Journeying With The Saints

Today's readings are from Notebook 2, numbers 897-902.

Congrats! Today we have gone through another one hundred numbers!

It will be a little different today. Sister Faustina will tell us about another sister that she knows is lying to her. I'm going to read a blog to you on the 7th Commandment a few years ago. I did a whole series a few years ago about the 10 Commandments and tried to come at the topics from different angles to make you think.

This week we are reading the 28th number in our new section on learning. I think this is the longest section. The topic this week is on pride and humility and it's so awesome that it's hitting right now at this particular time in my life. I've been recently been posting about hot-button topics on my social media pages and I've got lots of examples of prideful comments. I've drawn a lot of ire and all that ire is my fuel for what I'm going to talk about this week.

Three key points: snobbery, receptivity, and wonder.

Today's readings are from Notebook 2, numbers 893-896.

Obedience is the word of the day. It's a hard word for us modern day people. We think we are above obedience and too independent for it. However, there is One person we must always be obedient to and that is God. To be sure, we will always be obedient to something or someone, no matter how independent we think we are. We will be obedient to ourselves, the culture, a government, or God.

Today's readings are from Notebook 2, numbers 889-892.

In order to feel worthy or that our lives are worth something, we believe that we need to amazing, great deeds. And so, we look down on simple, everyday work or work for our children and family. It's just not big enough we tell ourselves. But, what Sister Faustina shares with us that is that anything done with great love automatically becomes a great deed.

Today's readings are from Notebook 2, numbers 883-888.

We are going to talk about silence...again. Sister Faustina talks about it a lot and I do think it's something important to keep discussing. It's vital that we find time for silence out in nature. We don't need to go on a big trip. We just need to find a few moments of stillness and silence in God's created world in order to refresh our souls.

Today's readings are from Notebook 2, numbers 879-882.

We are going to hear from Sister Faustina what she's really afraid of; we hear her reasons for why she feels inadequate. It's sort of an excuse list, but the excuses seem pretty valid. We make excuse lists, too, when God asks something of us. We feel like maybe there's someone else better for the job. But, God knows who He wants to complete His work and He will make up what is lacking in us.

Today's readings are from Notebook 2, numbers 875-878.

Sister Faustina prays some very specific prayers today and they are answered. Sometimes, though, God does not always answer our prayers in the way we want. So, we have to trust that God knows what He's doing and He will do what is best.

Today's readings are from Notebook 2, numbers 870-874.

What if someone comes into your life that is nearly impossible to love? What if they are someone that commits unspeakable acts? Sister Faustina shares with us that we are to love others for the sake of Christ. She even says that sometimes love of Christ is the only motive that can help us to love those that seem impossible.

Today's readings are from Notebook 2, numbers 864-869.

A orphan girl visits Sister Faustina in our readings and she is suffering greatly. Sister Faustina feels bad because she isn't sure how to console her. This happens to us, as well. We often encounter people going through some great suffering and we don't know what to do or say. Sometimes, there just don't seem to be the right words.

Today's readings are from Notebook 2, numbers 861-863.

Sister Faustina writes about self-love today. She comments on how focus on self should not be our top priority. This flies in the face of every popular message out there. The culture tells us that self-love should be our top focus. Christianity teaches us to empty ourselves out for others. So, we talk about how the self-love conversation has to be a little more nuanced than the culture tries to make it.