Hello. Well it looks like I have a handle on this new computer. I should keep my mouth shot less something goes bust.I dare say that we all have had some hard days. Some of our making, though we like to think that it someone else’s doing.
We are told over and over again in our Scripture and prayers that the Lord is always there to help. The funny thing is that the Lord never forces Himself upon us, but is always there to catch us should we stubble or fall if we call out His Name. (I know because being on a walker, when I get up from a chair I say “Angels of God, come to my aid.” So far it has worked.)
I came across this quote, though I don’t know who wrote it. But who ever it was, they were right on the money. “When you are going through hard times remember that the teacher is always quiet during a test.”
Let our faith in the Father always be our strength and His presence will always give us the courage to move on. Remember it is in the SILENCE of our hearts that the Father speaks the loudest.
Tomorrow we remember one of the early popes of our church. St. Gregory lived between 540? to 604)
An Anglican historian wrote, “It is impossible to conceive what would have been the confusion, the lawlessness, the chaotic state of the Middle Ages with the medieval papacy; and of the medieval papacy, the real father is Gregory the Great.” It is good for us to remember that Church and State were one.
These were not “good” times for either the state or the church. Society was in an uproar, invasion of barbaric tribes were always possible and the Church was righting the middle of it all.
Gregory once wrote, “If he work of God could be comprehended by reason, t would no longer be wonderful, and faith would have no merit if reason provided proof.” It is important to remember that in these days, theology was still being developed, and everyone who was anyone, had their own concept of what God should be.
St. Augustine (354-430) picks up the theme when he tells us, “If you comprehend (or understand) it, it is not God.”
We are told the even when we stand in the presence of God and see Him face to face, we will never fully know Him as God is always evolving. And so, we can ever fully understand God. But that in NO way diminishes His love for each one of us.
Peace and All Good,Fr. Vinnie, osf and theBros and Srs of the Franciscan House of Prayer.
Peace and All Good,Fr. Vinnie, osf and theBros and Srs of the Franciscan House of Prayer.
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