What is the good life? It is an age that question and it is defined in lots of ways.

The good life is all that is good and true and beautiful. It is good friends? Is it good job? . Is it good conversation? Is it good music?

We can define the god life, every good thing on God’s great earth is a gift of a good God.The good life starts with the good news called The Gospel

That is how we take things for gratitude rather than taking things for granted.

Life is unfair, then we die. We know that sounds awfully depressing but followers of Jesus don’t believe in happy ever after. We believe in something bigger and better, happier forever after.

There is no denying the existence of evil, but Our Lord and Our Friend gives, beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for morning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.

We don’t want to minimize the pain and suffering, we all can endure. Pain and suffering can often be a place where real meaning

A well known musician is quoted as saying “Behind every beautiful thing, there been some kind of pain”.

Is there anything more gruesome than the cross.of Christ? Is there anything more evil? Is there any greater injustice?

The Cross is the low light of human history. The Creator fructified by His creation. But there is nothing more beautiful as it was by His stripes we are healed.

The incarnation is the divine means of transforming the world into greater beauty

only by the Grace of God can we feel and see and experience real beauty.

God Bless.

OFJ