vanities of Vanaties! All things are vanity!
Here is one who has labored with wisdom and knowledge and skill, and yet to another who has not labored over it, he must leave property. This also is vanity and a great misfortune. For what profit comes to man from all the toil and anxiety of heart with which he has labored under the sun? All his days sorry and grief are his occupation; even at night his mind is not at rest. This is also vanity.
-- Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23
I went to Sunday Mass in Dickinson on Saturday. That was my first time at this church and apparently it's also a shrine. It's a small humble church with the interior that looked like it was built in the '70s. The church wasn't filled, but there was enough people that my brother and I had to look for open seating that was easily accessible (we were a few minutes late).
The priest had a beautiful Homily that truly hit the spot. He reminded us of the "vanities" in our lives that hold us back. He wasn't talking about materialistic items that we can touch and feel, but the vanities in our hearts and minds that keep us from God. He asked us to write down the things running through our minds that we need to "let go" of. It was a perfect mass, almost felt like God wanted me to be there to listen to the Priest. He couldn't have said it best.
I was reminded that all the current worry in my heart is needless and will just consume my entire being if I continue to hold on to it. All this mental burden is like the rope that ties down the hot air balloon to the ground. If you never let go of the rope, you will never be able to drift into space to see the beauty of the world from the sky. Don't hold pain, worry and stress in your life.... or you'll never be able to enjoy it.
Thank you God for reminding me once again to put my trust in you. I trust that you will take care of me in the next few months and all my prayers will be answered.
