Showing posts with label day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label day. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Waking Up from a Dream

With all the talk yesterday about dreaming (MLK Day 2011), I woke up this morning to the reality of mundaneness. This is a concept of which I am not afraid of, nor do I lament at it's place in my life... It's just mundaneness; it's day to day stuff that makes this time of year so unique, even in it's predictability.

My Pastor refered to the "January Blahs" in his homily this weekend, and the celebration of time! Time ticks on, and the stuff that makes up a typical day, and it's predictable nature can either drive one insane or give one motivation to march on through to whatever break lies ahead. In this case the "marching" involves taking care of business, and doing the stuff required to make a home a family. Sure it's boring stuff here and there, but it beats a crisis any day!

WAKE UP... May your mundaneness be blessed this day!

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

50 Ways to Get Through Easter... Carpe Diem!

“But whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.” (John 3: 21)

Today’s word(s): Carpe Diem!

Today I’m reminded of the old Saturday Night Live, Weekend Update gags with Chevey Chase and Gilda Radner as Emily Latella. If she were here today, and God bless Gilda’s place in our lives, she would say: “What’s all this fuss about a latin phrase meaning “the day of seizing fish?” Leave the Carps alone! Give them their day! Help them remain free and ...” (Chevy would interrupt and say) Uh, Ms. Latella... Ms. Latella! The phrase is Carpe Diem, and it means “seize the day”! It has nothing to do with carp, or any other fish for that matter.” Ms. Latella would respond, “Well, that’s different isn’t it? Never mind.”

Today’s words are “Carpe Diem”, a very familiar phrase indeed. It does call us to seize the day, and it does bring to mind an element of the Gospel quote above. We act on our faith in the light, so that ALL WILL SEE the glory of God! If we seize this DAY, and we ACT on our faith, then all will know of the love of CHRIST! So, seize your day today, and help the world know of this Easter miracle. Tell them, or show them; just make sure you bring them the light of our Lord’s peace, love and understanding!

And that’s your “Weekend Update” for today!