Dear Sisters and Brothers,
St. Paul tells us this weekend that we must seek the things that are above. For me, this means that I should set my mind and heart on the things that last.
Sometimes when I am feeling low, or tired, or ineffective in ministry I imagine that I have come to the end of my life and am standing at the door of heaven. The door opens and I see that Christ himself, to my surprise, has come to greet me. He opens his arms wide and laughs at the expression on my face. Then he gives me the biggest hug I have ever felt and says, “Welcome home, Dan!”
I stay in that moment for as long as my imagination will allow and draw strength from it. That brief meditation on the “things that are above” – the love waiting for me – has many times cheered me and reminded me that my present struggle will pass.
I hope you can find/make time this week to “think on the things that are above.”
Pray for me…Fr Dan
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