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MONDAY THOUGHT 12/22/08

Where Heaven & Earth Meet
 
I know people who look at the road to faith and God as boring, dull, somber and dreary, the result of a sad coin toss where they chose God over the joy and pleasures of this world.  (Big sigh.) 
 
I, too, once thought of faith as sacrifice.  However, I am discovering (albeit with many moments of doubt) that when I can let go of that self-fulfilling, self-destructive stuff (now, there’s an oxymoron for you), there can be a marvelous merger of heaven and earth … of God’s way and pure joy.  It need not be an either-or deal.
 
My point:  Let go of the handrails.  Stop looking down to make sure there is a net.  Just let it go.  Put it in God’s hands not 30%, not 90%, but 100%.  No, life will not be pain-free.  But it can be a joyful, rewarding hoot.  Just celebrate and enjoy, and let God handle the details.  — jri
 
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope
for and certain of what we do not see.”
        –    St. Paul
               (Hebrews 11:1)
 
Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.  Let me also take this opportunity to wish you a joyful, wondrous, peace-filled celebration of our Lord’s birth.  God bless.
John R. Ingrisano