Where have you seen Christ today?

I work in a Catholic school. I attend Mass multiple times each week. I'm part of a Catholic lay movement. Most of my friends are Catholic. (I think I've been to 3 non-Catholic weddings - EVER.) Last year, I did a 24-week Catholic Bible Study led by a well-known Catholic apologist.

I have all the tools I could possibly need. And yet, sometimes I realize I've only been going through the motions, despite all of the witnesses around me. (I call this "Southern Kingdom Syndrome" -- see, I really did learn a lot from the Bible Study!)

I know Christ is present in every moment of my day, in every trial and circumstance, in every joy and celebration. But more often than not, I don't see Him in the moment. Usually, I realize it later on - maybe that evening when I'm going to bed and reflecting on the day, or the next week when I realize what a gift that moment truly was. But I want to see HIM, here and now, in the moment. I want to have that awareness, that faith lived out.

So I did what any teacher would do: I made a bulletin board in my classroom. (Well, all my actual boards were full, so I put it on the wall.)

I took this picture with my phone. It's not a smartphone. Don't judge, you get the idea.

Sure, it might not be the best quality of display... it is, in fact, aluminum foil wrapped around cardstock and sent through the laminator. But it's the reminder I need to look for Him. Because I know He's there, and I miss Him because I'm not paying attention.
 
So, I've decided to re-start this blog and give it a slightly new direction: quick, (hopefully) frequent posts about where I've seen Him today. Feel free to post comments about where YOU have seen Him in your life today, too!

Because HE is the true Beauty along the road -- wherever we are!