Point to Ponder- God wants all of me.
Verse to Remember- "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength" (Mark 12:30)
Question to Consider: Which is more pleasing to God right now- my public worship or my private worship? What will I do about this?
I really don't know, because I'm not good at either. I'm still working on "crying" the gospel like St. Francis says (Cry the gospel, if necessary, use words.), but I don't know that I do a very good job at it. I go to Mass, but for a while, my heart wasn't in it. I'm trying now though. I know that I can never be perfect, but I do strive to be a living, breathing vessel of Christ. I know my actions may not always show it though. I get caught up in petty gossip, or inappropriate conversations. A priest once told me that there are some things that are just human nature, that you can't necessarily control, but once those thoughts/actions creep in and you realize it, the sin is continuing on in that thought/action, rather than ending it there.
I'll say this. I don't think that in order to be a good Christian one should listen to ONLY Christian music, or only hang out with Christian people. I think worship comes in daily activities; in EVERYTHNG we do. Holding the door open for people, helping those in need, standing up for those who can't stand up for themselves. Being around the "lepers" of our society and loving them for who they are...not just being there for a "service" project. Doing things because you genuinly want to, not just because it's the "right" thing to do.
Worship happens all day and night long. In your conversations, in the very words that escape your mouth, in your thoughts, in your actions...so no, I don't do a very good job at worshipping God. I know some of you may strongly disagree with that, but I don't. I will say that I'm getting better though.
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What do you define as a Christian?Should a Christian be judged solely on his/her actions or their life story?I have beens truggling with a puprose driven life.A friend gave this book to my sister for graduation. I picked it up once and never again.
I think a Christian should be based on both actions AND their life stories...the trials and tribulations they went through, and how they handled them. how they treated their families, AND how they treated strangers...
there's more, but that's all for now...
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