Struggling to feel God in my life

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How was Mass TTT? I thought about you when I read the Gospel selection in the daily readings today. I hope you are well and that you are still holding on to God’s hand. The most important thing for now is to just suit up and show up. Here is that reading by the way:

Gospel LK 11:5-13

Jesus said to his disciples:
“Suppose one of you has a friend
to whom he goes at midnight and says,
‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journey
and I have nothing to offer him,’
and he says in reply from within,
‘Do not bother me; the door has already been locked
and my children and I are already in bed.
I cannot get up to give you anything.’
I tell you, if he does not get up to give him the loaves
because of their friendship,
he will get up to give him whatever he needs
because of his persistence.

“And I tell you, ask and you will receive;
seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks, receives;
and the one who seeks, finds;
and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
What father among you would hand his son a snake
when he asks for a fish?
Or hand him a scorpion when he asks for an egg?
If you then, who are wicked,
know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit
to those who ask him?”
 
How was Mass TTT? I thought about you when I read the Gospel selection in the daily readings today. I hope you are well and that you are still holding on to God’s hand. The most important thing for now is to just suit up and show up. Here is that reading by the way:

Gospel LK 11:5-13

Jesus said to his disciples:
“Suppose one of you has a friend
to whom he goes at midnight and says,
‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journey
and I have nothing to offer him,’
and he says in reply from within,
‘Do not bother me; the door has already been locked
and my children and I are already in bed.
I cannot get up to give you anything.’
I tell you, if he does not get up to give him the loaves
because of their friendship,
he will get up to give him whatever he needs
because of his persistence.

“And I tell you, ask and you will receive;
seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks, receives;
and the one who seeks, finds;
and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
What father among you would hand his son a snake
when he asks for a fish?
Or hand him a scorpion when he asks for an egg?
If you then, who are wicked,
know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit
to those who ask him?”
It was great. They celebrated the feast day of St Therese de Lisieux so the already small church was packed. I don’t feel comfortable in crowded places so I was nervous the whole time and I couldn’t enjoy the mass, unfortunately. But the joy in people’s eyes really affected me. Everybody seemed so friendly except that one guy in the choir who gave me this weird look the whole time. I left the church as soon as the mass ended and I felt really bad. On my way home, I saw this adorable baby that was smiling at me the whole time. Maybe that was God cheering me up :).
 
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