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Tag "living life"
The Bread of Life
Sunday, August 9
I K. 19:4-8; Eph 430:5:2; Jn. 6:41-51
Jesus
calls all of us to be the "Bread of Life". His life was one of giving,
ultimately giving of his life for what he believed in, for his
ministry. His was not a life of giving a little, but he gave all--in
love, in care, in concern, and ultimately his life. We to are called
to be the Bread of life to the world, to live our lives in such a way
that we are giving of ourselves and resources and in so doing there
would be no lack of resources, there would be no lack of peace. If each
one of us would simply live out our lives in love and giving then we
would not have the problems in the world. Idealistic? well Jesus lived
out his life in that manner, his followers have tried in one way or
another for two thousand years to adapt his life to theirs--but for the
most part his followers are afraid to give up their physical and
emotional comfort, Jesus calls us to give it all. People find it weird
the way I live my life--but this is my attempt--to live simply, to walk
with people one on one every day. Who knows what the future holds, but
I do know that I will try to live my life like St. Clare, whose feast
we celebrate Tuesday and will try to follow her summons:
"Go forth without fear, for God who created you has made you holy, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother."
Monday, August 10 St. Lawrence
2 Cor. 9:6-10; Jn. 12:24-26
Paul
talks of giving generously to the poor, the needy. That is our call.
There are times I wonder if what I do really accomplishes anything, but
to look in the faces of people who are hungry, who need clothes, and to
share their joy is far more then one can asked for. I remember one
time when I was low on money, many years ago, the one time in my life
when I had to worry about food, only one time, for only a couple of
days, and this woman gave me cash to get me through, how much relief
and joy I felt and how grateful I was. Whether we know it or not we
are giving to Jesus, whether or not the person seems to appreciate it.
I spent the day in Pacifica with some friends from out of town
and with Dustin. Dustin is in a hospice we took him to a movie and I
took her son on a six mile hike over the coast. It was a beautiful and
awesome day, but I went to bed went I got home, I was hellar tired, but
an awesome day, hot, clear, beautiful, the coast was super awesome. Deo
Gratis! Thanks be to God!
So, it’s Thursday. Meaning, it’s almost the end of the week. But it’s not. So it’s like a tease. I woke up early today (7:30) because I attended a workout in the park. It was nice, but that meant that by ten o’clock I was getting boredom symptoms. After my failed attempt at the New York Times crossword of the day, I found myself skimming the local section, reading what was going on in the life of Pittsburghians. Little did you know it: there was a whole LIST of things going on in my city! And many of these events were for FREE! FREE!! So… I circled some of the ones that sounded interesting and called up my friend. This included: Andy Warhol Art exhibit, free Rita’s Italian ices in the center park (along with storytelling for the little kids), and last but not least… a UFC fighting match in our city’s arena! We headed out on an adventure to the center of the city. Let me just tell you, I’ve never felt more part of my city than today. Being out and about with so many strangers who love your city as much as you do is something to feel good about. It was fun to see a different side of my area as well as take part in the free activities going on downtown. I was probably the only young adult sitting indian-style at the story-telling session. Oh, and by the way, the Italian ice hit the spot. For sure. I ordered Margarita flavor. How fantastic does that sound? Too bad it didn’t have any alcohol…. KIDDING. But the main event of our night was the fighting match. Wow. I’ve never actually experienced a real fight in my life, let alone a professional fighting match. It was awesome! There was even a girl-fight… and these girls were totally legit. They were not the type that you’d want to mess with. But, unfortunately, I only took one picture this entire day. And it was on my phone. Lame. Here it is if you wanna view it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/26206966@N08/3682097195/
