Workout Wednesday with Fr. Marino

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala,  OFM Capuchin DEPENDS ON YOUR PERSPECTIVE  Laziness kills ambition. Anger kills patience. Fear kills dreams. Ego kills growth. Despair kills hope. Jealousy kills trust. Doubt kills confidence. Hate kills love. Haste kills serenity. Anxiety kills faith. Sadness kills joy. Now reread it in reverse from right to left from the bottom line to the top line. On this SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY, choose your perspective: top to bottom or bottom to top. Left to right or right to left. Your perspective makes all the difference. Change your perspective and change your thinking. Change your thinking and change your life.  

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala, OFM Cap. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? People wait... All morning for lunch, All afternoon for dinner, All day for five pm. All week for Friday. All summer for winter, All winter for summer, All year for vacation. All of their life  For happiness… Don’t wait! Don’t let the pursuit of what might come Diminish the joy of what is. On this SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY , ask yourself what you’re waiting for.  Decide to live in the moment. Focus on the present. This moment, this minute, this hour, this day…each is a gift of God…allow the joy of NOW chase you down and overcome you.

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala, OFM Capuchin A FRANCISCAN BENEDICTION May God bless you with discomfort With easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships So that you may live deep within your heart. May God bless you with anger At injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, So that you may work for justice, freedom, and peace. May God bless you with tears To shed for those who suffer pain, rejection, hunger, and war, So that you may reach out to comfort them and turn their pain into joy. May God bless you with foolishness To believe that you can make a difference So that you can do what others claim cannot be done To bring justice and kindness to all. May you be so blessed! On this SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY, bow your head and receive a Franciscan blessing so that you can share it with the world and bestow it upon others.  

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala,  OFM Capuchin LET’S LIVE BY THE RULE OF NATURE Nothing in nature lives for itself. “Rivers don’t drink their own water. Trees don’t eat their own fruit. The sun doesn’t shine on itself. Flowers don’t spread their fragrance for themselves.”                                                                                       ~ Native American Wisdom “Living for others is a rule of nature.  We are all born to help each other. No matter how difficult it is. Life is good when you are happy. But life is much better when others are happy because of you.”                                           ...