What if this whole God thing is real? What if everything the Catholic Church teaches turns out to be the TRUTH? How different the world would be if we lived as if we truly believed every word of it. What if today was our last day and tomorrow we die to find ourselves face to face with God?
Well, I decided a long time ago that I am buying into this whole faith thing, but today I am reaffirming my decision. I want to live as if it's all true because frankly I've been really doing my research over the years into my Catholic faith, and it makes a heck of a lot more sense than how the secular world explains things. The deeper I dig into my Catholic faith the more I can affirm that it is truth. I'm definitely not claiming to have zero doubt at all in my faith life, but I can tell you one thing for sure: I would much rather put my faith in God than in this world. This world doesn't come close to satisfying the deepest longing of my heart, which can only mean 2 things. Either... 1.) I was created with this aching, longing, yearning heart just to get disappointed for the rest of my life. Or 2.) I was not created for this world alone to satisfy me. I was created for much much more. I was created for eternal union, eternal joy, eternal love with God in Heaven to satisfy my heart forever and ever. Today I choose option #2
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When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to Him, 'They have no wine.'
• John 2:3 • "Mary's emphatic statement at the wedding feast of Cana- 'They have no wine'- was a prayer. That prayer was answered in a way that was likely far beyond her expectations- some 150 gallons of choice wine! Mary simply brought her concern to Jesus, without specifying how or when he should respond. When we make a prayer of petition we often mention how we would like our prayer answered, but sometimes I like to imitate Mary's Cana-style of praying. Instead of telling the Lord how and when I would like my request answered, I just express what's on my mind and trust that Jesus has a better answer than I. If a little child has an earache, the child does not designate the cure but just cries out for a parent, who will know what's best to do. If we have that same deep trust in God, we can express our hurts, fears, or any of our concerns and feel assured our loving God will know what is best to do." Today's Gospel is also the perfect example of how we pray {through} Mary. We can tell Mary what's on our mind. (We have no more wine) Then Mary brings our problem/petition straight to Jesus and allows Him to fix it. (By turning our water into wine) We don't pray TO Mary because just like in this Gospel, Mary doesn't fix our problems. Mary comforts us and brings us and all of our struggles to Christ, the ultimate fixer! My prayer tonight: Momma Mary, I am running out of wine. Amen |
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