Hello out there to all my wonderful J Ko loyal readers. I'm sure you're wondering what's been going on and why I haven't been writing as many blogs as I should be. Well, I hate to break it to y'all but sometimes the complications of life can take it's toll on you. I'm sure some of y'all might want to know what's going on with the story of the servant and the King. Others might be wanting to know what other interesting things that I have to write about. I can tell you I do have a few things written in bits and pieces. I hate leaving y'all out in the cold, that's for sure.
Trust me, I do some good things to write. I'd love to continue to tell the story of the servant and the King. It's actually interesting events that I have brewing in my mind, I just have the domination of the life of biblical studies. Each day seems more and more of a mystery and other things continue to be unveiled to me that I want to add. So, you'll just have to hold on till I can tell you!
Let's just say, my inspiration has been drawing from a strange case of events!
Thanks for staying loyal and true!
Until next time!
Con Amor Siempre,
J Ko
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Friday, November 2, 2012
Waiting to Board a flight to neverland: Reflecting on the past 24 hours
Today's the day she's been awaiting for
For over the past several months
Finally her chance to show people
She isn't afraid of overcome the odds
She couldn't believe she was
About to board a plane to Neverland
Face some of her biggest fears
All alone basically
With no one really to hold her hand
Was she ready to fully do this?
She had already broken
The chains of her wounded heart
Showed she could surpass
Illnesses, injuries, and negativity
Overcome much more than
Anyone would have expected
She discovered grace, forgiveness, and a new sense of being
Just reliving her passions
Nothing really could weigh her spirits & drive down
Despite the mistakes she'd made
She had learned from them
she'd grown from them
Even slowly started to open
Her eyes and heart to
What God was presenting her with
For the past 24 hours
Had really seemed so surreal
None of it made sense
In a way it all felt like it a dream
God what was going on?
Things were falling into place
In some odd way
Work was getting done
There really seemed
Like there was no division occurring
Among the people in the land
Even the King and his men
Held a different attitude and spirit
Towards the servants and those not of high class
Very scary!
As she ran into the King
That previous morning
She flet she didn't know him
No matter the mockery
Heard in the background from his men
He gave her his undivided attnetion
WOW what did she do to deserve this
Was the King she knew coming back?
About 18 hours before her flight
She met with the King
On official business
Though she didn't want to
Have to write the story nor this meeting
She knew God had his plan
The hysterical side of it
Was the day of the meeting
26 years prior
Her parents were united in Holy Matrimony
And Her grandfather went dancing with the Angels
How much more ironic could things get
After the meeting was over
Neither departed
They stayed engrossed in conversation
Maybe this was the way
It was meant to be all along
Regardless she was able to
Express many words of honesty
Straight from the heart to him
Also she felt the man
She once knew and want to know
Was there right in front of her
Sitting across from her
Enjoying her company
As she enjoyed his
At one point in time
She glanced into his stained glass sapphires
And could actually shee her eyes
Staring back at her
She was speechless
Without thought
And could only think
God was in control
None of this added up
Nevertheless it seemed
All the air had been cleared
Time could only tell
One would hope
When the two departed
There seemed to be something
Anew or different in the air
And between the King and servant
maybe the two did understand each other
All she knew was
She was at peace
And completely content
With things in her life
Happy exactly where she was
No would she change
A thing about it
"Hello girl. Wake up. Get a grip."
That's all she kept thinking
She needed to be pinched
Smacked with a frying pan
Brought back down to Earth
While she sat on a plane
Waiting to go 19,000 feet into the clear blue sky
Nothing made sense to her anymore
It appeared she had been blessed
Blessed with some gifts, angels, and a beautiful life
She didn't feel she deserved
She wasn't anyone special
All she was
Was a servant
Taking a second chance
Living with no regrets
Going after her dreams
And answering God's call
"Passengers at this time
The captain has turned on the fasten seat belts sign
And the cabin door has been closed."
Take off
Off to Neverland!
For over the past several months
Finally her chance to show people
She isn't afraid of overcome the odds
She couldn't believe she was
About to board a plane to Neverland
Face some of her biggest fears
All alone basically
With no one really to hold her hand
Was she ready to fully do this?
