Hallo, from Gaming, Austria!
My dear brothers and sisters, I come before you a very humbled person. I am in awe of the love that God has bestowed and continues to bestow upon me on my trip to Austria. You know that feeling when you are exactly where you are supposed to be in your life? Well, I have that very feeling right now. Regardless of how this trip turns out to be, I’m meant to be here. And I’m incredibly thankful for the opportunities I’ve been given. Whether they were opportunities of great Spirit-filled conversation, opportunities for job interviews, opportunities of witnessing God’s goodness all around me.
I am in Gaming at the Franciscan University campus. I wish you could all be with me. It is an unreal experience. I keep telling all those that I meet, “You have a great life here.” And it is! It SO is! Their chapel is a few steps away, and the Blessed Sacrament is waiting for you inside. (There’s also a 4-star hotel directly connected to the campus but that’s beside the point). Friars, Sisters, and men and women of God are all around me. And they exude, God’s love. I was blessed enough to attend a lecture this morning. I forget the name of the class, but today’s lecture was on “The Christianity of Human Sexuality,” a book by Fr. Quay (sp?). The Professor discussed a few things, and I will write a blog later specifically about this. But holy cow! This is what it’s like to go to Steubenville! Everything about your life, literally everything, is all focused on your Catholicism. Praying with your professor before lecture?! Okay, perhaps I am a bit overwhelmed.. but how can I not be? It’s amazing. It makes me want to go back in time and change my major or even my school. But alas, I’ve made decisions that have brought me to where I am today, and I have no regrets whatsoever.
If and when I move to Austria, or wherever He may lead me, we must go to Gaming! I’ll be going back to Vienna tomorrow morning. I have 2 more scheduled interviews, one next Tuesday, and one the day before I leave (the 24th). I trust in You, Lord!
Praying for you!
aww I’m really happy for you.. maaaan, His love really IS extravagant!
praying for you! and yes please, skype next week or whenever you can
It’s always that little leap of faith that leads us to another stage of maturity. Praise God that you ALWAYS are ready to take the leap, without regard to the outcome. It is merely the “diving in” alone that reveals so much. Yay for you!