trust

went to mass with my sister yesterday morning...how appropriate for me that it was the sunday of the trinity. the priest related the mystery of the trinity with the mystery of life, specifically the life of the first mexican saint, phillip of jesus (or something like that)...his life did not go according to plan and he might not have understood it...he went to a franciscan order/seminary for a year, then left to follow after his dad in business and went somewhere in south america to pursue it, then after a few years he joined an order there, then when he was sailing home to become a priest, his ship got caught up in bad weather, and they ended up in japan, where he was crucified for his christian faith...and eventually became an official saint. his life did not go according to plan. then we were lead in a song...the congregation repeating the line....may your mercy be with us as we place our trust in you (or something like that)...which reminded me of romans 15:13, one of my favorite verses..."may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." in that moment god reminded me that i must continue to trust in him, even when i have no clue what he is doing with my life at the moment.

oh, and i had a good time with grant and kelly. we painted their newly repaired porch and i sprinkled milky spore stuff all over their lawn to get rid of the slugs...or maybe it is not slugs...well then some other pesky critter that is keeping their grass from looking lovely. anyway, then we went to germanfest with grant's parents...nothing like sitting at a crowded table, filled with people eating sauerkraut and bratwurst, drinking beer, talking, and watching folk dancers. i enjoyed watching all the people. too bad they only had a big sign up in support of the world cup, rather than a big screen with some of the action.

i love that america, to me, is a celebration of people and cultures from all over the world...