PRESENT WEEK'S GLIMPSE OF GOD

GLIMPSE OF GOD FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 16, 2026
The place of brokenness

My Glimpse of God for this week comes from a different place. It is a place that after many deep and painful conversations this week, I began to realize that many people are visiting it, some want to stay and learn more about it, and others want to deny that it exists and run away.
I believe that this place is one we are all familiar with, but sometimes don’t want to visit, it is a place that we are aware of, but yet sometimes choose to ignore, and it is a place that can be an instrument of healing or a source of constant pain. It is where God dwells both in the silence and in a gentle whisper. It is a place where God invites us to grow, be reconciled, and be transformed so that we can become healed and whole. In this place, once we choose to experience personal and spiritual transformation, we can then humbly and intimately stand before Him and others with grace and courage.
What or where is this place? The place is where our brokenness lies. Our brokenness due to illness, life circumstances, others bad choices against us, or our own bad choices that have led to sin and an open wound. It is a place where we realize that although we may be God’s vessels, there are some weak area, area that may have tiny cracks or big gaps that need to be strengthened, healed and made whole. It is in our brokenness where we can choose to run away, yet we realize that God is calling us to run towards; it is in our brokenness that we become aware of our limitations, yet we realize that with God there are no limitations, it is in our brokenness that we can invite God to transform us, or we can choose to remain broken and become bitter.
What is brokenness or woundedness? It is when we recognize that we have been deeply hurt by another in body, mind or spirit, and how that hurt has affected how we live our life, and how we are unable to be at peace and harmony with our self, others and God. As we recognize our woundedness and that we cannot heal it our self, this can lead us to desire more deeply God’s grace so that we can seek and accept His healing. When that desire takes root in the core of our being, we then begin to recognize that we need God’s grace so that we can be open to His healing, mercy, love and peace.  When we can recognize this, it is then that we can see how He is calling us to be our best self, the person that that He created us to be and knows we have the potential to become. Healed and whole, a wounded healer.

This week let us take the time to pray for those you know who feel broken, and in need of healing in body, mind, heart and spirit. Take the time to pray for those who, because of their woundedness, don’t feel that they are loved or can be loved by God or anyone else. Before the week is up, take time to say a prayer of thanks for the brokenness that has brought you to seek healing, and has opened your heart to the love, compassion, mercy and the peace of God.

May we always strive to see the face of God in others as they strive to see the face of God in us.  If we truly desire to see the face of God, God will show it. When we behold the face of God, it is then that we choose to see God in others more clearly and not put blinders on, we choose to speak His good news, to be a voice for the voiceless more readily and not be silent, we choose to hear His message and listen with our hearts and not be deaf to the cries of the poor, we choose to smell the scents of hard work, sweat and tears, and not hold our noses high in judgment and disgust, we choose to console the sorrowing and not force a smile, and we choose to honor and listen to the wisdom of those who bare  wrinkles, gray hair and much needed desire to talk and not dismiss them because they are “old”.

