Fr. Kevin's Cluttered Desk
October 1, 2023
Living the Christian faith is never easy and since the fall of humanity is not meant to be easy. St. Paul challenged people to strive to live with the same mindset as Jesus; that same Jesus who laid down His life for us. But being of the same mind as Jesus, being one in accord with Jesus takes a lot of work and letting go of our own ambitions, our own conceit, and striving to grow in humility. We need the humility to recognize that all of us, all of humanity, is equal in the eyes of God, that none of us is better than the other, that we all have work to do in changing ourselves, growing in compassion and love of others. St. Paul spoke of knowing what he should do but struggling to do it and I think that is true for many of us today. We know we should not gossip, but we do. We know we should not criticize others, but we do. We know we should care for our neighbour, but do we? We know we should be at church every week, but are we? I think most of us like to think we are “good people”, that we are virtuous people, but are we really the people God created us to be? To be that virtuous person Jesus left us the Sacraments and especially the Sacrament of His Body and Blood, but with humility are we able to proclaim, Yes Jesus I trust in you, yes Jesus I need your Body, your Blood in me?
Peace Fr. Kevin
Peace Fr. Kevin
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