Living Our Way into the Answer

Wow ! How long has it been? I just realized that I have not written on this blog for over a month ! Has it been because there has been nothing to write about??? Nah, that hasn't been the case. I have written many blogs in my head, during my daily walk, but I never ventured towards the computer. Why? I reread the previous blog about the Psalms, and then I remembered why I haven't written.

I guess I have been on a retreat of sorts. The parts of the previous 'Psalm blog' that spoke to me: "How do you deal with the problems that beset you?" "I went into the sanctuary of the Lord." and "Bare your heart and seek the healing ."

I guess that I have tried to let my opinions rest for a while. I have actually been listening to others talk. They have been talking about their families, their jobs, the economy and their health. They have talked about their joys, their struggles, and how God is involved in both. Someone let me know that she has borrowed the previous blog quote, "Living our way into the answer" as her credo for our new parish. I like that quote. So much that I realized that our banter on this blog is a good thing. Not meant to be negative as much as necessary sometimes to see the big picture. I had, what I thought was a very frank "heart to heart" conversation about our parish with someone. After the conversation, I looked into my rearview mirror to back my car out, and saw that I had had something on my cheek the whole time. I laughed later because, as soon as I saw it, I blurted " He is not my friend !!" I found it funny that I assumed that any real friend of mine would have said, "Karen, you have something on your face." I would have then looked and taken care of it, because that type of thing can be a distraction to good dialogue.
Our dialogue about our parish will never be successful unless we can be honest and frank with each other. Let's listen to the real concerns that the people have. The things that make them smile, and the things that make them wince. That's living our way into the answer?