Reflection for August 1, 2013 (Thursday) Taken from "Didache 2013" WHEN GOD ASKS FOR SOMETHING "“What is bad they throw away.” – Matthew 13:48"" " When I was a 13-year-old preacher, I was inspired to give up TV. So, while all my classmates were talking about the latest episode of "Charlie’s Angels", I felt very out of place. (I wish I could tell you that my version of "Charlie’s Angels "had the cast of Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Cameron Diaz, but…) Throughout my teenage life, I grew up without TV. Looking back, I see what a huge blessing it was. Imagine freeing three hours a day to do other fantastic things like read books, play instruments, compose songs and, most of all, serve in ministry. Think of this: if you live to be 75 and watched three hours of TV a day, minus normal sleeping time, you would have wasted 14 years of your life. When I was 21 years old, I gave up my girlfriend. Reason: I felt I needed time to discern if I was called to celibacy or marriage. And for the next 10 years, I had no romantic relationship. (You can imagine how difficult that was, not only for me, but also for all the girls around me who found me irresistible.) Again, I believe those 10 years were my liberating years — I stretched my wings, expanded my world, and grew my horizons. Friend, what is God asking you to remove from your life? "Bo Sanchez (bosanchez@kerygmafamily )"" " Reflection: What is God asking you to remove from your life? "Lord, help me to give up whatever is not pleasing in Your eyes."" " St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, bishop and doctor of the Church, pray for us.
Posted on: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 21:59:12 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015