Daily Thoughts: There is a poem
by Fr. Pedro Arrupe, SJ, who was the Superior General of the Society of Jesus
for almost 20 years, which I like very much.
Nothing is more
practical than
finding God,
that is, than
falling in love
in a quite
absolute, final way.
What you are in
love with,
what seizes your
imagination,
will affect
everything.
It will decide
what will get
you out of bed
in the morning,
what you do with
your evenings,
how you spend
your weekends,
what you read,
who you know,
what breaks your
heart,
and what amazes
you with
joy and
gratitude.
Fall in love,
stay in love,
and it will
decide everything.
I thought of it as I read today’s Gospel
(Matthew 6:19-23). Where is your treasure? Who or what do you love? Seem to be
the questions of the day. Is it God? The words of the Gospel today challenge us
to find our treasure in God, but also to move beyond simple academic statements
about God and love. Jesus asks us to
allow our living of life to reveal to us what we really believe and value. The
path we take in life can be a helpful, important, and challenging window in
helping us recognize where our hearts are, what and who we are in love with,
and where our treasure truly lies.
Have a great Friday everyone!
Daily Prayer: O God, we thank
you this day for loving us and we open our hearts and ask you to come in.
Please make our hearts your home now and forever. Teach us where our hearts
must be and be the true treasure in our life. Help us to always make you the
center of our life. Amen!
A Runner’s Thoughts: If we approach
each run as a pilgrimage and believe that the realizations of our goals of this
running pilgrimage happen with each step taken, then we are truly wandering
down a sacred path. Our runs become holy. If we run with a sense of the sacred
in our heart we transform the earth beneath our feet into holy ground. If we
run with the intention to find God, then we become pilgrims. If we have the
pilgrim’s sacred intention then we change a simple, humble run into “God’s
Run!” (Adapted from Roger Joslin –
Running the Spiritual Path)
Daily Blessing: Friday greetings
and blessings to all and may this be a day of many blessings! We find ourselves
on the verge of officially entering summer which will happen on Sunday June 21
at 12:38 P.M. EDT. I hope summer has come to where you are and that you are
getting a chance to enjoy it!
I will be finishing up the priest
retreat this morning and heading east after lunch. I will be making my way back
to Indianapolis for the weekend and then on to South Bend, Indiana on Monday. I
continue to ask your prayers for the priests who journeyed with me this week
and for their safe travel back to their parishes and ministries.
I hope your week has gone well and that
you will get a chance to enjoy the weekend that is almost upon us. Have a great
Friday everyone and may God bless you as you journey through this day. May
today be rich in God’s grace for you, your loved ones and everyone you meet.
May your work today be blessed with the richness of God’s presence. May any traveling
you might be doing be safe and bring you home this evening to those you love.
Enjoy these last days of spring everyone and may your Friday be filled with
God’s love! Peace in Christ Passion…Fr. Paul
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