Who am I to You?

On Dr. Tom Curran's audio on Becoming a Magnificent Leader, he asks the question, "God, who am I to you?"  It's a question I ask often when I pray.  Somehow life is more comforting and secure if we know who we are to our spouses, family, co-workers and friends.  But who are we to God?

Last night I happened to catch - well, it was a fluke really - the Steubenville 4 youth conference.  Saw on FB that it was streaming on Cross Roads radio on Life365.  I tuned in.  The speaker was telling the thousands of kids there that you "can't know who you are, until you know Whose you are."

This morning, as I start the 33 Days, I also read the daily scriptures and the WAU meditation, which says, "You are precious in God’s sight, not because of what you can do but simply because of who you are. You are his child, created in love, redeemed in love, sustained in love, and destined for love."  May we never forget it.

Ascetic

This link begins a series of blog posts on asceticism. I wonder if I'll get them all read.

http://friendswithchrist.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-secular-ascetic.html

Reading

Summer, so far, has been good for reading.  Or finishing up reading.  There were 5 books on my stack, I was reading them all.

I finished up Navigating the Spiritual Life  as I've been thinking of getting a spiritual director.  They are few & far between, so until God puts one in my path, I'll keep reading.

I've read Forming Intentional Disciples by Sherry Weddell.  Whoa.  That book makes you stop and think.  I highly recommend it.  It also made me ponder the comments I get about why some converts are more excited about the Catholic faith than cradle Catholics are.  Can it be because they brought their relationship with Jesus along when they joined the church?  Probably.

My latest read has been Gary Thomas' Sacred Pathways.  As I read it, I really didn't see myself in any of the temperaments.  Until I got to ascetic, that is.  Whoa, fit me to a tee.  Actually the contemplative was pretty close.  The surprise, however, was with intellectual.  I've been told that I know a lot and somehow I can retain a lot.  I truly didn't expect to fit in that category.  Maybe that's why I just can't seem to get enough to read.

Which reminds me, as if I don't have enough books at home, amazon is calling my name...