Sunday, April 24, 2011

Happy Easter!


Whew, I miss my family today!
It's strange business being away from home on such a great day.
Buttttttt to "grow where I'm planted"...
I invited some school friends to church with me this morning and we had a big lunch at my friend Eleanor's house afterwards.
So even if I did miss my mom a lot, at least she gave me her macaroni and cheese recipe to make. :)

Now I have to get back to work.
My final memo is do at noon tomorrow!
I keep scrutinizing over every detail because well...it's my only grade in my writing class.
(Y'all getting the pattern yet?)

I'll leave ya with this:
Thank you, Lord Jesus, for becoming a human being
so I do not have to pretend or try to be God.
I thank you, Lord Jesus, for becoming finite and limited
so I do not have to pretend that I am infinite and limitless.
I thank you, crucified God, for becoming mortal
so I do not have to try to make myself immortal.
I thank you, Lord Jesus, for becoming inferior
so I do not have to pretend that I am superior to anyone.
I thank you for being crucified outside the walls,
for being expelled and excluded like the sinners and outcasts,
so you can meet me where I feel that I am,
always outside the walls of worthiness.
- Fr. Richard Rohr


Oh, and this:
Mercy
Mercy
Mercyyyyyyyyy
Can I get an amen?

How great He is-
 Lizanne

2 comments:

  1. Happy Easter, Liz! I know how you feel - this is the first Easter away from my family. I about wanted to sob in church knowing that all my family was sitting in a pew together a state away from me. Oh well - such is growing up.

    Glad you all were able to get together for an Easter lunch though! Hope you had a great day! Take care of yourself through finals. I'll be thinking of you! xoxo

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  2. A hearty AMEN, indeed. I'm sitting here w/ tears in my eyes!! What a great way to start my day.
    I also relate to missing your fam. I went to PT school in Miami (from Indiana) and couldn't always make it home for the holidays. I always had to go for a run to get the endorphins up, before I called home on the holidays so that I wouldn't bawl into the phone at my mom and dad! But, God always provided others to share my day with. (and, I know...poor grammar!)
    So glad you made lemonaide, too!
    Love you and praying for you....keep pressin' on!

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