She had already broken
The chains of her wounded heart
Showed she could surpass
Illnesses, injuries, and negativity
Overcome much more than
Anyone would have expected
She discovered grace, forgiveness, and a new sense of being
Just reliving her passions
Nothing really could weigh her spirits & drive down
Despite the mistakes she'd made
She had learned from them
she'd grown from them
Even slowly started to open
Her eyes and heart to
What God was presenting her with
For the past 24 hours
Had really seemed so surreal
None of it made sense
In a way it all felt like it a dream
God what was going on?
Things were falling into place
In some odd way
Work was getting done
There really seemed
Like there was no division occurring
Among the people in the land
Even the King and his men
Held a different attitude and spirit
Towards the servants and those not of high class
Very scary!
As she ran into the King
That previous morning
She flet she didn't know him
No matter the mockery
Heard in the background from his men
He gave her his undivided attnetion
WOW what did she do to deserve this
Was the King she knew coming back?
About 18 hours before her flight
She met with the King
On official business
Though she didn't want to
Have to write the story nor this meeting
She knew God had his plan
The hysterical side of it
Was the day of the meeting
26 years prior
Her parents were united in Holy Matrimony
And Her grandfather went dancing with the Angels
How much more ironic could things get
After the meeting was over
Neither departed
They stayed engrossed in conversation
Maybe this was the way
It was meant to be all along
Regardless she was able to
Express many words of honesty
Straight from the heart to him
Also she felt the man
She once knew and want to know
Was there right in front of her
Sitting across from her
Enjoying her company
As she enjoyed his
At one point in time
She glanced into his stained glass sapphires
And could actually shee her eyes
Staring back at her
She was speechless
Without thought
And could only think
God was in control
None of this added up
Nevertheless it seemed
All the air had been cleared
Time could only tell
One would hope
When the two departed
There seemed to be something
Anew or different in the air
And between the King and servant
maybe the two did understand each other
All she knew was
She was at peace
And completely content
With things in her life
Happy exactly where she was
No would she change
A thing about it
"Hello girl. Wake up. Get a grip."
That's all she kept thinking
She needed to be pinched
Smacked with a frying pan
Brought back down to Earth
While she sat on a plane
Waiting to go 19,000 feet into the clear blue sky
Nothing made sense to her anymore
It appeared she had been blessed
Blessed with some gifts, angels, and a beautiful life
She didn't feel she deserved
She wasn't anyone special
All she was
Was a servant
Taking a second chance
Living with no regrets
Going after her dreams
And answering God's call
"Passengers at this time
The captain has turned on the fasten seat belts sign
And the cabin door has been closed."
Take off
Off to Neverland!
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
1 more hour to go: Whatever happen to the King she once knew?
There was the road she was driving on
She knew where she was going
She had driven this path for the past 4 months
Yet today's drive seemed a little different
She couldn't seem to wrap her head around a few things
No way in a millions years could she had believed
She'd be back in competition mode
Working on fulfilling her dream
Overcoming the odds
Doing what people couldn't have expected her to do
Still a part of her still felt shattered
About a month after her training
The unexpected occured
She never expected to have path
Get crossed with the King
And to start to see the compassionate, caring, gentler side
A part of her had actually missed this King
But as days drifted away
Summer turned to Fall
She soon realized that she had gotten in to deep
She had believed in her heart
That the King was a good hearted man
Not a boy full of ruthlessness and arrogency
He had changed from the ways others in the land
Had been describing him, viewing him, and judging him
She chose not to listen
Only defend him to others
People called her blind, foolish, and other names
Saying she wasn't in her right mind
These words burned her soul because
They came from people who supported her throughout her journey
She only wanted the world to see what she could
Once the boy King took off his mask
And stopped hiding away from the rest of the world
For some reason
She began to trust him
Which was completely not her way of being
She never let her guard down, put her trust in anyone, or open up
What was she doing
How could this be happening to her
How could she
A servant of the land
Respect, care, admire, and want to be friend a King
Who in return
Only showed his vindictive and cruel, cunning ways now
Somewhere along the way
The man who she wanted to know
The man whom she thought cared for her
As a human being
Forgetting she was only a servant to the land
Had disappeared
And became the King whom the land believed he was
She had had enough
A part of her wanted to walk away from him
A part of her still believe that somewhere deep down
Was the man of worth, faith, kindness, and everything
She felt, saw, and got to know
When their paths crossed
On that dreary summer night
He was better than the boy he presented himself to be
As time grew near for her
To enter the world of competition
She missed the King
Whom she thought was someone
Who understood her and could relate
She missed their converstations, jokes, and exchange of smiles
However she knew it was all over now
The King chose his crown and his heirarchy of people
The "beautiful" and "rich" people
Although her heart would be torn of confussion
And she may never be able to understand
The meaning behind the King's bi-polarism
She'd never forget the way he did show his heart
At one point is
As of now though
She had to say she was done
She'd worked to hard
To worry about someone
Who appareantly
Only cared about himself and not the representation of his character
She was done making excuses
While she continued to shift her mind back to the road
She knew God was in complete control
And knew exactly what was going on
Maybe one day the King would become the man
She knew he could be
Not the boy he turned out to be
She only had to walk by her faith
Not by her sight
And never stop believing nor
Underestimating perfection
She looked at the clock...
