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Spiritual Pathways.

I remember attending a course provided by the Archdiocese on Prayer and Worship. We had just taken a quiz on our Spiritual Pathways, embodied by four important Saints, Saint Augustine (path of Devotion), Saint Francis (path of Service) and Saint Ignatius (path of Asceticism). I had just found out I was one out of two in the class that followed the 4th based on Saint Thomas: the Path of Intellect. I remember sitting in my chair, content. Yeah, that was me. 

It’s true. I like thinking. I love orderly thought processes. This was around the time I decided to write Tumblr posts in order to examine my relationship with God and its many facets in life experiences, recording every single detail. I remember typing late into the night, trimming down what would have seem like sappy, emotional journal into unfiltered stories that spoke total and authentic Truth about Christ. I am a “Prophetic Rabble Rouser”- as dubbed by my sister, in describing me- the One that unabashedly vocalizes thoughts before others are ready to hear them.

I will always remember the subsequent joke that the teacher had then pulled. He had asked to see how many Franciscans were in the room… And found that there were no hands raised. Those that followed the Path of Service… were clearly not in this room.

“Well, that makes sense. They’re not sitting class today… Because they’re all out serving the World.”

I sit here typing, grateful for having walked with Him on this Spiritual Pathway. This year however, I know He is calling me on a different one. One that is about getting lost. Not in emotions (post-break 2009). Not in figuring out the past (2010). In trying to remember/re-build my life (2011). My Resolution for 2012 is simply to get entirely lost in accomplishing the Work of the Lord. 2012 will be about running, walking, joyfully the path of service.