O Lord where are You?

Have you ever cried out to the Lord?  Have you ever wondered where the Lord was during a crisis?  Have you ever wondered why there is so much violence, pain, suffering and poverty in the world?

Habakkuk asked those questions in his day.  There is no easy answer; certainly there is an ultimate answer.  The ultimate answer is the FULFILLMENT of the KINGDOM OF GOD at the end of time.

The question of why there is pain and suffering will not be answered until we are with God in heaven.  The psalmist instructs us not to “harden our hearts.”  We are to keep our minds, our wills, & our hearts open to God’s WORD and allow God’s WORD to form us as followers of Jesus.

St. Paul asks us to guard the rich heritage of our faith.  How can we do that?

By being Beacons,

by being Shinning Stars,

by being Lights to the World,

with the lives that we live!

We don’t do this for accolades – but we do it because we have been given the GIFT of FAITH.  The Apostles asked Jesus to “Increase (their) faith.”  Did they want have larger role in Jesus’ Kingdom?  More power, authority, prestige?  Or did they want to follow Jesus more fully and faithfully?

Jesus tells them the faith they have been given is gift sufficient.  Their gift of faith (& ours) is to be: Lived, Loved and Shared.

The Lord gives us the faith we need; our job is to use that faith to grow closer to Jesus.  We must nurture our faith; live our faith as best we can.  We are called to make our FAITH the center of our lives and our actions.

May God Be Praised!