Thursday 4th May 2023

Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send
receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.”

I am always nice to strangers, cause they will meet me for a short while and life will move on. I like to show kindness but with humans I know I am my true self – moody, whiny, extremely annoyed when disturbed and above all very protective and loving to them when needed.

Receiving some one with love and concern is hard especially when we are ourselves extremely starved of love and concern. As a caregiver , I have my days of post night shifts or extreme physical mental exhaustion and when something doesnt really make sense, instead of treating love , it could be stress or worry – life is hard and we are human. We all get annoyed when things dont go our way!

Today let us just make a little more effort or like I use the 5 second rule by Mel Robbins to prevent me from saying or doing something impulsive. Let us accept people as they are , sent from Him and work on being better humans everyday with every encounter!

PRAYER

To you oh Lord I submit my heart and soul and help me to approach the other with your love!

AMEN!

About the Author

Hello! I’m Dr Analise Maria D’ Mello, (MBBS, MS obgyn, DNB) from the beautiful state of Goa in India. I was born and raised in a Roman Catholic family, learning my prayers, catechism and Catholic values from my parents and grandmothers. I am currently practicing as an obstetrician and gynecologist for 3 years since my residency. I often speak on anti-abortion to college students and married couples, and counsel distressed pregnant women with appropriate medical advice. I am part of the St Luke's Medical Guild of Catholic Doctors in my state providing services in prisons, and Lenten and advent retreats for medical professionals and their families.

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10 Comments

  1. Hi Dr,
    Thank you for such inspiring words and also thanks to A Catholic Moment for the good works they do in keeping this site live.

  2. Agree with Norbert above…the writers at ACM are incredible and we thank them for their inspired writing and insights. I start each day at this site and it always delivers and nourishes me.

  3. I to get annoyed when things are difficult and don’t go the way I think they should. There isn’t a day that goes by that I’m not challenged! Thank You Analise for your insightful words!

  4. Thank you for your honesty and inspiration. We get annoyed, we get short, we say things we shouldn’t…humanity coming through. Can we use the 5 second rule to ask what would Jesus do? My guess is things change very quickly…for the better. Peace my sister.

  5. Beautiful! Thank you for being so human and reminding us we all become weary, but with Christ beside us we carry on! God bless you today as you do your best!

  6. I too,am a fan of this website and appreciate all the talented individuals who share their faith experience and reflections with us week after week.After reading the gospel of the day, I always turn to ACM to read the daily reflection.We are all together in our journey to follow Christ’s teachings,although in our human weakness we often fall short of the ideal.Peace be with you Analise.

  7. God bless you analise and all the holy works you do . Beautiful reflection and life touching amen amen amen 🙏 in Christ angel

  8. Your gift of describing your humanness, inspires my heart and soul. I’m recovering from C3-4 ACDF surgery; I’m very impatient. Thanks for your example of being vulnerable. God Bless

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