Sometimes it all comes together, me thinks, like today.
"The Catholic Church is a Church of sinners because it is a Church for sinners, a Church to make us saints ... they need the grace and forgiveness given through the Church to help them change." (What is the Church, Fr. S. Wang, CTS publication)
And then at mass we hear Jeremiah complaining that though he do God's bidding, he suffers for it. Jesus reprimanding Peter because as God's Son, thinks the disciple, the Christ should be able to pass on the predicted suffering on the cross. Yet both, carry on because they know that the way of this world is not the same way of the divine. They choose.
And then on praying we are reminded that this is the basis of our relationship with God, that, like any relationship, it needs our attention, it must be deepened, it allows the relationship to mature and that it "can also be a challenging part of our prayer, because we should never pray for someone or something without being prepared to do something about it, should God ask us." (A Rule of Law, Fr. M. Woodgate, CTS publication)
What is God asking of me?
Following the words of my prayer i listen and yes, sometimes it all comes together in the tiniest blessing, my daily epiphany. And as with all epiphanies, great thought! But now, what are you going to do with it?
The Lord, ever present, always supportive through His grace, challenges me to do the right thing.
Deo gracias.
"The Catholic Church is a Church of sinners because it is a Church for sinners, a Church to make us saints ... they need the grace and forgiveness given through the Church to help them change." (What is the Church, Fr. S. Wang, CTS publication)
And then at mass we hear Jeremiah complaining that though he do God's bidding, he suffers for it. Jesus reprimanding Peter because as God's Son, thinks the disciple, the Christ should be able to pass on the predicted suffering on the cross. Yet both, carry on because they know that the way of this world is not the same way of the divine. They choose.
And then on praying we are reminded that this is the basis of our relationship with God, that, like any relationship, it needs our attention, it must be deepened, it allows the relationship to mature and that it "can also be a challenging part of our prayer, because we should never pray for someone or something without being prepared to do something about it, should God ask us." (A Rule of Law, Fr. M. Woodgate, CTS publication)
What is God asking of me?
Following the words of my prayer i listen and yes, sometimes it all comes together in the tiniest blessing, my daily epiphany. And as with all epiphanies, great thought! But now, what are you going to do with it?
The Lord, ever present, always supportive through His grace, challenges me to do the right thing.
Deo gracias.
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