This is the movement of the Holy Family, leading people to Jesus through friendship, good conversation and the Rosary. The Rosary.

Welcome to our Rosary meditation.

Let's begin in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

And let's call to mind all those that we've promised to pray for, especially for my daughter

Sarah and her good friend Ali who are taking the second day of the bar exam.

The question for our meditation today is,

who influences your life?

In 1st Samuel chapter 8, we read your life.

In 1st Samuel, Chapter 8, we read, then all the Elders of Israel gathered around together and came

to Samuel at Rama and said to him,

appoint for us a king to govern us like all the nations.

But the thing displeads Samuel when they said,

give us a king to govern us. And Samuel prayed to the Lord, and the Lord said to Samuel,

hearken to the voice of the people and all that they say to you, for they have not rejected

you, but they have rejected me from being king over them.

The question for us is, who is our king and who do we listen to?

Most of us spend more time listening to politicians,

the news, and analysts than we do listening to God. This may be because we subconsciously believe

salvation will come through politics. That's why we become so angry or

fearful or depressed when the wrong person is in power. But God is the one who is in control of the world, and by his providence he directs everything. Political leaders have very limited power and we have

even less power over them. This is why Jesus said, seek first his kingdom and his will and all other things will be given you as well.

So is God the primary person you are listening to each day?

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