Daily
Thoughts:
“No one sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for
the Kingdom of God.” (Luke 9:62) For me this closing verse of our Gospel today
says it all. Looking back is not an option in our journey of faith. Yes, we can
recall stories, experiences and moments of our past but we cannot be about our
daily life always looking back.
Think
of some pushing a plow or driving a car or running a race or doing anything
that asks for our attention to what is in front of us. If we turn to look back
bad things can happen plowing the field, driving the car or running the race.
In our Gospel today Jesus asks us to live in the moment and yes sometimes
living in the moment can be hard if not next to impossible. Yet living in the
moment is what is going to make all the difference in our journey of faith.
I
don’t know too many people who would not want to bury their mother or father or
say good-bye to their family if they were leaving but I don’t think Jesus is
say that we cannot do these things. Remember Jesus’ says we often more for
effect rather than hard and fast rules. If our family is valuable to us shouldn’t
God be also?
Living
in the past, focuses on the past does not allow us to move forward. It can
often cause us to miss the presence of God when we most need it. If we are
going to follow Jesus we need to focused on what is right in front of us not
what is behind us.
Have
a great Wednesday everyone!
Daily
Prayer:
O Loving
God, show your mercy to us
And
gladden our hearts today.
We
are like the man on the way to Jericho
Who
was overtaken by robbers,
Wounded
and left for dead.
O
Good Samaritan,
Come
to our aid.
We
are like the sheep that went astray
O
Good Shepherd,
Seek
us out and bring us home
In
accord with your will
Let us
dwell in your house
All
the days of our life
And
praise you for ever and ever
With
those who are there.
Amen.
(Adapted from the Prayer of Saint Jerome for
Christ’s Mercy)
A
Runner’s Thoughts: “Running is not, as it so often seems, only about
what you did in your last race or about how many miles you ran last week. It
is, in a much more important way, about community, about appreciating all the
miles run by other runners, too.” (Richard O'Brien) So to in the spiritual
life…
Daily
Blessing:
Wednesday greetings and blessing to all. I hope you day has started off well.
It is a cloudy and humid morning here in Chester, Nova Scotia. We are expecting
heavy rain late this afternoon and evening. I truly cannot complain as I have
had four beautiful days here and after into everyone’s life a little rain must
fall!
We
had a wonderful closing mass to our mission last night. The community made up
of St. Augustine’s, St. Anthony’s and St. Patrick’s Churches has been great and
very spirit filled throughout the mission. The people here are down to earth and
very hospitable. They have an interesting history as a people of faith and a
nation. It will be nice having a few extra days here even if they are rainy. I
send out blessing to all who came to the mission and to all in the parish made
up of these three churches.
My
prayer of blessing for all of you is that today will be rich in the gifts of
love, hope and peace in your life and that if you encounter anger, violence and
negativity it will be short lived because you are blessed with loving, caring
people in your life. I pray that you will be open to the many ways that God
will touch your life today especially through scripture on this feast of St.
Jerome and that you will trust in the gift of God that you are and bring that
gift to every person you meet, to every place you go and to every experience
you have. May God bless you and be with you today and always. Peace in Christ’s
Passion…Fr. Paul
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