Bible studies have begun! Wednesday at 1900 (7 pm) about 12 midshipmen came to delve into the Sacred Scriptures. This was a special moment for me. After four years of waiting, I was finally able to give to these midshipmen the very thing that rocked the very foundations of my life.
But even moments like these are never void of setbacks! I sat waiting at Gate 1 of the Naval Academy for an essential part of any good Bible study: Papa John's pizza. The delivery time came and the delivery time went... still no pizza! Defeated, I walked back to inform the hungry "mids" that spiritual food, the Word of God, would have to suffice for the night. Fortunately, they received the news with a laugh and we all sat down to pray.
I was excited, a little nervous, and eager to begin. I opened up the night with a brief explanation of Salvation history and how the drama of human existence unfolds within its narrative. We examined creation as the context of God's filial intimacy with man; how man's ultimate end is to know and love the Lord; Original Sin and man's fall from Grace; finally, we heard God's merciful promise of redemption.
The guys really clung to the notion that we're called to respond to God's love by "tilling" or working within creation. We aren't too busy to be holy because our busyness is the very means by which we can become holy. We don't need to leave the world, to leave the workplace, to be a saint because sanctity is found in the midst of the most ordinary things, if only we offer them to God!
Even though we didn't have Papa John's, I was pleased with how the night went. There is definitely room for improvement but I'm excited to get better each week. Thank you for making this all possible. I gratefully pray for all of you daily. It's things like this that bring hope to the world!
P.S. I have a different Scripture study that begins this Monday! Keep it in your prayers, please.
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