jeff noel.org » Praying http://www.jeffnoel.org Surrender. Self-control. Service. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:03:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Common Sense Tells Me To Pray Without Ceasing http://www.jeffnoel.org/common-sense/common-sense-tells-me-to-pray-without-ceasing/ http://www.jeffnoel.org/common-sense/common-sense-tells-me-to-pray-without-ceasing/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:03:43 +0000 jeff noel http://www.jeffnoel.org/?p=10773

Cheryl Noel leading Children's Liturgy of the Word, 2011

An object in motion tends to stay in motion. An object at rest tends to stay at rest. Pray without ceasing. Common sense tells us this.

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]]> http://www.jeffnoel.org/common-sense/common-sense-tells-me-to-pray-without-ceasing/feed/ 0 Holy Spirit http://www.jeffnoel.org/stuff-we-do/holy-spirit/ http://www.jeffnoel.org/stuff-we-do/holy-spirit/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:04:31 +0000 jeff noel http://jeffnoel.org/?p=1459 Continue reading →]]> It felt good to be back in the classroom last night.  You could sense, and feel, and see God’s Holy Spirit in the classroom.

This is our son’s third year in Catechism.  This is my second year having the privilege to be a classroom helper.  However, I missed all four September classes due to my business travel schedule.

A colleague commented at the end of the business day,  “I don’t know how you do it”.

I asked her, “You know I write five blogs, everyday, then run five miles, and volunteer for things our son is involved in”?

And she already knows how hard I work as a professional speaker – she is, after all, a colleague, and a parent, and Catholic, etc.

What I have learned is that being incredibly busy is part of life.  Or not. Figure out what you want to contribute and then go from there.  Carpe diem.

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]]> http://www.jeffnoel.org/stuff-we-do/holy-spirit/feed/ 0 Simple Man, Simple Post http://www.jeffnoel.org/uncategorized/simple-man-simple-post/ http://www.jeffnoel.org/uncategorized/simple-man-simple-post/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:30:16 +0000 jeff noel http://jeffnoel.org/?p=1453 Continue reading →]]> Visiting today, here in Portland, Maine.  On the phone last night my wife (and son) asked how my day was.

“I left the house at 7:30AM.  I got to the Hotel room to finish the day’s activities at 8:30PM”, I said, not complaining, just stating the facts.

We all should feel blessed beyond measure for what we get and what we make of what we get.

Otherwise, life might get the best of us.

It’s a daily choice.  Sometimes even an hour to hour or minute to minute choice.

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]]> http://www.jeffnoel.org/uncategorized/simple-man-simple-post/feed/ 0 Six Months? http://www.jeffnoel.org/uncategorized/six-months/ http://www.jeffnoel.org/uncategorized/six-months/#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:08:20 +0000 jeff noel http://jeffnoel.org/?p=1439 Continue reading →]]> Six months ago, I accepted our Pastor’s challenge to start everyday on my knees.  Our Pastor would ask the congregation every Sunday, “How many of you started the day on your knees”?

Literally, no one’s hand went up.  Over 1,000 people and no one? Impossible.

So, on April 1, 2009, I started.  It’s been six months and I haven’t stopped. Does this make me a righteous person.  Not even close.

Does it make me more mindful of each day being a special gift and privilege?  Absolutely.

What’s stopping you?  Seriously.  How hard is it to do this every day. It isn’t.  Which brings us back to the original point.

It’s been six months.  And six months from now, it will have been a year. Six months from now will mean what to you?

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