Daily Thoughts: I had two
thoughts after spending some time with the readings for today. The first was
that of God’s unconditional, unrelenting love. In the first reading from Hosea,
God knows that the Israelites are not faithful and that they have chosen to buy
into the culture around them. However, God is not going to give up on them. God
is going to remain faith.
My second thought is that Jesus is also
teaching his disciples about God’s unconditional and unrelenting love but in a
different way. Jesus sends the disciples out to proclaim the Kingdom of God
giving them great powers but also asking them to be dependent. They are not to
take what a usual traveler should take. They are to be dependent on the people
and place that they go. They are to let God take care of the problems that they
may face. Jesus asks his disciple to depend on God in their ministry.
Our two reading remind us that God is in
this journey of life for the long haul. God will be with us through the journey
and if we are faithful God will take care of the struggles, not always in our
time but in God’s time. All we have to do is trust in the presence and love of
God. If we do this our presence life will give way to the fullness of a life
that will never end!
The Kingdom of God is at hand: repent
and believe in the Gospel! Have a great afternoon and evening everyone and don’t
forget to make a joyful noise with your life today!
Daily Prayer: O God, thank
you for your unconditional, your unrelenting love. Thank you for the people in
our life. Thank you for those who care about us. Thank you for those we love.
Thank you for the angels that touch our lives and help us to realize just how
special life is. Thank you for the friends who make life so interesting. Thank
you for the many extraordinary, wonderful, awesome and marvelous people, places
and experiences that you have given us. Help us never to forget them and always
to remember how gifted our life is because of your love for us! Amen!
A Runner’s Thoughts: Remember it is
possible to begin a meditation run simply by stepping onto the pavement and
putting one foot in front of the other. In fact, the simplicity of this is one
of the great joys of running. No elaborate gear, accessories, or training are
required. We can simply step into the run and see what unfold, see how God is
present in our life today! (Adapted from Roger Joslin – Running the Spiritual
Path)
Daily Blessing: Happy Thursday afternoon
everyone! I hope your day and your week are going well, if not as always please
know of my prayers for each for you. Hopefully they will be of a little help to
whatever life is throwing at you these days. Remember if people, a place or an
experience gives you trouble just shake their dust from your feet and God will
take care of the rest.
My time here at Sacred Heart continues
to go well. It is nice to spend a little time as a parish priest. It gives me
great respect for what they do. I have been to the hospital a few times and it
is nice to celebrate Eucharist with the same community of people each morning.
I am also able to catch up on some paper work and prepare some things for later
this summer.
My prayer of blessing for all of you
this afternoon is that you are able to stay cool, dry and hopefully enjoy your
day! May God bless all that you do, everyone you meet, and every place you go.
May God bless you with the wisdom and grace to see the gift that you are! Peace
in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul
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