Tuesday, December 22, 2009

"Fava!" (Favor)

"Do not think you have made any progress,
unless you feel you are lowest of all men."
Thomas A Kempis wrote this in the "Imitation of Christ"
this is not something we will hear on television
or on the radio
especially on Sunday morning religious shows
isn't it amazing how we fall so quickly for ear tickling?
we want a sugar daddy God..
one who will pay for our crashed car
heal our cancer
get us a parking place up close
give us favor! fava! Fava!
God in His mercy is not driven by anything but love
and love has many guises
sometimes love heals the immediate health issue
but sometimes love is trying to heal something deeper than the illness
love may make us walk a long ways to the store
sometimes love feels like anything but "fava" ( favor)
sometimes it feels like hell.
We live in Mystery,
 which is another reason to trust,
He knows what kind of love we need..
Lord have mercy!

wkm


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