😎🐫🎤 Christ’s peace and presence be with you. Happy Easter! There has been a few big events in my life this past week. 1) Sold our home. 2) Celebrated my 38 year anniversary of my first day at U. S. Air Force basic training. 3) The solar eclipse. It was about 98% where we were. It’s definitely been an interesting week.
The Monday before our Friday house closing date, as I was waking up, God told me that I needed to give my favorite crucifix to Kyle, the investor that was buying our home. The crucifix is called the Gift of the Spirit crucifix. He also told me that I couldn’t just buy a new one to give to Kyle, I had to give him the one that was in our home, that used to be on the table by our front door. Okay, I can do that, but I had four days to figure out what box I had packed it in. As Brian, Kyle, and I sat in the lobby of the title company waiting for our closing, I brought out a box and said to Kyle, “Don’t think I’m weird because of what I’m going to say to you.“ Then I proceeded to tell him what God told me I needed to do.
You know, questions crossed my mind. “Why do I have to give him this one? Can’t I just by him a new one?”
I argued with myself:
I bought that crucifix about 17 years ago. I feel attached to it. Wouldn’t a new one be better? Kyle is an investor. He’s not going to live in that house anyway.
But then I answered myself:
You don’t know what God is planning to do with that crucifix. Trust and believe in His plan.
There are many things that I like about out new home. One of which is not actually a part of the home, but what fills the home…quiet and peacefulness. There is hardly any outside noise. I’ve told myself that there will probably come a day in which that silence will be defining, but for now I’m enjoying it. It gives me time to think and hear God more clearly.
The more time I spend with God, the more I realize the importance of spending time in silence with Him. He has so much to share with you and I, but we first have to close our mouths and get away from the distractions, if we ever want to hear his voice. Something that I did about 20 years ago and have started doing again is going to Eucharistic Adoration. I feel very fortunate that our family of parishes offers multiple days and times for Adoration. If you’ve never gone to Adoration or it’s been awhile since you last visited with Christ in this way, I would highly suggest that you find where you can visit Christ in Adoration. I pray that He fills your life with peace and light. Amen.
Bless others and be blessed.
Shelly :0)
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