Daily Thoughts - 06/01/2013

Daily Thought: Eugene Peterson in his book Subversive Spirituality writes, “Imagination is the capacity to make connections between the visible and the invisible, between heaven and earth, between present and past, between present and future. For Christians, whose largest investment is in the invisible, the imagination is indispensable, for it is only by means of the imagination that we can see reality whole, in context.”

After reading today’s Gospel (Mark 11:27-33), a question might be, do the chief priests, scribes and the elders, the religious leadership of Jesus’ time, lack imagination? It seems each time we meet them they just don’t seem to be able to make a connection between visible the invisible, between heaven and earth, between the present and the past, between the present and the future.

Perhaps an even more important question is; do we lack imagination in living out our faith?

Daily Prayer: Loving God, help us to see the invisible with the eyes of our heart so that wherever we look we will see your presence in our life. Amen!

Runner’s Thought: Ken Chlouber said when talking about running, “Make friends with pain, and you will never be alone.” I might say it a little differently, “Run with God and you will never be alone and you will always be loved!”

Happy Saturday, Happy First Day of June, everyone! A special shout out to my sister-in-law Rosemarie and brother James on their 28th Wedding Anniversary! I hope they are enjoying their day and celebrating a little. May the Good Lord bless you both today and always. Blessings and peace to everyone today and always...Enjoy! Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul