thesearethedays

"It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read."

I went to a funeral Mass a couple of weeks ago; it was beautiful. I am so grateful for the opportunity to see the face of Christ in a way I don't see often (since I'm not Catholic, I rarely go to Mass.) I am sometimes saddened by things said in regard to Catholicism, and it reminded me just how thankful I am for my Catholic friends whose love for Christ is visible in their lives through both their actions and words.

"May we joyfully give thanks to the Father who has enabled us to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers of powers – all things have been created through him and for him. He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross." (Col 1:12-20)

In order to unite with one another, we must love one another;
in order to love one another, we must know one another;
in order to know one another, we must go and meet one another.