Be Inspired and Enriched!

On the weekend, I gave a talk on the topic of Loving Your Neighbour at a Parish-Based Retreat. I have given this talk before so I felt confident in accepting the invitation to speak. I prepared the slides and the materials. Before the afternoon session started, I had set up the slides, the music, the movie and the sound amplifier. Everything worked. However, thirty minutes before I was due to speak, I went to a room and prayed to the Holy Spirit that I may speak about God's real message that could touch at least one of those present. When it was my time to speak, everything did not work - the remote control, the projector, the slides, the sound and the video (movie). But I had to start. So, I grabbed my Bible and started to read the Parable of the Good Samaritan. I shared a bit about what touched me in that passage, the words that came up very strongly and how this story can be compared to our situation today. When the projector came up again, I quickly went through the slides...

Like life, we would like to end our year on a good note. If you made a list of things you wanted to do this year, may that be a goals list, a New Year’s resolution or just a simple list of what you planned to do this year, have a look at it again today. Have you already done some or most of those things on the list? Early in the year, I created a 4-Pronged Goals List for myself. The 4 areas in life that I wanted to focus on this year. Spiritual Development, Creative Development, Financial Development and Family Relationships Development. As I try to develop these areas, I also planned to focus on 2 main values: Patience and an Inner Life. Although I like to plan my year, I also want to be open to where God leads me. I believe that this year, God has helped me and my family tremendously, although sometimes not according to our plan. But His own plan in His own time. How about you? How has God touched, changed or disturbed your life this year? Have you touched someone’s lif...