Yet in the Gospel today that is exactly
what Jesus is getting at. How do you look at life? Do you look at with an open
mind or a closed mind? Do you look at life through the lens of possibilities or
through the lens of only one possibility? The scribes and Pharisees had only
one lens through which they looked at life, the law. They could see no other
possibilities.
I have always admired people who walk
into a situation open to seeing whatever the possibilities are. The might have
their opinion but they are also open to what others say and do. They have their
own lenses yet they can see other perspectives. Would that we all could see and
live life this way!
The scribes and Pharisees only looked
through one lens. Jesus was open to all possibilities especially when the
possibilities meant life. We pray today that we too with the grace of God will
always be open to the possibilities that produce life.
Daily Prayer:
For the expanding grandeur of Creation, worlds
known and unknown, galaxies beyond galaxies, filling us with awe and
challenging our imaginations: We give
thanks this day.
For this fragile planet earth, its times
and tides, its sunsets and seasons: We
give thanks this day.
For the joy of human life, its wonders
and surprises, its hopes and achievements: We
give thanks this day.
For our human community, our common past
and future hope, our oneness transcending all separation, our capacity to work
for peace and justice in the midst of hostility and oppression: We give thanks this day.
For high hopes and noble causes, for
faith without fanaticism, for understanding of views not shared, for the gift
of many possibilities: We give thanks
this day.
For all who have labored and suffered
for a fairer world, who have lived so that others might live in dignity and
freedom: We give thanks this day.
For human liberty and sacred rites; for
opportunities to change and grow, to affirm and choose: We give thanks this day.
For doing good and saving life: We give you thanks this day.
We pray that we may live not by our
fears but by our hopes, not by our words but by our deeds. Loving God, We give thanks this day!
(Adapted
from a prayer by O. Eugene Picket)
Runner’s Thought: “Struggling and
suffering are the essence of a life worth living. If you're not pushing
yourself beyond the comfort zone, if you're not demanding more from yourself -
expanding and learning as you go - you're choosing a numb existence. You're
denying yourself an extraordinary trip.” (Dean Karnazes)
Isn’t this true also of life and what
Jesus challenges us with in the Gospels? Jesus always moved beyond his comfort
zone. He always demanded more of himself and those around him. He always asked those
who would listen, those who believed, to learn so they could expand their thinking
and their life.
Jesus always wants to take us on an
extraordinary trip so when we run let’s make sure we take him with us!
Happy
Monday everyone! I trust you had a good weekend. I hope your favorite teams won
throughout the weekend and if they didn’t, well there is always next time!
I
hope you were able to find a little time for God and prayer over the weekend. I
had a wonderful Saturday evening from 7pm till midnight. No internet, no
cellphone, no TV, just some quite prayer time in our little chapel before the
Blessed Sacrament. I prayed for all of you as I also prayed for peace in our
world. Please do not stop praying for peace as we I have a long journey and
many hearts to change in order to get there! Let’s us pray that our leaders
choose the path of good and life as Jesus suggests in the Gospel today!(Luke
6:6-11)
Have
a great Monday everyone and may you be blessed throughout this day with the
gift of God’s grace to help you be the good person I know that you are! Peace
in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul
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