We're only human (20)

One of the hardest thing in life is to see Christ in others when they are most difficult to be kind towards. Christ is within the battered and tortured soul; the docile and angry soul, the pompous and humble soul, the rich, poor and sick soul. We're all on a journey and we're all fighting our own battle.

In the moment when someone is putting you down and making you feel so insignificant, try to see Christ in them. When someone is invading your privacy and destroying your personal items, try to see Christ in them.
When someone is screaming in your face, purposefully placing fear in you, try to see Christ in them. When someone will never appreciate your kindness and willingness to help, try to see Christ in them.
When someone blames you for doing something you've never done, try to see Christ in them. When someone refuses to hear your side of the story, try to see Christ in them.
Trust me, I understand it is difficult to see Christ in the low and ugly behavior, we're only  human and we have our moments too. However, if we don't, we'll never learn to live and love as Christ wants us to.

He is with you (19)

It was just another ordinary day at work, which so happens to be a private alternative school for students that need that extra guidance. I was sitting on a bench in the foyer, the bitter air leaked through the slits of the doors as I patiently waited for my student just outside getting some fresh air. I couldn't help but think, I'd rather, at least, be in a warm classroom. Within that moment, stuck in my own thoughts, I briefly smelled incense and knew the Lord was with me. I remembered asked Him through prayer to let me know He is with me as I worked. And He did. He never fails us. Even in the moments you feel alone, He is with us. Not long afterwards, I was awarded Staff of the Month.

Missing rosary (18)

The first week of lent, on a Friday night, I was looking for my St. Therese rosary, but I couldn't find it anywhere. It was given to me by someone who used to mean a lot to me as a confirmation gift. I chose St. Therese the Child of Jesus that day in 8th grade. The beads are clear with tiny roses inside. It's very pretty. It was nowhere to be seen on my dresser,  where I know I haven't moved it for a while, so I prayed to St. Anthony and used a different rosary in the meantime.

This has happened before, I thought, just a few years ago, I couldn't find that rosary anywhere.  The little red box was there, but the rosary was not. Until a year later, something told me to open the box and when I did, there it was and I was astonished. Right away I asked my mom if she found it and placed it there, but she did not. It was so strange. In the time that I needed it the most, it was there.

Just the other day, I so happen to go over to my dresser and lo and behold, there was the little red box with my St. Therese rosary. I swear it was not there.  I throughly searched. If you don't believe me, that's okay,  but I could honestly say, this is not the first time and it'd probably happen again.