So, it’s Thursday. Meaning, it’s almost the end of the week. But it’s not. So it’s like a tease. I woke up early today (7:30) because I attended a workout in the park. It was nice, but that meant that by ten o’clock I was getting boredom symptoms. After my failed attempt at the New York Times crossword of the day, I found myself skimming the local section, reading what was going on in the life of Pittsburghians. Little did you know it: there was a whole LIST of things going on in my city! And many of these events were for FREE! FREE!! So… I circled some of the ones that sounded interesting and called up my friend. This included: Andy Warhol Art exhibit, free Rita’s Italian ices in the center park (along with storytelling for the little kids), and last but not least… a UFC fighting match in our city’s arena! We headed out on an adventure to the center of the city. Let me just tell you, I’ve never felt more part of my city than today. Being out and about with so many strangers who love your city as much as you do is something to feel good about. It was fun to see a different side of my area as well as take part in the free activities going on downtown. I was probably the only young adult sitting indian-style at the story-telling session. Oh, and by the way, the Italian ice hit the spot. For sure. I ordered Margarita flavor. How fantastic does that sound? Too bad it didn’t have any alcohol…. KIDDING. But the main event of our night was the fighting match. Wow. I’ve never actually experienced a real fight in my life, let alone a professional fighting match. It was awesome! There was even a girl-fight… and these girls were totally legit. They were not the type that you’d want to mess with. But, unfortunately, I only took one picture this entire day. And it was on my phone. Lame. Here it is if you wanna view it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/26206966@N08/3682097195/
So, it’s Thursday. Meaning, it’s almost the end of the week. But it’s not. So it’s like a tease. I woke up early today (7:30) because I attended a workout inthe park. It was nice, but thatmeant that by ten o’clock I was getting boredom symptoms. After my failed attempt at the New York Times crossword ofthe day, I found myself skimming the local section, reading what was going onin the life of Pittsburghians. Little did you know it: there was a whole LIST of things going on in my city! And many of these events were for FREE! FREE!! So… I circled some of the ones that sounded interesting andcalled up my friend. This included: Andy Warhol Art exhibit, free Rita’s Italian icesin the center park (along with storytelling for the little kids), and last butnot least… a UFC fighting match in our city’s arena! We headed out on an adventure to the center of the city. Let me just tell you, I’ve never felt more part of my citythan today. Being out and aboutwith so many strangers who love your city as much as you do is something tofeel good about. It was fun to seea different side of my area as well as take part in the free activities goingon downtown. I was probably the only young adult sitting indian-style at the story-telling session. Oh, and by the way, the Italian ice hit the spot. For sure. I ordered Margarita flavor. How fantastic does that sound? Too bad it didn’t have any alcohol…. KIDDING. But the main event of our night was the fighting match. Wow. I’ve never actually experienced a real fight in my life, letalone a professional fighting match. It was awesome! There waseven a girl-fight… and these girls were totally legit. They were not the type that you’d wantto mess with. But, unfortunately, I only took one picture this entireday. And it was on my phone. Lame. Here it is if you wanna view it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/26206966@N08/3682097195/
So, it’s Thursday. Meaning, it’s almost the end of the week. But it’s not. So it’s like a tease. I woke up early today (7:30) because I attended a workout inthe park. It was nice, but thatmeant that by ten o’clock I was getting boredom symptoms. After my failed attempt at the New York Times crossword ofthe day, I found myself skimming the local section, reading what was going onin the life of Pittsburghians. Little did you know it: there was a whole LIST of things going on in my city! And many of these events were for FREE! FREE!! So… I circled some of the ones that sounded interesting andcalled up my friend. This included: Andy Warhol Art exhibit, free Rita’s Italian icesin the center park (along with storytelling for the little kids), and last butnot least… a UFC fighting match in our city’s arena! We headed out on an adventure to the center of the city. Let me just tell you, I’ve never felt more part of my citythan today. Being out and aboutwith so many strangers who love your city as much as you do is something tofeel good about. It was fun to seea different side of my area as well as take part in the free activities goingon downtown. I was probably the only young adult sitting indian-style at the story-telling session. Oh, and by the way, the Italian ice hit the spot. For sure. I ordered Margarita flavor. How fantastic does that sound? Too bad it didn’t have any alcohol…. KIDDING. But the main event of our night was the fighting match. Wow. I’ve never actually experienced a real fight in my life, letalone a professional fighting match. It was awesome! There waseven a girl-fight… and these girls were totally legit. They were not the type that you’d wantto mess with. But, unfortunately, I only took one picture this entireday. And it was on my phone. Lame. Here it is if you wanna view it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/26206966@N08/3682097195/
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