Wednesday, July 25, 2018

ACCEPTANCE

Challenges come into our lives, at times when we don't want them.
We may prefer a life of certain comfort and peace, without disturbance.
However, true peace of mind comes when we are willing to accept the challenges and changes that come our way.
To be willing to accept is quite a big step.  Then the willingness to accept gracefully follows.
When we are willing and able to accept the uninvited 'invitations'  with peace, then we become open to the Grace of God. 
Perhaps, this is the secret of happiness and true peace of mind, simply to accept these wonderful invitations specially chosen by God for us.
What we are invited to do is accept the Will of a loving God.

Monday, July 23, 2018

INTEGRITY

To have INTEGRITY is to have a pure and honest heart, a willingness to grow in awareness of what is right and wrong in each situation we find ourselves in.
Perhaps, when we fail at being a person of integrity then we allow ourselves to be guided by the values and interests of others.  This is an easy mistake to make and yet deep within ourselves we know what is right and wrong.
Next step in being a person of integrity is to have the courage to do what we believe to be right,even at the cost of standing alone.
Good friends are essential if one is determined to be a person of good character.  We are so easily swayed by the values of the world and the environment we live in.  
A priest I knew was in the habit of saying... ' What would Christ do?'
Then in the quiet moments of our lives, we can simply say, ' I want to be a person of integrity!'
We will become what we want to be.