Hallelujah

“Hallelujah” - Jeff Buckley

There is so much hurt in this world, but there is also times of happiness.  Sometimes we feel on top of the world then the next moment it’s all crashing down.  Sadly lately I have seen a lot of hurt and sorrow.  Like the four young boys who lost their lives from Angola this past weekend.  Driving home tonight I listened to the radio and a radio station was raising money for their family’s to pay for funeral expenses and I heard so many stories that touched me.  There are many parents who have lost children and the things that keep them going just really made me realize that you can’t take any minute of our lives for granted.  Sometimes we think bad things happen to us, and to some things have, but-- some of us let such little things bother us.  Silly little things that people need to just let go.  If we don’t just blow off the little things we aren’t really living life.  There’s a song called “This Moment for Life” I think and it says that, “Not everybody lives but everybody dies.”  That is so so true!  I know many people who throw their lives away, they could be so successful and go so far in life-- but their afraid to.  They don’t think they are good enough or they are depressed.  They either have never found God or have lost their faith which is so sad.  Over the years that had happened to me.  I thought I knew God, but honesty I was clueless.  I have gone to church nearly every Sunday of my life so it would seem crazy that I won’t know Him.  Growing up catholic I always questioned my faith but never really cared enough to do anything about it.  Slowly but surely I’m learning more now and I wish others would turn to him more too.  After the death of the boys from Angola everyone hurting will have to find the faith that they are in a better place where someday we will be to with them but our time must not be up yet.  I know a lot of people who are afraid of death but I certainly am no longer afraid.  I know that someday I will be with my Savior in Heaven.  Another thought I forgot to add about the Angola boys that died, one of the father’s talked on the radio and he said that, “there may be a lot of bad people in this world, but there sure are a lot of good people in the world especially one someone is in need.”  That right there means a lot.  Sometimes we can’t find any good in people but then sometimes we realize they were there the whole time we just weren’t looking in the right places.

Things this week alone that made me realize God is working in my life...

I told someone I’d give them a second chance.

I got advice from someone I never thought would care.

I decided to stop wasting my time on “him”.

I’m learning slowly but surely....

I was told thank you and told that even how harsh I was I wasn’t being a bitch I was going what was right for them. hmmm.

I made a new friend when God knew that’s exactly what I was looking for.

I was the bigger person-- sense I’m always told to be of course :)

I was given a late birthday card that really touched me and no one has ever said anything so great to me.  (and sense I know she reads this thanks Grandma I love you!)