The pain in my tired eyes are back which must mean I'm back at school. Actually as I sat down to do my homework tonight, I felt almost glad to be starting up again. To be on a regulated schedule for a time. But mostly just because I'm looking forward to the little experiences this year has to offer, then summer vacation. Yes I look far ahead into the future.
But that's besides the point. Today I realized something that is necessary in all fields. A determined purpose.
We need a determined purpose in schoolwork, family life, social life, but most importantly prayer life. Focus is one thing but to keep that focus is another entirely. It's difficult that's true. But it requires faith and hope. So keep praying during the dry periods, keep praying when things are great, keep praying. Just keep praying.
God Bless, with love,
Marisa
Jesus, I trust in You.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Friday, December 30, 2011
Christmas Season Greetings
Well it's currently that time where we all look back at what we've done this year, what's occupied most of our time and other such matters. So I guess I'll give you all an update on my goings on.
This year has been harder than expected at the beginning. I've dealt with my own problems, add on a parents second divorce, monetary difficulties, extremely difficult school work and a plethora of other obligations, then you get my "Year in Review." But, honestly, those things even though they were difficult, and still are, it doesn't really matter anymore. There's nothing I can do to change them only learn from them. I may sound like some happy-pappy person right now, but I like the idea of facing a new year and learning from that as well.
But so many incredible things have happened this year as well. My best friend graduated, I have the best relationship with my mentor ever, I met and made a ton of new Catholic friends who encourage me in my faith, I've been able to celebrate another year with people who love and care about me. But I have yet to mention the two most incredible things that have happened to me, I deepened my faith and I became an adult in the Catholic Church. This year was a year of growth in my faith. I do not know how it happened but it did and it has helped me so much to be grounded in something that I know will NEVER fail. Plus being accepted fully into the faith was just an amazing experience at that moment, filled with beautiful responsibility and the Holy Spirit that always travels with me.
So my friends, I am excited for this next year to come. I hope that this year to come brings you great joy, great learning, a deepened faith and beautiful experiences. I will pray for you and hope you pray for me as well.
God Bless, your faithful servant,
Marisa.
Jesus, I trust in you. Enjoy a little end of the year humor :)
This year has been harder than expected at the beginning. I've dealt with my own problems, add on a parents second divorce, monetary difficulties, extremely difficult school work and a plethora of other obligations, then you get my "Year in Review." But, honestly, those things even though they were difficult, and still are, it doesn't really matter anymore. There's nothing I can do to change them only learn from them. I may sound like some happy-pappy person right now, but I like the idea of facing a new year and learning from that as well.
But so many incredible things have happened this year as well. My best friend graduated, I have the best relationship with my mentor ever, I met and made a ton of new Catholic friends who encourage me in my faith, I've been able to celebrate another year with people who love and care about me. But I have yet to mention the two most incredible things that have happened to me, I deepened my faith and I became an adult in the Catholic Church. This year was a year of growth in my faith. I do not know how it happened but it did and it has helped me so much to be grounded in something that I know will NEVER fail. Plus being accepted fully into the faith was just an amazing experience at that moment, filled with beautiful responsibility and the Holy Spirit that always travels with me.
So my friends, I am excited for this next year to come. I hope that this year to come brings you great joy, great learning, a deepened faith and beautiful experiences. I will pray for you and hope you pray for me as well.
God Bless, your faithful servant,
Marisa.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Service
Well I must, sadly and regrettably admit that I never ever seem to post anything. Yes, my life is busy and it is hard and it does suck sometimes but I feel that even all these things taken under consideration I owe everyone the sincerest apologies.
Now I do hope you accept my apologies and I ask that you also grant me a request. This spring I have been given the most amazing privilege to go and serve high-needs children in Jamaica. I am traveling with my youth group from St.Benedict's Parish in North America to Kingston to help for a week with the Mustard Seed organization. Mustard Seed was started by a catholic priest almost 25 years ago and has branched out to different locations in the Dominican Republic as well as Cuba.
