Jesus
seems to be responding to the age old question, is there a God, and if so what
is this God like? Jesus’ answer is look at me, know me, because if you see and
know me then you see and know my Father. As we find earlier in John’ Gospel,
“God so loved the world that he gave us his only Son, so that everyone who
believes in him might bot perish but might have eternal life.” (John 3:16) So
if we take a good look at Jesus, if we get to know Jesus then we will know God,
we will know the Father, the God who so loves the world!
In coming
to know God it always comes down to a relationship, a relationship with Jesus,
a relationship with the Father, a relationship with the Spirit. Relationships
take work, relationship can be difficult and demanding, relationship demand
time and investment. Yet in the end a relationship is the only way we can come
to know the love, mercy, joy and faithfulness of God!
Have a
great Saturday everyone!
Daily
Prayer: God
of all blessings, source of all life, giver of all good gifts, we thank you for
the gift of life - for the breath that sustains us, for the food that nurtures
us and for the love of family and friends without which there would be no life.
We thank
you for the mystery of creation - for the beauty that the eye can see, for the
joy that the ear may hear, for the unknown that we cannot behold because it
fills the universe with wonder, for the expanse of space that draws us beyond
the definitions of our selves.
We thank
you for setting us in communities - for families who nurture our becoming, for
friends who love us by choice, for companions at work, who share our burdens
and daily tasks, for strangers who welcome us into their midst, for people from
other lands who call us to grow in understanding, for children who lighten our
moments with delight, for the unborn, who offer us hope for the future.
We thank you for this day - for life, for one more day to love, for the opportunity to work one more day for justice and peace, for neighbors, for one more person to love and by whom be loved, for your grace and one more experience of your presence, for your promise to be with us, to be our God, and to give salvation.
For these
and all blessings, we give you thanks, loving God. Amen. (Adapted from Prayer of Thanksgiving on beliefnet.com)
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Runner’s Thoughts: Running can clear cobwebs from our minds and focus our
thinking. Running can give us time and space to sort out the things that are
bothering us, or challenging us. At time running allows us to detach and think
of nothing at all. But perhaps most importantly running offers us an
opportunity to connect with God through our senses. Running gifts, us with an
opportunity to taste, touch, smell, hear and see God in our life!
Daily
Blessing:
Saturday greeting and blessings to all! I hope you will get to enjoy a
beautiful, sun filled and warm Saturday. In an hour or so I will be on the road
beginning my long journey to Manitowoc, WI. I am hoping for an uneventful trip
with clear skies and no weather problems. I hate to leave the east as the last
few days have been just beautiful. I think I am headed for colder temperatures
but I am sure I will catch a little spring in northern Wisconsin.
As you enter
your day I pray that your life and your day will be blessed with the Spirit of God’s
presence in the people you meet, the places you go and in the things you do.
May you come to know God today through the living of life and may your living
of life today be filled with joy. Peace in Christ’s Passion and Joy in the
Risen Lord…Fr. Paul
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