62°F clouds N6mph SR0431CST SS1945CST
Morning Offering given
Village quiet
NO coffee sigh
Slept fitfully
Looks like we’re going to get some hot ones over the next few days.
In the Catholic Tradition let’s talk about quality of attraction. We all have an attractive side which can draw others toward good or toward evil. Behaviour, countenance, and conversation reflect your inner spirit. What quality of attraction do you possess? How do you behave in Mass? What about at home? Do you promote peace and harmony by good example? Do you carry the good odour of Christ (the fragrance of your interior holiness) with you?
Know you are prayed for
In the "Wilds of Wisconsin & Cornfields of Iowa" 
A lot of times I feel I have an attractive quality of self, but truly, my kids can say because they live with me. Kids are truthful in how they view others including their parents. With friends, I remain patient, I have a friend whom I have to draw boundaries because she oversteps them all the time, with the ex-dh, I am kinder now to him and more understanding than when we were married. So, he has a view of me that is truthful. Am I kind to him? Do I lie to him about spending money? I have gone to confession about my sins, but I try my best to reach out to that person and say I am sorry for this or that. I want them to know I value them and want to treat them good because they deserve to be treated good. It’s that love of neighbor we are judged upon from others that shows which God we serve. When I go to confession, I keep myself in check, when I pray, I draw near to God and I know He listens. I ask Him to help guide me in my fears, because in God, there is nothing to fear, not even when being on the road with other reckless drivers. God is beside me. I have a horrid fear of getting hit. I was hit 2 times in two months. Had my car in the shop and had to deal with that, plus the fear that had settled in me. Not even a year later, I got hit again at my own apartment complex, fear hit me again. I believe the Devil hates me. He is a Liar, the father of lies. I need to be reminded who is my God, my mighty God, and who is the liar. My daughter says I have a lot of friends. I have reached out to family that has ignored me my entire life when this hurricane hit them hardest in Houston. That took bravery because I expected possible rejection or bad treatment. But my intention was pure and holy. Because we are made in the image and likeness of our God, I think that’s how it’s phrased. We need to imitate our Lord, our Christ. Our God. It felt nice to connect with them. They all are doing ok. Thank heavens. So I feel my odor of goodness is shown not because I’m so good, but because I truly do try to humble myself and I feel God working through me. The meek will inherit the earth. Is that how it goes? My memory isn’t very good. I googled but I really should check my Bible. I checked. I try not to be lazy in things like this. Matthew 5:5. And I love my Catholic Bible. I love my Catholic Faith. I use the large print one. I try to attend mass and actually pray and sing the prayers. I like to sit in the front so when I sing you can’t hear my awful singing. I’ve been told I can’t sing, so I am self-conscious of that. I was a teen in a choir and they told me during mass to be quiet while others sang. So I have to try to overcome that uncomfortable feeling and rise above it. It’s only singing at mass. Not a solo. I like to know we are worshipping our Great God with our whole being. But I feel our behavior with others say a lot about us. But again, we keep ourselves in check by confession and acting like small children in our innocence of being truthful. I am honest when I am treated wrong, when there is injustice in our world, being kind to others by not gossiping when it’s so easy to do. Etc. I like to think me trying says a lot, because if my kids say otherwise, then I need to think things through. 🙂
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I can’t sing… but, just because I can’t sing doesn’t mean I won’t sing.
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You are prayed for.
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