By Fr. Will Prospero, S.J., Pastor
No doubt our renovation has been the cause of many sufferings and blessings! This past Wednesday brought many volunteers together for the long anticipated “grouting party,” where we slopped grout into the cracks of our new porcelain floor. Norm Assmann lead the charge, instructing and coaching more than twenty volunteers! Much blood, sweat, and tears have been poured out into this project, but together we have a strong sense that we are doing something beautiful for God. Having the glory of God our goal helps us to make the required sacrifices with joy. United together in this project has enabled us to make sacrifices in solidarity with each other.
The goal of this renovation, ultimately, is to give greater glory to God. To Him alone belongs all glory and praise. When we loose sight of this goal we can get caught up in daily frustrations and begin to allow them to become roadblocks and sources of despair.
God does not will this. He wills that everything be offered for His greater glory. In this way, we find true meaning in our lives for we are living according to how we have been made from the very beginning. We have been made for God, created in His own image and likeness, to love and to serve Him alone.