1 more hour
She knew where she was going
She had driven this path for the past 4 months
Yet today's drive seemed a little different
She couldn't seem to wrap her head around a few things
No way in a millions years could she had believed
She'd be back in competition mode
Working on fulfilling her dream
Overcoming the odds
Doing what people couldn't have expected her to do
Still a part of her still felt shattered
About a month after her training
The unexpected occured
She never expected to have path
Get crossed with the King
And to start to see the compassionate, caring, gentler side
A part of her had actually missed this King
But as days drifted away
Summer turned to Fall
She soon realized that she had gotten in to deep
She had believed in her heart
That the King was a good hearted man
Not a boy full of ruthlessness and arrogency
He had changed from the ways others in the land
Had been describing him, viewing him, and judging him
She chose not to listen
Only defend him to others
People called her blind, foolish, and other names
Saying she wasn't in her right mind
These words burned her soul because
They came from people who supported her throughout her journey
She only wanted the world to see what she could
Once the boy King took off his mask
And stopped hiding away from the rest of the world
For some reason
She began to trust him
Which was completely not her way of being
She never let her guard down, put her trust in anyone, or open up
What was she doing
How could this be happening to her
How could she
A servant of the land
Respect, care, admire, and want to be friend a King
Who in return
Only showed his vindictive and cruel, cunning ways now
Somewhere along the way
The man who she wanted to know
The man whom she thought cared for her
As a human being
Forgetting she was only a servant to the land
Had disappeared
And became the King whom the land believed he was
She had had enough
A part of her wanted to walk away from him
A part of her still believe that somewhere deep down
Was the man of worth, faith, kindness, and everything
She felt, saw, and got to know
When their paths crossed
On that dreary summer night
He was better than the boy he presented himself to be
As time grew near for her
To enter the world of competition
She missed the King
Whom she thought was someone
Who understood her and could relate
She missed their converstations, jokes, and exchange of smiles
However she knew it was all over now
The King chose his crown and his heirarchy of people
The "beautiful" and "rich" people
Although her heart would be torn of confussion
And she may never be able to understand
The meaning behind the King's bi-polarism
She'd never forget the way he did show his heart
At one point is
As of now though
She had to say she was done
She'd worked to hard
To worry about someone
Who appareantly
Only cared about himself and not the representation of his character
She was done making excuses
While she continued to shift her mind back to the road
She knew God was in complete control
And knew exactly what was going on
Maybe one day the King would become the man
She knew he could be
Not the boy he turned out to be
She only had to walk by her faith
Not by her sight
And never stop believing nor
Underestimating perfection
She looked at the clock...
