Decisions

It's pretty easy to choose between good and evil and a clear right and wrong.  The hard part is making a decision between two (or more) goods.  And that's often what we're faced with.

I just talked to my daughter, who is now (gasp!) a sophomore in college.  She is a Linguistics major and would like to study abroad and has a chance to do so in Vienna.  Should she go for one or two semesters?  Fall or Spring?  Should she stay at college for the summer where she has a job lined up or come home to St. Louis where it is uncertain?  Decisions, decisions.

I am also faced with it.  Personal and career and ministry, lots of stuff have come up lately.   We are all faced with it every day and some are bigger than others.

You probably already know what I am going to say next.  Yes, I am being called to prayer.  Yes, I need to spend time before the Blessed Sacrament and allow Christ to form my heart, my desires and my will.  

 Sometimes, that's the only thing I know for sure, that I need to seek God and trust in Him.  "Find your delight in the Lord who will give you your heart's desire.  Commit your way to the Lord; trust that God will act."  (Psalm 37:4-5)  God makes an awesome promise and I believe it.  

I do know that even a non-decision is a decision and that I don't want to change just because of change.  I know I must pray, and seek.  Can I do it?  With your grace, Lord...