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Theo Tigno•
10/3/2011 12:34 pm
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Tuesday, October 4th 2011 |
Luke 10: 38-42
Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me." The Lord said to her in reply, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her."
Dawg's Thought:
Today's prayer intention - for an end to abortion and the use of contraception.
"You are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing ... "
For the first time in a long time, I woke up and the first thing that I did was pray. Normally, prayer will get stuck in somewhere, but oftentimes only after the anxiousness and the worry bring me to that point.
I remember when I was a child. I knew that I could play as late as I wanted until it was time to come home, which was normally when it was dark. My only concern was making sure that I was home when it was dark. I never worried about if there was going to be food on the table. I never worried that there was going to be a bed to sleep in.
Now that I'm older, now I know that my parents struggled through many hard times, but I didn't see what was being orchestrated behind the scenes ... I didn't see the sacrifices.
Another thing comes from being older: you know about the sacrifices and the anxieties. You know about all the things that you have to do in order to try to keep food on the table and a bed to sleep in. These are all things that we should know and keep in mind, and I'm grateful that my parents sacrificed so that I wouldn't have to endure the anxieties of this world before I was ready.
It's easy for me to grow anxious day to day. There are so many things that are on my mind, and so many things that I want to make happen. So many things ... so much anxiety and worry ....
I get the feeling that Our Father in Heaven wants us to be home. He sent Jesus into this world to open the gates of heaven for us. He wants us to be home. He knows the sacrifice that He endured ... that His Son endured ... so that we have a home to go to when it is our time.
I don't know when my time will be. I know that if we choose to do "the better part" and spend our time with Our Lord, we will know what Home is like. Don't stray too far from Home in the midst of the anxieties of the day. Choose the better part and it will not be taken from you.
Take care and God Bless.
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