Life is crazy busy, I get married in 4 days...and it just seems so bizarre.
I knew I'd hate it if I didn't do a little interior reflection before I set off into a sacrament, a sacrament so beautiful and so wonderful I don't really know what I'm getting myself into. I guess that's why it's a sacrament though, the grace is always there to make manifest the glory of God, we just have to be open to receiving it.
The thing I want most is to become a saint. I want to live in the glory of God...FOREVER! There's a hole, so big inside me, only heaven can fill it.
And sure I get distracted in sin: music, TV, sleep (or lack thereof), shiny objects...etc etc But all those things are only because I'm looking for the forever of heaven.
And this sacrament I am about to enter into with another human being (just as weak, just as distracted as I am) is so scary. Scary because it's a whole other soul we're being held accountable for with the possibility of more souls being added (through the grace of the sacrament of course), which is so much bigger than ourselves. Luckily though, we're partners in the fight against the culture and sin, and these souls we raise together while keeping each other accountable.
And it's funny, I always thought of God as my partner, but when one got added it made it more Trinitarian....and I like that, it fits.
Monday, November 18, 2013
Friday, November 1, 2013
Let Us Make Haste to Our Brethren Who are Waiting for Us.
A Sermon by St Bernard
"Come, brothers, let us at length spur ourselves on. We must rise again with Christ, we must seek the world which is above and set our mind on the things of heaven. Let us long for those who are longing for us, hasten to those who are waiting for us, and ask those who look for our coming to intercede for us. We should not only want to be with the saints, we should also hope to possess their happiness. While we desire to be in their company, we must also earnestly seek to share in their glory. Do not imagine that there is anything harmful in such an ambition as this; there is no danger in setting our hearts on such glory."
I just love the imagery of the saints longing for us, wanting us to join them in heaven. It's just so beautiful. When you know the love of Christ, of course you'll want to share it with others because it's a kind of love that meant to be shared.
I got a phone call today that someone who worked on my hospital floor has died. It is an extremely sad situation because she leave behind 3 children and a husband who loved her very much. When I got the news, I was so happy for her. She will be released of the burning curiosity that holds so many of us back from trusting.
And who wouldn't want to die on the feast of all Saints?! Every prayer warrior in heaven I feel like is open armed to accept souls today, what a day to die! They long for us to join Him who loved us first, gave His life for us, and has continually offered Himself as sacrifice on our altars throughout the world. He sits in the tabernacle, waiting for us, longing for us, and heaven is filled with just as much longing for the us to join the glory.
This feast of all Saints is meant to out that desire for heaven in our hearts. When we think of Christ, do not our hearts burn within us? So on this day let us pray for those being released into heaven to share in the glory, and ask for the intercession of those already there. Let us make haste to our brethren who are waiting for us.
"Come, brothers, let us at length spur ourselves on. We must rise again with Christ, we must seek the world which is above and set our mind on the things of heaven. Let us long for those who are longing for us, hasten to those who are waiting for us, and ask those who look for our coming to intercede for us. We should not only want to be with the saints, we should also hope to possess their happiness. While we desire to be in their company, we must also earnestly seek to share in their glory. Do not imagine that there is anything harmful in such an ambition as this; there is no danger in setting our hearts on such glory."
I just love the imagery of the saints longing for us, wanting us to join them in heaven. It's just so beautiful. When you know the love of Christ, of course you'll want to share it with others because it's a kind of love that meant to be shared.
I got a phone call today that someone who worked on my hospital floor has died. It is an extremely sad situation because she leave behind 3 children and a husband who loved her very much. When I got the news, I was so happy for her. She will be released of the burning curiosity that holds so many of us back from trusting.
And who wouldn't want to die on the feast of all Saints?! Every prayer warrior in heaven I feel like is open armed to accept souls today, what a day to die! They long for us to join Him who loved us first, gave His life for us, and has continually offered Himself as sacrifice on our altars throughout the world. He sits in the tabernacle, waiting for us, longing for us, and heaven is filled with just as much longing for the us to join the glory.
This feast of all Saints is meant to out that desire for heaven in our hearts. When we think of Christ, do not our hearts burn within us? So on this day let us pray for those being released into heaven to share in the glory, and ask for the intercession of those already there. Let us make haste to our brethren who are waiting for us.
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