It's all good so far

“Come to me all of you that carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest”.

The Pray As You Go opening hymn for today, Tuesday January 19th, the second week of Ordinary Time, caught me today.

As a scout I have vivid memories of the physical relief I felt at being able to drop my pack at the end of the hike.

Later I recall the relief I received when I put a burden of stress I carried on a job situation up to God. He took that load from me and it was a great. I learned that I needed to still do my best but the Lord would protected whether I quit the job or stood up to the boss. That regardless of the outcome, God would still love me and be with me. He would not let my burden overwhelm me.

My greatest moment of puttting a burdern on the Lord was when Sandra had her aneurysm. There was a point when the enormity of the situation hit me along with the realization that I was completely powerless to help. The only thing I could do was to go into the hospital chapel and pray. Giving it up to God. We were blessed and she came through.

The Examen asked to look around at other people. They all carry their own burdens too.

If we are to love our neighbor, wouldn’t we want them to be able to find the same relief and rest we find when we give our burdens up to him? He loves us all and is willing to help us. Shouldn’t we tell others? Shouldn’t we invite them to our Church where they can see how He is working in our lives?

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