I’m on pilgrimage in the Holy Land and had the joy of celebrating Mother’s Day at the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth. There were so many beautiful images to view in the church. During Mass I sensed Jesus chuckle and nudge me and say, “Sit Down and Know Your Place”, phrases that are normally…
All God asks is relationship and to seek Him. There are no qualifiers, this is a binary decision: Seek me or don’t seek me. If you seek Him, you know you are sick, and the Divine Physician will heal you, either in this life of the next. He will not abandon you. The extent to which you receive the fullness of joy in this life, how “abundantly” you live, relies on your discernment and participation in the divine life of the church.
Life has been a little more slow for almost a year (intentionally) and one new concept I’m working on building is the idea of self care. For me self care got a bad rep because it felt indulgent to take care of myself when I have all these other responsibilities, and aren’t we supposed to…