Daily Reflection with Fr. Tomas Del Valle-Reyes



Dear Friends: Praying is not easy. Our daily routine calls for our full attention. And the world around us puts little value on prayer; our lives are full of material things but at the same time are getting emptier in God’s value.

For this reason, I will post a daily reflection and as you visit this site may the Holy Spirit within you come to your aid and guide you gently to the God who loves you
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Sunday, February 12, 2023

Once Upon A Time...

Once upon a time there was a bunchof tiny frogs.... who arranged a running competition. 
The goal was to reach the top of avery high tower. A big crowd had gathered aroundthe tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants.... 
The race began...Honestly: No one in the crowd really believedthat the tiny frogs would reach thetop of the tower. 
You heard statements such as: 
"Oh, WAY too difficult!!""They will NEVER make it to the top."or:"Not a chance that they will succeed.The tower is too high!" 
The tiny frogs began collapsing.  
One by one....Except for those, who in a fresh tempo, were climbing higher and higher..The crowd continued to yell, "It istoo difficult!!! No one will make it!" 
More tiny frogs got tired and gaveup....But ONE continued higher and higherand higher.... 
This one wouldn't give up! At the end everyone else had given up climbing the tower.  
Except for the one tiny frog who, after a big effort, was the only one who reached the top!
THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one frog managed to do it?
A contestant asked the tiny frog how he had found the strength to succeed and reach the goal? It turned out....That the winner was DEAF!!!! 
The wisdom of this story is:Never listen to other people's tendencies to benegative or
pessimistic....because they take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you -- the ones you have in your heart! Always think of the power words have.
(There's life and death in the power of the tongue - Proverbs18:21.)  
Because everything you hear and read will affect your actions!  
Therefore: ALWAYS be.... POSITIVE! And above all: Be DEAF when people tell YOU that you cannot fulfill your dreams! 
Always think:God and I can do this!Pass this message on to"tiny frogs" you care about.G ive them some motivation!!!


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