reaching out...

i remember once what Fr Chris said about the Catholic approach to evangelization...

it's about having something good, and wanting to share it with those around you.'

i have faith in what i believe in, and i know for myself how much it has guided and shaped my life and helped me make sense of things that sometimes have no answer. it is an anchor in the sweeping and sometimes destructive currents in my life. it has been good, and it is good.

so i choose to share it, but i try my hardest not to preach. it's so damn easy to fall into that hole. yeah, i know some people think i m such a gospel-quoting, preachy-weachy freak but the truth is, i m not really all that familiar with the Bible. and i would say that i really do my best to live by what i believe in, and let my actions speak louder than my words.

i do try to share His love with my friends, family, acquaintances and other people i meet throughout my life simply by listening whole-heartedly to their problems and aches and hoping that this will ease their burdens, by doing them small kindnesses, by being there when they need help, and by simply praying for them. that is all these small hands can do and all this small heart can bear. and sometimes i fall, oh yes i do, but the dawning sun means i rise again and press on.

so i m sorry if i v seemed overzealous in my speech and/or actions, and that upset you. but i only hope it has opened your mind and heart, and i m not sorry for that.

any love i could ever hope to have for any one of you came from a source greater than mine, and in reaching out, i only seek to connect you with the ultimate life giving source.