I saw God today.

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I’ve been to church
I’ve read the book
I know he’s here
But I don’t look
Near as often as I should
Yeah, I know I should
His fingerprints are everywhere
I just slowed down to stop and stare
Opened my eyes and man I swear
I saw God today

These are the lyrics to the chorus of a George Strait song. I was listening to it on the radio today while driving back from Mystic Seaport in Connecticut. It’s so true. Each verse of the song describes an ordinary moment in his life. And how often do we think about God being present there. I’m a seminarian, supposed to have Jesus at the very center of my life every day, and many times I fail to recognize God’s presence. So driving back listening to that song, I noticed the sky:

A blue sky and a sunny day, tall trees and nature surrounding me all the way home. A wonderful historic town, a great lunch and people the who helped serve me at these attractions were kind and generous. Opened my eyes and man I swear, I saw God today.

My Salesian brothers, myself and all my coworkers celebrated joyously tonight. Many ladies from the school put on a brilliant fashion show tonight. They worked on it to help the school and to make the night fun for all attending, even though they won’t have anything to show for it come September when our school is closed. Opened my eyes and man I swear, I saw God today.

I talked to my mom last night and we had a wonderful pleasant conversation. Tonight one of the brothers and I chatted for a long while and it was great. Friends and family support me and help me through this difficult process every step of the way. Opened my eyes and man I swear, I saw God today.

I hope to continue to look for God in every situation, Good or bad, happy or sad, easy or difficult, no matter how much I suffer, how much fun it is. I saw God today. I want to see him tomorrow.

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