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Daily Rosary Meditations | Catholic Prayers

The Discernment of Joseph

Daily Rosary Meditations | Catholic Prayers

Dr. Mike Scherschligt

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🗓️ 24 December 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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0:00.0

This is the movement of the Holy Family.

0:03.0

So welcome to our daily rosary meditation.

0:05.0

We are in Nazareth at the home of the Holy Family,

0:11.0

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. So let's begin in the name of the Father and

0:16.1

the Son and the Holy Spirit.

0:17.8

Amen.

0:18.8

Let's call to mind all those we've promised to pray for. This is an important place to reflect on the discernment, the

0:31.1

decision-making that Joseph had to do here.

0:35.0

Now it's a common occurrence, especially among young people,

0:40.0

to be unable to make a decision.

0:43.0

They just can't seem to commit to a course of action.

0:47.0

Sometimes this is called paralysis by analysis.

0:51.0

I can't make up my mind. Sometimes it's called beating around the

0:56.1

bush. I can keep putting off the big choices. Sometimes it's called discernment freeze. I just don't know what God is calling me to.

1:08.0

Now it doesn't happen to just young people with every stage in our life we face new decisions.

1:19.0

What is God calling me to?

1:22.0

What should I do with my life? And this is a really dangerous problem to have

1:29.2

because you can't become excellent. You can't create anything of value, and you certainly can't serve

1:37.4

others in love if you can't commit to a course of action. So why aren't people able to settle on a course of action?

1:47.0

Why do we struggle to make decisions? Why do we have a hard time committee?

1:58.7

Our Father who art in heaven, hallow it would be your name.

2:01.6

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

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