St. Paul

And I just think about how often are you and I on a trip and we think, I mean, we've talked about this before, but we're on a trip and we think, oh man, there's all these difficulties. I should have just stayed home. Yeah. You know, like even if it's minor inconveniences, you know, a traffic jam or our plane is delayed. And that's my mind goes right there.

And I just think about how often are you and I on a trip and we think, I mean, we've talked about this before, but we're on a trip and we think, oh man, there's all these difficulties. I should have just stayed home. Yeah. You know, like even if it's minor inconveniences, you know, a traffic jam or our plane is delayed. And that's my mind goes right there.

My mind goes right to the place of, well, you know what? I shouldn't even be on this trip. I regret all these decisions. And here's St. Paul. And he doesn't give any indication. He gives every indication that...

My mind goes right to the place of, well, you know what? I shouldn't even be on this trip. I regret all these decisions. And here's St. Paul. And he doesn't give any indication. He gives every indication that...

My mind goes right to the place of, well, you know what? I shouldn't even be on this trip. I regret all these decisions. And here's St. Paul. And he doesn't give any indication. He gives every indication that...

that he's trusting in the lord and saying okay this is god's will this is god's will for me right now and this is the secret to holiness is to be able to lean into that and be able to say okay whatever is happening this is god's will for me right now even if it's not good right not that god wills evil but he can oftentimes well all the time it's either his perfect will that he desires us to be in a certain situation or it is his permissive will that he allows us to be in a

that he's trusting in the lord and saying okay this is god's will this is god's will for me right now and this is the secret to holiness is to be able to lean into that and be able to say okay whatever is happening this is god's will for me right now even if it's not good right not that god wills evil but he can oftentimes well all the time it's either his perfect will that he desires us to be in a certain situation or it is his permissive will that he allows us to be in a

that he's trusting in the lord and saying okay this is god's will this is god's will for me right now and this is the secret to holiness is to be able to lean into that and be able to say okay whatever is happening this is god's will for me right now even if it's not good right not that god wills evil but he can oftentimes well all the time it's either his perfect will that he desires us to be in a certain situation or it is his permissive will that he allows us to be in a

Here's St. Paul on his travels to Rome in this horrible, horrible situation. And yet he can lean into this without any kind of licking his wounds, without any kind of that sense of, you know, I'm going to have this self-pity and just going to mope around, but being able to say, okay, God, this is your will for me today.

Here's St. Paul on his travels to Rome in this horrible, horrible situation. And yet he can lean into this without any kind of licking his wounds, without any kind of that sense of, you know, I'm going to have this self-pity and just going to mope around, but being able to say, okay, God, this is your will for me today.

Here's St. Paul on his travels to Rome in this horrible, horrible situation. And yet he can lean into this without any kind of licking his wounds, without any kind of that sense of, you know, I'm going to have this self-pity and just going to mope around, but being able to say, okay, God, this is your will for me today.

And that's, that's my prayer for all of us is that we get to say in every situation, okay, God, this is your will, your will for me right now, even when it's unpleasant for all of us. So speaking of this, man, St. Paul's conclusions to the letter to the Ephesians, we have that, that unity, that unity in the spirit.

And that's, that's my prayer for all of us is that we get to say in every situation, okay, God, this is your will, your will for me right now, even when it's unpleasant for all of us. So speaking of this, man, St. Paul's conclusions to the letter to the Ephesians, we have that, that unity, that unity in the spirit.

And that's, that's my prayer for all of us is that we get to say in every situation, okay, God, this is your will, your will for me right now, even when it's unpleasant for all of us. So speaking of this, man, St. Paul's conclusions to the letter to the Ephesians, we have that, that unity, that unity in the spirit.

Now, one of the big, the big themes, of course, is going to be that you have to have a converted life, that here you're living in Ephesus and you cannot, you cannot live the way you used to live. So he goes on in chapter five, he's, well, actually chapter six, sorry, chapter four. I know how to count, count backwards. You have rules for new life.

Now, one of the big, the big themes, of course, is going to be that you have to have a converted life, that here you're living in Ephesus and you cannot, you cannot live the way you used to live. So he goes on in chapter five, he's, well, actually chapter six, sorry, chapter four. I know how to count, count backwards. You have rules for new life.

Now, one of the big, the big themes, of course, is going to be that you have to have a converted life, that here you're living in Ephesus and you cannot, you cannot live the way you used to live. So he goes on in chapter five, he's, well, actually chapter six, sorry, chapter four. I know how to count, count backwards. You have rules for new life.

He says, put away the old man, put on the new man created after the likeness of God into righteousness and holiness. Be angry, but do not sin. It goes on to say those who used to steal. No, no. Now you're going to labor doing honest work with your hands. Those who complain and let evil talks come out of your mouths. No, no, no. Only speak what is good for edifying to build up people around you.

He says, put away the old man, put on the new man created after the likeness of God into righteousness and holiness. Be angry, but do not sin. It goes on to say those who used to steal. No, no. Now you're going to labor doing honest work with your hands. Those who complain and let evil talks come out of your mouths. No, no, no. Only speak what is good for edifying to build up people around you.

He says, put away the old man, put on the new man created after the likeness of God into righteousness and holiness. Be angry, but do not sin. It goes on to say those who used to steal. No, no. Now you're going to labor doing honest work with your hands. Those who complain and let evil talks come out of your mouths. No, no, no. Only speak what is good for edifying to build up people around you.