Summer is Over

Pope John Paul II tells us that the thruth of the values we hold are to be found by opening oneself to apprehend that truth, even at levels which transcend the person. Fr. Martell, the Pastor of Holy Rosary taught me several things during my summer assignment. He is a collector of lighthouses and I asked why, his answer was that it is a reminder that we are all lighthouses. God's love and mercy shines light through us in what we do and say.
As I ponder the quote, my reflection draws me to the lighthouse. My brightness of my light is the love I return to God. My integrity is the lighthouse itself; the foundation for the light which shines forth. If I do not live a life in adherence to the Gospels teachings, then my light would not shine. The bricks of my lighthouse have bonded with a mortar of forgiveness. The person I was ten years ago is not the person who you see today.
I have been challenged to become a beckon of light in today's culture. Fr. Ernie has asked us in his homilies to be a sound person living a life that is counter-cultural to today's culture of death. You are called as so am I to stand on principles based on the teachings of the Catholic Church. Poeple who have been part of my life are now my witness to the change in person I have necome today. I was told by someone this summer that my presence brings a calmness to the group. I hope that the calmness is brought out by the light of God from my heart. As the light of the lighthouse calms the fear of the sailor in the darkness of the night, I pray and hope to light the way for others to find the merciful and loving God which I have found.
Several priests have been my light, please pray for our priests.

Pax Christi Tecum