Pray To God Today

Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. “Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And whe...

Today we celebrate in the Roman Catholic Church the feast day of St. Benedict of Nursia. Benedict, of course, if famous for his Rule on monastic living which focused heavily on 'Ora et Labora' which means "Pray and work."  It is important to pray and be close to God, but we can do so as we work, as we accomplish the tasks here on earth. In fact a personal favorite quote of St. Benedict is, " Prefer nothing, absolutely nothing, to the Love of Christ."  This quote summarizes perfectly the entire spiritual life and our goal as growing in our discipleship with Christ.  We love a lot of things in our life; we love times with friends, our phones, games, drinking, archery, bowling, any sport, any talent. We love a lot. A lot of things consume our life- and so they should, as they give us meaningful time and help build meaningful relationships when done properly. So how on earth am I suppose to be prefer the love of Christ above all? Am I suppose to give up everythi...