Daily Mass Readings 09/23/2014 or Learn to Go With the Flow, But Watch Out Whose River You're On

"Like a stream is the king’s heart in the hand of the LORD;
wherever it pleases him, he directs it.

All the ways of a man may be right in his own eyes,
but it is the LORD who proves hearts." Prv. 21:1-2

09/23/2014 Memorial of St. Pius of Pietrelcina

So often we pray and we ask the Lord for what we want. We ask for the outcome that we think is best for us. But in our own eyes we can justify sin as virtue if it pleases us. We could be praying for the absolute worst thing for us. I may be praying for wealth and power, hoping that the security will lead to happiness for my family and all the while I could be neglecting my children and they could fall into destructive behaviors. Where would my money and power get me then if I had abdicated my primary responsibility as a parent; getting my kids to Heaven?

If we let go of our expectations and what we think we need and instead ask for the Lord to help us work as His instruments and be the people He knows we can be, we are likely to be very surprised with the amazing things He has in store for us and the incredible joy and peace that He can bring. Only He can search our hearts and only He knows where the path may lead for us. I am in the midst right now of wondering if he pulled me into something that's a bit over my head, but I keep asking and He keeps leading, so onward I go. I figure if God's leading me there, what do I need to fear?

I strive to have a heart like the King's in the hand of the Lord, flowing like a river towards the person only God knows I am capable of being.

God Bless,
P.D.O.