Starting Simply

October 12, 2008
Starting Simply
“The desire for God is written in the human heart.” (CCC 27) We, as Catholics, have a duty to learn as much as we can about God and our faith. As I said last week we do not “graduate” after we are confirmed. Confirmation gives us the basic building blocks to begin our faith journey. Sacred Heart offers many opportunities to learn and enrich our faith with Generations of Faith, Women in God’s Spirit, prayer ministries, etc. You may be saying to yourself that “I don’t have the time,” or “I’m too shy to share my faith.” So we’ll start off with some simple ideas to rekindle the fire of your faith.

We find God every day in our lives. This weekend, and the next week or two, will be peak fall foliage season in our area. Take a few minutes this week to admire the changing colors and thank God for the beauty in nature. We sometimes take for granted the colors of autumn or a beautiful sunset. We never seem to take the time to gaze up at the night sky to admire the stars while listening to the crickets chirp. All of this is thanks to God. This week let us take just a few minutes each day and consider St. Augustine’s challenge to us:

“Question the beauty of the earth, question the beauty of the sea, question the beauty of the air distending and diffusing itself, question the beauty of the sky… question all these realities… Who made them if not the Beautiful One...” (CCC 32)

- Holly Clark