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Keep Doing Good Things

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Keep Doing Good Things

Photo: ' Sunrise on the Winter Pine ' - A beautiful backyard pine tree, covered with fresh snow, absorbs the winter sunlight. Copyright Frank J. Casella All Rights Reserved.



-- Keep Doing Good Things --


Something I like about fresh snow is how it illuminates the sunlight.

The sunlight, especially in the morning, illustrates for me the warmth and blessing of God on his creation.

And in order to see the beauty of the sunlight, we have to see the shadows behind it.

The interplay of both is what I think makes this beauty interesting ... different from day to day .. such as with our own lives.

Life is messy and full of struggles and shortcomings. Our lives and culture are full of fault-finding.

But there is hope, if we accept it: Mercy.




" Mercy is the first attribute of God. God does not want anyone to be lost. His mercy is infinitely greater than our sins "

-- Pope Francis


Saint Thomas Aquinas defines God's Mercy as the eternal perfection of the Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier in His relation to people.

Through Mercy, God brings creatures out of poverty and replenishes their shortcomings.

Jesus tells us the next step, “ wisdom is vindicated by her works. ”

In other words, let the good things you’re doing do the talking.

Keep your eyes on God. And keep doing the good that God is calling you to do.

We are now in the season of Advent ... waiting for Christmas.

This waiting period is a time to prepare, by removing the clutter in our lives, known as sin, and to better practice what we believe.

And not to disbelieve because our expectations have not been met.

Like a pine tree is changed by the beauty of the fresh snow, so too can we be changed by Mercy.

A blessed Advent, and a Merry Christmas to you!

Frank




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