Off and About

Act of Abandonment to the Will of God

O God, I have no knowledge of what 

is in store for me today.

I only know that nothing shall happen to me 

that has not been foreseen by You

and directed to my greater good, from all eternity.

This is enough for me.

I adore Your eternal and unfathomable designs.

I submit them with all my heart for love of You.

I offer them with my whole being

in union with the sacrifice of Jesus, 

my divine redeemer.

In His name and by His infinite merits, 

I ask You for the grace of patience

and loving acceptance of my sufferings.

I only wish to do Your holy will 

and use all my energies for Your glory. Amen. 

~Bl. James Alberione

Going on an adventure today. =) Don't know where I will be or how it will end up, but I'm excited for what God has in plan.

Here we go...

Music

‎"Music is the expression of the spirit, of the interior place of the person, created for all that is true, good and beautiful. It is no accident that music often accompanies our prayer. It makes our senses and spirit resound when, in prayer, we encounter God." 
~Pope Benedict XVI

Teach me, My Master,

to be sweet and gentle in the events of life,

in disappointments,

in the thoughtlessness of others,

in the insincerity of those on whom I relied.

Let me put myself aside,

to think of others,

to hide my little pains and heartaches,

so that I may be the only one to suffer from them.

Teach me to profit by the suffering that comes across my path.

Let me so use it that it may mellow me,

not harden or embitter me;

that it may make me patient, not irritable,

that it may make me broad in forgiveness, not narrow haughty and overbearing.

May no one be less good for having come within my influence.

No one less pure, less kind, less noble

for having been a fellow traveler

in our journey toward Eternal Life.

As I go my rounds from one distraction to another,

let me whisper from time to time,

a word of love to Thee.

May my life be lived in the supernatural,

full of power for good,

and strong in its purpose for sanctity.

~John Henry Newman

Tripping on Dust

Some people have the incredible ability to trip UP stairs. Or those tiny cracks in the sidewalk? Yups, it takes certain skills to trip on those too. And let's not forget the knack for tripping on dust! Pesky little things, those tiny pieces of dust. Unfortunately, I have that ability. Well when you have a million things on your mind, planning out your day on your way to class, and are always looking forward to what's up ahead...you tend to fall...forward...and on your head.

It's not just walking down the street either; I seem to be able to do that with the rest of my life.
Not that looking forward to something is a bad thing. I mean, if you're stuck in an office for eight hours in the middle of summer when it's all bright and sunny outside, of course you're going to look forward to the end, right?

But that doesn't give me the excuse to forget to smile in the morning when it's most crucial. I can't be so wrapped up in thinking about the future when the person next to me is in need. Even if it's that halfhearted-sleepy-coffeedeprived hello in the morning, chances are they don't want to be there any more than you do and the least you both can do is get through it together.
I really am looking forward to the end of it all, but before I get there, it makes sense to watch the steps I take now to get there.
Tripping on dust. No wonder I've found myself flat on my face this summer!
The future will come eventually. But this very moment? It will never happen again.

After all, it's the little things in the present moment that help us get to Heaven.

‎"The most important hour is always the present; the most significant person is precisely the one who is sitting across from you right now; the most necessary work is always love."