Good Relationships Make for a Good Life

As we move through the summer months with more quality time opportunities with family and friends we are reminded that life is relational and God is family. Conscious of not being consumed in consumerism nor possessed by our possessions we are invited to realize that it is good, loving relationships that make for a healthy and happy life. All of us are called to cultivate and deepen the garden of our own interior lives through prayer, Eucharist, and humble service to others. Our first and foremost relationship with Christ connects to the importance of forming good loving relationships with people making for the way we treat people is the way we treat Christ. To show our gratitude and appreciation for those we live with and work with brings us home to the awareness that all is gift from God and we are all in the family of God. AG may stand for silver, but Appreciation and Gratitude are on God's gold standard. By showing our gratitude to God and our appreciation for people in our lives, our good relationships make for a good life.

Fr. Dennis