Daily
Thoughts:
The Gospel today is an interesting one. It is short and to the point. The
crowds are pressing in on Jesus, he does not have a moment to breathe, pray or
eat and his family and friends are not too sure about all that he is doing,
they go so far as to say, "He is out of his mind." Which is what I
said about one of my brother Passionist when I heard the garage door open this
morning, but I digress.
I have
always found “He is out of his mind.” an interesting line in the Gospel. I
don't think we often, if ever, use the phrase, "He us out of his
mind." to describe Jesus. It almost seems irreverent! Yet that is what his
family and friends thought and in a way it is comforting. I don't know for sure
but I do believe that people have thought that "I am out of my mind,"
because of the things I have done or because of the busyness of my life or the
thoughts that I have expressed or the stands that I have taken. It is
comforting to know that at least for a moment Jesus and I share the same
struggle concerning how people see us.
Perhaps
many of the things Jesus did, experienced and lived out seemed crazy. How often
today does someone point out that Jesus would have done it this way and because
it doesn't fit with how we live life and we think or say the person is crazy.
Jesus asks us to do a lot of crazy things, love our enemies, pray for our
persecutor, forgive, be in the company of sinners, accept people for who they
are, step across boundaries in order to bring about healing and life. It may
seem crazy, in doing these things it might seem like we are out of our minds,
but remember we are in good company!
Have a
great Saturday everyone!
Daily
Prayer:
O God, we are out of our mind in love with you today. Help us to stir into a
flame the fire of this love so that we may never be ashamed of our friendship
with you. Entrust us with the power and hope of peace and your love in this
life and the gift of eternal life with you. Amen!
A
Runner's Thoughts: “Vary your training, your running partners, and your
environment. Only your imagination limits the ways you can spice up your
running routine.” (Bob Glover) Try to transform your run today from just a run
to a sacred experience by letting God run with you!
Daily
Blessing:
Saturday greetings and blessings to all. Snow, snow, snow, snow! Well it wasn’t
a bust but a true storm now it remains to be seem if it is a blizzard. I
wakened to the sound of wind this morning and as I look out my office window
the snow is coming down pretty heavy. There looks to be a good 4 inches so far.
I am sure there is more in places south and west of here where it has been
snowing longer. I guess it will be an in the house day. However, one of my
Passionist brothers with whom I live with went out about 7:30 am. I have no clue
where he was going but he got a Jeep Wrangler about two months ago so he is
probably out seeing if it does what they said it would do!
I pray
your Saturday will go well and that you are navigating through whatever Mother
Nature and life are throwing your way. My prayer of blessing for you today is
this wherever you are today, whomever you are with or will encounter and
whatever you are doing or will do - I prayer that you will be blessed with the
grace, mercy, love and presence of God. Enjoy your day, think positive
thoughts, wear a smile and trust that God journeys with you! Blessings to all
on your journey through this Saturday see you on Sunday! Peace in Christ's
Passion...Fr. Paul
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