This morning my fifth grandchild entered the world. Yes, it is an occasion of joy, but it is also an occasion of some sorrow and some depression. Anytime a new life enters the world, this is a joyful thing as God has created another being in which He can flourish. But therein lies the sadness …
Tag: Bible reflections
Patience is a Virtue
I recently subscribed to another blog and receive a weekly post via email. For anyone who pretends to be a writer, we all come across others who write exactly like we would like to and aspire to. This blog is one of those. (You can subscribe here) Last week's post entitled "Perseverance, Not Perfection" was …
Trust in God
Today's first reading is from Sirach 2:1 - 11. This is a book from the Old Testament and is one of those which is not included in non-Catholic bibles, something which better minds than mine will have to explain. It is about having trust in God. Here are a few lines from the reading: Wait …
It’s Common Sense
Wouldn't it be nice if we all just got along? There would be no war, no strife, no violence. Wouldn't it be nice if we could just pick up a book and have all the secrets we need to do this? We do. It's called the Bible and you can learn from it whether or …
Stuff is Only Stuff
With the beginning of Lent, I have mad a commitment to read the daily readings each morning before I go to work. In addition I also read the "Daily Homily" as found on the Catholic Online website. Doing this in the morning gives me all day as I am driving around for my job to …
Listen to Him
"And a voice came from the cloud saying, 'This is my Son, the Chosen One. Listen to him.'" This comes from today's Gospel, Luke 9:35. Do you listen? Do you even know when He is speaking to you? Jesus speaks to us everyday, and all we need to do to hear is to listen. Unfortunately …
A Hearse and a U-Haul
"Follow me". These are the words Jesus spoke to Levi a tax collector, who then rose from his desk and walked out the door, never looking back. Levi later became one of the twelve, Matthew. Could you do this, leave everything behind to follow Jesus? Here was Levi, a tax collector with a good paying …
God and My GPS
I spend most of my day behind the windshield of a truck which gives me plenty f time to think about things when I am not dodging erratic drivers that is. Affixed to that windshield is a GPS device, in case I get lost. Hanging on that GPS is another device which also keeps me …
Ask and it will be given you
Today at Mass, there were two young children in the pew in front of us with their parents. It was quite evident that three of the four really didn't want to be there, the two kids and the father. It brought me back to when I was young, I didn't want to be there either. …
Are We Following the Wrong Shepherds
When I read scripture, I am always struck how timeless it really is. Whether in the New or Old Testaments, we can always find something which will relate to what is going on in the world today. Let's look at Ezekiel 34 (EZ:34). EZ 34 tells us what happens when we have a lot of …
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