It's a fine line...the desire to plan a great weekend retreat or spend time planning all the great little details. The handbook specifically tells us to not focus our energies on the planning yet, but to plan on renewing our bond, our dedication to Jesus, our efforts in becoming the women we were meant to be.
And that holds true for all things in life. I can see the days when I'm too concerned with the planning of the day, the To-Do list, that I don't take the time to see what God has set before me. If the house needs cleaning, if there are too many errands to run, I miss the sunrises and sunsets. I don't take the time to listen to my children. I forget to slow down, take a deep breath and pray. The more I run around town trying to 'do it all', the less time I spend on my knees.
Our group, under the encouragement of our Lay Director, has decided to read the bible daily - together. The CRHP handbook tells us that daily scripture reading is very important, that God's Word is the key to unlocking our minds and opening up our hearts. The Catholic Church has the awesome 3-year reading plan - the daily readings for the bible are set out for the global church. If you do all the readings, you will have read the entire bible in three years.
We knew, as a group, that we wanted to reading an entire book of the bible together as opposed to the thematic bits and pieces that the church has laid out in it's daily readings. One of our members suggested starting with Paul's letters, stating that because he was a persecuter of Christians turned evangelist, his writing would be perfect for us. So here we go! Starting with Romans, we are reading three chapters a day.
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