May 6

by David Lins  |  05/06/2020  |  (Being) Catholic Matters

Today’s Readings: ACTS 12:24-13:5 PS 67:2-3, 5-6, 8 JN 12:44-50

I often become overwhelmed by the vast nature of the world and my limited influence on it. World hunger? What can I do? The breakdown of the family? I’m powerless. A world of people who spend infinitely more time staring brainlessly at screens than meaningfully at other human eyes. I’m just one man.

The response is simple: control what you can.

My family supports St. Vincent de Paul and I carry Ziploc freezer bags with homeless care kits in my car. I pray with my family before we eat dinner at a table every night and we pray a second time in her room before putting her down for the night. We have established a no phones at the dinner table rule. These aren’t huge steps, but they are something.

Today’s Psalm contains the words, “O God, let all the nations praise you!”

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all the nations praised Him? (Spoiler alert: it absolutely would!) But it feels like a naïve, impossible dream.

Don’t be overwhelmed by the scale of the world. Control what you can.

Praise God. And encourage others to do the same through your words, priorities, and actions.

David is the Director of Faith Formation at Our Lady of Joy. If you have comments or questions, send your emails to dlins@oloj.org.

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