Everything is all right.

We are at Jesus' disposal. If he wants you to be sick in bed,
if he wants you to proclaim His work in the street,
if he wants you to clean the toilets all day,
that's all right, everything is all right.
We must say, "I belong to you. You can do whatever you like."
And this ..is our strength,
and this is the joy of the Lord. -- Mother Teresa

As I think about this and reflect on what it means to me
it's like God shaking me and forcing me to see how
he really works in people's lives.

What's surreal is that many people (including myself)
can go almost a whole day without God crossing their minds.
Meanwhile, God so loving and merciful holds me into existence- THAT WHOLE DAY!

All of us have a variety of things we do each day, whether it
be serving a child, serving others, cleaning, cooking,
folding laundry, scrubbing, filing , answering phones, studying...the list goes on
but in reality what we are doing is what God has called us to
in that moment. If we are listening and asking God what we should be doing
and then we end up filing all day , or cleaning up after a 2 year old
then Glory to God. Yes, yes this all sounds nice and dandy
but it's hard. It's hard to deal with a disgruntled person or
a dirty toilet and see your vocation but it's with your spirit that
you are giving God His glory. And through that spirit in turn
physically helps you get through your daily tasks.

So what's the point? The point is God will fill you with Joy
and Peace and when you DO think about him in your daily routine
it is then you can choose to use your work to GLORIFY.
and then everything is all right.


Precious Jesus,
With your blistered hands you worked
with Joseph under the hot sun, and yet,
you are the Savior of the World...
Help me know you are in my work
and let me give it back to you.
Amen

Let the waters rise

There's a raging sea
Right in front of me
Wants to pull me in
Bring me to my knees...
So let the waters rise
If you want them to
I will follow You

(mike's chair, let the waters rise)

I know this is a occurring theme I've been thinking
about in my blog lately but I guess it's just really powerful
and something we all really need to know
not just think about every once and a while,
we need to know that God is with us
during the pain and sometimes
it's His providence that we go through what we do.

Thinking about intense pain, it reminds me of losing my father.
The pain that a child experiences is profound but I think
my daddy is interceding for me in heaven to bring me to
where I am right now. Who knows where I would be if he was still alive.
And while I'm not saying that he had to die in order for me to be faithful...
I am saying that he died, when he did, for a reason. My daddy had a beautiful devotion to the blessed mother
and his bible and it's funny because I think I have a foundation
that is pretty strong in my faith but the two weak area's are
reading the bible and truly forming a relationship with Our Lady.
Maybe it's because I needed that foundation before I could really
develop these things. But I encourage you to reflect on your pain,
and I know it may be hard and it may bring back some harsh memories
but find God in it, because he worked in that pain.

Almighty, show me the beauty of your Word, and the
journey your Mother took to becoming the bearer of
the Living God. Help me to look to her when I don't
know why...help me proclaim Fiat when I don't know all the answers. Amen