I have a good friend that has a genetic disorder that makes walking difficult. With age, his ailment has become worse and he must use a cane to walk now. His walk is labored but he always wears a smile. He has learned to live with this difficulty and although at times it does weigh on him emotionally, by and large, I know him as a good and trusted friend.
On a drive, we got to discussing about a time in his career when he was at odds with his boss. He commented that he hated his boss and hated his work. One morning, dreading work, he took his sweet time getting to the office. He was in no rush to be scrutinized for any perceived shortcomings.
The sun was shining, there was a slight chill in the morning but it seemed like the day would warm. His ailment made riding the subway difficult so on that day, he decided to take a cab.
As he got out of his cab, he looked up to see a giant hole and smoke emanating from the world trade center’s tower 1. He got back in his cab and went home to his wife and two children.
My friend would have never made it out of that tower given his handicap and he would have been early to work if he wasn’t at odds with his boss. The difficulty in his career was God’s plan to save him that day.
Men flew that plane into those towers on that awful day. God saved my friend that day and Jesus saved souls.
Sometimes God is at work and we don’t know it. Sometimes, trials have reasons that we can’t see. I can’t explain every tragedy or hardship, but I know God loves us, he allows free will even when that free will yields sin and through that sin, God can bring about good as it did with my friend.
Do your best to let life unfold before you. Try and make sound decisions based on the Church’s teachings. Use your brain and conscience in life and work hard but know one thing, you are not in control and you can’t always see the Blessed Trinity hard at work. Trust in the Lord. God Bless!
The Cathohack 