Humbly Dependent

4/25/2013 
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1 PT 5:5B-14

Beloved: 

Clothe yourselves with humility

in your dealings with one another, for:

God opposes the proud

but bestows favor on the humble.

So humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,

that he may exalt you in due time.

Cast all your worries upon him because he cares for you.

Be sober and vigilant.

Your opponent the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lion

looking for someone to devour.

Resist him, steadfast in faith,

knowing that your brothers and sisters throughout the world

undergo the same sufferings.

The God of all grace

who called you to his eternal glory through Christ Jesus

will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you

after you have suffered a little.

To him be dominion forever. Amen.

I write you this briefly through Silvanus,

whom I consider a faithful brother,

exhorting you and testifying that this is the true grace of God.

Remain firm in it.

The chosen one at Babylon sends you greeting, as does Mark, my son.

Greet one another with a loving kiss.

Peace to all of you who are in Christ.

We fear being small and we fear being forgotten. In our supersize nation, bigger is better. We seek our peers’ stamp of approval as we post and like snippets of our days, our hearts, our very lives. In a time where the frequent call is look at me #insertcreativehashtag, today’s first reading affirms Christ’s call to humility, which has always been countercultural. 

Well, I don’t know about you but as an athlete I never trained to be last, nor as a professional do I seek to climb down the proverbial ladder. And yet there is a resting in which we are called to through this virtue of humility, which Christ both extols and embodies. In some ways, humility involves a letting go. We must let go of false notions of ourselves, over or under estimated senses of worth and self-importance. We must let go of our pride. Humility allows us to admit our dependence on God. It teaches us to trust that God is faithful, loving and good. For when we admit our own poverty of spirit, we abandon ourselves to divine Providence, we are freed from anxiety, and  we are prepared to receive the blessedness of the poor. 

May we courageously follow wherever He leads us, trusting that even when we feel hidden, forgotten, or small we are never far from the God who has loved us into existence. May we trust the return of the Prodigal Son for as we turn home there will always be a tender, loving, and merciful Father running to meet us. May we repent of anything that is holding us back from receiving God’s love and may we cast our anxieties and insecurities into the sea of His mercy. Our Lady of Mercy, intercede for us! Mother Mary guide us to love and live like you did. 

“In a world gone astray from God there is no peace, but it also lacks charity, which is true and perfect love...Nothing is more beautiful than love. Indeed, faith and hope will end when we die, whereas love, that is charity, will last for eternity; if anything, I think it will be ben more alive in the next life.” From the Letters of Pier Giorgio Frassati 

Blessed Pier Giorgi Frassati lead us to the heights! 

Verso l’alto, 

Kathryn

Let us see as He sees 

http://www.upworthy.com/2-people-described-the-same-person-to-a-forensic-artist-and-this-is-what-happene?g=3&c=ufb1

Let us LOVE the gift of His humility and simplicity 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2aYdWdC2pU