"If your life work is gracefully accepting whatever life presents to you--the good, the bad, and the ugly--then you have a mystical profession, regardless what you do to earn money."
Fr. Ed Hays, "A Book of Wonders"
And we sure don't have to go far to find a great example of that in St. Joseph, whose feast we celebrate today! St. Joseph was challenged by many events of his life and he shines through as a faithful servant of God. Certainly, we can learn through St. Joseph how to roll with life's ups and downs, how he listened to that whisper of God and acted accordingly. When our lives take a difficult or uncertain turn, let's remember Jesus' earthly carpenter father. Let us be willing to change plans or routes, just as Joseph guided his little family into Egypt, avoiding Herod's murderous rage. Let's take an example of Joseph, working as a simple carpenter and turning it into a mystical profession, by accepting whatever life presents to us. Today we celebrate St. Joseph and also the installation mass of our new Pope Francis, another simple, humble servant, who is accepting what life is presenting to him--arguably a very difficult job! Prayers for him and prayers for us--all of the children of God! May our professions be mystical as we gracefully accept whatever comes our way today...love, heidi
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