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Soldier of the Cross

I am a soldier of the cross, a warrior for our Lord. My shield is humble charity the rosary my sword.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Rejoice in hope

It seems like I spend the most away-from-the-day-job time either trying to find some thing (like an address or a credit card receipt or the date and time of an appointment I forgot to write down, or some other piece of paper), or trying to find some one to volunteer for something I said I'd get volunteers to do. Maybe it's just that these tasks seem to take forever. For me, this 'finding' time is usually very frustrating, very discouraging. I'm fearful of failure, but the thing or person I'm looking for is nearly always found! Just like God taught the Israelites in the desert to depend on Him by sending manna every morning, I think He's teaching me by helping me find things and people on a regular basis.

So, as Paul says in the first reading from today's daily mass from his letter to the Romans (12:5-16ab), let us 'Rejoice in hope.'
I need to worry less and hope more.



Posted by Russ at 5:35 PM

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Russ
Menasha, Wisconsin, United States
I'm Roman Catholic, a husband, a son, a father, a grandfather, a brother, an uncle and a nephew. I'm a research scientist, computer programmer, and member of the Knights of Columbus. I am an athlete. In the last 10 years or so my faith has become very important to me, and now apparently I'm being led to spend more time and energy sharing this faith. In this blog I hope to encourage especially other men to work harder to develop their faith; to train their minds and bodies to seek and follow God's will - as athletes train to compete, as soldiers train to defend their country.
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