A life of Love

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This was today’s devotional from Richard Rohr, ‘Richards Daily Meditations’:

RESOLVE TO LIVE A LIFE OF GREAT LOVE

We must learn to be able to think and behave like Jesus, who is the archetypal human. This becomes the journey of great love and great suffering. This journey leads us to a universal love where we just don’t love those who love us. We must learn to participate in a larger love—divine love.

If we remain autonomous, independent, self-sufficient, we cannot know God nor can we love God. St. John of the Cross says: “God refuses to be known; God can only be loved.”

Any journey of great love or great suffering make us go deeper into our faith and eventually into what can only be called universal truth. Love and suffering are finally the same, because those who love deeply are committing themselves to eventual suffering. Those who suffer often become the greatest lovers.

Starter Prayer:
Guide me in the ways of love and suffering.

Million Dollar shootout

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This past September I was able to participate in a million dollar shootout at the Marshes Golf Club.  They hosted the event as part of their 10th anniversary celebration.  Here is an article about it.  The format was a closest to the pin on #7 that everyone had 1 shot from 150 yards to be the 3 closest.  The 3 closest would then move to the fairway on #9 and would have to hole out from 170 yards for the million.

I think I was the 12th person to shoot.  I don’t think I’ve been that nervous over a shot.  I was fine until I stood over the ball and looked at the pin then back to my ball.  That’s when I realized my hands were shaking!  That’s never happened before! I took a deep breath and swung.  I hit a slight draw to 7′-10″.  Good for closest to the pin!  It was so much fun!  Several of my golf buddies were also in the event, and before hand were trying to calm their nerves by drinking.  They had rum and beer.  It was funny to see these guys so nervous.  I was fine until I was over my ball.

So I made the final 3 for the big shot.  I wasn’t nervous for this shot at all.  I was second to go, and hit a very good shot.  I was playing it to land short and bounce and roll to the hole.  I hit it online and landed right about where I wanted.  But the ball just stopped, no bounce and roll.  So I finished about 12 feet short of the pin.  No million for me.  Oh well, it was so much fun!

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Richard Rohr – The Spirit

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Thought this daily devotional from Richard Rohr was great.  So I figured I’d post it.

 

A Christian is someone who’s animated by the spirit of Christ, a person in whom the spirit of Christ can work.  That doesn’t always mean that you consciously know what you are doing.

As it states in Matthew 25, “When have we seen you hungry?  When have we seen you thirsty?”  We may have no idea that we do what we do for Christ.  But Christ said: “Because you did it, you did it for me.”

It never depends upon whether we say the right words, but whether we live the right reality.

Adapted from Simplicity, p. 157

Starter Prayer:
     Lord, send out your spirit
and renew the face of the earth.

 

 

 


Golf n stuff

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Hey all, can’t believe I didn’t post this earlier.  I guess it was 2 weeks ago I shot even par 72 at The Marshes!  I actually bogeyed the last 2 holes to shoot par.  disappointing finish but a great round overall!  That is my first time shooting par on 18 holes.  It was a great weekend, because the day before my team (including Steph who was the best player) and I won the Ingersoll Open with a 4 under 68.  Not only that I took home closest to the pin and longest drive.  So a great weekend for me.

My first competitive round didn’t go so well.  I couldn’t hit an iron all day and ended up shooting one of my worst rounds yet.  Really disappointed how that went.  But I am entered in another qualifier at the end of June and then as well the Ottawa Citizen in July.

Its decided I will be heading to Halifax in the middle of July for a weekend visit.  Heard a ton about it and now I’m going.  Unfortunately no PEI this year.  But don’t worry, looks like I may going twice next year.  Here’s Hopin!

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Hey, there you are

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Hey all!  Seems like I’m getting lazy on the old blog posts lately.  Hope your all doing well!

Spring has been long and wet out this way.  My term as a Deacon is over at the end of May.  It was a great learning experience, and I picked up the nickname ‘Deacon’.  If you here someone call me that, thats where it came from.  In other news my relationship with Steph has grown and we took the step of moving in together.  I look forward to growing that relationship, and renewed joy in my, and hopefully her, life.  With her came a cat. Named Yoda.  Love it.

The 2011 golf season started and once again I am playing at The Marshes.  I was really excited to see how my swing turned out after the winter golf practice/training sessions.  So far its been great.  My swing is really starting to feel great and my confidence on all parts of my game are really high.  To top things, this past Mens night match play, I won the closest to the pin contest and won a brand new Ogio golf bag!

I have my first competitive tournament this coming Monday for the OVGA A class match play event.  The first round is a qualifier with the top 16 players advancing to the match play event the following days.  This is my first time in the event, so I am really looking forward to competing and testing my swing in tournament play.

that’s all folks!

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