Continuing the journey

There are certain experiences in life that leave a big mark. They make us lose our "innocence" and question the things we believe in. As I am writing this, I am reminding myself that when this happens I don't have a grasp of the whole picture. I am seeing things from my own perspective, using my own filters.
I don't want to judge people. I hope I am not judging people. I don't want this to be "us against them". I don't want this to be "my crusade" against a person or a group. Rather, I hope that God will transform me and grant me wisdom of heart so that I may see as God sees, and leave the judgment of people in God's hands. May I learn to judge a situation with the criteria of the Gospel, so that I may truly discern the right attitude and course of action. May God grant me unwavering hope.
May God help me to grow...
... in interior freedom so that I may be healed of my prejudices and my paralyses;
... in coherence of life between what is in my heart and what I say and do;
... in transparency because anything that is not done in truth is like a castle in the air that doesn't last;
... in going out of my comfort zones so that I may be able to give, especially to people who cannot or will not repay me, and to forgive again and again.

Delete

I am not really big on collecting things because I know how difficult it is later on to properly dispose of them. But there are just certain things, letters and files that are hard to just dispose of. More than the monetary value, it is the sentimental value that I take into consideration. It's whether this thing makes me remember someone or something that often dictates to me whether this thing stays.
It's not good to be without an appreciation of the past. But that's it, we appreciate the past because it has shaped the person that we are today.
Today is the present moment. It should not be a vicarious living of the past.
God, give me the grace to know when to let go.

Not silver or gold, but Jesus

As a follower of Jesus, I do not pretend to have the solution to all the problems of the world. God does not give us a clear-cut perfect response and easy solutions to our problems and doubts. Come to think of it, if God does that, it would be a downright insult to us whom He has made in His image and likeness, hence, thinkers and creators like Him.
We are not puppets in the hands of a puppet master.
Instead, what Jesus gives us is perspective, a higher purpose, a greater scheme. He gives meaning to our lives, a meaning that surpasses what is sensible.
And this is the gift that we are called to share with others.

Perspective

Sometimes the difference between problem and possibility is only a matter of perspective.