Spritual Cornucopia

In honor of Thanksgiving coming up, I post this special blog of a certain awareness and gratefulness from which I received tonight at mass. I have experienced (forgive the mix of theologies) "zen" moments in the past, though few. They made me feel a special connection as though God were speaking to me, giving me a sense of peace. That is the certain feeling I felt tonight. Particularly with the priest's homily...In it, he describes moments in our lives when we experience doubt, be it through death of loved ones, illness, loss of job, extramarital affairs, wars. The list could go on. But then he retells his college encounter listening to a priest who instilled in him this message: "If you allow Jesus Christ into your life, all of your problems will be solved." Tonight's mass celebrant related how he asked himself then, "Really? ALL of my problems?"...Well, not our credit card debts or what not, but in those real trials of faith, God will be there for us...I don't know. Maybe it's my female hormones as I get older, but I felt like I wanted to cry. Lately, I've had a hunger and thirst to experience God in my life. I must trust in HIs timing, but I am only human...

Prior to mass, I decided to put into memory the prayer of ANIMA CHRISTI



SOUL of CHRIST, sanctify me;
BODY of CHRIST, save me;
BLOOD of CHRIST, inebriate me;
WATER from the side of CHRIST, wash me;
PASSION of CHRIST, strengthen me;
O, good JESUS, hear me;
Within your WOUNDS, hide me;
Separated from you, let me never be;
From evil, protect me;
At the hour of my DEATH, call me.
At your side, bid me;
That with your saints, let me be;
PRAISING you forever and ever.
AMEN.

The priest related his introduction to his sermon to the Gospel that discussed that there will be time of suffering before Jesus is to return...It is like predicting the weather. When you sense a change in environment, you will know that summer is coming. Much in the same way that Jesus will return. I found it poetic, that first the following must occur before light is to befall us again:



...the sun will turn dark
the moon will cast no light
and the stars will fall from the sky

How often do we ourselves feel like this everyday?...Perfect lyrics for a song...Only wish I got my voice back to compose and sing it :(...But God has something better waiting for me I suppose ;)