Blessed be the Solemnity of the Holy Family today! The first reading at Mass is in regard to honoring father and mother. While we can extend that to, of course, honoring God the Father and Mary, the Mother of Christ--mother of God, mother of His Church--it very much also pertains to our earthly mothers and fathers, as well as, I should think, others' mothers and fathers.
I would like to write about an aspect of mind and heart that has come to me initially from a friend whose husband has been diagnosed with a deep depressive disorder. She mentioned in an email that he had brought in trash cans one day--which was a first in his having impetus to action without being prompted. She said she was "claiming the victory."
That got me to considering how it is actually claiming a victory for the Lord (and from the Lord, too), as the Holy Spirit is at work in us and all about us, day and night.
So I've been each day quite busy at claiming victories for the Lord! And I want to write in more specific, with some examples of this, as well as the gains for the cause of love and right perspective the claiming of victories of and for the Lord provides.
However, I have been writing an email of encouragement as well as of reflection for awhile. I shared a technique that was years ago shared with me, on how to go about handling what might seem to be an overwhelming situation or process of action. I was told to take the entire whole of the problem, situation, or whatever, and divide it into chunks. Just "chunk it", I was told. So the friend with the clinically depressed spouse, is trying to do some closet cleaning and reorganizing of Christmas decor and so forth.
The piles are all out, stacked in a large room; yet the friend feels overwhelmed--especially with the spouse not wanting to do anything, but at least verbalized that. Part of the spouse's therapy is to be engaged in whatever way. Regardless, I shared about chunking the task, dividing the "stuff" into sections of seven, putting away one section a day, perhaps, or at least walking away from it after one "chunk" is back in the closet. Or, take out of each chunk what is to be given away--if they want--since the friend mentioned maybe get rid of some of the decorations to scale back.
Thus, I need for myself, here in my adaptable cell, to get up, dress, go out and somewhere to walk around for exercise (not good for a bad back to be on the floor too long), and call a couple more numbers given me as potential persons from a parish who might know of someone willing to rent a room. I must cast the nets to see if God puts a fish in or not. This is part of discerning His will, awaiting his guidance and direction. I will return to writing about "claiming victories" later. Just had to start the topic in addition to being thankful for this day of commemorating the Holy Family. Perhaps I am "chunking"--introducing a topic as a means of beginning a chunk.
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A night, a day, and another night have passed since I began writing on "Claiming Victories!" On this Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God (and New Year's Day, calendar-wise) of January 1, 2019), I will begin a new post to continue explanation of "claiming victories--for and of the Lord.
God Bless His Real Presence in us! Little children, let us love one another--and remain in Christ's Light!
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