August,
2009 – Spirituality through Humor
August,
2009 – Spirituality through Humor
Spiritual
insights and challenges often come wrapped in humor. The following 21 things I suggest you need to
remember in order for you to see how spirituality is enhances through humor.
1.
Faith is the
ability to not panic.
2.
If you worry,
you didn’t pray. If you prayed, don’t
worry.
3.
As a child of
God, prayer is like calling home every day.
4.
Blessed are
the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape,
5.
When we get
tangled up in our problems, be still. He
can untangle the knot.
6.
Do the
math. Count your blessings.
7.
God wants
Spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.
8.
Dear
God: I have a problem. It’s me.
9.
Silence is
often misinterpreted, but never misquoted.
10. Laugh
every day – it’s like inner jogging.
11. The most
important things in your home are the people.
12. Growing
old is inevitable, growing up is optional.
13. There is
no key to happiness. The door is always
open, come on in.
14. A grudge
is a heavy thing to carry.
15. He who
dies with the most toys is still dead.
16. We do not
remember days, but moments. Life moves
too fast, so enjoy your precious moments.
17. Nothing is
real to you until you experience it; other wise it’s just hearsay.
18. It’s still
all right to sit on your pity pot now and again, just be sure to flush when you
are done.
19. Surviving
and living your life successfully requires courage. The goals and dreams you’re
seeking require risk-taking. Learn from the turtle. It only makes progress when it sticks out its
neck.
20. Be more
concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is really what you are, but
your reputation is merely what others think you are. No matter the storm, when you are with God,
there is always a rainbow waiting.
21. Leave gentle
fingerprints on the soul of another for the angels to read.
“I
don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length
of it. I want to have lived the width of
it as well." (from: The Other Side of the Colts.) Hopefully the above suggestions can provide a
fruitful source of meditation and prayer.
These remembrances should provide a rich source of sharing and
meditation for your Spiritual Growth.
May you be so entwined with your Spiritual growth, that the two of you
are inseparable. Hope you are enjoying your
summer.
Peace
and joy always,
Father
Vince
Fr. Vince O'Brien, S.J. is the
Chaplain for SDC. He can be
contacted at: Manresa Hall,
261 City Line Avenue, Merion Station, PA 19066 or (610) 660-1406.