Out of the mouths of babes . . .
My youngest daughter Taylor moved back home for a few months to save some money for her potential move out west. (I say potential because I am still praying she stays in Florida!). As you can imagine, along with my beautiful daughter came "stuff" from being on her own for the last 6 years. One bedroom is completely filled with boxes and random items. The room she is sleeping in holds all things needed on a daily basis . . . clothes, computer, etc. Well, the room looks like a hurricane hit (but I have to say she is working to clean things out)! Yesterday, when my grandson Colton got here, I took him in to wake up Auntie TayTay. Now, Colton has a thing about messes. He doesn't like them. If there is even a fuzzy on the floor from a stuffed animal Jet or Molly (my daughter Whit's dogs) happens to be shredding, Colt will begin shouting, "Mess! Mess!" looking at me to get it cleaned up. It is adorable!! So back to Auntie Tay's room . . . after he gave her a kiss hello, I set him on the floor. He walks straight over to a laundry basket and sees multiple items all over the place. He begins his "Mess!" pleas, looking right at me! We laughed and Tay told him she was working on it! Messes are usually only temporary, lay apostles, and with a little faith and hard work, everything turns out cleaner in the long run.
In today Gospel (Luke 10:1-12), Jesus tells His disciples to dust off and move on when it is time to head out:
My youngest daughter Taylor moved back home for a few months to save some money for her potential move out west. (I say potential because I am still praying she stays in Florida!). As you can imagine, along with my beautiful daughter came "stuff" from being on her own for the last 6 years. One bedroom is completely filled with boxes and random items. The room she is sleeping in holds all things needed on a daily basis . . . clothes, computer, etc. Well, the room looks like a hurricane hit (but I have to say she is working to clean things out)! Yesterday, when my grandson Colton got here, I took him in to wake up Auntie TayTay. Now, Colton has a thing about messes. He doesn't like them. If there is even a fuzzy on the floor from a stuffed animal Jet or Molly (my daughter Whit's dogs) happens to be shredding, Colt will begin shouting, "Mess! Mess!" looking at me to get it cleaned up. It is adorable!! So back to Auntie Tay's room . . . after he gave her a kiss hello, I set him on the floor. He walks straight over to a laundry basket and sees multiple items all over the place. He begins his "Mess!" pleas, looking right at me! We laughed and Tay told him she was working on it! Messes are usually only temporary, lay apostles, and with a little faith and hard work, everything turns out cleaner in the long run.
Colton helping Tay clean this afternoon! It was going to be a big job so brought in the lawnmower!
In today Gospel (Luke 10:1-12), Jesus tells His disciples to dust off and move on when it is time to head out:
Jesus appointed seventy-two other disciples whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves. Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no one along the way. Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.’ If a peaceful person lives there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you, for the laborer deserves his payment. Do not move about from one house to another. Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set before you, cure the sick in it and say to them, ‘The Kingdom of God is at hand for you.’ Whatever town you enter and they do not receive you, go out into the streets and say, ‘The dust of your town that clings to our feet, even that we shake off against you.’ Yet know this: the Kingdom of God is at hand. I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom on that day than for that town.”
In Heaven Speaks About Divorce, St. Anne assures us Jesus is the answer to any mess:
"It is like standing in a big mess. When you
bring it to Jesus, He pulls you away from the mess, and, with a glance,
reduces the mess to nothingness. He is your Healer. He is your trusted friend
who will not make your cross heavier. He will make it lighter and manageable."
Lay apostles, sometimes our circumstances seem so disorderly . . . even chaotic. Do as Jesus tells His disciples in todays Gospel. Shake it off and move on. We all have a choice. Either we buy in to the chaos becoming just as angry, fearful, entitled, or (you fill in the blank). Or, we go to prayer and let Jesus take care of anything we experience causing us unrest. He is ultimately in control! Something I have to tell myself all the time. We may feel we are in the middle of a mess, but truly, He is working behind the scenes to create a pathway for us to climb the mountain of holiness to His Sacred Heart.
Thank you, Lord, for keeping me out of the mess of the world, allowing me to hear Your messages clearly.
God bless,
Bonnie
Lay apostles, sometimes our circumstances seem so disorderly . . . even chaotic. Do as Jesus tells His disciples in todays Gospel. Shake it off and move on. We all have a choice. Either we buy in to the chaos becoming just as angry, fearful, entitled, or (you fill in the blank). Or, we go to prayer and let Jesus take care of anything we experience causing us unrest. He is ultimately in control! Something I have to tell myself all the time. We may feel we are in the middle of a mess, but truly, He is working behind the scenes to create a pathway for us to climb the mountain of holiness to His Sacred Heart.
Thank you, Lord, for keeping me out of the mess of the world, allowing me to hear Your messages clearly.
God bless,
Bonnie
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