A Lovely Day To Read A Book

A cloudy morning makes for a lovely day to read a book, without worry of sunburn. The light and shadow play here is not as harsh, and makes for a beautiful scene to inspire rest. I also like how the red flowers pop! I gave this a slight blur to soften the mood of this subject. Enjoy!



Blessed is the poor in spirit ....

In America, we live in a culture that says more is better, but is this a lie?

We all have our stuff packed away in the basements of our homes, sometimes extending to storage sheds that we pay to put our stuff. And, no matter our social rank, the more stuff we have, whether possessions or in our head, the more we get distracted from the true meaning life:

Our dependence on God, and our relationships those we love.

Did you know the biblical meaning of freedom means that we are free of attachments to be able to follow the will of God?

Recently I went through my stuff, with the mindset that if I die tomorrow what of it will end in the trash. It turned out most of it. I haven't touched this stuff in years ...

The poor in spirit: in the Old Testament, the poor are those who are without material possessions and whose confidence is in God, and those who recognized their complete dependence on God.

Do you allow yourselves to become attached to your possessions?

What came with this for me was a form of spiritual poverty, as small as it was ...

When we are free from stuff, we free ourselves from distraction. (read that again)

God's will is that we depend on Him, what more could you want?

This is the true meaning of life .. ... to keep our stuff in right perspective.


"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." - Mt. 5:3



Enjoy your day, you'll never get it back,
Frank

Frank J Casella is cofounder at CMCSmen.net, an American, Catholic, photographer, independent artist, and blogger about hope and God's love in the world at blog.frankjcasella.com. Frank Casella's Email address is writeme@frankjcasella.com.




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