The other days a comedian requested a moment of silence for “our lord and savior Barack Obama”. I did not see the video but I am told that the audience cheered. – This was like a stab to my heart.

We Christians have to stand in confidence, as St. Paul advised us. Everything seems to be headed in a downward spiral – and not just in our beloved America. But we Christians must utterly trust Him, even if we are witness to the destruction of our world or lose our very lives. – And it may come to that for many of us, but to die for Christ is to die gloriously. – So let us live our lives in peace, without fear.

I think it’s tough to be continuously patient with the elderly or sick too. It’s like a short thread: you hold on and do “what you should” but because of the lack of true compassion or selfish impatience you get to the end of that thread very quickly.

Finally, I think impatience may be rooted in a need to control – the world and others or the part of our lives that doesn’t live up to what we think it should be. – I know I have to watch that urge to control others and control my experience. – Only God has true power. We have to surrender to Him.

In the end, all that any of us can do is pray. To have Christ in your life is to have true wealth. Everything else is a distraction.

Although I am far from wealthy I have many things that I have accumulated over the years. Much of it holds sentiment for me, but all of it is truly worthless without Him. – I guess the “stuff” that I am very attached to is the memories of the past and the sense of having wanted to make “more” of myself. – What I cling to is a sense of self that has not been fully realized during the years I’ve lived. – I must humble myself by facing reality, letting go of empty dreams and fantasies, and regrets and recriminations. – All that “stuff” that weighs down my heart will mean nothing when I die. Our souls won’t have to pack any baggage for that journey to God’s deliverance from this life. – No “stuff” necessary. – Blessings and prayers to you.