Life is a journey, not so much to a destination, but a transformation.
Looking back, doesn’t it sometimes feel like our richest times are right in the midst of our hardest?
God made us to live in community, to laugh and cry, to hurt and celebrate with each other no matter what we’re going through.
Transformation is tough. We don’t always end up where we think we will. We have to remember that even when we struggle to believe in Him, He always believes in us.
He fills our lives with purpose and passion if we could just let Him. The best part of the journey is that the God of the universe sometimes allows us to play a part in changing the world. Isn’t that a trip?
last scene in To Save A Life
I found this movie on Netflix, and I wasn’t exactly sure why I put it in my queue. It is a story of contemporary high school life and all the drama that comes with it. As I sat watching the last scene and listening to one of the lead characters give the little speech above, I knew I should post it for you. It fits so well with the message I’m putting out there right now. I hope you’ll reflect on what the words might mean to you.
In the Catholic tradition, today is Mary’s birthday. This beautiful Madonna by Fra Angelico captures the youthfulness of Mary when Gabriel appeared to her with some history-changing news. Despite her virginity, she would bear a son, who would be named Jesus. There had never been an announcement like it before, or since.
