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The following image was today’s Second Reading. The full piece that I read in mass is 1 Cor 12:12-30. It is a beautiful passage if you are able to go in a Bible to read it. It does a great job in describing how just one piece cannot sum up the whole. Everything works together in harmony…How we are all apart of one whole!
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Today, I hope you remember last week’s message about comparing yourself to others. If you don’t remember what Sunday Mornings…when you think THEY have it ALL together, was about, you can go visit it now. Go ahead, I’ll wait. In life its easy to compare yourself to others, its human nature. Our minds lead us to believe that everyone else has it better. However, we learn after time that sometimes the grass is not greener on the other side. The only person we should be focused on is ourselves. If we are trying our hardest to walk on the right path, then we are doing great, even if it doesn’t always feel that way.
As promised, I will share a reading from today’s mass. Read it and let the words marinate.
Come now, you rich, weep and wail over your impending miseries. Your wealth has rotted away, your clothes have become moth-eaten, your gold and silver have corroded, and that corrosion will be a testimony against you; it will devour your flesh like a fire. You have stored up treasure for the last days. Behold, the wages you withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are crying aloud; and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on earth in luxury and pleasure; you have fattened your hears for the day of slaughter. You have condemned; you have murdered the righteous one; he offers you no resistance.
–The word of the lord.
Thanks be to God.
On Sundays, most often, when I ask someone how they’re doing, they reply with “OK”. Just OK? “Well its Sunday, the end of the weekend.” If you saw their face, you might believe it was the end of the world. Maybe you yourself feel this way? Monday for most seems to be this dreaded day of starting over a dreaded cycle. Why is that though?
Last I checked Sunday was the official beginning of the week. Go ahead check your calendar if you do not believe me. The week does not start with Monday, its start with Sunday. Today we are going to change the way we think. We may not be one of the rich people mentioned in the reading above, but we are rich in many ways. Yes, you read correctly. WE ARE RICH IN MANY WAYS!
Let’s STOP using Sunday as a day to mourn the week to come. Let us acknowledge the week starts with Sunday and use it as a day to set the mood for the rest of the week. Let us take a second to be thankful for everything we have and are. Today on My Pocketful Of Thoughts, Soulful Sundays presents a day of Thanksgiving. You can even eat Turkey if you want.
Today I am Thankful for
I could go on and on, but you get the point. If you find that you dread Sundays because of work the next day; remember that the job is currently paying your bills. There are many many many people out there who do not have jobs and are not sure how they are going to eat today, never mind pay a bill. You are very lucky. Now go ahead, let me know what you are thankful for today. Then keep track of all the things this week that you are grateful for so you can share them with us next week!
Today on this Soulful Sunday I wanted to remind you that going to church or staying home and listening to The Word is good for your soul. A post I read over at Humor & Honey, Singing A Lie in Church, made me think about what is on my mind during the Mass. As of late, I think I’ve been pretty focused. Although reading the first or second reading during Mass helps. I have to pay attention or else I can potentially throw off the whole flow. That is something I am not willing to do! The nice thing about reading for the Sunday Mass, is that I practice during the week. I have all the readings that will be read in advance. It lets my mind marinate on The Word and the message that will be delivered.
This was not always the case. It was some time before I was asked to read. I didn’t have the readings in advance and I admit my mind would wander. There was a handful of times that I would look at the families sitting in front of me and think, Wow they really have it together. Their ENTIRE family is here. Most times I attend church by myself. It takes a special occasion for the entire family to come out. The great thing though, is that God is with me always, so I NEVER feel alone.
Friday in Youth Group, Mother Blessed Sacrament showed me a video that made me feel a lot better about not having the entire family with me. Don’t get me wrong I wish more of my family members attended Mass with me, but what I saw made me remember that sometimes the grass is not greener on the other side. Sometimes people look like they have it all together, but really don’t. Try not to laugh too hard.
Last July I sat in Mass, studying those around me. Listening to the scripture was something I found hard to do at first, not because of the words but how I was hearing them. The words ran into each other. I struggled to find the answers that I needed and to hear the message I was hoping would appear. Aren’t we supposed to listen to The Word and find the message you’re meant to hear that day?
The months prior to this had me questioning the actions and choices I’ve made in my life. To me, some things made perfect sense and well, other situations just seemed unfair. I try my hardest to not react to situations beyond my control. Every now and then it is not so easy.
You might recall that week in your life where every waking minute seems to feel like you’ve gotten up on the wrong side of the bed. You ask God, ‘Why me?’ ‘What did I do to deserve this?’ You’re shocked to not get a response, but then the overwhelming feeling passes and you can breath again.
…Until that feeling comes back. I felt, at the time, the solution was simple, remove all outside influences. Can you really live out your life alone though? Is there a way to let others in without them marking you? I’ve learned that for me, it doesn’t seem possible. Everyone close to me, who has problems, I feel like they are my problems to. Even if I can’t do anything about it, it still eats away at me. Deep breathing helps. Sitting in the pew, those extra moments after Mass has ended and everyone clears out, also helps.
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On that day, in July, for the first time in my life, I felt at peace. Complete peace. When Mass had ended, I had decided after a long prayer and conversation, that I was going to give God my problems and in return I would do whatever it was He wanted. I didn’t realize how quickly He would call me on it. Walking out of the Sanctuary I was approached by the nun in charge, Mother Blessed Sacrament, and she asked me if I would be interested in helping out with the Church’s Youth Group. I stole a glance down the main aisle of the Sanctuary, down to the large cross that hung over the alter, turned back to her and replied yes. And that’s when I knew God would keep me at my word, and I at His.
Since that day, I continue to help out with Youth Group, I read Scripture for Sunday Mass, I help chaperone the Church’s Youth trips, and I might be teaching CCD this fall. What I didn’t know on that day in July is how much I would love every single minute of it! I feel at home and that helps with all the little things that come my way. Today the Word nourishes my soul. I hold on to that feeling every single day. And that’s how I know everything will be all right…in due time!
There’s a saying I’ve heard on a number of occasions that I find rings true, “Let go, Let God!” Today, if you have something that is weighing you down, and you’re not sure how to even begin to approach it, let it go, give it to God and have faith that it will all work out.