So, if we are to be the salt of the earth, we are to preserve God’s word and Jesus’ teachings and share it with others. We are to help others and comfort those who are hurting and show them God’s love.

Joy – how can we have true joy when our world is in chaos and the outside world is upside down? How do we have joy – inner joy – when we are in a storm?

It’s so easy to get caught up in the daily challenges and distractions of our time here. We get comfortable with always trying to make our lives here so much better and easier that we tend to forget about eternity.

What if instead of wearing ourselves out by trying to live a Christian life while we are also trying to fit into this world, we just focused on the Christian life alone? Every second of every day, no matter what chore or work we had to do, we still focused on God. What if we totally lived for God?

Maybe in our searching for the next “big” thing we are missing the “small” things right in front of us.

Often times our attention is drawn to only what’s right in front of us. So much so that we miss what God is really trying to show us – something that is ALSO right in front of us!

When WE Choose to follow Jesus down the hard road, we have to realize that it’s not because we have been COMMANDED to follow Him, but because we CHOOSE to follow Him. So, since we are accountable for that decision, wouldn’t it make sense to FOLLOW HIM WELL?

Standing in that dark and dank, earthen maze of the catacombs made me reflect on what kind of symbolism resonates with me about my faith in Jesus. Is it a cross? Maybe a fish sticker on my car? No! It is…