Preparation Day #64 | The Unlikely Call

The Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C September 7, 2022 Topic | Semi-Rosary I don’t have a lot to say here. I meant to talk about this the last time we got together, but I could not recall it to save my life. I don’t know if you had seen all of the stuff about the rosary being a divisive and rebellious symbol in the news a few weeks back. I’m not even sure that I am recalling the ideas correctly anymore it has been so long. How I wish this were the case. The rosary is a powerful tool. When you don’t know what to say, it gives you words. If you want to start to pray, the rosary is one of the best ways to start. You only need three things: a rosary, a rosary guide, and a bible. The Bible and guide are only needed at the beginning. Read the stories associated with each of the mysteries of the rosary as presented in the guild. After a few weeks, you will easily remember the stories. After a month you will remember the mysteries and not need the guide. It is a great way to develop a prayer life, give yourself structure, and give yourself words when you don’t have anything. Thoughts: Jesus is the example we are to follow | We are called to evangelize, to teach the art of living with Jesus. We are supposed to do what he did not just gain from his efforts. We have a part to play in all of this. But there is a problem. Most of us feel it all the time and most acutely when we begin to try mission. I am nothing special, and I do not know what I am doing. I am a fraud. I was a blasphemer and a persecutor | We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. St. Paul is not being hyperbolic. He was nothing special, a sinner, and hot-tempered. He spent most of his ministry aware but not ashamed of his faults. This leads to something great. I am grateful to him who has strengthened me | Jesus called Paul knowing all of Paul’s baggage. Jesus called me knowing all of my baggage. Jesus is calling you with all of your baggage. I am grateful that he has strengthened me because I am weak. Because he considered me trustworthy | I am grateful that he considers me trustworthy because I know that I am not. Isn’t awesome that our father loves us so much that he lets us be part of the family business even when we’re not very good at it? It becomes our reward as well even though we did little of the work at the last moment. Topic | Alaska Please enjoy the slide show. Alcatraz Prison The Golden Gate Bridge The shoreline at sunset Outside my window in Skagway Our train ride begins The mountainside The mountainside from a different angle Bridal falls More mountainside The train tunnel. Please y’all don’t film; this lady was impossible to keep out of my photos. The fallen wooden train bridge The glacier lake at the Canadian border. The Rainforest Gardens Juno airport from the lookout at the gardens Me at the entrance of the gardens The river that caused the mudslide Mendenhall Glacier from Tracy Arm Ford A swan Links: Newsletter: https://www.ctr-htdiocese.org/_files/... https://www.ctr-htdiocese.org/weekly-... Second Reading: 1 Tm 1:12-17 Reading: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/reading...