Tag: thirst
Fries
Crispy, salty, yummy, oily, fatty, carbohydrate-filled, cannot-stop-yourself-from-eating-it fries. Whether it be shared or eaten alone, we all suddenly get the craving to get these fries.
- This.
Why? Not because of the potatoes for sure, though it helps. We get potatoes in different varieties, but there is something with McDonald’s Fries. Well to cut the story short, it’s the right amount of SALT.
You are like salt for the whole human race. – Matthew 5:13
We should be like SALT.
Savoury
Have you ever tried any kind of food without or lacking in salt? You wanna spit it out as soon as you can right? Too much of it and you’ll stop eating.
Our faith, if lived out, makes others crave for more. It is not bland nor does it shoo people away.
Are we boring that no one dares to try it? Or too strong that people are put off by it?
- You know you want more
Amor
My best memories of hanging out at Mickey Dee’s were always with friends surrounding a pile of french fries and devouring them. It was not only a cheap way of feeding everybody but it was an experience rich in love. And that is what Amor is, love in Italian.
What is God’s love if not shared?
- Sharing is caring.
Life Giving
Salt gives life to your boring potatoes. Our lives should give hope to everyone we meet. We are beacons of hope in a world full of pain, suffering and at times monotony.
Are we a source of hope or despair? Is our testimony uplifting or scaring the heck out of everyone?
- Because life is full of twists and turns.
Thirst
Salt makes us thirsty, that’s why your large cup of pop doesn’t really cut it after consuming a bag of fries. If we live our lives filled with faith, hope, and love, it causes people to seek the One who gives us true life – Jesus. Our saltiness doesn’t highlight us, but the One who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
Do our lives point to Jesus or to us?
- Not enough.
Faith, Hope, and Love makes our lives truly salty and it makes others thirst for Christ.
Stay salty my friends.
May we be the salt of the earth. Amen.
PS. I am not endorsing the Golden Arches, but if they want to sponsor me – that’s okay too.
PPS. This reflection was inspired by the homily of my parish priest at Merciful Redeemer, Fr. Robert, last Sunday on Matthew 5:13-16.
This blog is also hosted on my personal blog http://www.kevinmuico.com/2014/02/10/fries/
Blessed are they
I am reminded by a story about a YFC brother in the Philippines. I was being approached by one of the sisters about this brother who only bought a 1 way ticket to ILC, I believe he was from Cavite and did not have enough money to go home. What caught my attention is, “why would you come if you can’t go home” and it clicked that this brother wants to be here. His desire to celebrate with other YFC was stronger than finding a way home because he knew he would be taken care of. Now it brought me to this…
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled” – Matthew 5:6
This brother is filled. Experiencing that moment humbled me because it reminded me about my desire to be with our Lord. With our busy schedules we might lose this desire, we won’t be hungry or thirsty for what is right in our lives, instead we try to fill ourselves with things that don’t satisfy for long. It’s obvious here that as long as we thirst and are hungry for the Lord then we will be filled. This requires consistency, don’t stop, keep going. In my discernment for fulltime work the desire is strong and what challenges me is will I have this desire the next day. Like that brother who wanted to go to ILC we should also have his desire to attend our meetings such as our households, our 1on1’s, and our assemblies. Our thirst and hunger should be focused on the Lord and nothing else. This is why we keep going, it is because of our desire and I pray strongly that we all continue to be thirsty and hungry for Him through our community of CFC Youth.
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