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“A father’s communication with his many children… that is one of the most agreeable occupations of my life” 1857
I have spent the last hour sitting here before the screen and reflecting upon the immensity of love and how it is possible for such love to seek out a foundational space within the depths of our beings. I used to wonder why God had not introduced me to this family earlier; why it had taken me so long to offer myself in such sweet surrender. Rather than question the quality of God’s love as I have done in the past, I dare to thank the Beloved for this gift that I try to emulate with my life and being.
I confess that once I stop measuring and comparing, and begin to thank God for this “privileged means of following in the footsteps of Jesus Christ” my Beloved that even as I struggle through the ups and downs of life, I am able to soar like the birds in the heavens. It is not one or the other, but rather the “both/and”.
It is not only the professed religious who dare to follow the OMI way of living and being: with many members of this family we strive to use this precious gift to “evaluate the quality of our responses” to our vocation and to become saints.
When we look closely we can accept and allow this Rule of Life to become our compass as we walk together as pilgrims of hope in communion.
I have spent the last hour sitting here before the screen and reflecting upon the immensity of love and how it is possible for such love to seek out a foundational space within the depths of our beings. I used to wonder why God had not introduced me to this family earlier; why it had taken me so long to offer myself in such sweet surrender. Rather than question the quality of God’s love as I have done in the past, I dare to thank the Beloved for this gift that I try to emulate with my life and being.
I confess that once I stop measuring and comparing, and begin to thank God for this “privileged means of following in the footsteps of Jesus Christ” my Beloved that even as I struggle through the ups and downs of life, I am able to soar like the birds in the heavens. It is not one or the other, but rather the “both/and”.
It is not only the professed religious who dare to follow the OMI way of living and being: with many members of this family we strive to use this precious gift to “evaluate the quality of our responses” to our vocation and to become saints.
When we look closely we can accept and allow this Rule of Life to become our compass as we walk together as pilgrims of hope in communion.