What kind of day are you having?

This morning I sat down for my morning rosary and meditation; some may wonder how I manage to find quiet to do this, well the simple truth is I don't. I have learned to be content with interrupted prayers and loudness in the background. Our loving God takes us as we are, and for me that means taking me and all the kids that come with me. Sometimes, I ask my guardian angel to make my prayers perfect for the Lord, and I believe she does. Anyhow, I had already received a text from Paul which set the tone for how I needed to pray; he has been under some extra stress lately and let's just say short fussed. I opened up my Bible for the reading for the day, and this is what St. Paul said to his fellow travelers after he had been almost stoned to death and was ready to head into the next town knowing that he could very well be stoned again.

"It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of Heaven."

Acts 15:22

Most of us will not be called to this kind of danger, but we all have a cost to following Jesus. We will all be asked to let go of something or someone that has been a part of our life for a very long time, something that is comfortable. It's hard work, and it feel constant at times. It is hard to die to our own selfish desires, it is hard to pick the path least traveled, it is hard when you feel like no one really understands who you are or why you are the way you are. God doesn't want us to be comfortable, He wants us to join Him in Heaven someday, and that means through His mercy, He will allow us to go through hardships; He will not answer all our prayers like we hope, but He will never leave us, and He will always bring about a greater good than we could ever dream up for ourselves.

Seek the Lord and remember the same Holy Spirit who gave St. Paul the courage and strength to carry out his missing lives within us. Let us call upon Him to give us strength and courage to keep going; God will give us everything we need if we only ask.