Fr. Kevin's Cluttered Desk
August 14, 2022
My mom used to say that if there was an easy road and a hard road, I would always find the hard one. The blessing in taking the hard road is the gifts that come from taking the hard road: perseverance, commitment, self-awareness, self-control, determination, hope, trust and faith in God. One never knows what they can do or accomplish until they try, for once we put our hand to the plow, we do not look back, we plow ahead.
Jesus invites us to walk the hard road with Him. His hard road took Him to The Cross and His death. For most of us our hard road is not a cross, but it can be filled with struggles that can seem like great big crosses. But that is when we should turn to God and seek the strength of God to carry on. It is truly amazing how much strength is inside people when they unite their lives with God. United to Christ we can face all things, do all things, overcome all things, but without Him life gets very hard and tough to face. The other element to understand comes to us from St. Paul, and that is the awareness the Jesus has already paid the ultimate price for us, and that price grants us a place with the Father in heaven. When we think our road is hard and the journey too much for us, we need to take some time and sit before the crucifix, recognizing what Jesus has already done for us and how much more Jesus is willing to do for us. So, as the saying goes, walk on my brothers and sisters for the journey is ahead of you and Christ is walking before you.
Peace Fr. Kevin
Jesus invites us to walk the hard road with Him. His hard road took Him to The Cross and His death. For most of us our hard road is not a cross, but it can be filled with struggles that can seem like great big crosses. But that is when we should turn to God and seek the strength of God to carry on. It is truly amazing how much strength is inside people when they unite their lives with God. United to Christ we can face all things, do all things, overcome all things, but without Him life gets very hard and tough to face. The other element to understand comes to us from St. Paul, and that is the awareness the Jesus has already paid the ultimate price for us, and that price grants us a place with the Father in heaven. When we think our road is hard and the journey too much for us, we need to take some time and sit before the crucifix, recognizing what Jesus has already done for us and how much more Jesus is willing to do for us. So, as the saying goes, walk on my brothers and sisters for the journey is ahead of you and Christ is walking before you.
Peace Fr. Kevin
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