Daily Thoughts: The Gospel for
today (Matt. 13:44-46) talks about the Kingdom of God and Jesus uses two images
for the Kingdom, a buried treasure and a fine pearl. In the case of the
treasure the person sells everything and buys the field where the treasure is
buried and in the case of the pearl the merchant too sells everything in order
to buy the pearl. In other words when it comes to the Kingdom of God we must be
all in because it is worth more than anything else.
While the feast of St. Ignatius is
tomorrow I thought the following quote from Ignatius seems to say the same
thing about the Kingdom of God as Jesus in today’s Gospel but Ignatius says it
a little differently!
“God freely created us so that we might
know, love, and serve him in this life and be happy with him forever. God's
purpose in creating us is to draw forth from us a response of love and service
here on earth, so that we may attain our goal of everlasting happiness with him
in heaven.
All the things in this world are gifts
of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come to know him
better, love him more surely, and serve him more faithfully.
As a result, we ought to appreciate and
use these gifts of God insofar as they help us toward our goal of loving
service and union with God. But insofar as any created things hinder our
progress toward our goal, we ought to let them go.”
Happy Hump Day everyone! May God bless
your journey through this day!
Daily Prayer:
O loving God, teach us to be generous
to serve you as you deserve to be served
to give without counting the cost
to fight without fear of being wounded
to work without seeking rest
and to spend ourselves without expecting
any reward
but the knowledge that we are doing your
holy will.
Amen (Adapted from a prayer by St. Ignatius of Loyola)
A Runner’s Thoughts: “I run because
if I didn’t, I’d be sluggish and glum and spend too much time on the couch. I
run to breathe the fresh air. I run to explore. I run to escape the ordinary. I
run…to savor the trip along the way. Life becomes a little more vibrant, a
little more intense. I like that.” (Dean
Karnazes)
I run to pray. I run to give glory to
God. I run to have a little one on one time with God. I run to encounter the
gift of God’s creation. I run to make God a little more real in my life. And I
like that!
Daily Blessing: Happy Wednesday
everyone! Yes, it is “Hump Day” once again but our “Hump Day” camel is on
vacation!
I hope your day has started well and
will become even better as you journey through it. If not hang in there because
there is always tomorrow and the chance for a better day!
Enjoy your “Hump Day” everyone and may God
bless your day with many good experiences and people! Peace in Christ’s
Passion…Fr. Paul
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