I have neglected my blog. I guess I'm not a blogger, but I have to say something just so I know I'm still here.
Recently, one of our Basic Christian Community cell group members passed away from us to the Lord. He suffered from cancer. When I say I miss him, it doesn't convey the sense of loss. There's a big hole where he was.
And another woman who was a sister in law to two other members of our BCC group also passed away. We have been praying for her for 3 years. And, another young man, only 22, with a young wife and new baby is in the last stages of cancer. I've been reflecting on the shortness of life. It's so important to keep the long view when we're tempted to let our emotions take us over. Why waste our time on bitterness, fear and worry when the Lord is always near and loves us more than we can ever know. The Blessed Mother and Joseph didn't have it easy in their life on earth. There was hardship after hardship yet they were always provided for. Life is too short for feuds, worry, anger or fear. These things just bring us down. Our loving, real God has everything in His hands. Trust.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Trust
We've been computer less for nearly two months. Our computer has been in and out of the shop and never could be completely fixed. By God's grace, Apple volunteered to give us a completely new computer! I didn't even ask (or even think to ask). So thank You, Lord!
I can't believe it's been almost a year since I wrote on this blog. I guess everything I have to say is said at our cell groups or RCIA. But what the Lord seems to be trying to teach me is about being honorable. When I lived in Pennsylvania, we lived near the Amish people. When anyone dealt with the Amish, you knew you would be dealing with someone who would be straight with you. It would be a top quality product at a fair price. We could trust their word. They were honorable. We're all called to be holy. It was a good reminder to read again the letters od Peter, James, and John.
Wouldn't it be a game changer if dealing with a Catholic automatically meant you could trust his or her actions to be fair and trustworthy? After all, it's now about us, it about living for the Glory of God.
Another thing he's been showing me is a way to die to self every day in a million small ways. If we offer up each and every little thing that doesn't go our way for some specific intention (or for the Glory of His Name), we make a beautiful gift of the moments of our day to Him who uses our big and little sacrifices in ways we can't understand right now. The suffering is momentary, but the beauty of the gift lives on.
God bless us all and help us to get there, forth sake of His Name.
I can't believe it's been almost a year since I wrote on this blog. I guess everything I have to say is said at our cell groups or RCIA. But what the Lord seems to be trying to teach me is about being honorable. When I lived in Pennsylvania, we lived near the Amish people. When anyone dealt with the Amish, you knew you would be dealing with someone who would be straight with you. It would be a top quality product at a fair price. We could trust their word. They were honorable. We're all called to be holy. It was a good reminder to read again the letters od Peter, James, and John.
Wouldn't it be a game changer if dealing with a Catholic automatically meant you could trust his or her actions to be fair and trustworthy? After all, it's now about us, it about living for the Glory of God.
Another thing he's been showing me is a way to die to self every day in a million small ways. If we offer up each and every little thing that doesn't go our way for some specific intention (or for the Glory of His Name), we make a beautiful gift of the moments of our day to Him who uses our big and little sacrifices in ways we can't understand right now. The suffering is momentary, but the beauty of the gift lives on.
God bless us all and help us to get there, forth sake of His Name.
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