šš«š¤ Christās peace and presence be with you. There are two things I want to share with you today that caused me to pause and reflect on my life. I was introduced to a poem by Portia Nelson titled āAutobiography in Five Short Chaptersā by Matthew Kelly in his book ālife is messyā. As I mentioned last week, you should check out his book.
Autobiography in Five Short Chapters by Portia Nelson
Chapter One
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in. I am lost . . . I am helpless.
It isnāt my fault . . .
It takes forever to find a way out.
Chapter Two
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I donāt see it.
I fall in again.
I canāt believe I am in this same place.
But it isnāt my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.
Chapter Three
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it there. I still fall . . . itās a habit . . . but,
My eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.
Chapter Four
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.
Chapter Five
I walk down another street.
Iāll just let you ponder that awhile. Go aheadā¦Take your timeā¦Iāll wait right here.
This past weekend, within the Catholic church, we celebrate the end of our liturgical year with the Feast of Christ the King. In hearing Bishop Barronās sermon about this feast, as mentioned earlier, it made me pause and reflect on my life and I knew I wanted to share it with you. This will be a bit longer than the usual song, but I believe you will get more out of it as well.
As we are on the eve of Thanksgiving, maybe leave a comment or send me a message with something you are thankful for this year. I truly have so many people and things Iām thankful for. At the top of my list is that God has never given up on me. In all my selfishness and trying to do things on my own, He has never though twice about being there for me every time I decided it was time to go back to Him.
Bless others and be blessed.
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