Filled with the Holy Spirit,
Jesus returned from the Jordan
and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days,
to be tempted by the devil.
Luke
4:1
While physical ailments can be seen at times as demons, spiritual, mental and emotional wounds are perhaps even more clearly identified as the ‘demons.’ When one is caught by a sense of guilt, remorse or shame that is hard to let go of, it certainly seems like demons, robbing the individual of joy and inner peace….
The greatest healing of course is the peace one experiences in difficult times, if that individual knows without a doubt that God loves them, is with them, and will help them to rise above whatever suffering they are experiencing.
In the love of Jesus,
Father Lenny Zamborsky
October 22, 2006
For Reflection:
How
does the devil or demons tempt you or rob you of joy and inner peace?
Through constant pestering of my mind. Filling my Spirit with anxiety so that I am stressed by the daily tasks ahead. Prayer and being still are my weapons against them. It is only by connecting with God that I can keep my Spirit lifted
ReplyDeletePulling my mind to the negative and causing me to "catastrophize" -- imagining some horrible consequence of a difficult present situation. In his blog today, Richard Rohr quotes psychologist Dan O'Grady, who says that "our negative and critical thoughts are like Velcro, they stick and hold' whereas our positive and joyful thoughts are like Teflon, they slide away. We have to deliberately choose to hold onto positive thoughts before they 'imprint.'" Wow.
ReplyDeleteThose demons robbed me of peace for months after Fr. Lenny's death. Thankfully, God provided a supportgroup of women who worked together on this healing blog, which is a bringing peace to me, and. hopefully, to many others this Lent.
ReplyDeleteI'm having difficulty discovering inner peace at this time. During this Lenten season , it is my intention to know that God loves me, is with me, and will help me to rise above the sadness I am feeling.I am also praying for others who are suffering that they may feel God's presence and love. I thank Dr. Kenny and God for the new friends and old from who are supportive
ReplyDeleteI am sorry Fr Lenny. I hate when when it changes what u are writing.
DeleteFr. Lenny....Dr. Kenny....close enough! :)
DeleteLove you Beth!
"The greatest healing of course is the peace one experiences in difficult times, if that individual knows without a doubt that God loves them, is with them, and will help them to rise above whatever suffering they are experiencing."
ReplyDeleteThis one hurts me. Reading Fr. Lenny's words hurts me here. He said it so well, and so often. But it's what he forgot.