What Do You Love

“No one can serve two masters.m He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and man.” Matthew 6:24

It’s almost time for school to begin and I wanted to practice my question asking and I decided to begin with the Joyful Words readers.  Question one:  What are  the things you love or really like?   Question two: What are the things that occupy your time your thoughts and your actions?  And finally, question three: What are ten things you just can’t imagine living without?

I’m sure all of our answers would provide a wide variety of information and if I had the chance to read everyones answers I imagine I would be persuaded or inspired to change some of my own.  I read a quote from St. Bernard the other day that actually bubbled up these questions.  The quote was this, “What we love, we shall grow to resemble.”  My first reaction was; sweet, I love Jesus so I’m growing to resemble him!  Then reality slapped me up side the head and it didn’t take long for me to hone in on all the ways I DO NOT resemble Jesus and that led to the three questions I’m proposing to myself and all of you who read these words.

No matter what shows up on your answer sheet it’s a great reality check and opportunity to adjust our thinking because ultimately we can’t serve two masters as Matthew reminds us in his Gospel.  I can still enjoy the things of earth like coffee and sitting on my porch but I need to keep everything in the order that points me to the Father.

A Seed To Plant:  Take some time this week to ponder and write down your answers to the three questions and then let the words of St. Bernard guide you to have a great conversation with the Father.​

Blessings on your day!