The Lord's super quick response
Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests,
but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head...
Let the dead bury their dead...
No one who sets a hand on the plough
and looks to what was left behind
is fit for the Kingdom of God...
- Luke 9: 58 - 62
but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head...
Let the dead bury their dead...
No one who sets a hand on the plough
and looks to what was left behind
is fit for the Kingdom of God...
- Luke 9: 58 - 62
The questions that I've posted at the end of yesterday's blog entry have been answered today at mass... And even in today's Vespers, in Ps 61(62), where we are reminded to not set our hearts on riches that will not last.
This is really scary, not in the spooky way, but in the "oh my" kinda way... I'm not going to jump into conclusions and will take this to more prayer and reflection first. But still... wow...
Rhino 5
posted by Rhino for God! at 12:47 AM
2 Comments:
hi there,
your post struck a chord with me. all too familiar... although i've left that stage for a couple of years already, different permutations of it will always come up (very) regularly.
however, a word of encouragement. you too will, with God, slowly understand and accept the mystery that is your life and His will for you. it'll probably never be what you want, or in your sanest mmts choose for yourself, but it will be good. above all, you will be happy because you know that what you do is RIGHT and is pleasing in the eyes of the Lord.
i struggle with a lot of disapproval because i have chosen to live my vocation as a human rights/humanitarian lawyer. to most, i am living with my head in the clouds and wasting my brain and money-making potential. but am i, really?
perhaps disappointment at the unfulfilment of personal dreams/desires can still haunt me from time to time, but assessing my own life, i know that it simply COULDN'T have been otherwise because it would have meant disobedience. and THAT would mean unhappiness.
i am happy living who i am called to be. the joy of living in the Lord is greater satisfaction (albeit rather intangibly) than if all my dreams were fulfilled.
i think that you have and will find that the same, as you remain single-hearted and persevere in the Lord.
take heart, xl.
hello clementi, thanks for sharing that. it's a very real dilemma and trial many of us are facing/have faced/will face/may always face.
that's how i feel too, that what would truly make me happy is doing his will, every second of my life. and not just, "when i grow up." i get distracted sometimes, alot of times. i would love to buy over richard branson's limited edition islands and i may never. or i may one day. but what would make me truly happy to my bones, and even deeper than that?
god is perfect love and his love is made perfect in us. of course he wants us to have eternal joy! and that comes with saying, "your will be done, father" and allowing it to be written in our hearts. that's how generous and big and perfect god's love is! =)
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