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Lord My Chef Daily Recipe by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Thursday in the Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time, Year II, 02 July 2026 Amos 7:10-17 ><]]]]'> + ><]]]]'> + ><]]]]'> Matthew 9:1-8
Dearest Lord Jesus, today I pray for the many among us carrying so much weight on their shoulders, those depressed, those feeling unforgiven or worthless - heal them, Lord. Make them realize there is always a chance to change for the better in you. Clear their minds and hearts of doubts and mistrust on others especially those who genuinely love and care for them but they feel are against them. Like that paralytic, relieve those still carrying the burden of past mistakes and sin that have paralyzed them, trapped them that they could not move on with life. May they have the courage to stand up and walk free. How amazing, dear Jesus, that you noticed the man lying on the mat was the one burdened with past sins; so lovely to realize how nothing escapes you, Jesus: the friends of the paralytic were the ones carrying, exerting effort to bring the paralytic yet you knew for sure it was actually the paralytic burdened not his friends. Likewise, we pray for the countless family and friends of those paralytics overburdened with sin and worries who patiently carry them; shower them with blessings in their perseverance in putting up with a loved one like that paralytic - unappreciative of other's care and concern for them so that one day, they may look at their message of love and understanding and not see them as enemies. Amen.
