October 2015 E-pistle
Thoughts
With autumn upon us and winter looming, we see all of nature preparing with trepidation. Trees are shedding their leaves and slipping into dormancy. The squirrels are storing up nuts. Birds are fleeing south. Yet we are called to do nothing but just live… and trust.
Challenge
We are called to “live in the grace of the present moment.” Our Lord challenges us not to be anxious about our future and accept that we are exactly where we are supposed to be. We should appreciate the good that surrounds us, trust that God will see us through the challenges, and move on when God directs us to do so.
Challenge
We are called to “live in the grace of the present moment.” Our Lord challenges us not to be anxious about our future and accept that we are exactly where we are supposed to be. We should appreciate the good that surrounds us, trust that God will see us through the challenges, and move on when God directs us to do so.
Let us be mindful that God does not live in our past; there we find only regrets or vainglory. God does not live in our future; there we find only worries or false hope. God lives and embraces us only in our present.
Go Deeper
+ Jaques Philippe on the Grace of the Present Moment
+ St. Faustina’s Payer for the Present Moment
+ Incredible book: Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence
+ Discussion of Mother Angelica’s wisdom on the Present Moment
+ Powerful CD about finding God in the hardest times: Surviving with God in a Communist POW Camp
+ Intentionally call to mind things you are grateful for every day; Gratitude Journal Ideas by catholicmom
+ Discernment by Peter Kreeft
+ How to overcome worry by trusting in God’s Providence by Carmelite Sister, Mother Luisita