How God works....Discernment

God is Wonderful and for those of us walking close to Him it becomes more and more evident of His Workings in our lives.  Two days ago i was inspired to write the last blog on His Mercy....With no agenda or notes, or reference materials, i prayed and then wrote what came to my heart to share.  Nothing magical, nothing greatly intellectual....just heart...and i quoted Is 1:18

18"Come now, let us set things right,

says the LORD:

Though your sins be like scarlet,

they may become white as snow;

Though they be red like crimson,

they may become white as wool."

Today, in this blizzard, i got up and knew the only thing i wanted to do today was go to Mass....to encounter Jesus in His Holy Word and receive Him in The Eucharist....to ask forgiveness of my sins...and pray for the world at large.....off i went.  The roads were silent and still...everyone still warm sleeping and i was the only parishioner that made it there.  Obviously it was an Ordained Moment by God Himself.  The priest asked for me to read the Scripture Reading and Psalm.  And then there was my wink from God....the weaving He does in the lives of His Children....The first reading was from the Book of Isaiah verse 10 and 16-20...

Reading 1   IS 1:10, 16-20

Hear the word of the LORD,
princes of Sodom!
Listen to the instruction of our God,
people of Gomorrah!

Wash yourselves clean!
Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes;
cease doing evil; learn to do good.
Make justice your aim: redress the wronged,
hear the orphan's plea, defend the widow.

Come now, let us set things right,
says the LORD:
Though your sins be like scarlet,
they may become white as snow;
Though they be crimson red,
they may become white as wool.
If you are willing, and obey,
you shall eat the good things of the land;
But if you refuse and resist,
the sword shall consume you:
for the mouth of the LORD has spoken!

When we doubt whether what we are doing is from Him....when we are not clear in how to discern things of God...He, in His Mercy, shows up with a sign....two days later, the same chapter and message  i wrote about  is right on the page before me to read at Mass.  Praise His Holy Name!   And so the message for all of us from God Himself is Is 1.....

Let us stay sincerely close to God...seeking Him...chasing Him...for then He, in His Great Love for us, will continue to inspire His Children with Dreams, Inspirations, Goals and will confirm them to help us know we are hearing from Him and that these thoughts and ideas are not our own.  This is Discernment...we don't have to literally hear from God although many of the great saints did, He will confirm things inch by inch...one situation at a time...to His simple humble people who really really Love Him!

til next time...be safe in the snow for those affected by it....and be assured of my continued prayers...ang