Laundry

Today I did my laundry, tweeps.

Here's what I do with every day I'm given. I pick one thing, say I'm going to do it, then do it. Two+ years ago, July 12th, I was dead, save one nurse who wouldn't let me just give up, and by God's grace. I know every day is a gift from God.

What am I going to do with this gift?

That way, I know, if I were to die today, I can die having done just this one thing today.

How many people can say that?

Now, I know you housewives are reading this and saying: "Oh! Good boy! He did laundry. Wow. Pat on the head and everything." Okay, so you do laundry every day.

Good.

God bless you. Thank you and thank God for doing the laundry today, and every day.

But, so then 'doing the laundry' isn't you're one thing, because you're not grateful for that gift of work from God.

Pick something else. Pick something that stretches you. Say a Rosary. Make sandwiches for the homeless shelter. Go to Mass today. Something

Pick something; do it

St. Josemarie Escriva saw it, the Work: "Ora et Labora" in your work, pray. In your prayer, work. Work; pray. Pray; word. That way God is in all things that you do today, and all things that you do today are in God.

Sanctify the 'drudgery' with thanks to God for it.

Then the 'drudgery' of (e.g.) doing the laundry: it isn't a chore, anymore. It isn't a thankless chore, because YOU are thanking God for being given the gift of doing it, and having this quiet time to pray to Him, and say: "God, help! I can't make it today!" or "Thank You, God!"

CAST your burdens upon the LORD

http://www.usccb.org/bible/1peter/5:7 …

If you have to cry, Cry to Him who loves you with an all-encompassing Love. God wants to hug you so hard, and be with you through your difficulties.

And you you do something, and you say "Daddy, daddy! I made this clay ashtray for you!" God is so, so proud of you, His little one whom He loves, that His Sacred Heart is fit to burst.

God made you and me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him for ever in heaven. He cannot be happier when you turn to Him with your trouble and your triumphs. God is with you through and in it all.

Sanctifying Grace.

God is right here.

God: "I'm right here."

The blessings He pours down upon us, stirred up, shaken down and overflowing are here for you in superabundance.

Pick one thing, today.

And thank God for the grace that you can do just this one thing.

Amen.

Today, by the grace of God, I did my laundry, tweeps.