This last week has been a week of beauty.
Beauty comes from liturgy committee; those people who I am able to serve with, who all have our Lord as the center of their lives and love helping others worship Him in the Mass.
Beauty is seen in reading blogs. Blogs that emanate God's love and joy.
Beauty is a multitude of conversations with friends: Robyn, who I've known since Kindergarten; Stasia, an amazing friend here at school; Evie, my ever-insightful roommate; Patrick, who I hadn't gotten to really have a discussion with in a long time; Josh, who's got amazing views of so many things; Mario, who is just fun to talk to and makes me smile.
Beauty is found in the women at Lord's Day, singing praise and worship and sharing their joys of the week with each other.
There is even beauty in swing dancing for 2 hours straight 'till you're sweating, and sloshing through rain that's so heavy that your umbrella does absolutely no good.
These are the weeks that I just have to laugh and think, God is just so present in our lives!
God is there in so many seemingly everyday activities- long late-night walks, dinners in the caf, classes, and homework readings.
I have been struck at the number of relevant articles and such that I've been seeing lately. Relevant to my life, that is. Things that I've been struggling with or questioning, I've just run across these things to read and have said "Ok, God, I get it. I need to work on this. Thanks." And then I'll read it and 6 hours later (no, more like 2) he'll throw something else in front of me that I need to hear/read. People say that God never interacts with us? I challenge that. I challenge it from the depths of my soul.
Go now. Live out the beauty that's surrounding you. Be aware of God's presence in the minute, seemingly insignificant moments of your life. And share your joy with others. For it is through others that we can truly know God's love.
xoxo,
shucks :)
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