Sunday, April 9, 2017

I found it!!!
I had high expectations (of myself) for Lent.  I was going to pray more.  I was going to let go of struggle.  Not so much.  My prayer life was inconsistent.  I wanted to do better, but it wasn't happening.  Pam had talked often of the Scriptural Rosary.  I wasn't much of a Rosary prayer. Sporadic at best.  Then a couple of weeks ago when I was at church I looked at the "free books" that are left for anyone interested in picking one up.  I have made use of this on occasion when I see something that interests me.  Well, I saw an old copy of the Scriptural Rosary.  It is a small book and an old one. It is old enough as to not have a Luminous Mystery section.  I liked what it looked like, and decided to take it home.  The next morning I decided to pray The Glorious Mysteries using the book.  I really liked it, and  decided to pray a novena as Holy Week was coming up, and I felt a need to find a way to get going on a consistent prayer pattern.  All was going well, and I decided I was going to keep this little book long term.  I decided to make a leather cover for it.  First effort did not turn out the way I wanted, so as I kept using the book, I kept feeling that I wanted to  make another one.  I put the book away in what I thought was a safe place, and started on the new cover.  After finishing version two of the cover, I looked high and low, and I simply could not find it.  I continued with my daily prayer of the Rosary in order to complete the novena, but was baffled by where the book could have disappeared.   I had to resort to my cell phone to follow the Scriptural Rosary, my book was lost, and I was disappointed.
Tonight I started watching a program on TV with Max Lucado.  The program was called 'No wonder they call Him Savior',  Max quoted Romans Chapter six, so I decided to read the chapter.  Lo and behold, when I picked up my Bible, my little book was on top of it.  I found it!!!
I put the book in it's new cover, and it doesn't fit very well.  I need to re work it a little, but now I have my new little treasure.  I plan to use it to pray the Rosary every day.  I was never very good about praying the Rosary on a regular basis, but now I have something to motivate me.
I have to believe that since I kept praying in spite of loosing the book, and being called to read a chapter in the Bible, I was led to find it.  I know that I would have found it eventually when I would have picked up my Bible for casual reading, but the combination of events brought me back to my new little treasure, and has motivated me to a new commitment to prayer.  I am looking forward to Holy week with great joy and anticipation.  I pray the the whole world will find the Glory of our salvation this coming week.