Sunday, September 4, 2011

One Word, One Request

How wonderful life is. How great God is! How easy it is to serve the Lord! As Catholics we only have to remember one simple word, one small word with a large punch. No matter how bad life might be, we only have to think of finding a way to simplify our lives and doing one thing. Prayer can center us, lead us to do this one thing if we let it. We are asked all the time. The request is made week after week, in various prayers, in various readings. The Catholic Mass is both a memorial and a sacrifice; the Catholic Mass is the supreme example of this word. Humility, charity, obedience, compassion, mercy are the foundation of this word in my life. How wonderful is it to think of God, to listen for God’s voice, to believe that God will call! How wonderful it is to go to Mass each, to volunteer to help with the different parish ministries! How wonderful it is to think of stewardship! How wonderful it is to think of others!

For now we approach a glass window, and now we can look into a world brightly. We view the world with faith and hope, we view the world with goodness, kindness, and holiness. Our simple desire is to give evil a bad report, a true report. Our simple desire is to remind our neighbors of God and the search for salvation.

Life can be beautiful, life can be fulfilling, life can lead away from death. Life can lead to the kingdom of God. As Christians we simply have to believe.

We are encouraged to remember to love our neighbors as we love ourselves! All things are possible for us when we remember to love each other, when we remember to love God.

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