Cake

The WORD today (See http://usccb.org/bible/readings/103013.cfm) reminds me that loving God has a promise.

A Cake needs a lot of ingredients to make. You need flour, egg, baking powder, etc. If the ingredients are eaten on their own, they don't taste good. However when you put them all together with the right amount, they make a delicious cake.  This is similar to the first reading.

The excerpt of the first reading says:

We know that all things work for good for those who love God

There are a lot of things we cannot understand. There are a lot of challenges in life that we do not want to happen. There are a lot of experiences that we feel are unbearable or that we don't deserve. Taken separately, these things don't seem to be helping us improve our lives and our faith. However we get the promise that as long as we love God, all things will work for our good. God knows just the right amount of challenges, of pain, of suffering and hardships to make us into a stronger person, to be more and more like Him.

May we have the heart to just keep on loving God, and the faith that as we do so, God will work all things for our good.

Father God,

Thank you for today. Thank you for giving me another day to live. Thank you for your reminder and promise that as long as i love you and put you first, all things will work together for my good. May i have the heart and faith, Lord. In a special way I lift up to you SE21 who is spearheading the fundraising today. Continue to amaze them with your love, blessings and power. Bless their work and continue to prepare them as they continue to serve you. Amen.

Blessed day!

In Christ,

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