It's 7:40

"I'll be the angel by your side,
I will get you through the night.
I'll be the strength you can't provide on your own.
Cause when you're down and out of time
and you think you lost the fight,
let me be your angel, the angel by your side." -- "Angel by Your Side" - Francesca Battistelli

Heard this song this morning while I was getting up. Today I hope to be anyone's angel, be by their side.

"Truly, I tell all of you with certainty, you will cry and mourn, but the world will rejoice. You will be deeply distressed, but your pain will turn into joy."
--John 16:20


From today's Gospel.


Now I really strive to be someone's angel today. I want to turn their pain into joy.




On another note, my bathroom ran out of Q-tips, those cotton swab things that are just called Q-tips now instead of what they are. My ears feel nasty.

How about some morning prayer?

Ngày nay con dâng cho Chúa. Xin Chúa thương nhận lòng chí chúng con. Mọi cơn gian nan nguy khó, chúng con dâng cầu theo ý Đức Giáo Hoàng sớm hôm.

I try to pray this every morning, it's actually a song I also learned in youth group. (I learn a lot from youth group...)

Basically it means:  

I give up today to God. Lord, please accept my heart's desires.  Through all the hardship and trouble, we pray according to the Pope's intentions.

Lậy Chúa Giêsu Thánh Thể, con yêu mến Chúa. Xin Chúa ngự vào tâm hồn con, và ở lại với con luôn mãi. Amen. 

and this, means:

Oh Jesus in the Eucharist, I love you. Please come into my spirit and stay with me forever. Amen.

Let's get this day started.

How about some breakfast?