Yesterday at Mass we
sang 10000 Reasons, here are a few excerpts:
Bless the Lord, O my
soul, O my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never
before, O my soul
I'll worship Your
holy name
The sun comes up,
it's a new day dawning
It's time to sing
Your song again
Whatever may pass
and whatever lies before me
Let me be singing
when the evening comes….
For all Your
goodness, I will keep on singing
Ten thousand
reasons for my heart to find
10000 Reasons
for you and me to find the Joy, Praise, and the Spirit of God dwelling in us. Jesus tells us “my yoke is easy, and my burden is
light” – all of
these and much more are offered to us.
The Prophet Zechariah [“The Lord remembers”] instructs us to “Rejoice
heartily … shout for joy …. For a people
who have been saved, we sometimes neglect to live joyously, with gratitude for
the gift of life – for the gift of salvation.
Zechariah
tells us that our savior will be “meek” – not weak. St. Francis deSales said, “There is nothing so strong as true gentleness
& nothing so gentle as true strength.”
We have been chosen (you & I) to follow Jesus
in humility and in gentleness. In
Psalm 145 we pray, “I will praise your name forever, my king and my God …. I
will praise your name forever.”
How do
you praise God’s name? How you live
God’s name? Actions, deeds, words, life. Living in the spirit enables us to live our vocation,
to fulfill our God-given purpose here on earth.
Jesus
shows us how to live as His Children, doing His work and following
His teachings. Matthew says that what is important in life
is not esoteric, in fact, it is available to all, even the “little ones.”
Jesus
reminds us that He knows that life is difficult, demanding, stressed-filled and
if we live His Gospel (the Word of God), our life will be joy-filled. He tells
us “… my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Jesus
wants us to embrace our faith in Him, like little children, with openness,
trust and hope. Doing that will fill
your life with joy, God’s joy, try it.
Take a
few minutes to listen to 10000 Reasons:
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