touched by an angel (again)

I bumped into Aunty Pauline before novena (to OLPS) today.
I see her every fortnight helping to sell the latest issue of the Catholic News.
It suddenly struck me that she had been doing this ever since I knew them (when I joined the Legion of Mary) in Sec 4.
She probably started long before I knew her, and I know for a fact that she will continue to sell the Catholic News every fortnight for a long time in the future.

You know how they always preach that we should have complete faith in God...
Some people overdo it - in the way that they're almost hypocritical (but who am I to judge, right?)
Others completely forget that God even exists...

I reckon, that Aunty Pauline has stuck the balance, because she's such a wonderful person she's superhuman.
Goodness radiates from her - from the honesty in her eyes, to the genuine concern of her touch, all the way to her simple ever-present smile which says 'everything is good'.

I didn't go to church after Novena today.
Cos Lionel and I went to eat ice cream *sheephish grin*.

And because I simply didn't want to go for mass.

Meeting Aunty Pauline had provoked a vague memory I have of a time when I, too, had God as a very central part of my life.
I made my decisions after I felt I had prayed enough.
I prayed with complete faith that they would be answered.
I lived knowing that things will turn out well because God was watching out for me.

Now I am not so sure why I even go to church.

I've sure got heaps of thinking (and praying?) to do this Lenten season.

+ Flisha spoke @ 7:56 pm

+-+-+-+-+

Comments:

Hey, hope you have a good lent. And I guess our faith is a relationship with God, how much we get out of it, depends on how much time and effort we are willing to work at the relationship.

I had a really good lent last year, this year started a bit slack due to the cny. But after reading your post, am resolved to get back into the lent mood. And just wondering what wonderful experiences this lent God would bring me.

Will pray for you, keep me in your prayers too. ;-Þ

# posted by  Terence : 1:32 am

 

hey felicia! stumbled upon your blog. anyway, DON'T stop going to church. cos i've done that and it doesn't make things any better. HAHA.

# posted by  Anonymous : 10:13 pm

 

Post a Comment