Leave It In The Hands Of The Lord

by Sebastian Temple, taken from Sing Your Praise to God

Leave it in the hands of the Lord.
Leave it in the hands of the Lord.

Chorus:
Do not worry over what to eat,
What to wear or put upon your feet,
Trust and pray, go do your best today,
Then leave it in the hands of the Lord.
Leave it in the hands of the Lord.

1.
The lilies of the field,
They do not spin nor weave,
Yet Solomon was not arrayed like one of these.
The birds of the air,
They do not sow or reap,
But God tends to them,
Like a shepherd tends his sheep.

2.
The Lord will guide you in his hidden way,
Show you what to do
And tell you what to say.
When you pray for rain,
Go build a dam to store;
Ev'ry drop of water
You have asked him for.

3.
The Lord know knows all your needs before you ask.
Only trust in him,
For he will do the task
Of bringing in your life
Whatever you must know,
He'll lead you through the darkness
Wherever you must go.

Dedicated to dearest Meg :)

Conscience (Part 1)

What is conscience?

"Conscience is a judgment of reason whereby the human person recognizes the moral quality of a concrete act that he is going to perform, is in the process of performing, or has already completed. In all he says and does, man is obliged to follow faithfully what he knows to be just and right. It is by the judgment of his conscience that man perceives and recognizes the prescriptions of the divine law

- Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1778

How can we have a well-formed conscience?

"The Word of God is a light for our path. We must assimilate it in faith and prayer and put it into practice. This is how moral conscience is formed."

- Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1802

On the supremacy of conscience...

"Man has the right to act in conscience and in freedom so as personally to make moral decisions. "He must not be forced to act contrary to his conscience. Nor must he be prevented from acting according to his conscience, especially in religious matters."

-Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1782

However...

" (1) One may never do evil so that good may result from it; (2) the Golden Rule: "Whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them.", (3) charity always proceeds by way of respect for one's neighbor and his conscience: "Thus sinning against your brethren and wounding their conscience . . . you sin against Christ."Therefore "it is right not to . . . do anything that makes your brother stumble.""

-Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1789