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| I have a lot of thoughts running through my head lately, but I'm not
interested in sharing them tonight. I haven't written a blog in a
while though and would like to hear from you. Drop me a
message. I would like to catch up with everyone. Hope you
are doing well. God bless you.
Dave
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| I haven't shared what is going on with me in a while. I apologize.
Here is what has been going on with me. God is breaking me
down. Not in the manner of a wrathful God (though He is justified
to be) or as the All Powerful God (that He is), but as the only thing
of relevance. It is He that is good, He that is beautiful and we
only appear so when we imitate Him. Is a mirror beautiful that
reflects a stunning sunset? No, it's the sunset that is
beautiful. The mirror was simply created to reflect that beauty.
It's no surprise that we would stare at the mirror and state how
beautiful it is when if we would just turn to the source our jaw would
drop. I have found that I choose to live without sight.
It's not that I haven't been given the gift of sight, it's that I don't
open my eyes most of the day.
Blessed Mother! I am still growing in my relationship with
Mary. I am such an infant when it comes to knowing her.
Without a doubt though, when I make the smallest effort each day to
love her and submit to her queenship, I am noticably blessed.
It's no surprise and yet I pull back. I hope that everyone
reading this will open themselves to know Mary as she reaches out to
them. She is astonishingly active in our world today. Thank
God!
Pray for my growth in humility and growth in unity with my Lord's will, and I will pray the same for you.
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| I haven't taken the time to write a blog in awhile and would like to update.
I find myself distracted continually. Each time I turn around I
see something else that has no true value taking my time, stressing me
out, and pulling me away from focus on God. Let me list a few
things that have been drawing my attention.
- The wildcats won yesterday.
- The chiefs lost a heart breaker to Denver today.
- I bought a '00 Buick Regal. (my roommates claim that it's a sign that I will be a priest.)
- I am looking to sell my old car.
- I won 6 tickets to Nascar from a radio station.
- I am attempting to increase my stewardship towords
my parish (hopefully through the Knights of Columbus
and youth group ministry.)
- I would like to start volunteering at a local hospital in Chaplaincy ministry.
- I had an awesome opportunity to impact a families life at Birthright.
- My job will be ending an about a month and I will need to find replacement employment.
- I am still working on completing the remodeling of
kitchen in my sister's duplex (this has taken way too long
and is driving me crazy).
- I'm tired of listing things...this is getting frustrating.
I just put insurance on my new car and I'm going to save $4 every 6 months. haha..so I've got that going for me.
Here are my thought in a nutshell. I'm so caught up in things
that don't matter. I need to cut the fat so to speak and leave
only the meat of life. I love God, but have to be honest with
myself. The readings spoke about faith AND works, and the
importance of one not being without the other. My faith is
usually under attack, but I clearly see it growing. I don't see
my works growing. When they are attacked and I become busy and
stressed, I usually pull back from everything instead of cutting the
fat and focussing more strongly on the meat.
Pray for me friends. I have been blessed with answered and
unanswered prayers. I've been blessed most of all in complete
ignorance on my part. Pray for me that my submission to God
increases and in that, my faith and works continue to increase.
Pray especially for the defenseless.
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| Well folks,
I went to my highschool reunion last night. I had a good time,
but it was strange seeing how peoples lives have changed 10 years after
you had last seen them. Some people hadn't changed a bit.
Some had changed 180 degrees. I could tell some stories, but have
no interest in providing gossip about folks.
- I did get invited to join the Eagles.
- I got asked if I would be interested in living with a guy.
- People kept coming up to me saying that they had heard a rumor that I
was going to be a priest. It was repetitious, but a good
opportunity to share a little about my faith.
- I was told "don't do it!", several times by a married woman.
The night reaffirmed how blessed my life is. Pray for those that
have been through so much and continue to deal with those
effects. I truly was impressed looking at the wonderful
personalities that we had in our class. So many impressive traits
were apparent to me.
Have a blessed day everyone.
Dave
P.S. When I get a picture or two, I'll try and put them up.
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| I was thinking today about how we get caught up and brought down by
this world. I was hoping that everyone that read this could do me
a small favor. Take a moment to reflect on one blessing that you
have received today and take joy in a God that loves you.
If you would feel comfortable sharing it with me, I would love to hear more positive focus on life.
I'm excited to hear how God has worked today.
Dave
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