God’s Blessed Ones

Today was busy starting with a home visit with our St. Vincent De Paul Society to someone in need. Next I took my house guest, Jerry Zawada OFM, to a couple of doctor’s visits, back to back. Then we went to pick up his prescriptions and drove him to his former residence, one of Casa Maria, houses to pick up his mail. I met some great young Catholic Workers there. When we got home my veteran friend Dan had almost finish his work in the garden. Then I drove Dan home and went grocery shopping. When I came home I worked on responses to emails and made dinner of homemade pizza for Jerry and Pat. The day went out past dinner with phone calls and visits but I am getting tired just thinking about it.

Usually with all this busyness I get over-hyped but today I managed well. Perhaps it was because when I woke up I saw the newspaper on the table open to an perspective editorial that used my name but was on the mark with message we have been trying to communicate: Marquette University, Be Faithful to the Gospel and No Longer Host the Departments of Military on campus. I realized how I was a small piece in God’s communication of the message of morality and Way of life. I felt privileged, blessed and full of gratitude that I, with my many faults and weaknesses, can be part of this bigger message. God really does pick the weak, sinful and faulty as messengers sometimes. The shadow of death still surrounds me but I know, with a moment of reflection, that I am blessed.

One of my friends who has been suffered great pain and depression for many years called me today. All I could do was listen to her and offer her some comfort. God has used her and many of my friends who maybe poor or suffering to shower blessings on me. Yes it was a busy but blessed day.

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