1 more hour
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Wanting to Escape to Neverland: A J Ko mini-story
It seemed he rode into town
On his steel ton horse
Appearing to the crowds
Expecting to be cheered on
By all that are gathered across the land
As he came into town
Everyone makes way for him
Regardless if he appears
To be absorbing the limelight
Treating people one way in public
Yet privately mocking them
Showing no signs of gratitude
Just letting arrogance get in the way
She couldn't bare to be a witness to this
It took for such a long time
His treatment of people that is
She wanted to stand up to him
Yelling at him his ways
Truly needed to change
And he needed to take a look in the mirror
What happened to the man
Whom she was honored to know
Excited to be associated with
Live in the same land as him
The man whom she defended
Without a blink
Just trusting her faith
Now she just sees
A man who is riding on a steel horse
Who is secretly letting his pinchers come out
A man who knows how to show
His cold, ruthless, and no emotional side
A man who appeared to have nothing but a stone cold heart
She knew he once was wrapped in caution tape
He had a big flashing warning sign
She had been warn the man wasn't what he appeared
He may had appeared to be a man of worth and service
But deep down she knew the truth
Somehow on her path to self discovery
She was able to past the mask he once wore
And see that he was just man
Wearing a people pleaser mask
That underneath it all
He wasn't nothing but
A man who was lost in his own world
A man who could appear to be someone
The world would be proud to know
Call a hero
Still some how that man had disappeared
Over the past months of knowing him and observing him
She felt that man she once cared about
Had just been an act
And should have known he was trouble from the start
She wish she could go back and change things
But damage had already done
She just wanted to fly off to Neverland
A land where he had no domain
Where he couldn't play people for a fool
Nor read too much into their gestures
Assuming something was more than what it
Really was deep down
No Neverland would be the place
Where people were free of judgement
Treated equally no matter what
There was no ruler but God
No one to tell people what they should feel or think
No one to question their emotions or others
The first moment she could escape
The same land as this so called man
She would take a one way ticket to Neverland
She wouldn't have to fear the man and his entourage
No more ungratefulness occurring
No more having to see
Others not having confidence
Or filled with insecurities
So til then
She would just pray he'd get a reality check
He'd come to his senses
Grow up a little
And maybe,
Just maybe see there were people who cared about him
For the man he could be and once was
Yet, this all seemed highly doubtful
Eventually though
She'd be able to escape the King
And freely soar in Neverland
Forgetting the he ever existed
Or waltzed into her life
On his steel ton horse
Appearing to the crowds
Expecting to be cheered on
By all that are gathered across the land
As he came into town
Everyone makes way for him
Regardless if he appears
To be absorbing the limelight
Treating people one way in public
Yet privately mocking them
Showing no signs of gratitude
Just letting arrogance get in the way
She couldn't bare to be a witness to this
It took for such a long time
His treatment of people that is
She wanted to stand up to him
Yelling at him his ways
Truly needed to change
And he needed to take a look in the mirror
What happened to the man
Whom she was honored to know
Excited to be associated with
Live in the same land as him
The man whom she defended
Without a blink
Just trusting her faith
Now she just sees
A man who is riding on a steel horse
Who is secretly letting his pinchers come out
A man who knows how to show
His cold, ruthless, and no emotional side
A man who appeared to have nothing but a stone cold heart
She knew he once was wrapped in caution tape
He had a big flashing warning sign
She had been warn the man wasn't what he appeared
He may had appeared to be a man of worth and service
But deep down she knew the truth
Somehow on her path to self discovery
She was able to past the mask he once wore
And see that he was just man
Wearing a people pleaser mask
That underneath it all
He wasn't nothing but
A man who was lost in his own world
A man who could appear to be someone
The world would be proud to know
Call a hero
Still some how that man had disappeared
Over the past months of knowing him and observing him
She felt that man she once cared about
Had just been an act
And should have known he was trouble from the start
She wish she could go back and change things
But damage had already done
She just wanted to fly off to Neverland
A land where he had no domain
Where he couldn't play people for a fool
Nor read too much into their gestures
Assuming something was more than what it
Really was deep down
