So, I'm sorry for being such a slacker when it comes to blogging. I have been praying for you every day - the blog just doesn't automatically update every time I say a Hail Mary (although that would be really cool).

I went to Mass today, and Fr. Baker gave this awesome homily about being a slave to God.

He quoted St. Paul and Pope Gregory a bunch, but he also pointed out that when Mary says, "Behold, I am the handmaiden of the Lord. Be it done unto me according to Thy Word," she's pretty much saying, "Look at me! I am God's slave. May He do with me whatever He wants."

Fr. Baker said it a lot more eloquently, but hopefully you see my point.

We are not called to just be "servants," to get paid for some time spent doing stuff for God. We could be called servants of God if we set ourselves a regular schedule, daily Mass for instance, and we set aside that time as "God's" time. When that time is over, though, as servants, we leave, for we have done enough to get paid and we are not obliged to do more.

But that's not enough! We need to be slaves to God. We need to give Him absolutely everything that we have, everything we are, everything we do, every second of our lives. Of course, God lifts us up from this and calls us friends "For a slave does not know what the Master is doing," but that is a discourse for tomorrow.

Until then, I'm praying for you!

:)