On vacation but still need to work for the Lord! This what we need: The Starting Point: You! Probably the best place to start is to take a look at your own life and see just how much you really do have to offer. Try dedicating your prayer this week to reflecting on God’s goodness to you. Make it a point to write down the most important ways you have seen his blessings at work in you. First, think about the fact that before you were even created, God knew who you were going to be—and he loved you deeply. From the very start, he chose to bless you “with every spiritual blessing in the heavens” (Ephesians 1:3), and he mapped out a plan for your life, a plan to bless you and draw you into his love and presence (Jeremiah 29:10; 2 Peter 1:4-6). Think about the way that God has been with you every day of your life. Even in your darkest hour or your deepest sin, he stood by you, eager to help you. He has given you reason after reason to join the psalmist in crying out, “His faithful love endures forever!” (Psalm 136:1). Now think about how that love—God’s personal love for you—is so strong that it moved him to give his only Son for you. Think about how Jesus freely gave up his life so that you could be redeemed and filled with his Spirit (John 10:10). Think, too, about all the gifts your Father has given you, and none more amazing than his own Holy Spirit. Think about all he gave you in baptism, all he continues to give you in the Eucharist, in Reconciliation, in your family, in your parish family, and in your friends. Think of the way he continues to pick you up when you fall, to forgive and forget, and to heal all your wounds. Even in your challenges and trials, he pours out wisdom, strength, and comfort! Every good gift comes from your heavenly Father (James 1:17). Simply knowing this truth will make it that much easier to tell the people around you about their good and gracious God. In the words of Pope Benedict XVI, we are simply sharing “the inestimable gift that God has wished to give us.” - wau
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:22:37 +0000
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