The little things

Recently I have been thinking about Fatima.. I turned on the radio as I do every morning while I clean the kitchen in the home I work for, today Father Corapi was on talking about , guess what> FATIMA! If any of you have ever heard Father Corapi you understand why I turned him up louder and listened in hard. For those of you who have not heard him I suggest you do http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhAyEZR4gUk. His conversion story really hits home with me.. Anyway, I was listening to him talk about prayer and penance and how the message of Fatima was just that. Offer everything up daily until the day you die for Our Lord. The state of the world has only gotten worse since Fatima , it makes me wonder about how we as Christan's are approaching Our Lord as well as our faith. I often find myself not wanting to offer things up, like I have spoken about in previous blogs , I get angry and selfish. I throw those opportunity's away. I ignore the fact that I could have given that little thing to God and gained some much needed grace. Father Corapi told a story about having to take out the trash during a snow storm, he didn't want to do it, but his grandmother said 'offer it up'. I think we have all lost that approach. The dishes sit in the sink for a days, the clean laundry stays stacked at the end of our bed , the bathroom isn't clean once again. All these things are chances for us to offer it up. I am reminded of a story; Mother Theresa went to visit a new convent that was opening, she walked into the bathroom and a smile broke out on her face the sister with her asked " Mother why are you so happy?" Mother replied"Because I see the sister who cleaned this bathroom loved the Lord very much, look how clean this floor is". This is a great example of offering it up, doing something we hate for the greater good. This is something I strive for day in and day out, probably, hopefully til I die.