Megan's prayer: Mary Mary's "Somebody"

Everybody has bad days
Where they feel like no one cares

While it's obvious that there are people who do care about me, sometimes I can't realize that, and end up focusing on the negative instead. Everyone knows that life is stressful - but I tend to think that I'm the only one going through it.

What I am in desperate need of right now is a hug. While it's too late at night to find someone to come hug me, I'm excited to instead have the chance to one again experience God's love for me through his embrace.

Chris' prayer: Mary Mary's "Somebody"

And since I've found this love
I want to share it with everyone

There are plenty of things that, the second I know about them, I feel I have to run and tell someone. There's this new song I heard on the radio, I say; you have to hear it. You should check out this book I just finished reading; you'll love it. In fact, just yesterday, I was telling my sister all about this new application I'd downloaded for my computer that I thought she would enjoy.

However, I can't recall the last time I told someone, I've found this love, and I want to share it with you. Cerebrally, I do want to share God's Love with everyone I know, with everyone I meet, and yet, I often fail to do so. And I definitely fail to do so with the enthusiasm and joy of a new song I've just discovered, or a book I just finished, or a piece of software. Sharing God's Love, His joy, with those around me, is something I should be way more excited about.


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Jen's prayer: Mary Mary's "Somebody"

Cause every time I'm sad and lonely
He comes and puts His arms around me
Cause God's love is the first
And it is the last

I was very excited to read these lyrics today because it ties into exactly what God is teaching me right now. On Sunday, my pastor at church was discussing the lives of singles. For those of you who don't know me, I am currently single and have been for almost a year. Being single is tough sometimes, especially when everyone around you appears to be a couple. It is easy for me to sulk and feel alone. However, I've been learning that being single can be a gift from God. How can I be sad and lonely when I have God's love wrapping his arms around me? God's love is first and last which means we don't have to have (although it is nice) someone by our side because we already have God.

Katie's prayer: Mayr Mary's "Somebody"

Oh I got a friend who loves me so
You ask how much I'll never know
And since I've found this love
I want to share it with everyone, oh

So I met this boy and I kinda really like him. And I think he might actually really like me too! It's sooooooooo exciting. And even though we haven't been on an actual date, (unless you include going to mass together) I want to tell EVERYONE about this boy. I want everyone to know!

But see there's another boy in my life. And he loves me more than anything! But I don't feel the need to share this with many people. "Oh, well see, she's a die hard atheist, she wouldn't understand." "He's not as into his faith, I couldn't share this with him." "I don't even know her, why would I tell her." "Oh, you're a strong Catholic, ok, I can tell you!" If you haven't guessed, this other boy is Jesus. It's just a tad strange that I want to tell everyone, including people I don't know about a boy that might kinda like me, but I don't have the same urge when it comes to the one person that loves me more than anything.

I am the WORST about evangelizing to people who aren't pious. I do great about discussing my faith and religious experiences and what I feel God is putting on my heart with my friends who are pious. I don't do so great at discussing those things with people who I know are a different religion from me, who I know aren't as strong in their faith, or who I don't even know at all, or even those people I'm not sure of their beliefs. But that's no how it's supposed to be. Jesus didn't say "Go, therefore, and make disciples SOME people." No, He said: "Go, therefore, and make disciples of ALL nations" (Matthew 28:19, emphasis mine). I should be sharing my faith with everyone I meet.

Catie's prayer: Mary Mary's "Somebody"

Oh I got a friend who loves me so
You ask how much I'll never know
And since I've found this love
I want to share it with everyone, oh

Somedays, I know God loves me. I know it and I can see it- it is very clear for me to see. Whether it be while I'm sitting in the chapel or just walking around campus, I just get this sense that I am loved more than I'll ever know. Yesterday was not one of those days. I mean I know that God loves me, but yesterday I just couldn't wrap my heart around it. I was too busy wondering why I'm so incredibly human to be able to receive God's love. But ijn order for us to love like God, we need to be able to openly receive God's love. Today, I pray for the openness to be able to receive (so that I might better give) God's love.