No Neverland would be the place
Where people were free of judgement
Treated equally no matter what
There was no ruler but God
No one to tell people what they should feel or think
No one to question their emotions or others
The first moment she could escape
The same land as this so called man
She would take a one way ticket to Neverland
She wouldn't have to fear the man and his entourage
No more ungratefulness occurring
No more having to see
Others not having confidence
Or filled with insecurities
So til then
She would just pray he'd get a reality check
He'd come to his senses
Grow up a little
And maybe,
Just maybe see there were people who cared about him
For the man he could be and once was
Yet, this all seemed highly doubtful
Eventually though
She'd be able to escape the King
And freely soar in Neverland
Forgetting the he ever existed
Or waltzed into her life
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Guarding the heart from the King: A J.Ko story
Guarding the Heart from the King
By J.Ko
(This was just a random story I wrote one day while working in the Zone last week)
She guards her heart
Refusing to let the king and his court
See the truest colors of her golden heart
She tried her hardest to express her kindness and gratitude
Serving them with a polite smile, respect, and friendship
Never once really shouting her inner most thoughts
Most certainly never wanting to disrupt the peace
Even when she didn't always agree with the King's decisions
She only showed her most sincerity towards him
Respecting him and supporting
Of at least tried to show him she supported him
Throughout his trials and tribulations
Yet deep down
She could see beyond his crystal sapphires
That shielded his soul from the rest of the world
Regardless if he refused to demonstrate
His softer, gentler side to the world
She knew that man existed
However she knew the King
Wouldn't let the world or his men see
Most likely the land wouldn't understand it
Nevertheless who was she
She was just a mere servant to the land
Reporting the news
Entertaining the crowd like a jester
A scholar in training
Who observed the people in the land
With an open mind and heart
Seeing things differently from others
So she's been told
Refusing to get caught up in the King's web
Acting like the norm
Continuing to live her life & holding her own
Oh but deep down
She did hold her secrets that
Would take a wise man to unlock
She may not wear her heart on her sleeve
Nor express the feelings of the heart
She was enjoying not being in the spotlight
For she did not truly despise the King at all
There was something more
She knew what she wanted to tell the King
Yes the would be a private matter of the heart
Still it wouldn't be something she'd share openly
The only way she'd share it
Would be on a few terms
Maybe when all the fall leaves come off the trees
Or when it rains in this drought
Or maybe when he goes for over 200, with a 55+
And get half her age in combined attacks
She'd unlock the mystery to the King
Nevertheless she knew the truth of it all
When would the King see
She could see beyond his front
And not go anywhere because she understood
Come to surface again
Would she have to confront him about it
With the busy lives of the land
There'd never be the time for the realistic points
To be addressed
Doubt she'd even be heard
She was only a servant to the land
She wasn't of hierarchy
She didn't fit in with the King's men or ladies
Nor did she aspire to be
She wanted SO much more
She only wanted to fit in with the Heavenly King
She wasn't someone graveling at his feet
Begging to serve him at the drop of a hat
She was someone who did speak her mind to him
Still she had her reservations
Beyond reality
She knew she had to guard her heart
Hide her emotions and feelings
Stand firm in her convictions and morals
Continuing to live, work, train, & serve
Never changing to please another
Staying focused on her ambitions
As she had been doing
Before she even knew the King
All she knew was
She had to be careful
And not get her hopes up
Only pray the King
Could one day see
He was more than what
He appeared to the world to be
He was a man of faith and worth
Most importantly
He too had a servant's heart of gold
He just had to take his crown off
But that day
Will be the day
When he sees
That every mystery
Is full of beauty, grace, love
And has the ability to be solved
By J.Ko
(This was just a random story I wrote one day while working in the Zone last week)
She guards her heart
Refusing to let the king and his court
See the truest colors of her golden heart
She tried her hardest to express her kindness and gratitude
Serving them with a polite smile, respect, and friendship
Never once really shouting her inner most thoughts
Most certainly never wanting to disrupt the peace
Even when she didn't always agree with the King's decisions
She only showed her most sincerity towards him
Respecting him and supporting
Of at least tried to show him she supported him
