Lead Through Love: Pre-retreat reflections

Tomorrow is the retreat that my friend and I have been working on for months. I thought that since we want tomorrow to be an uplifting and transformative experience, I better start some serious reflecting and praying on the retreat motto: Lead Through Love.

When I think about leading... I think about Jesus. When I think about Jesus... I think about love. When I think about love... I think about the cross. When I think about the cross... I think about Dawson. Dawson made me think about the cross in a new way, but let me set the stage a little bit. When I graduated in 2010 from Aquinas College with my B.A., I did what every college graduate dreams-- I got a job. The job I got was the job that every theology major probably expects: baby-sitting. We aim high in theology.

Advent/Christmas Reflections

God has given me a lot to think about this Advent. If there's one lesson that I'm in the process of
learning, it's patience. I'm not a patient person, and the past year has been a test of my patience, will, and obedience. Out of those three, the only thing I don't have a problem with is the will, but only my will. Luckily, we have a built in season to reflect on what patience, will, and obedience really mean. The best example? Mary.

Question/Answer

Why do Catholics pray the rosary/ pray to Mary?

Stillness

There's something about a sunset over the water that just makes me want to be still.

never alone...

I’m never sure why this always amazes me, but I am constantly amazed at how God works in my life. What’s great is that I don’t have to look for the lighting strikes and thunder claps to know God is in my life. God is great because God works in more subtle ways. God works through the people that I interact with and most times it is in the off handed comments where I feel God the most. I love having real life conversations because that is where God is: in real life. Real life is messy. We are not perfect. We don’t always feel great about ourselves or life. Ignore me if I’m wrong, but we rarely feel like we truly belong. I can honestly say that I don’t wake up every day thinking: I’m never alone!