22 DECEMBER 2022 - ONLY BY GRACE REFLECTIONS

#TheCanticleOfMary #BlessingsInDisguise #Gratefulness #GodWorkingInOurLife NOTE: Please click the Subscribe key on YouTube and press the black notification bell to receive the daily reflections. Or, open in YouTube for easy access. View and Like. Thank you. TOPIC: DO YOU FEEL ANGER AND DISAPPOINTMENT WHEN PEOPLE AND CIRCUMSTANCES PREVENT YOU FROM FULFILLING YOUR HOPES AND DREAMS? First Reading: 1 Samuel 1:24-28 Responsorial Psalm: 1 Samuel 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8ABCD Gospel: Luke 1:46-56 When people or circumstances cause us pain and suffering, we can become angry and disillusioned with life and those we feel have betrayed us. Yet, years later, we realize that these people and circumstances are blessings in disguise. We have only to thank them, and God, for showing us the way to our new life. Only gratefulness, not hatred and bitterness, should rule our life, for all things work for our good. This is the 989th installment of our CFC contemplation series focusing on the daily liturgical readings. [NOTE: All the regular reflections are between 3-7 minutes long, enough time for us to ponder what God's message is for us individually and to pray that we may live them out in our lives. This video is also available on Couples for Christ’s and Bong Arjonillo’s Facebook pages. In You Tube, just type ONLY BY GRACE REFLECTIONS]