Throughout his trials and tribulations
Yet deep down
She could see beyond his crystal sapphires
That shielded his soul from the rest of the world
Regardless if he refused to demonstrate
His softer, gentler side to the world
She knew that man existed
However she knew the King
Wouldn't let the world or his men see
Most likely the land wouldn't understand it
Nevertheless who was she
She was just a mere servant to the land
Reporting the news
Entertaining the crowd like a jester
A scholar in training
Who observed the people in the land
With an open mind and heart
Seeing things differently from others
So she's been told
Refusing to get caught up in the King's web
Acting like the norm
Continuing to live her life & holding her own
Oh but deep down
She did hold her secrets that
Would take a wise man to unlock
She may not wear her heart on her sleeve
Nor express the feelings of the heart
She was enjoying not being in the spotlight
For she did not truly despise the King at all
There was something more
She knew what she wanted to tell the King
Yes the would be a private matter of the heart
Still it wouldn't be something she'd share openly
The only way she'd share it
Would be on a few terms
Maybe when all the fall leaves come off the trees
Or when it rains in this drought
Or maybe when he goes for over 200, with a 55+
And get half her age in combined attacks
She'd unlock the mystery to the King
Nevertheless she knew the truth of it all
When would the King see
She could see beyond his front
And not go anywhere because she understood
Come to surface again
Would she have to confront him about it
With the busy lives of the land
There'd never be the time for the realistic points
To be addressed
Doubt she'd even be heard
She was only a servant to the land
She wasn't of hierarchy
She didn't fit in with the King's men or ladies
Nor did she aspire to be
She wanted SO much more
She only wanted to fit in with the Heavenly King
She wasn't someone graveling at his feet
Begging to serve him at the drop of a hat
She was someone who did speak her mind to him
Still she had her reservations
Beyond reality
She knew she had to guard her heart
Hide her emotions and feelings
Stand firm in her convictions and morals
Continuing to live, work, train, & serve
Never changing to please another
Staying focused on her ambitions
As she had been doing
Before she even knew the King
All she knew was
She had to be careful
And not get her hopes up
Only pray the King
Could one day see
He was more than what
He appeared to the world to be
He was a man of faith and worth
Most importantly
He too had a servant's heart of gold
He just had to take his crown off
But that day
Will be the day
When he sees
That every mystery
Is full of beauty, grace, love
And has the ability to be solved
Monday, October 15, 2012
Hiding from the Spotlight: A J Ko Song
Hiding from the Spotlight
By J.Ko 10/15/2012
Every single day
I walk down the road
Thanking God for all my blessings
Some I don't deserve I believe
Yet I know God has His plan
And will prove me with all I need
Oh..Oh..Oh..
I couldn't ask for more
But there's just one thing
I wish I could burst out singing
Chorus:
Underneath my baby blues
Lies a mystery awaiting to be unveiled
A mystery to a world
Full of love, life, Christ, and so much more
A heart full of purity and Gold
All it takes is a little time
Out of your busy life
To sit down and engage in getting to know
The not so mysterious and complicate girl
I am acclaimed to be
Though I may no publicly show my ultimate feelings
Privately I'll let you know
Exactly what I'm truly thinking, feeling, and beleivin'
I just want to hide it all away form the spotlight
Vs. 2
People pass me by
I flash them a simple "Hi" or "Hello"
With a Southern smile
Showing my Texan hospitality
That I've been raised on
Never letting them see
I'm flying on the edge of my seat
Seeing where God's takine me
On my 2nd chances
On this bless road of redemption (yeah)
Because
(Chorus)
Vs. 3
It's hard to show the truth
Of what has held me back
When I'm ready to leave it all
In Yesterday
Forgetting the pain
Of every heartache and devestation
The hurt and the scars
Finally overomcing all my fears
Putting myself back together
Being able to feel again
And know it's possible to let someone in
But only time can tell
So open up your eyes to see
I just need you to be patient and understanding
Willing to take that chance
Seeing
Chorus
Vs 4
I know I may come across
As one heck of a mess
Complicated and confusing at times
Please don't be scared
I'm not trying to intimidate anyone
Pushing anyone away
Or make someone go runnin'
It's just all of this is so new
Hopefully the world can understand that
I don't want to my heart on my sleeve
I just am ready for the changes
God has in store
Not trying to be in the spotlight (spotlight)
As I'm living out my dreams
Can you see
Chorus x 2
Hiding from the Spotlight.... yeah.....
Saturday, October 13, 2012
What are your priorities? Who is your priority? Reflections of 2 readings and a Gospel!
