Thursday, March 8, 2012

Listen! My beloved!

This morning I woke up with Aaron Shust’s “My Hope Is In You" on repeat in my head.  Specifically, the lines “My hope is in you, Lord, all the day long. I won’t be shaken by drought or storm. A peace surpassing understanding is my song.” I like the song, and it is certainly uplifting so … great way to start the day, right? Well, it gets better.

I get to work and meet with my first client. The session goes well, comes to a close, and I take a little non-work breather before moving on to the next task at hand.  Wandering the internet, I decide to take a look at today’s mass readings.

In the first reading (Jeremiah 17:5-10) I see, “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose hope is the LORD” Huh… coincidence? Then I move to the Psalm (Psalm 1:1-6) with the refrain, “Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.” Hmmm… ok….

Then all of a sudden it hits me. That song is not the product of a random synapses firing in my brain to produce a memory. Those readings are not coincidental. It's all intentional.

It is an overwhelming and amazing feeling to realize that, the little voice in the back of your mind, is actually the Creator of the Universe whispering sweet nothings into the ear of His beloved.

2 comments:

  1. God is the puzzle box we desperately hold on to and stare at when we are trying to find out where each piece goes. You may have my piece, I may have yours...who knows? He is an AMAZING God who has a plan and purpose for us all, far beyond what we see. I'm in awe. I'm in love. I'm feeling like a crackhead when I get WORD fed. More and more of God, Jesus, Holy Spirit Please continue to triple dose your Children Father God because we love that you are crazy in love with us!

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