Now brace for the request. I need 50 prayer partners to pray for me and my fellow missionaries while we go on this most amazing trip to help the poor around us. Also if anyone is willing to help in a monetary way, that would be much appreciated as well. But I really ask for all the prayers that you are willing to give. If you are willing to pray for myself and my fellow missionaries I would appreciate you leaving a comment (which will be left private at request) with your name and e-mail address so that I may contact you and keep you in my prayers as well keep you updated on progress. (I realize that it is EXCEPTIONALLY bad writing to plaster "you" as I just did. Please don't resent me for it.) But thank you for your kindness and patience. I will keep you all in my prayers and hope you do the same for me.
And I do promise that I will post something even if only once a week.
God Bless you.
Jesus, I trust in you.
Now I do hope you accept my apologies and I ask that you also grant me a request. This spring I have been given the most amazing privilege to go and serve high-needs children in Jamaica. I am traveling with my youth group from St.Benedict's Parish in North America to Kingston to help for a week with the Mustard Seed organization. Mustard Seed was started by a catholic priest almost 25 years ago and has branched out to different locations in the Dominican Republic as well as Cuba.
Now brace for the request. I need 50 prayer partners to pray for me and my fellow missionaries while we go on this most amazing trip to help the poor around us. Also if anyone is willing to help in a monetary way, that would be much appreciated as well. But I really ask for all the prayers that you are willing to give. If you are willing to pray for myself and my fellow missionaries I would appreciate you leaving a comment (which will be left private at request) with your name and e-mail address so that I may contact you and keep you in my prayers as well keep you updated on progress. (I realize that it is EXCEPTIONALLY bad writing to plaster "you" as I just did. Please don't resent me for it.) But thank you for your kindness and patience. I will keep you all in my prayers and hope you do the same for me.
And I do promise that I will post something even if only once a week.
God Bless you.
Jesus, I trust in you.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Yet another Sunday in Alaska
Well school time has come around again so days are full of work, soccer practice, homework and still an attempt at a balanced life. But I was sitting in mass today with my father with the sun on my face and began to think on things that I had heard and other things that I have read.
Well the first thought that came to my mind was the point of mass and ultimately the reason for why we are alive. Please note that I am only 15 years old and this reason is only from what I have learned and gathered in my short time on this earth. The point is not for our sake but for God's. Millions of my brothers and sisters in Christ joined together today to celebrate this most amazing thing which we call the Eucharist. Every week or so I hear how people either go to mass because they feel better about themselves afterwords, or those that don't go to mass because it never seems to pertain to them. The WHOLE point of this most blessed and life giving sacrament is for God. He is ultimately the one who is supposed to be getting something out of it not us. We are there so that He can gain more souls to be eternally happy with Him heaven. It has been said many times before that our God is a jealous God. (I personally do not agree with this terminology because it is impossible to put human characteristics to God unless we are talking about the person of Christ. Which I am not.) But He wants us. All of us.
Secondly, since God wants us and nothing more we should want Him and nothing more. The search for the faith and truly loving God is what we must do before we can find happiness in anything else. It's really just that simple. Love God above all else. Enough said.
Well like many others, I'm on this journey to find the ways to love God. I don't have the answers. I don't expect many of you to have answers to how to get there either. But I did hear one thing that helps in the search. When starting at square one, don't just simply ask God to show himself to you, ask God for ways that you may find Him. The paths will be wearisome and hard. That just needs to be accepted but hey He's got to have a little fun with us on earth doesn't He? I have seen man as a being capable of such compassion and love for each other now we must find that love in God, with God and we must believe that He loves us dearly each and every single one of us.
May God bless us all.
Marisa Ramos
Jesus, I trust in you.
Well the first thought that came to my mind was the point of mass and ultimately the reason for why we are alive. Please note that I am only 15 years old and this reason is only from what I have learned and gathered in my short time on this earth. The point is not for our sake but for God's. Millions of my brothers and sisters in Christ joined together today to celebrate this most amazing thing which we call the Eucharist. Every week or so I hear how people either go to mass because they feel better about themselves afterwords, or those that don't go to mass because it never seems to pertain to them. The WHOLE point of this most blessed and life giving sacrament is for God. He is ultimately the one who is supposed to be getting something out of it not us. We are there so that He can gain more souls to be eternally happy with Him heaven. It has been said many times before that our God is a jealous God. (I personally do not agree with this terminology because it is impossible to put human characteristics to God unless we are talking about the person of Christ. Which I am not.) But He wants us. All of us.
