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“A father’s communication with his many children… that is one of the most agreeable occupations of my life” 1857
The stage backdrop of our lives this morning is the script of Constitution 32, and once again I share with the Beloved and all who come to this place in the light of being a Lay Oblate Associate.
“It is as missionaries that we worship, in the various ways the Spirit suggests to us.” We find ourselves sent in ways that we would never have been able to imagine were it not for the immense trust which fills us no matter to whom we are sent whether they be friends, fellow parishioners, those who have been relegated to the very margins of life no matter who they are. I cannot but think of those that Jesus was sent to, first to God’s chosen people and then to the entire world, including those who sometimes are not touched by some of the structures of the Church… To whom are we sent?
“We come before [her] bearing with us the daily pressures of our anxiety for those to whom [God] sends us(cf. 2 Cor 11:28).” (NB: this is not to change the words of the Oblate Rule of Life, but rather to express them in the way they are written in my heart.) Eugene is called and sent not just as Founder of the Oblates, but also as Vicar General and then Bishop of Marseilles and further. He writes about the responsibility of this that the Spirit demands of him. None of us just “along for the ride”. It is only with immense and ongoing trust in God that we will be able to find ourselves walking with others of hope in communion. Do we truly trust the Holy Spirit to guide us and the Creator God to give us all that we might need?
“Our life in all its dimensions is a prayer that, in us and through us, God’s kingdom come.” We must allow that prayer that is within us to become a part of breathing in and breathing out… It takes apostolic poverty, chastity, obedience and perseverance and as the words that I am writing leap from the screen it takes endless dying to ourselves and not giving ourselves over to fear or dread. How difficult it can be at times, but where can we see ourselves on this journey? What the many ways that our daily life can become an ongoing prayer?