Our Faithful God

As we move another day into our New Year and the Third Marist Century and leave the week-long (perhaps even longer) celebrations, family gatherings and generally uplifted spirits behind, we take a look at God's promise of endless love.  Deuteronomy 7: 6-8a, 9 remind  us that we are holy, chosen and especially his own.  He has set his heart on us and chosen us and will remain faithful to us. We need to hear this again and again as we can so easily be side-tracked by concerns in our families, worries about jobs and income, and a feeling of being overwhelmed by our inability to keep up with what we consider "things that must be done".  A frozen computer screen, a jammed printer, for example, can rob us of hours of "productive time" and cause frustration and anxiety as we push what we had planned further into the day, or into tomorrow, adding extra "musts" to an already crowded schedule.
We need to be aware, as we were so much during Advent, that Emmanuel, God is with us, even in these "small" things, and that the most important piece, his faithful love, will help us get through what HE sees as important for us.  Constantly praying for the grace to "let go", to trust and to bask in his love is what really matters.  Our God is a Faithful God; let that be the foundational attitude we carry during this day and all the days of 2017.  Thank you, God, for your Fidelity and Love.
Bro .Rene