Daily Thoughts - 06/27/2013

Daily Thought: There was a poster I once saw that said, “If you were to be put on trial for being a Christian, would you be found guilty?” Perhaps that is what Jesus is getting at in the Gospel today (Matt 7:21-29). It is not about what we say; it is about how we live especially when there is a storm.

Mahatma Gandhi once said, “I like your Christ; I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” If we are to be people of faith, we need to be Christ like.

As Jesus images in the Gospel, our faith needs to be built on God, our rock, so that when the storms come and the winds blow we stand firm. It does not mean that we don’t sway a little; that we are not pushed at times to our limits; or that the electricity doesn’t go off from time to time. What it does mean is that when the storm is over, the wind stop blowing and the sun comes out we are still standing and a member of the Body of Christ!

Daily Prayer:

Loving God, help us today;
 To live life as an opportunity and benefit from it;
 To live life as beauty and admire it;
 To live life as a dream and realize it;
 To see life as a challenge and meet it;
 To live life as duty and complete it;
 To see life as a game and play it;
 To live life as a promise and fulfill it;
 To live life as sorrow and overcome it;
 To live life as a song and sing it;
 To live life as a struggle and accept it;
 To live life as a tragedy and confront it;
 To live life as an adventure and dare it;
 To live life as luck and make it;
 To live life as too precious and not destroy it;
 To live life as life and embrace it to the fullest. Amen!
(Adapted from a quote by Blessed Mother Teresa)

Runner’s Thought: In an ancient rabbinic saying it is said that when we human beings journey we are preceded by angels crying, “Make way! May way! Here comes the image of God!” So today as we run let us be the image of God!

Awe Oh! Guess what day it is? Guess what day - it is? Anybody? Come on somebody guess what day it is? A voice from facebook says - “It’s Hump Day!” Woo Whoo! Yes, we are happier than a camel on Wednesday! Happy Hump Day everyone!

Here in Pelham we are in the midst of having our roof fixed today so a lot of workers, ladders and hammering! I hope things are well in your neck of the woods. Have a great day everyone and may blessings on your endeavors today. Remember to spread a little “Woo Whoo!” today! (Sorry not too good with spelling sound effects!) Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul