Daily Thoughts: As we celebrate
the Feast of Sts. Simon and Jude today, two apostles, two friends of Jesus, the
thoughts I would like to offer you come from one of my favorite authors,
Barbara Brown Taylor. Barbara writes about what it means to be a priest. Her
thoughts have given me food for thought recently and so I offer them to you
today.
“...a priest is someone willing to stand
between a God and a people who are longing for one another's love, turning back
and forth between them with no hope of tending either as well as each deserves.
To be a priest is to serve a God who never stops calling people to do more
justice and love more mercy, and simultaneously to serve people who nine times
out of ten are just looking for a safe place to rest. To be a priest is to know
that things are not as they should be and yet to care for them the way they are.”
I hope I live up to what it means to be
a priest most of the time. I know at times I do fail and I pray that my
failures do not hurt others or keep them from God. I do know that things are
not as they should be and I hope and pray that I do care for all the way they
are!
I have a great day everyone!
Daily Prayer:
Loving God, Often we hold on to the
things we own and we are afraid to open our clenched hands. Who will we be when
we have nothing left to hold on to? Who will we be when we stand before you
with empty hands? Please help us to gradually open our hands and to discover
that we are not what we own, but what you want to give us. Amen! (Adapted from
a prayer by Henri J.M. Nouwen)
A Runner’s Thoughts: A few words of
inspiration and of faith today come from Dean Karnazes, “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, Ultramarathon Man:
Confessions of an All-Night Runner)
Daily Blessing: Tuesday
greetings and blessing to everyone! As we begin this new day we find ourselves
getting ready to say “good bye” to October and its menagerie of colors, crisp
morning air and sun drenched afternoons and we prepare to welcome November with
its fading colors, ever darkening days and hustle and bustle of the soon
approaching holiday season. So in the midst of this in between week I offer
this prayer of blessing to begin your day and send you on your way towards
November…
Loving God, Creator of this new day,
bless my friends and all so that we may live your truth in everything we do.
That we may express your love to everyone we meet. Touch us with your grace so
that we may share our enthusiasm and make each moment better; so that we may
give life to our hopes; so that we may walk by faith; so that we may dance and
sing to your music of life; so that we will always embrace your blessings and
your love and make today and everyday worth remembering. Amen! Have a great Tuesday
everyone! Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul
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