Illustration from Percy Bacani showing a wheel expanding if you move away from fear to learning. I add a sacred zone that keeps you optimistic as you anticipate God’s miracles. I attended Vatican Mass and Pope Francis homily paid tribute to 60 priests lost to the virus. He talked of the missionaries, a Franciscan priest wrote him. The first thing he does when he is new to the place is to visit the cemetery and he looks for the fallen priests, mostly young ministering to the communities. One knew all the names in one town, including the dogs, calling it “priestly closeness.” 

He asked that our feet be washed by the Lord, to allow Him to serve us, in turn, serve the Lord by serving others. Learn how to forgive, he said, for all of us are sinners. If you cannot, he said to keep the doors open so another can enter. “Allow your feet to be washed by the Lord, so you can wash others’ feet – you will be great forgivers, the measure with which we are measured – you will be forgiven as you have forgiven others. I ask that you allow Him to wash your feet.”

Yesterday, Fr. James Martin quoted Sam Rockwell’s interpretation of Judas Iscariot who committed suicide after the Crucifixion: “Maybe Judas was throwing Jesus into the deep end of the pool (when he sold Jesus for 30 pieces of silver) hoping Jesus would swim and lead a revolutionary change.” Which Jesus did, after His Death on the Cross, and 3 days later, His Resurrection. 

#princess2015la all grown and is still beautiful in disposition. She now makes fresh pastas and gave me #spaghetti to go with my #spaghettisauce feeding seven

To stay vibrant, hubby bakes sourdough bread. Notice the crust and crumb are perfect and slathered with butter, it is my luxury. Today, made adobo for 7 folks.

#prayingforBeccaGodinezheart
#princess2015la #micasadeamore #CoronaVirus

Statistics: 1,600,427 cases with 95,699 deaths
US has the highest amongst nations- 468,566 with 16,691 deaths.