Tonight sitting at Mass, I was sitting at Mass listening to the Father at St. Margaret Mary's back in San Antonio, after trying to run around trying to find an idle pulley assembly for my poor JJ. Yes last night trying to back up out of the parking lot from meeting my parents for dinner in Floresville, I heard a pop and I knew it. Any who if knows me, I have been spending the past 3 months preparing for my first major competition after recovering from a knee injury and deciding that yes, I'm bound and determine to get a 2nd chance in one of the most craziest sports a girl could could be in- baton twirling.
Father begin with a story of an Olympic athlete- training to have the opportunity participate in the Olympic games. The athlete arrives at the games, performs his or her routine, awaits for the the judges to present their score. At that moment, the athlete is thinking all the training and practice that went into that moment is about to be challenged by a set of scores. Moments late, the scores are reveled, sometimes the athlete advances to the finals, the athlete podiums, or the athlete goes home with the feeling of failure and unable to receive the desires of his or her heart because of lacking something.
The athlete comes back to America completely CRUSHED! As in life, we have times when we've been told we're lacking something and we become completely devastated.
In our lives we're faced with choices from God. We have to see that it is important that we let things go and actually doing what he's asking. We have take the opportunities that God presents us with. There are preconditions of discipleship with God, trusting God with any and everything. We all need and must trust God. The question is, do we all trust and truly follow Christ.
Here's a thought from scripture, the book of Wisdom to be exact: Nothing is a priceless, more beautiful than the who has a pure heart and is able to see the true treasure is in heaven. Also understand he loved her more than light, gold, and silver.
All of us have things we hold as treasures yet, do we have our proprieties in line? What are your priorities in life? What are you willing to give up? Are you willing to accept the uniqueness of life because you are unique? In order to see God's plan fully you must show trust in him and make him and Jesus your top priority in life.
At the end of Mass, this woman behind me tells me, "Never let anyone tell you your heart isn't pure, beautiful and your song you're singing is a way for God to allow you to touch live. He has given you a amazing gift and you're extremely beautiful. May you keep on touching lives and I just know he blessed you in so many ways and you have the ability to touch lives and hearts. Never lose your purity."
She made me think about what someone once told me, Never make someone a priority when they are only making you an option. I had been told that 4 years ago, and I had completely forgotten about that. I've realized here lately, I feel that is what I've been doing. Therefore, I believe God had me be there at that Mass for several reasons. So time for some re-prioritizing!
Father begin with a story of an Olympic athlete- training to have the opportunity participate in the Olympic games. The athlete arrives at the games, performs his or her routine, awaits for the the judges to present their score. At that moment, the athlete is thinking all the training and practice that went into that moment is about to be challenged by a set of scores. Moments late, the scores are reveled, sometimes the athlete advances to the finals, the athlete podiums, or the athlete goes home with the feeling of failure and unable to receive the desires of his or her heart because of lacking something.
The athlete comes back to America completely CRUSHED! As in life, we have times when we've been told we're lacking something and we become completely devastated.
In our lives we're faced with choices from God. We have to see that it is important that we let things go and actually doing what he's asking. We have take the opportunities that God presents us with. There are preconditions of discipleship with God, trusting God with any and everything. We all need and must trust God. The question is, do we all trust and truly follow Christ.
Here's a thought from scripture, the book of Wisdom to be exact: Nothing is a priceless, more beautiful than the who has a pure heart and is able to see the true treasure is in heaven. Also understand he loved her more than light, gold, and silver.
All of us have things we hold as treasures yet, do we have our proprieties in line? What are your priorities in life? What are you willing to give up? Are you willing to accept the uniqueness of life because you are unique? In order to see God's plan fully you must show trust in him and make him and Jesus your top priority in life.
At the end of Mass, this woman behind me tells me, "Never let anyone tell you your heart isn't pure, beautiful and your song you're singing is a way for God to allow you to touch live. He has given you a amazing gift and you're extremely beautiful. May you keep on touching lives and I just know he blessed you in so many ways and you have the ability to touch lives and hearts. Never lose your purity."
She made me think about what someone once told me, Never make someone a priority when they are only making you an option. I had been told that 4 years ago, and I had completely forgotten about that. I've realized here lately, I feel that is what I've been doing. Therefore, I believe God had me be there at that Mass for several reasons. So time for some re-prioritizing!
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