My prayer is to be humble...to not have the need to show off, to not let the spirit of pride overpower me, to be totally submitted to God whether it causes humiliation, persecution, disagreements, hatred against me. No matter what Lord I submit myself to Your infinite will, I pray for those who deal with the spirit of anger. I am the first to admit that is my issue... how easily I am overpowered with anger...it's one thing to be angry, but it's another to be angry AND sin. The Word of God says "be angry but do not sin. Don't let the sun go down on your anger, and DON'T GIVE THE DEVIL AN OPPORTUNITY!" ....DO NOT LET THE FIRE OF ANGER CONSUME YOU!!! DO NOOOTT give the devil an opportunity to do ANYTHING! He will do anything in his power to destroy you, to destroy your relationships..to plant seeds of hatred and bring forth poisonous fruit...WAKE UP! ...God tells us to "Be Alert!!" [Mark 13: 33 & 36], to hold your temper and bear the mistakes of others with love and a forgiving heart. He calls us to be like Him....that humbleness, that love, and compassion...He humbled Himself in becoming like us...even while He was being crucified he prayed for those crucifying Him! During His physical, emotional, spiritual..yes even spiritual [Mk 14: 34] suffering....during that PAIINN He prayed for US. That every time we hurt him, every time we scar His back, every time we spit in His face, every time we mock him, every time we CRUCIFY HIM...He prays in HUMBLENESS, COMPASSION, AND LOVE. No matter His sufferings...no matter what He has to endure...no matter the pain, He loves us deeply and prays for us even though we don't deserve this..even though we have hated Him by sinning. That should be our prayer...To be like Christ...to know that we cannot do this ourselves because the Word says "for a man does not prevail by his own strength." [1 Sam 2:9]. Trust in God for in that same verse God reveals that ""He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked are silenced in darkness"... if there is anyone or anything impeding you from reaching this authentic love, if there is anything that's holding you back from letting go, from completely surrendering to His will...Trust in God and put all your pride, all your anger, all your hate at the foot of the cross. Why are we so attached to our pride?! Why are we so concerned of what other people say?? Why are we concerned about what others say and not what God says?! I just want us to completely surrender to Him..to just allow His Spirit move in us. I pray that as you read this God, with the intercession of our blessed Mother, plants in you a deep hatred toward sin. That God may rebuild His temple in you...that you completely let go and let God...and remember that "God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble" [ James 3:18; Proverbs 3:34]. Ask God for the grace of letting go...you cannot do it yourself...ASK HIIMM!! "You do not have because you do not ask. You ask and don't receive because you ask wrongly...!! [James 4: 2-3]. Take this moment..and just ask Him.... Lord, I thank you for your Word, I thank you for those I have come across in my life...especially those who have caused me hardships because I know they are part of Your plan and you will glorify Your Holy name through my endurance in those hardships...Allow me to persevere in your knowledge for my soul hungers for things that are deeper! Glory and Praise to You LORD! Without You..we ARE NOTHING....

Julissa Espinal