The Log in My Own Eye: Snowy Cold January Night

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Snowy Cold January Night

Those are Christmas lights on my deck, glowing through the snow tonight. It loses a lot in translation - it looks great in person.

I was reading our local Catholic newspaper tonight. In it there was an article by our wonderful Archbishop, Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M CAP. about Judge John Roll. He quoted one of his own homilies and I would like to quote it too:

"We're citizens of heaven first. Our time here is limited. This life passes. Eternity is forever. We need to act in this world accordingly, with lives of Christian service to the poor and afflicted -- including the unborn child, the immigrant, the homeless and the elderly. The more authentically Catholic we are in our lives, our choices, our actions and our convictions, the more truly we will contribute to the moral and political life of our nation."

My mind is on eternity, and I realize how far I have to go. God please help me to grow towards you.

2 comments:

TLWJanuary 20, 2011 at 7:11 PM
I love your photographs.

Archbishop Chaput is right - we are citizens of Heaven first. Sometimes I think we get it backwards in this country, particularly those polticians who check their faith at the door for the sake of getting votes.
ReplyDelete
Replies
Mary ChristineJanuary 20, 2011 at 8:25 PM
It really is amazing, isn't it?
ReplyDelete
Replies

Add comment

The Gospel according to Saint Matthew 7:1-5

"Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye."