Daily Thoughts: Today, like
yesterday our Gospel (Mark 7: 14-23) focuses on the essential and the
non-essentials. What is essential for a person of faith is how they live from
their heart. In other word the essence of a person is what is in their heart.
Thomas Merton once wrote that “You can
tell a saint by the way he [or she] sits and stands, by the way he [or she]
picks things up and hold them in his [or her] hands.” I think Merton was
getting at what Jesus was talking about in the Gospel today that being what we
are on the outside is determined from what we hold in our hearts.
The Queen of Sheba in our first reading
today (1 Kings 10: 1-10) was impressed by Solomon’s wisdom and how he lived his
life. His relationship with God showed in his court, his servants, his hospitality
and his prayer. The queen was able to encounter God because Solomon shared his
heart.
Our challenge today is to be people of
the heart. It is to ground our life in our relationship with God. The world
around us cannot hurt us if we are grounded in and live by the Spirit of God.
Have a great Wednesday everyone!
Daily Prayer: Loving God,
help us in the midst of our busy day to see what is truly holy, life giving,
and of you and strengthen us so that we will always hold what is holy, live
giving and of you in our hearts. Help us to find the time today to be grateful
for your gifts and your presence in our life. Bless us this day so that our
life will truly reflect your love. Amen!
Runner’s
Thoughts: Run with your heart and
remember the little miracles of God that we encounter during a run are not
because we finish but are because we find the courage to begin!
We are into our final day of the mission. As I posted last night there continues to be a great spirit here. As I was listening to the first reading at mass this morning
I couldn’t help but relate to the Queen of Sheba’s reaction to all that she encountered during her stay with Solomon, she was breathless. Over these last few days I have been breathless because of the faith of the community here at Sacred Heart!
My prayer of blessing today is that I pray for God’s blessings upon all of us as we journey through the rest of this day. May all that we do be successful, life giving, safe and help us to enter an evening that will be restful and gifted with peace and love and may we all be blessed with a restful and peaceful night everyone!
Please
continue to prayer for the faith community here at Sacred Heart and for their
preacher. I would also ask prayers for a friend of my niece, Sarah. Her name is
Jenn and she gave birth to a beautiful little daughter yesterday but then also
lost her mother on the same day. What joy and what sorrow. Please say a prayer of
blessing for the new little addition to Jenn’s family and say a pray of comfort
for Jenn and the rest of her family as they grieve the loss of her mother.
Every little prayer helps! Peace in Christ's Passion...Fr. Paul
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