Secondly, since God wants us and nothing more we should want Him and nothing more. The search for the faith and truly loving God is what we must do before we can find happiness in anything else. It's really just that simple. Love God above all else. Enough said.
Well like many others, I'm on this journey to find the ways to love God. I don't have the answers. I don't expect many of you to have answers to how to get there either. But I did hear one thing that helps in the search. When starting at square one, don't just simply ask God to show himself to you, ask God for ways that you may find Him. The paths will be wearisome and hard. That just needs to be accepted but hey He's got to have a little fun with us on earth doesn't He? I have seen man as a being capable of such compassion and love for each other now we must find that love in God, with God and we must believe that He loves us dearly each and every single one of us.
May God bless us all.
Marisa Ramos
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Excuse Me
So in short my day was an interesting learning experience. It started as every day should with a normal shower and an attempt to get ready for a day of regrettable nothing. But as I said before it was indeed a learning experience. The most profound form of learning today was through prayer. Well as anyone will tell you prayer would most likely be the best way to learn about many things. But instead of outright knowledge it gave me more of a peace of mind. Which will be very much excepted in this state of life I am currently in.
Let me backtrack. My parents are getting a divorce for the second time in six years. Well due to this I've been in a very...undefinable state of mind. As of right now they both hate each other with burning passion and although I feel that both of them are beyond immature in their actions, thoughts, and just general decorum, I am still a minor in private school with no job. So even the idea of emancipation is impossible. Well when you live with one but spend allot of time with the other you tend to get put in between them quite a bit. So take today my fathers work computer died so he rightfully made my mother give him the computer that he bought that she chose to kept.
I digress from my original point. Well as he expects me to do something he progresses to talk at me. Then she comes home picks up the computer and leaves. Well I guess my voiced thought on this would be that when your parents really truly hate each other just sit in your room and don't pretend that nothings wrong but simply don't take it. Although I don't believe they deserve respect at this point in time the best you can do is withdraw for 10 seconds within yourself and as God for help, patience, and guidance. You are a person even as a minor. A fact that I believe some parents forget allot.
I'll have more on the whole disrespect thing later. So the day proceeds with an afternoon of pathetic marathon consisting of boring cartoons and movies. Until I receive an apology from m father. Forgiveness is defiantly an aspect of the strong. An aspect I'm afraid that has become incapable for me to show towards my parents. Can you blame me? The second time they put me through this and I haven't run away yet.
I'll fast forward a few hours to about 10:00 when my mothers friend was over. Well seeing as how I was already annoyed with her I was, of course, a typical disrespectful teenager. Excuse me for being that way. I am not perfect and I am not a saint. So since my mother gives me freedom she expects more from me or some bullshit like that. Well now I have to apologize to her friend for being a normal fucking teenager. EXCUSE ME! I'm angry is that so bad.
Well frankly it is. But it is not my duty to make her look good or to apologize to anyone who I don't feel deserves it.
I know what is said in the Psalms. "If you are angry let it be without sin"
Now I'll arrive at my point after my whining self indulgence up there. We all are subject to every ones opinions. We're even subject to being raised according to opinions of people that we don't necessarily agree with. Well unfortunately we have to deal with every single one of these people in our daily lives whether we want to or not. It is the most awful piece of crap that we'll probably have to deal with in this life. But the best way to overcome it is to simply retreat into yourself for a while, find out your opinion and if this person that you have to deal with at this time is an absolute jerk who doesn't deserve your time, simply remember that patience isn't received just by asking God for it. We receive patience by trials that He puts us through. So when you remember that you asked God to give you patience remember that it is possibly in this very moment that He is going to give it to you. You simply have to help yourself.
Well that's my two cents on my day. We go through trials like this everyday so a little identification with someone who goes through the same thing is refreshing.
Jesus I trust in you.
Let me backtrack. My parents are getting a divorce for the second time in six years. Well due to this I've been in a very...undefinable state of mind. As of right now they both hate each other with burning passion and although I feel that both of them are beyond immature in their actions, thoughts, and just general decorum, I am still a minor in private school with no job. So even the idea of emancipation is impossible. Well when you live with one but spend allot of time with the other you tend to get put in between them quite a bit. So take today my fathers work computer died so he rightfully made my mother give him the computer that he bought that she chose to kept.
I digress from my original point. Well as he expects me to do something he progresses to talk at me. Then she comes home picks up the computer and leaves. Well I guess my voiced thought on this would be that when your parents really truly hate each other just sit in your room and don't pretend that nothings wrong but simply don't take it. Although I don't believe they deserve respect at this point in time the best you can do is withdraw for 10 seconds within yourself and as God for help, patience, and guidance. You are a person even as a minor. A fact that I believe some parents forget allot.
I'll have more on the whole disrespect thing later. So the day proceeds with an afternoon of pathetic marathon consisting of boring cartoons and movies. Until I receive an apology from m father. Forgiveness is defiantly an aspect of the strong. An aspect I'm afraid that has become incapable for me to show towards my parents. Can you blame me? The second time they put me through this and I haven't run away yet.
I'll fast forward a few hours to about 10:00 when my mothers friend was over. Well seeing as how I was already annoyed with her I was, of course, a typical disrespectful teenager. Excuse me for being that way. I am not perfect and I am not a saint. So since my mother gives me freedom she expects more from me or some bullshit like that. Well now I have to apologize to her friend for being a normal fucking teenager. EXCUSE ME! I'm angry is that so bad.
Well frankly it is. But it is not my duty to make her look good or to apologize to anyone who I don't feel deserves it.
I know what is said in the Psalms. "If you are angry let it be without sin"
Now I'll arrive at my point after my whining self indulgence up there. We all are subject to every ones opinions. We're even subject to being raised according to opinions of people that we don't necessarily agree with. Well unfortunately we have to deal with every single one of these people in our daily lives whether we want to or not. It is the most awful piece of crap that we'll probably have to deal with in this life. But the best way to overcome it is to simply retreat into yourself for a while, find out your opinion and if this person that you have to deal with at this time is an absolute jerk who doesn't deserve your time, simply remember that patience isn't received just by asking God for it. We receive patience by trials that He puts us through. So when you remember that you asked God to give you patience remember that it is possibly in this very moment that He is going to give it to you. You simply have to help yourself.
Well that's my two cents on my day. We go through trials like this everyday so a little identification with someone who goes through the same thing is refreshing.
Jesus I trust in you.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Opening
So many people go through life looking for the "greener grass." Sadly I've also been one of those people. But an idea dawned on me today that everyone has had one thing that happened to them during the day that would be worth relishing. Whether it be something as simple as a kind word from a random stranger or a life lesson that has given you a major epiphany. We almost always have a way to avidly choose happiness or to give happiness to another person.
This leads me to my point of why I chose to write a blog. Instead of partaking in self indulgence by just reveling in how good my day went and boring you with every single detail, I choose instead to take instances that can bring all to an idea that all have thoughts that circulate about everything that one encounters.
Let me elaborate. I think too much. I don't intend on putting down every bleeding thought that comes to my mind but to choose the ones that make a difference, the ones that I feel can turn someones opinion on life. My intention is not to use this for simple self indulgence or anything of the sort. I'm going to write to give my thoughts a voice.
This leads me to my point of why I chose to write a blog. Instead of partaking in self indulgence by just reveling in how good my day went and boring you with every single detail, I choose instead to take instances that can bring all to an idea that all have thoughts that circulate about everything that one encounters.
Let me elaborate. I think too much. I don't intend on putting down every bleeding thought that comes to my mind but to choose the ones that make a difference, the ones that I feel can turn someones opinion on life. My intention is not to use this for simple self indulgence or anything of the sort. I'm going to write to give my thoughts a voice.
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