Daily Thoughts: Sorry for being late today but I have been traveling since this morning and this is the first Internet access that I have had. I am in sunny and warm Orlando, Fl, yes it is a tough job but somebody has to do it! I will begin a Parish Mission tomorrow at Holy Family Parish here in Orlando. So I am going to enjoy the warmth for a week!
At mass this morning before heading out I was struck with the thought, my how things have changed! Jesus talks about farming during his time. The farmer goes out and plants the seed but then waits to see what happens. The farmer doesn't know why or how it happens there is a profound trust in God and hope that the seeds planted will produce a wonderful harvest.
Today we know, for the most part, the whys and hows of farming. There is a lot more science and technology that goes into farming these days yet I cannot help but think there still needs to be trust in God.
The mustard seed is a wonderful image of God's Kingdom. Just think of the birth of a person, that minute coming together of the sperm and egg and nine months or so down the road a person arrives and grows. God's Kingdom is made up of millions upon millions of people and trillions upon trillions of harvests. We sleep, we wake, and we wait. Day in an day out we see the many gifts of God's Kingdom, it is a wonderful harvest and yet like the farmers of Jesus' time we still don't know how it happens.
We don't know everything and the more we accept that the more we will encounter God's Kingdom each and everyday we live. So like it says in the Letter to the Hebrews lets not be those who draw back and perish, but lets be those who have faith, hope and love which help us to possess life!
Daily Prayer: O God, whose wisdom never fails, protect us from all harm this day and help us to work for all that is good. Bless us with the gift of wonder and awe that we might never forget your wondrous love as we encounter it in ourselves and others. Amen!
Runner's Thought: Transform an ordinary run into a sacred run by bringing to the run a sense of God presence in you!
Again sorry for the lateness of my posting today. I hope everyone had a good day! Blessings on a well deserved Friday evening, may it be relaxing and restful. May you have a peaceful night and rise refreshed to meet a new day! Peace in Christ's Passion...Fr. Paul
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