Dear Diary,
The morning started cold and bright, with a little frost on the grass and the kind of sunshine that makes the whole world sparkle. Sister Mary Claire and I had just finished buttoning our coats when Robert’s pickup came rattling down the road. He stopped right by the house and called, “Hop in before you freeze!” Mini ran ahead of us and jumped right into the cab the moment Robert opened the door. She settled herself proudly in the middle of the seat, as if she had been invited first. We all laughed, and Robert said, “Looks like I’ve got a new foreman.”
At Mass, Father LeRoy read from the Gospel of St. Luke where Jesus told the people to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees. Father said that the leaven meant hypocrisy—pretending to be good on the outside while the heart is far from God. “It’s better,” he said, “to be small and honest before God than to look perfect and proud.” He reminded us that God knows even the tiniest things—He sees the sparrows, and He knows every hair on our heads. “So do not be afraid,” Father said, “for you are precious to Him.”
This afternoon, I found a little time to walk down to the cave. The air inside was cool and still, and the small stream whispered softly near Our Lady’s grotto. I knelt and prayed the Rosary, thinking about what Father said—how God sees even the smallest things, and how I want my heart to stay simple and true. When I finished, I listened to the gentle bubbling of the spring and thought how its clear water never stops flowing—just like God’s love, quiet and steady, always there.
Evening Prayer:
Dear Jesus, help me to stay honest and kind in all I do. Let my heart be clean and full of love, and never afraid, knowing You see and care for me always.
Amen.
Love, Kathy
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