Notes from the Hours: Never Forget

Bless the Lord, my soul; never forget all He has done for you.

Never forget that God made you from nothing, that He loved you into being.

Never forget that God sustains you every moment of every day.

Never forget that God loves you, that He wants only the very best for you and that He knows exactly what that very best is.

Never forget that God became incarnate for you, that He suffered and died and rose again to save you from your sins and to open a way to Heaven for you.

Never forget that God made a covenant with you when you were baptized, that He adopted you as His child, that He accepted you as part of His family.

Never forget that God forgives your sins when you repent and confess with a sincere heart.

Never forget that God will give you all the graces you need to get to Heaven if you choose to accept them.

Never forget that God speaks to you through His Divine Revelation in Scripture and Tradition, that He has a personal message just for you.

Never forget that God waits for you in the Eucharist, that He longs for you to receive Him in Holy Communion and partake of the deep intimacy He desires.

Never forget that God wants you to show His love to others, to care for their needs, to speak to them about Him, to treat them as His beloved children.

Never forget that God is preparing a home for you in Heaven where you will see Him face to face for all eternity.

Bless the Lord, my soul; never forget all He has done for you.

(Antiphon from the Office of Readings for Wednesday, Week IV)