"Eager anticipation should be the essence of our entire earthly journey toward heaven where, at long last, we will meet our God face to face, our knowledge of him will be confirmed, and our faith in his love will be rewarded." Homegrown Faith

‎"Who except God can give you peace? Has the world ever been able to satisfy the heart?" -- St. Gerard Majella

On faith and sharing

Something that God has been speaking loudly and clearly to me lately: "You have been blessed. Now, go and bless others."

I've been thinking a lot about my call as a Christian to evangelize and to make proclaiming Christ the center of my day to day encounters, even in just my small areas of influence. I think it's true that Christians in this country can easily take the gift of faith for granted. And faith is just that…a gift. A gift that was given to be shared - freely and graciously. I wish that I always lived with that realization.

Where would I be if no one had shared the truth of Christ to me? Where would we all be if the apostles had not been obedient to Christ by going and preaching the gospel to all nations? If they had not considered sharing the faith they had received and oneness in Jesus worth sacrificing all else...

Just something to think about. :)

"We live our lives in dependence on such casual common benefits as air and water; so Our Lord is pleased to receive from us in return the thousands of unimportant actions and the trifling details that make up our lives-provided that we see even in our sorrows the shade of His hand outstretched caressingly. Here is the whole secret of sanctity; the method is available to everyone and deserves particular notice from those who ask "What can I do"? For many good souls are hungry to do great things for God. They complain that they have no opportunities for heroic virtue, no chance at the apostolate. They would be martyrs but when a meal is late or a bus is crowded; when the theater is filled or the dance postponed or the bacon overdone, they are upset for a whole day. They miss their opportunities for loving God in the little things He asks of them.

- Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Lift up Your Heart)