Yes, I know you knew that. But He truly is. And full of surprises. If we let Him, he won’t cease to delight us.
Case in point: With the pastor, Fr. Gilles, away on an Alpha weekend, I had a heavy Saturday-Sunday lined up. 4 Masses to celebrate, a 50th anniversary renewal of wedding vows, and baptisms Sunday afternoon. But it was honest work. It needed to be done, and I was the guy around to do it. No muss, no fuss – just do it.
So what happens? Just before the 9:00 a.m. Mass, a family from the parish approaches me to offer me two AMAZING tickets to the CFL Eastern Division final game. Now this is the way to watch a football game. Over 60,000 people gathered at the Olympic Stadium to see the Montreal Alouettes beat Toronto 30-26 in a close and exciting game . And I got to be one of them, sitting in one of the best seats in the house.
God really does look after us. I never would have imagined my day would have turned out this way – what a surprise. Sometimes people ask me, “What is a typical day for a priest”, and they are disappointed when I tell them there usually is no typical day…you plan, go with the flow, and let God astonish you. And He does. I truly do believe God really does want to shower His delights on us. It was as though He was saying, “OK, Tom, here’s something just for you.” Thank you Lord!!!