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When We Feel Helpless: Family Reflection Video

When We Feel Helpless: Family Reflection Video

Why pray?  |  Strengthening family unity

My trials bring me closer to the Lord.

Job had been given many blessings in life, but when they are taken away, he recognizes all he had was at the Lord’s command and does not stop praising Him. A cousin of mine has four daughters, three healthy, and one with a brain difficulty. He told me that he thanks God for all his children and that the challenges he faces with them help him grow in the Lord.

We are disheartened by the storms of our lives, but we must perceive everything positively, for God is only trying to mold us and make us stronger.

What will we do when we are hit by an unexpected trial and feel helpless?

Pray with me in thanks today, that we may remain grateful for the Lord’s blessings.

About Father Jilson Tom, C.S.C.

Father Jilson Tom, C.S.C. is from the Northeast India Province of Holy Cross. A native of Kerala, Father Jilson has been serving in a parish and school ministry since his ordination twelve years ago. He joins the Family Rosary team as an Assistant, while he works to study Pastoral Counseling in the Boston area. With a personal devotion to Mother Mary, Father Jilson is thrilled to be working to enhance family prayer through the Rosary. And if you ever need a listening ear or want to play a board game, Father Jilson’s your guy!