There have been deaths from H1N1 in our state, but yesterday we heard that there are three confirmed cases of H1N1 in our county school district. One 17 year old girl from MHS is in intensive care on a respirator.
Last night 60 minutes did a thing on H1N1...
And this morning I woke not wanting to do my Monday at Mon General ministry...
I share this with my husband as we eat our porridge watching espn...
and we joke about the daily readings
Luke 12:13-21
Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, "tell my brother to share the inheritance with me"
He said to the crowd, "take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions."
{parable of rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest...and he tears down his barns and builds larger ones...and says to himself "I have so many things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry."
But God said to him, "this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?"}
and Jesus said "Thus it will be for the one who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich in what matters to God."
Today is the feast day of these brave men; St. John de Brebeuf, St. John Isaac Jogues and their companions.The first North American martyrs.
[ the political argument for carrying small pox and disease to the Native Americans and destroying their culture and way of life, aside for just a moment]
{they did what they knew to do at the time}
They answered a call to carry the good news to the Huron and Iroquois nations, they left the comfort of their lives and died courageous deaths. The Iroquois even drank deBrefeuf's blood in hopes of ingesting the courage he showed while being tormented at their hand. Isaac Jogues was mutilated by burning, cutting, and had his fingers gnawed off...and was eventually tamahawked........
AND
I'm aftraid, of getting the flu...
and not finishing my 365 project....
not accomplishing "my stuff", my things, my silly temporary interests....
"Where do your riches lie? The only treasures any of us can count on keeping for eternity are the ones we have given up for love of God and His children. It makes no sense to store up our talents and gift. No one would benefit from that. So be generous! Give your time and resources to the Lord! The more you give away, the more He fills you with the treasurese of His life, His love, and His blessings."
meditation for 19 October, The Word Among Us
So
of course I went to the hospital
but it was difficult for me to stay...physically as well as emotionally
it was as if every door was closed, things that had never obstructed me before where suddenly keeping me from every care receiver...
construction where I needed to walk, waiting for staff to do their jobs...PA consults and PT therapys, nursing students coming in to take pressures and empty catheters...
and my first dementia patient
I gave up
left the hospital
and drove thru Starbuck's to feed my addiction
and realized how far from sainthood I fall.
And that's all I want
to be holy
to be a saint
St.Arbucks
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