Sometimes I Feel Like God's Spoiled Brat

I find myself in a most remarkable predicament: grace upon grace has been showered over me this past year and a half. I am humbled, confused, and glad because of the many things God has done for me. I haven't seen any "Thanks God" Hallmark cards, so I guess I'll have get better at praying.

To briefly recap, in the last 18 months...
- I was invited to study theology at St. Louis University
- I, through no work of my own, found barter (non-cash) housing
- My parents helped me furnish and move to my new home
- I experienced the dark night of the soul that is grad school
- I found new friends to help me see in the dark
- I got through my first year
- I got a summer job that did not require me to memorize a selection of salad dressings
- I landed an awesome student-teacher position at one of the best college prep schools in the country
- I was awarded a once in a lifetime graduate assistantship
- I have been offered a deeper knowledge of God than I knew existed and given the tools to continue this pursuit
- I have been exposed to new vocations, new cultures, new people, and new life

God has been very good to me. I say this not to boast about my blessings, but to boast about the one who gives all things for our good. This past Sunday was the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. (*For my protestant friends, this is not about worshiping a piece of wood fashioned into a device of torture; rather, it is about the one who was lifted upon that cross for the purpose of life!)
In this liturgy, we sang Psalm 78 (by we, I mean the entire Catholic Church - lectionaries are cool, huh?). The response came from verse 7, "Do not forget the works of the Lord!" When I went back to read the psalm in full I was struck by this particular part:

"We will not hide them from their children;
    we will tell to the coming generation
the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might,
    and the wonders that he has done."(v.4)

While this is fortuitous and inspirational for a future theology teacher, I share my happy circumstances because it is good to remember the works of the Lord - especially for us grad-students who are quick to forget his goodness and grumble...
(Let's be real, if a seraph serpent bit me, it would be warranted - Numbers 4-5)

--Checks for snakes--
But it would be really cool if I had like a week off from all this blessing stuff to sleep...

Four weeks into the semester... Your prayers are greatly appreciated!