I love you, Lord, my strength

I love you, Lord, my strength; O Lord, my rock, my fortress, my saviour. (Psalm 18: 2-3a)

Dear DLL Jesus,

It was on  31 January 2023 that I started my day by saying the Lauds!😇 That morning when my alarm rang for the second time at 6:15 am I couldn't go back to sleep. I tried to but I could not. So the small soft voice within whispered to me to get up and say the Lauds. So I woke up wide a little before 6:30 am and did my morning prayers - it felt so nice!🤗😇🤗 

So Lord I prayed to you to wake me up every morning to say my morning prayers early! And as always you listened to my prayer and the next morning I woke up at 6:12 am. Since that day with your assistance, I was able to wake up early to say my morning prayers at home around the same time as 6 am. 

Then I went to Ryshivana. As the Lauds are chanted there at 6 am, I joined the Fathers and Sisters in doing so. Then after a break of a few minutes, the Holy Mass is celebrated at the beautiful glass chapel at 7 am. So saying the Lauds and attending the Holy Mass in the morning for a week became a way of life for me. 

This is what I had always desired. But as the distance between the church and home in Mira Road is slightly more than walkable early in the morning, I have always been sceptical to go. But the week-long stay at Ryshivana did wonders for my soul and I finally got the courage to go to the church alone in the morning. 

After deciding to attend the 6 am Ash Wednesday Mass, I have been going for the Lauds at 5:45 am and also attending the 6:15 am Holy Mass. Today I complete five weeks of doing so.👏

A big thanks from the greatest depth of my heart Lord for making it possible for me!👏

I also complete two months of waking up early in the morning.🤗

Lord, you know the desires of everyone's hearts and fulfil them according to their needs. You knew I always wanted to come to the church to say the Lauds but because of the distance, I could not do so. But you fulfilled this desire in your time when you felt I was ready to travel alone in the morning!

So again a big thanks from the very bottom of my heart!❤️ 

As per today's responsorial Psalm, I love you, Lord, my strength; O Lord, my rock, my fortress, my saviour.🙏😇🙏