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Prayer for January
Oh Lord, renew the love that we have in our hearts for you. Strengthen the love that we share among ourselves and bring us the unity that we need. We pray for peace and prosperity over LITTLE EDEN.
Please protect our residents, staff and all who serve you, Lord.
We pray for success of the Servants of God and guidance during the promotion of the cause for the canonisation as a couple, of Danny & Domitilla Hyams, the founders of LITTLE EDEN Society.
Daily prayer for LITTLE EDEN
Jesus, Great Harvester, who desires the salvation of all mankind, accept the offering of my life and work in assisting You to help garner the fields for the harvest. Teach me compassion, understanding and love for those most in need. Bless our Association; strengthen the bonds of love and charity amongst us, so that with hearts united we may say “Thy kingdom come”. Mary, comfort of the afflicted, pray for us.
Cause Prayer
Use this prayer for private devotions to request special intentions, favours, healings, requests or miracles through the intercession of Servants of God Domitilla and Danny, whom we believe are in the presence of Our Lord in heaven.
We believe, they are able to act as our intercessors, placing our requests before the Lord. Since we knew them when they were alive, we have a direct connection in requesting them to act as our intermediaries with Our Lord.
Lord God and Father,
inspired by the example of the power of prayer
in the lives of Domitilla and Danny,
in which they lived the Christian virtues of
Faith, Hope and Charity,
and through the example of their lives of Christian service
to our neighbours with intellectual disabilitities,
confidently and humbly we beg through their intercession
(state the request)
if this be your sovereign will, through our Lord Jesus Christ,
your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit
one God, for ever and ever.
AMEN
Those who obtain favours through the intercession of Domitilla and Danny Hyams are asked to notify the Postulator of their Cause at postulator@domitilladannycause.org.za or Postulator, PO Box 121 Edenvale 1610 South Africa.
Harvesters of Jesus March
“The only constant in life is change” attributed to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus
LITTLE EDEN has a new Chief Executive Officer, Ann Coetzee. Change is inevitable: to deny it, is to deny the talents, gifts, character and life experience Ann brings to LITTLE EDEN. There will be changes now with Ann at the helm: she is now the “leader”. It was the same when Xelda took over from Lucy.
The life journey we travel is like a garden. We may see ourselves as a small flower, a shrub, a big tree, a weed… Are we in the garden as a stand-alone or are we amongst others, are we in a pot plant isolated? Are those around me the same or not? How different are they? Do we stand out or are we part of the whole? What part do we play in this scenario!
A garden is subject to the seasons, which is different according to the geo-location. There will be spring, summer, autumn and winter, followed by spring … As we (or the organisations we work in) progress, we are subjected to seasons as well. There are good seasons and bad seasons: steady or heavy rain, droughts; cooling or hot winds; freezing, mild or hot temperatures. We may be pruned, left to our own growth, overshadowed by those around us: even “plucked” to be taken elsewhere. As flora we are at the mercy of the “gardener”: whether it be nature or individuals. We are moulded and transformed by these interactions, sometimes without choice.
As people, however, we have a choice. As we journey through the seasons, the changes, how do we respond?
All the various stakeholders of the Society are encouraged to join in taking the organisation forward while keeping the values set out by the Founders.
“Respect” “Sanctity of Life” “Love & Care”
Peter Mannix
Harvesters of Jesus monthly newsletter
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Prayer of St Francis of Assisi
(the LITTLE EDEN prayer)
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
Where there is injury, let me sow pardon.
Where there is discord, let me sow harmony.
O Divine Master
grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console,
to be understood, as to understand,
to be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Heaven’s special child
A meeting was held quite far from Earth
It’s time again for another birth,
Said the Angels to the Lord above –
This special child will need much love.
His progress may seem very slow,
Accomplishments he may not show,
And he’ll require much extra care
From all the the folk he meets down there.
He may not run or laugh or play,
His thoughts may seem quite far away.
In many ways he won’t adapt
And he’ll be known as handicapped.
So let’s be careful where he’s sent,
We want his life to be content.
Please Lord, find people whoWill do a special job for you.
They will not realise right away
The leading role they’re asked to play.
But with this child sent from above
Comes stronger faith and richer love.
And soon they’ll know the privilege given
In caring for a gift from heaven.
[Anon]
Beatitudes for friends of handicapped people
Blessed are those who take time to listen to our difficult speech,
For you help us to know that if we persevere, we can be understood.
Blessed are those who walk with us in public places and ignore the stares of strangers,
For in your companionship we find a haven of relaxation.
Blessed are those who encourage us to take up new challenges,
For our failures are outweighed by the times we surprise ourselves and you.
Blessed are those who think of us as people who love, and hurt, and feel joy and pain just like you do,
For in that respect we are normal.