Rediscover - Guest Blogger

The page has turned to August which means I made my first trip to my classroom.  There are still a few weeks of vacation left but the eighth month on the calendar signals something in my heart to begin again.  It’s time to rediscover!  Rediscover which cupboard I shoved my stuff in, rediscover the excitement of a fresh start and rediscover my love for this work I’m called to do.  Todays guest blogger is one of the boys but there is an problem; I don’t know which one.  This post is the electronic equivalent of forgetting to put your name on your paper. There are a few in my inbox with no name and since I can’ t hold up the papers to see who belongs to each one, and since it’s electronic and I can’t tell by the handwriting, I’ll just have to say this guest blogger is an amazing, anonymous writer. His points about knowledge and discovery seem to be the perfect fit for the beginning of August.

If you forgive others trespasses your heavenly father will also forgive you. Matthew 6:14

Every time I entered the church while reading the book Rediscover Jesus, by Matthew Kelly,  I asked myself, “What does Rediscover Jesus mean?”  Since I finished the book I’ve been thinking about all I learned.  I realize that just like Matthew Kelly says, knowing about Jesus isn’t the same as truly knowing and loving Jesus. That part seems pretty important.

A great example is going to mass. Sometimes we don’t want to go to mass because we don’t truly know Jesus.  Sometimes we don’t want to do the right thing because it’s hard and because we don’t truly know Jesus.  I can learn stuff about Jesus but that’s not the same as learning to really know him.  Since he changes, depending on how much we need him and what we’re going through, we have to rediscover him again and again

I think the important thing I learned is that if you rediscover Jesus, your life will change for the better. You will grow as a catholic, and a disciple. Since then I’ve thought about the whole book I realized that if you rediscover Jesus, you forgive, you help, and you love others just as Jesus intended. Rediscovering Jesus is like knowing and acting…that’s harder but it sure changes you!

A seed to plant: Next time you enter the church, think to yourself “Do I really know Jesus or do I just know of him?”​

Blessings on your day!