had a plan, he stretched it out perfectly so that Chester could be free. I've never cried so many tears of joy. We praise him for that miracle still today.

Thanks Andrea

My friend Andrea posted this today and I found it to be such a blessing. The Lord is always sendings us gifts and intructions on how to contiually seek a relationship with him and how to become more like him.

Litany of Humility

by Merry Cardinal del Val, secretary of state to Pope Saint Pius X

"O Jesus, meek and humble of heart, Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being loved, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being extolled, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being honored, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being praised, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being preferred to others, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being consulted, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being approved, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being humiliated, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being despised, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of suffering rebukes, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being calumniated, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being forgotten, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being ridiculed, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being wronged, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being suspected, Deliver me, O Jesus.
That others may be loved more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That, in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I may decrease, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be chosen and I set aside, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be praised and I go unnoticed, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be preferred to me in everything, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it."