Words have
always been my weakness. I remember when
I was very young if I heard a good quote my skin would get covered in
goosebumps. Books became my security, my
passage to hopeful lands away from the daily struggles that one faces in poverty. To this day words excite, inspire and move
me. I think that’s why I love the Bible
so much because they are God’s words to me!
Yet, sometimes I get really excited when I read books that I forget to
cross reference the material that I read with God’s truth. In these posts I think you have noticed that
sometimes I write things in moments of high inspiration and sometimes after I
have sat awhile really thinking things through and how they fit my personal
faith and how they compare to God’s truth - I cringe at my posts. But then I think this is a blog about my
daily journey with God and the thoughts expressed today- tomorrow I hope will
be more developed and more consistent with God’s truth. Thus, whatever I write about here I am open
for discussion- I am not one of those people that has to be “right” even when I
am wrong. Dialogue is important for our
spiritual growth. Anyway, on Saturday I
spoke with a woman who was selling Catholic books at the conference and she
talked to me a little about Richard Rohr.
She said that she only carried certain books of his because some of his
more current books are a bit what she called “out-there.” I was surprised to hear this especially
because the first book of his I read I felt so moved by it. Yet, at the same time I thought if a priest
can be controversial and maybe even get things wrong in matters of faith that
means that I really need to cross reference everything in light of God’s truth
and be more vigilant about the things that excite me.
God created
us to live in community for many reasons, but one big reason is because he
wants us to work together at not allowing ourselves to be deceived. He tells us straight out be vigilant, “watch
out for the false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly
they are ferocious wolves.” Am not saying that Richard Rohr is a false prophet,
I still love his writing and his thoughts.
His book really has helped me a great deal and I plan on reading a few
more of his writings. The point I am
trying to make is that before we get excited and act on the ideas of another we
need to ask some questions. How are
these ideas representing God’s truth? What
does this say about my Christian faith?
Is this consistent with the teachings of the church? God gave us intellect because He wanted us to
use it. He wanted us to choose Him
knowingly through careful use of our freewill.
He gave us friends, family and church community so that together we
would guide each other towards truth. As
much as I value my friends, family and church community I want and pray that
God sends me a man firm in his faith so that he will help and guide me. I am still such a novice to Catholic doctrine
and tradition; thus, a good partner in crime would benefit me greatly (smile). I want someone who will challenge me and help
me grow with great love and patience. I
want someone who will guide me, especially when words inspire me in such
powerful ways that I forget to cross reference them to God’s truth. As strong as I might appear- I am really
needy. Needy in the sense that I can’t
walk alone to heaven I need an army and hopefully a general that will lead the
way. I want a good Catholic man to help
me strive for heaven while enjoying our earthly journey. In the same way, I want to help my man get
there too. I might still be a babe learning
to crawl in matters of faith, but that means that I have a long way to grow.
Deep faith
and a committed life to God and the church is what attracts me to a man. There’s nothing more stunning than God
radiating in the life of a man. And boy, you are hot! I know that you might need
to explain your jokes to me at first and might need to teach me a great deal on
tradition, the saints, Catholic prayer among other things, but I hope you’re up
for the challenge. I will try to be a
good student with a lot of questions and commentary that will also inspire your
growth. I’ve always pictured heaven as a
university where we worship God through learning more and more about Him- it’s
the nerd in me - can't help my love for learning (smile).
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