This Day

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

I remember my dead. I pray for my living.

Outside it is beautiful and I am strangely at peace.

Jesus, I love you

This Will Smart a Little

Cut lose. That was my message today and yesterday. It will feel to you as a sea creature may feel who has lost his mooring to the piling or dock he was attached to. Now do that many times a day, realize it accept it with God's grace. You are the vine attached to the branch but your connection is not what you think. You will find that connection when you let go of the dead moorings you're attached to.

A working example, there is a guy I know. I thought of him and was at peace with the world as long as I have him in a category. The whole world is cool but he must be put in a place that I want him and if he is not, I panic. Well, that's all wrong. I have to let go of the moorings, realize I am adrift but it is not really adrift, it is free from dead attachments. There I think I got it now that I have written it.

Prayer Over and Over

On my bike, on the way home from work, the Lord put this in my heart, "You can repeat prayers from memory over and over and that is a start but it would be best to talk to me when you are able."

So I did and He told me that perfection is only accomplished through perfect love, in my heart he told me to seek his grace when I think of my brothers and sisters.

This morning He showed me that it is possible to make mistakes when I repeat prayer while I should be concentrating on work.

Joyfull

So my meditation today on the Rosary during my bike ride was this. Mary and Elizabeth were there for each other during the most important event that ever happened. They were helping and rejoicing in each other's condition while ensuring the wellbeing of their babies. They were also nourishing and encouraging us! These blessed women were tenderly ensuring our lives in Christ. That is a very beautiful and self-giving thing.

I love you Mother!

Shame

Two Mexicans came into our store this week at different times. One guy wanted a hundred dollars worth of emitters for drip irrigation. This is unusual; most vineyard people have a specific count of emitters needed. He didn't he was in a nice truck had tons of cash and spoke zero English. I labeled him a dope grower and then I saw the blessed Mother medal around his neck. The blue of the medal seemed to radiate in my eye and I was given this grace. It was something like this, "this is one of My children as are you, and you will treat and think of My child as you would Jesus." I was very moved by this encounter.

 

The next one is shameful. A gentleman was standing outside the store and appeared to be very confused. He also spoke zero English. He had 2 or 3 social security cards and drivers licenses that he wanted to give to me. I asked him in broken Spanish if he needed help, he said yes. I asked if he needed work, he said yes. Then a Spanish speaking customer approached and translated a little. Basically the Mexican man was very confused. He asked for some power, I stupidly said, "PGE?" He said yes and then I went inside to Google a phone # for PGE. He took off quickly.

 

When I got home, in the shower I thought, "Why didn't you give him your lunch or your rosary or some cash? I was so thinking of my own well being and the problem this guy generated for me that I couldn't see him as a brother with a need I could try to fill.

uGG… I'm so self absorbed. I didn't do as my Mother had plainly shown me with the first brother. Help me do better with this issue Jesus, Amen