MSB {16}: Jesus is the Sign

As I’ve been reviewing my life choices and discerning the future, I’ve slowed down my blogging.  You can read more about that here if you missed it.  But I didn’t want to miss My Sunday Best, because I actually managed to get a picture!

Just now I’ve told the kids to “go downstairs and don’t come up until there’s nothing on the floor except furniture,” so that buys me a few minutes of time.  They’ll tidy for a few minutes, forget about the task and start playing, and then come upstairs expecting to be fed.  Then I remind them of their assignment and the cycle continues.

So here I am!

 

I went to Mass on Saturday night because Mass was for my grandparents.  +

I saw a meme that showed the current temperatures in Antarctica and where we live.  We’re colder.  Given the sub-Antarctica temps, this week I’m a little more casual than usual.

Shirt:  Lands’ End
Jeans:  Dia Box
Scarf:  Maybe Kohl’s?

I wore my fuzzy boots, not the slippers in the picture, just so you know.  Casual, but not that casual.

Elle came with, and it only reinforced my conclusion that I can’t stay awake if I’m sitting still.  Without a preschooler and a toddler to keep me moving through Mass, I spend much effort not sleeping.

If I’m being honest, I might get more out of Mass WITH kids than WITHOUT kids.

 

I did keep my ears open for any guidance about my Big Questions on my vocation, though.

In the first reading, Ahaz is all, “I’m not asking for a sign,” and Isaiah is all like, “Jesus is the sign.”

Okay, okay.  Good to know.  Not particularly helpful in my discernment, but good to know.  Even if I didn’t leave Mass with an obvious answer to all life’s questions, I did leave with the grace to get through whatever this week holds.

Hmmm.

The graces are good.  But maybe there’s more this week than I originally thought.

Hmmm.

Now that I’m writing about it, it seems like I need to do more thinking about the readings.  “Jesus is the sign.”  Is Jesus the answer to every Big Question?

What about the day to day decisions?  Public school or homeschool?  Get a new car or keep nursing along the old one?  Beef or chicken?

Maybe Jesus really is the sign.  Maybe our problem is that we both over complicate and over simplify our decisions.  We’re not thinking about Jesus enough when we’re deciding what to buy, what to do, and what to say, but we are expecting God to have Strong Feelings about relatively neutral issues.

Beef or chicken?  It’s possible to be the hands and feet of Jesus either way.  Honestly examine the issue, pray about it. Make a choice and be at peace.  Re-evaluate if new information comes to light.  Neutral issue.

Buy a new car or keep nursing along the old one?  Ditto.

Public school or homeschool?  Ditto.

Spend time blogging or give it up?  Ditto.

So many things I stew about fall into that category where it’s possible to love and serve Jesus either way.

But when we’re thinking about buying a new something-something, we don’t consider if it’s the best way to use the gifts we’ve been given.  A new boat?  Better spend some time honestly examining the issue.  Keeping retirement funds in a bank that supports immoral activity?  Better spend some time honestly examining the issue.

Don’t expect that Jesus has Strong Opinions on breastfeeding but doesn’t care about what shows we watch on TV.

Thanks for helping me think this through.  Jesus is the sign.  What does that mean for your life?