Phone Alert

By Deacon Tom Gryzbek

May 1, 2022

  The noun rumination means a deeply considered thought about something.

   Last week, my cell phone notified me that I was out of storage space and that I needed to erase things that might have been stored on my phone.

   I never had to do that before, and found pictures and videos that my children and grandchildren have sent me going back to 2018.

   As I began to erase old recordings and messages, I faced the question of what to keep and what to let go. It may sound easy, but as I get older, I find I become more sentimental of past memories, many that bring smiles and a gratefulness about what I have experienced in my life.

   This made me think about how grateful I am for God's movement in my life, and the many people and events that have helped my faith to grow, be it the bishops, priests and religious sisters who I know or have known, or be it my wife, family members, friends or co-workers whose faith has been a motivational element moving me closer to Jesus.

   This movement is not a coincidence or unexplainable set of random variables that life gives us. It is God gently, constantly and intentionally calling us to become what we are destined and expected to be - his loving children.

   Thank you, dear Jesus, for being ever present along with the Father and Holy Spirit in moving us to you. Your involvement in our lives is the reality we need to reflect upon and cherish, so much more even than the photographs that define the times of our lives.

   Deacon Tom