Two Important questions: What is it, and what is it for?
I am utterly amazed by how God has been working on my life lately. There’s no doubt that this Easter season has been like no other, as I briefly mentioned in my last post. One of the most significant changes has been my unquenchable love for reading. And what a change that has been; I’ve read more books in the past few weeks than in my entire childhood!
The current book I’m reading is called “Made This Way” by Leila Miller and Trent Horn. It goes through different topics, often that tend to stir controversy and explain them through a Catholic perspective to little children and older ones.
My favorite takeaway has been learning about the importance of asking the following questions: what is it and what is it for? I had no idea how powerful those questions could be.
Think about it, when you ask those two things, we can get to the bottom of things with biased and over-emotional opinions; it forces us to be logical and coherent with our arguments.
Anyway, I don’t mean this post to be about the marvelous book- although I highly recommend getting it!-instead, I want to talk about the what it is and what it’s for regarding Broken Prayers.
What is it for?
In this case, I’ll start with what it’s for since I find it easier to explain, and it kind of hints at what it is.
The truth is, I have been preoccupied with “what-ifs.” In other words, I’ve lacked trust in God. I began to worry about being unworthy to speak out about Jesus because I’ve never been to Catholic school, have limited knowledge in apologetics, suffer from excessive shyness, and the list goes on.
And then the other day, I partook in a virtual retreat in which I learned the importance behind the phrase, “Ite Ad Joseph.” The priest explained that we should bear in mind what Joseph might’ve thought when he found out he would be the earthly father of the Word Incarnate. Wow. One that’s a true existential crisis, yet Joseph handled it with humility and with complete trust in God’s will.
St Joseph is a beautiful saint to go to when feeling unworthy to carry out a task. He will help all who go to him (Ite ad Joseph) see God’s mysterious yet perfect plan for each of us.
I once talked about doing a consecration to St. Joseph, which I highly recommend building a better relationship with the one who successfully carried out an impossible task despite his unworthiness.
Praise be to the Holy Spirit for opening my eyes to such wonder, for I now see that it will be God doing all the work through me. I will only be the piano to the pianist who composes the melody and creates the song.
That is what Broken Prayers will be for. An instrument through which I will share how God’s love is everchanging a wretched and unworthy person like myself. I offer it up to God, and may he fulfill his holy will with is.
What is it?
I guess I’ve already answered this in the previous paragraph. Still, BrokenPrayers will consist primarily of letters to God reflecting on my thoughts and whereabouts surrounding His love in my life. Every once a while, I might post poems or short stories as I’ve previously done.
One thing is for sure: I love to write. It brings much peace and clarity, and I can only hope you as a reader might gain something from it, even if it’s a new perspective. My biggest hope, however, is that you come to believe God’s love for you!
I want to make a disclaimer, though. I think I’ve made it obvious enough, but if I haven’t, I want to make it very clear that I am by no means perfect. Therefore, my writings are not to be taken as fallible but rather faulty. I will make mistakes and probably share things that could go unsaid. If my writing ever leads you astray from Jesus in any way, I highly encourage you to walk away!!
Feel free to leave a comment on how I could pray for you or send me an email!
And please keep me in your prayers as we continue our earthly journey towards heaven 🙂
God bless!