The selected text of St. Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians presents a picture of Paul as the caring one. He writes to remind the Thessalonians that God works in God's time, not our time. For the recipients of the letter as well as ourselves, Paul truly writes words for our welfare. We cannot freeze God's actions in the times we want them to serve our needs. None can determine how God will help us. Neither times nor place be be determined by us.
For us today, in a time when most of us are "control freeks" to some degree, it truly is a challenge to live a life that is driven by a "let go, let God" philosophy. There is so much we feel we need to control, to direct. Yet God's day, God's will can bring us deeper satisfaction ... if we let God do it on his terms.
For us today, in a time when most of us are "control freeks" to some degree, it truly is a challenge to live a life that is driven by a "let go, let God" philosophy. There is so much we feel we need to control, to direct. Yet God's day, God's will can bring us deeper satisfaction ... if we let God do it on his terms.
