We are reminded about the great corporeal and spiritual works of mercy that God himself has commissioned to each and every person he has ever created.  Especially today as I reflect upon the life of service offered by Bishop David G. O' Connell.  His desire to do Gods work was obviously great!  Today after reading about his life works as a priest, associate pastor, and bishop, I was reminded that we too are to be like him.  Like him in every sense assigned by God to do marvelous works during our life time knowing that we will bear much fruit for all eternity.

It is up to us to accept Christ and his ways.  To accept the life he has chosen for us, means that we desire to follow him.   We desire to solely adopt the truths  that will strengthen the faithful and enrich every community.

We are a REMANENT my brothers and sisters!  Our very lives are - --  a living example of truth striving for justice and peace.  When we walk with Christ we walk with justice, truth, and a desire to bring what is truthful to everyone.  We do it in such a way as to love and to understand fully that Christ truly is living within all of us.  We don't incite others we prayerfully speak as if Christ was standing right next to us and recognizing his presence we want to make Christ proud of our response and action toward others.  I believe with all my heart when we love and act in love, that love that is Christ, empowers, enlightens, encourages, all of us to desire success in the manner in which we choose to live and love and serve.  That sums up who we are in our Christianity.

To be pleasing first and foremost is to desire being pleasing first in the eyes of God.  To have a healthy fear of God is really good and an important reminder almost like a barometer of how we should and need to be acting as faith filled men and women of God.  We definitely  should act as if God were physically visible in every situation, I bet if we had this type of mindset a healthy fear would come over us and we would think three times over before making a decision that would greatly displease our creator.

In recognizing our heavenly father, this should be enough for us to desire living in a very disciplined life.  Working within the parameters of truth, and desiring and striving for and towards obedience each and every moment of every day, this type of accountability would be taken into consideration before any harsh measure in the mind body soul of every human being about to make a decision that will negatively affect their life and the lives of others in the years to come. . This is where knowledge of the Lord comes in handy.  Knowing Him, imitating Him, can lead us properly without painful mistakes.  Yes, when we desire Christ we never desire to stray away from him. 
We all know all too well that with God there is grace, and goodness.  No evil what so ever.  That is why we choose God first in all things!  In all circumstances.  God is our  compass.  With him we work wonders!  We remain within His presence and stay within the healthy parameters that will guide us and protect us always.  God is all knowing, God is all powerful.  And when we trust fully our life in his hands, and within the mantle of his Holy Mother, we receive the great benefits he offers us. His truth, His justice, His obedience, His knowledge, His peace, His joy holds greater meaning than the thoughts actions of this lifetime, so desire to be pleasing to Christ, by desiring to give your entire life to Him, as did our brother Bishop David G. O'Connell.  Today we remember God, His creation, His claim upon our life, and our YES given to LIVE it well.