Coffee With Jesus

Selection Day

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As I sit and have my cup of coffee with Jesus, I was thinking about what it means to LET GO. There are so many things we need to LET GO of! We may need to let go of hurts from the past. We may need to let go of relationships and friendships that are unhealthy. We may need to let go of held-in anger and resentment. The good thing about letting go of things is that it makes room to HOLD ON to things that are important.

Today, maybe you could think about what you need to let go of. Make a list of four or five things that trouble you. Then make a list of four or five things that you want to embrace. It’s amazing how the small exercise can put things into perspective. I am working on my list this morning and had to stop at four or five because I probably have 15 things I need to let go of. But today, I’m going to pick only four or five. My list of what I need to hold on to is inspired by Jesus. I need to hold onto HIS love, HIS strength, HIS word, HIS forgiveness, and HIS mercy.

So today, I am calling it SELECTION DAY. Select what needs to go and what needs to be held onto. 

I guarantee it will be a wonderful day!

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5 comments

Grace Tanner February 13, 2022 - 4:31 am
What a wonderful exercise. I’m working on mine now👍🙏🙏
Dr. Marta E. Chipres February 13, 2022 - 4:59 am
Buon Giorno Monsignor How would you say this in Greece? I’ve been practicing this the past 2 years, at the commencement of this damn virus. It truly is incredible once you let go of what’s weighing down your hurt heart. I’ll publicly share my items I SELoto let go: my anger toward my ex-husband, the 4 year WWIII custody battle, (ironically we were ordered exactly what I requested 50/50 custody). I’m blessed our only daughter finally saw through the web of lies which destroyed my professional and personal reputation. I know you can relate. I’m letting go of the hatred I have for the Fresno Diocese meddling their noses in our extremely private divorce. I did hire an out of town attorney firm who die is kidding in the “wrongs”. of the Catholic church. For centuries we’ve been plaqued with priests taking children and adults. It does happen more than we think…. I’m trying to letting my abuser raping me, this one is extremely difficult fir me. I’m trying to let go of the harassment, the racism and the bullying I endured for over 10 years in a job I lived and I was DAMN good at it. Lastly, I’m trying to SELECTIVELY let go of the racism from quite a few of the neighbors. I was told horrific comments to my face and my ex-husband when we first moved into the GARCES neighborhood. Im SELECTIVELY holding onto these positive items: my faith, my love, my support from the almighty, Jesus Christ, my health albeit, I should have died 2 years ago, each day I’m gifted is a BLESSING, in addition I’m blessed our daughter has decided to stay with me permanently. Lastly I’m focusing on our FATHER bringing me back 2 ties from my mortal sin of trying to leave this world, I should be 6 feet under. As I am a chemistry and biology major plus I did attend UC Irvine Medical School, I know what to take and the quantity tone this happened. I’m a waking miracle, why did HE save me, I don’t know but I know part of it is to share to others how stress will kill us slowly. Our Father planned my painful dark tumultuous nightmare to prepare me in becoming stronger, mentally and emotionally, plus HE placed my soulmate literally right in front of my path when I least expected. Needless to say, eventually we will be married and will moving to Monterey Count, as my Drs. have suggested I leave the toxic air here in Kern County. My Stanford team indicated, “If you want to continue to live and see your daughter graduate grim high school you need to move.” Bless you Monsignor, thank you for sharing your story. Gratzi Dr. Marta E. Chipres .
Dr. Marta E. Chipres February 13, 2022 - 5:10 am
I apologize for the 1st post, I did nor proof read prior to posting. I think I corrected the plethora of errors… Buon Giorno Monsignor How would you say this in Greece? I’ve been practicing this the past 2 years, at the commencement of this damn virus. It truly is an incredible journey, once you let go of what’s weighing down your hurt heart. I’ll publicly share my items I SELECTED to let go: my anger toward my ex-husband, the 4 year WWIII custody battle, (ironically we were ordered exactly what I requested, 50/50 custody). I’m blessed our only daughter finally saw through the web of lies which destroyed my professional and personal reputation. I know you can relate. I’m letting go of the hatred I have for the Fresno Diocese meddling their noses in our extremely private divorce. I did hire an out of town attorney firm who specializes in the “wrongs”. of the Catholic church. For centuries we’ve been plaqued with priests raping children and adults. It does happen more than we think…. I’m trying to let go of my hurt, it’s extremely difficult for me. I’m trying to let go of the harassment, the racism and the bullying I endured for over 10 years in a job I loved and I was DAMN good at it. Lastly, I’m trying to SELECTIVELY let go of the racism from quite a few of the neighbors. I was told horrific comments to my face and my ex-husband when we first moved into the GARCES neighborhood. I’m SELECTIVELY holding onto these positive items: my faith, my love, my support from the almighty, Jesus Christ, my health albeit, I should have died 2 years ago, each day I’m gifted is a BLESSING, in addition I’m blessed our daughter has decided to stay with me permanently. Lastly I’m focusing on our FATHER bringing me back 2 ties from my mortal sin of trying to leave this world, I should be 6 feet under. As my degrees are in chemistry and biology, plus I did attend UC Irvine Medical School, I know what to take and the quantity to make this happen. I’m a waking miracle, why did HE save me, I don’t know but I do know part of it is to share how stress will slowly kill us. Our Father planned my painful dark tumultuous nightmare to prepare me in becoming stronger, mentally and emotionally, plus HE placed my soulmate literally right in front of my path when I least expected. Needless to say, eventually we will be married and I will moving to where he lives, Monterey Count, as my Drs. have suggested I leave the toxic air here in Kern County. My Stanford team indicated, “If you want to continue to live and see your daughter graduate from high school you need to move.” Bless you Monsignor, thank you for sharing your story. Gratzi Dr. Marta E. Chipres
Mary Tonoco February 13, 2022 - 7:43 am
Good Morning Father Craig , thank you for your message today . I will get started on that list too, Have a Blessed and Beautiful Day ♥️🙏🙏
Kim Kleeman February 13, 2022 - 12:10 pm
Amen Father Caig ❤ 🙏😇
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