Random complaint alert: Lately I’ve been feeling really nauseous and I’m not sure why. My tummy is just so moody and weird. I still want to eat but nothing sounds good. Anybody have any ideas why this could be? It’s been going on for probably at least a month now. But enough about my stomach! Moving on… : )
About the title of this post: yesterday I went to confession and, as usual, the priest gave a little talk/reflection before absolution. You know what I mean? Well, since today was going to be the Feast of Christ the King (yay!!) he talked about that, about making Christ king of our lives. Let’s be honest here: Is Christ really the king--the everything and the all--of our lives? Sadly, my answer is no. He isn’t. I wish he were, I want him to be, but as of now he isn’t my all-in-all like he should be. Is this his fault? Noooo…his arms are ever open wide (see?). Must be me then. Yeah, I was afraid of that. What Father talked about in confession was making Him* the king of everything—both our public lives and our private lives. I know there is some scripture passage about that (probably more than one) but I can’t think of it. Anyway, this advice kind of hit home for me. Basically what this means is that everything we do should reflect our love for God and our desire to please him. In other words, we should do everything we can to make him happy and everything we can to not make him sad. Sounds really simple, doesn’t it? We would do as much for any mere mortal that we loved. Unfortunately, it’s not easy; it’s really hard. And I struggle just as much as the next person with it. Father’s words, however brief, really gave me something to think about, though. Now, it’s all about finding the courage and conviction to live that advice everyday—plus the tricky issue of figuring out what's right and what's not.
Another thing that the priest mentioned was praying for those who don’t see Christ as their king. Thinking about this made me kind of sad. Wow, there really are so many souls who either have no idea about or else blatantly reject Jesus. But I hear prayer is a powerful thing, so let’s get praying!
I know this post isn’t the most riveting ever and that I kind of have a tendency to ramble, but give these things a thought. It’s a great time to do it with the new Church year starting next week.
*Should “him” be capitalized when referring to God? I always thought yes but I’ve heard some say no. I’m putting it in caps here to show that I’m not talking about Father, though. Let me know if you know anything about this issue. Is it just personal preference or is there some rule behind it?
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