Loving Trust in God

[catholic_heart]

My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope that I have that

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[miafeliz]

I love that passage. Thanks for posting it. It's truly one of those things we need to read/hear or see from time to time.

[catholic_heart]

Definitely. I promised chaeri that I would post a Merton reflection sometime soon. I'll probably follow this up with another one sometime soon, because he deserves a little more face time in this community, I think :)

[miafeliz]

That was a good one. Long before I knew who Merton was, I had heard that passage before.

So, my Christian Prayer arrived Wednesday-- and I read the Praying the Psalms last night. I'm working through the booklet my priest gave me and am looking forward to starting.

[catholic_heart]

Excellent! How did you like Praying the Psalms?

[miafeliz]

I loved it. So much of what I talked about with my priest was there. I couldn't believe that it was written in '56, it was still so timely.

I still have to finish the Augustine letter you sent me. I had stomach flu last week and felt like a slug all week.

[catholic_heart]

Oh well I hope you're feeling better. The Augustine letter is no rush, and it's good to refer back to from time to time. It really nails the concept of prayer as desire.

[miafeliz]

Thank you, I do feel better. It finally broke on Saturday.

I do want to finish the letter because it drew me in but it's something I know I have to read a couple times to really grasp it.

[catholic_heart]

That's sometimes the case with Augustine. He writes for different audiences. That letter is one of his easier reads, but if you really want to get some good solid Augustine, read his Sermons. These were written for the congregation, for his own sheep (or the congregation he was visiting sometimes), and so we see all of his pastoral teachings and his theology explained for the common man. Many of them are quite brilliant - obviously, it's Augustine :-)

[miafeliz]

Interesting... I will definitely give his Sermons a read. Believe it or not, I read fiction this weekend and was sorely disappointed in the book I read. :(