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I'm just a guy trying to trust in God and be the best I can be for God and others, then myself.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Purgatory and the Dentist's Office

Sitting in the lovely reclining chair in the dentists office is a wonderful place to think, if only to get your mind off of what is going on in your mouth at the same moment.
By the grace of God my thoughts centered on God, in a way.  The analogy that popped into my head seemed to fit and the more I thought about it and the more I experienced in the office the better it was.

Going to the dentist is like going to purgatory.
Nobody wants to go there, but it is inevitable... we have to eventually.  If we have been following the dentists guidelines, the visit is almost pain free and the joy of walking through those doors is just heavenly.
Unfortunately, most of us do not follow the guidelines and rules of the dentist.  So our visit is painful.  The scraping, poking and picking seems to last forever.  The high frequency water jet used to blast off the bad stuff hurts my ear drums more then my mouth.  I would take nails on a chalkboard over the scraping of metal on my teeth.  Then, after all that, the doctor comes in for one final look, only to tell me I get to come in again to fill some little holes in my teeth that unfortunately made it through the enamel.
I see purgatory as being something like that. We get our souls scraped of all the bad things we did, and it will not be painless. Once that is all done St. Michael comes in to check us over, and maybe we have a little bit more to do until we are ready for eternal glory.

Just a thought... I guess all I can do come Thursday morning is offer up the pain to God.

Peace all

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Catching Up

It's been a crazy last few weeks to say the least, which is one of the big reasons why I have not written anything in a while.
I have called it quits teaching after 3 years.  I have moved back home, with no job, back into my old room.  Being 26 years old, this is not where I thought I would be... but I'm happy.  I will keep getting a paycheck up until August which I basically take as meaning I don't need a job until September... so I have a whole summer to look forward to.  
I'm not sitting on my laurels though.  I'm going to volunteer and try to make some connections and see what possibilities I have to look forward to.
Going back to school is an option... still, I would like to have to job so I can pay for the schooling.
At the end of the day though, I'm trying to trust in God. 
My most frequent prayer to God continues to be "Please Lord, help me to do what you need me to do, and give me the courage to do it"

Here's to the future!
Peace all