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Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light for my path. 

– Psalm 119:105

Open My Eyes - Guest Blogger

5/13/2018

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This weekend at Mass we celebrated the feast of the Ascension and Father Eric gave a terrific homily about the “Good Fridays and Easter Sundays” of our lives.  We tend to want to take a pass on the Good Friday moments and wish for the joy of Easter Sundays to fill our days.  It can be pretty easy to get stuck in the sadness when the struggles and difficulties of life  come upon us.  It can almost feel like things will never feel better.  We are an Easter people though, and one of the greatest promises of Christ is that there will be resurrection joy.  He will lift us from our sadness and struggle just like his Father lifted him, but there is work to be done in the dark days.  Todays post reminds me that all of us feel pain and sadness but there is joy to choose and grace to be granted.  

Kambrie is todays guest blogger and she is a perpetual spring of enthusiasm, compassion and sweetness!  She’s a hard worker with a heart warming smile and an A+ attitude.  She tackled a topic that really tugged at her heart and it reminds us that the good goes with the bad.

“If any of you want to be my followers you must forget about yourself .  You must take up your cross each day and follow me.”  Luke 9:23

In our book, Make Every Day Count, they talk about death and how death gives you sorrow and how we change our sadness to joy.  But how exactly do we do that?

Two years ago I was at my grandma and grandpa’s house with a lot of my cousins.  We were all eating pizza beside my grandpa who was very sick. I was standing next to his bed talking to my sister. When I looked over at my grandpa,his eyes were open and was looking around the room. I was so excited because he rarely opened his eyes but I realized he hadn’t blinked yet. I went into the kitchen to talk to my parents about it. When I told them my parents were shocked. They went running into the living room and that’s when I found out he passed away. 

As I was standing there crying,I thought this is what my grandpa wanted, he was free now. He was always smiling and cheered people up and that it would be the best thing to remember about him. I had to remember those things were important to him and thats what I needed to think about. Sad things happen but we can’t let that get in the way of living our life to the fullest. 

A Seed to Plant: Think of a sad day;as you remember that day can you find joy in it?

Blessings on your day!​

Thank you Kambrie…you’re amazing!
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Marguerite
5/14/2018 11:58:38 pm

Kambrie, You said he opened his eyes and was looking about the room. Many people see Jesus as He comes for them. There is great sadness when we are loosing someone to death, but there is joy in knowing that their earthly life has been well lived; and now they will live with the Lord forever. You are wise to be able to remember the good! Sometimes that is difficult, especially in that situation. Thank you for sharing.

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