Homily for December 2, 2017.
There would
be tough times. Life is not always going to be a bed a roses. But as Jesus
says, let not your hearts be troubled; let not your hearts be weighed down by
worry, anxiety and the cares of this life.
How can we
live above worries and the cares of life?
Jesus
answers: “Watch at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all
these things that will take place.”
Prayer is
the key to avoiding worry. When we don’t pray enough, we begin to carry unnecessary
burdens. I so much like the song: “What a friend we have in Jesus…”
There is a
line of that song that says “oh what needless pains we bear, all because we do
not carry our burdens to Jesus.”
There is
no problem without a solution. The solution to some problems is even the mere
realization that they are not even problems at all.
Before the
advent of digital photography, pictures were developed from NEGATIVES and
photographers had to actually go into a DARK ROOM to produce quality pictures
on paper.
I think
this fact teaches us something about life. Our best days are not before but
after the negatives. Sometimes, life forces us into the dark room, not to
punish us but to wash us so that our brightest selves may shine out.
Let us pray:
Lord Jesus, when life is tough, teach me to look beyond the blues and rest
knowing that I am always in the palm of your hands. Amen.
Be Happy.
Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. (Saturday of the 34th week in Ordinary Time. Bible
Study: Daniel 7:15-27 and Luke 21:34-36).
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