On Thursday I went to Mass down the country as I had an engagement in the locality. The Gospel was short but it really stuck a cord for me. The house founded on rock will not fall despite the hardships it endures. The person who listens to the words of the Lord and abides by these words is like the house built on the rock, stable. However, the person who does not pay heed to the Lord is like the man who built his house on sand with no stability. The Lord is our stability in faith and in life.
But this Gospel struck a bit deeper for me. Even before the priest spoke about the importance of been in right relationship with self I was thinking about how this Gospel, for me, was speaking about the importance of our own foundations. The stronger our foundations the more stable we will be in life, able for all life throws at us. In life we all have baggage to work through. Maybe we did not have strong foundations growing up. But we have the ability within ourselves to work through our issues in order to strengthen our foundations and to get rid of the instability. For me that is what Thursday's Gospel message was saying, strengthen your foundations so that you can live your best life. The relationship that you have with yourself is the most important part of your foundation. Work to be in right relationship with self and the rest with be easier. And the Lord will be with you every step of the way. He is part of your foundation, the strength in the weakness. The hope in the despair,
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