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.