SUNDAY - for today, take the time to rest and remember the joy of this day. We weren’t promised it, we didn’t do anything to gaon it, but we received it from God to not only enjoy it, but to give God glory through it.  Sunday Eucharist is an act of gratitude, one where we come together as a community to give thanks. We receive the real presence of Christ from Christ as a you are welcome. Don’t forget that being thankful is an attitude that we can possess and share, it is an attitude, a spiritual disposition that God has planted in our hearts, one that He nurtures every time we attend Mass and receive Holy Communion. Eucharist means thanksgiving. We are what we receive. 
MONDAY – For today, as you begin a new week, think of the people that you work with, those in your neighborhood, and those you are acquainted with that feel broken.  Say a prayer that God heal them the way that He sees best and ask Him if He is calling you to be an instrument of His healing to them. How can you be an instrument? By listening, by showing true and genuine care and concern, compassion and kindness, by your presence and in your silence. Others often share their pain with us, not to dump on us, but because they see that they can trust us with their story. Trust in another is a step towards healing, but it also brings with it a great responsibility. Once someone trusts us with his or her story, we cannot betray that trust. God expects us to honor it so that the healing that has begun will not be hindered. Who do you trust on your healing journey and who trusts you? 
TUESDAY – for today, as you think of trust and brokenness, can you think of those whom you have trusted in your brokenness, how they have honored your trust, and how they helped you in your healing process?
How has your relationship with them grown? Can you recognize the presence of God in that trust and in the person? How has your life changed, spiritually, emotionally or physically since you were able to share with that person and know that what you shared was going to be held in confidence, not betrayal? Can you say a prayer of thanksgiving to God for them if you can’t tell them directly? 
WEDNESDAY – for today, don’t allow your circumstances or situations to overwhelm you. As you get ready to go to work, get the children ready for their summer days in various camps, summer schools, day cares, prepare to help your parents, volunteer locally, clean the house, do the grocery shopping, go  “back  to school shopping”, or just relax at home, think of this: when Martha and Mary had the honor of Jesus being at their home, remember that Mary sat at the feet of Jesus and listened to his every word, while Martha was preparing the meal and doing all the hospitality work.  Martha complained to Jesus for Mary to help her. Jesus kindly said to Martha that she was worried about many things but Mary has chosen the better part for herself…..
I believe that what is important is that we listen to Jesus, as Mary did, so that we can do what Jesus asks of us, as Martha did. Jesus was not disciplining Martha but rather showing her that we need to listen well if we expect to do what is necessary as followers of Jesus. Sometimes it is normal to want to complain, especially when things are stressful, and we feel under appreciated. As you begin your day, remember that God understands, and He does appreciate you as you spend time with Him time to sit and listen as well as doing the spiritual and physical household chores. 
THURSDAY – For today, think of the brokenness of our world. Think of the many people who are wounded and feel broken and without any hope of healing or wholeness being theirs; victims of prejudice, gun violence, bullying, war, homicide, terrorism, human trafficking, poverty, homelessness, pray for them and ask God how you can put your prayers into action to help alleviate their suffering.  
FRIDAY – For today, it, it reminds me that despite all that is going on outside of my world, Christ chose to be born and continues to be born in my heart if I choose Him. I want to learn what it means to behold the face of God, so I will look for the face of God in the poor, the prisoner to addictions, the homeless, the unemployed and the outcasts, those who can easily get on my last nerve and in the mirror. I want to learn what it means to be compassionate and still, and not get caught up in the materialism, consumerism and all the “isms” that take me away from God and not draw me closer to Him, so I will go and sit with a parent whose child is dying of cancer, addiction or whose life ended in suicide or homicide, or sit with a child whose parent is slowly passing from this world to the next from Alzheimer’s disease, or is in hospice, unconscious and unaware, not knowing or remembering who their child is.
I want to learn what it means to be selfless, so I will close my eyes and pray for all those who because of their pain and woundedness are not able to find joy.
I want to learn what mercy is so I will reflect on the many times where I have offended God and how God in His unconditional love and mercy forgave me and filled me with His grace and peace, so as I live I can go and do the same. 
SATURDAY – For today, as you prepare to attend your Sunday worship service, reflect on how it makes you feel and the thoughts that go through your mind. Do you feel that your time spent with God, community, and self in prayer and worship fulfills you, brings you comfort and healing and is a source of peace, whereas sometimes when you leave for Sunday Worship you approach it feeling hungry, downtrodden, broken and discouraged? When you attend Sunday Worship, do you feel as if a burden is lifted even though circumstances may not have changed? Are you able to surrender to God all that is weighing you down; the stress that comes as you unceasingly worry about family, work, finances, health? Do you believe that God hears you and will answer your prayers as He sees best, but when you leave for Sunday Worship you are thinking that God is deaf, and you are only going out of guilt? Where is your heart now? Where do you want it to be after Mass or worship this weekend? Do you feel as if in your brokenness, God knows, and will bring you healing, and can you accept that it may not be in the form or way that you think it should be?

G