IT IS MORE BLESSED
to give than to receive
to give than to receive
For taking pride in all you do and giving it your best,
May you be forever blessed.
May you be forever blessed.
In today's first reading from the Book of
Wisdom, we read, "For from the greatness and the beauty of created things
their original Author, by analogy, is seen" (Wis 13:5). Knowledge is a
powerful thing and St. Albert the Great, who we honor today, as well as the
scholastics, never shielded away from pursuing the truth. Pope Benedict XVI
referred to St. Albert the Great during his General Audience in March 2010. He
stated, "St. Albert shows us that faith is not opposed to reason, and that
the created world can be seen as a 'book' written by God and capable of being
'read' in its own way by the various sciences." So, we are able to see the
image of the fruits faith can produce. It can be a good read!
We hear Jesus address us in today's Communion
Antiphon: "It was not you who chose Me, says, the Lord, but I who chose
you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last" (cf. Jn
15:16). We have each been called by Jesus Christ to evangelize, and to fulfill
the mission we've been given - to bear "fruit that will last!" I would
like to share this prayer of blessing with you, which was passed on to me by
someone special:
For bringing warmth
and comfort into everything you do,
For finding time to
add an extra touch of kindness too,
For patience in the
midst of busy hours with little rest,
For taking pride in
all you do and giving it your best,
May you be forever blessed.
May you pass it on too!