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“A father’s communication with his many children… that is one of the most agreeable occupations of my life” 1857
Today I again find myself wanting to proclaim how each of the constitutions is a way of living out the Eucharistic Prayer:
“Through him, and with him, and in him, O God, almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honour is yours forever and ever. Amen.”
I wonder if in this way we all are empowered to proclaim that we are all sacraments with a small “s”. I am sure that many might declare my words a profanity but I say it only because we are talking about how “our crucified and risen Saviour” lives and uses us so that we become one “through Him and with Him and in Him”. I do not believe or want my words to be a profanity, but rather to try and describe what it might mean to have Jesus Christ as the center and point of unity of our lives”. Such a gift comes through awe and wonder along with true humility – together becoming our living “oblation”.
Words and their depths that we use to try and describe the One who resides within us, becoming divinity within us even though we are still human.
“Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ” – a prayer to Mary to continue to lead us to Jesus.
To whom am I sent? Years ago my job was to help people who were having technical problems with the technology that they used as part of their jobs. One day we were told to leave our pagers on our desks and to join a Team Retreat. The retreat was opened by our Director General who said a few words, paused for a moment and then asked: “Who do you serve?” Without stopping to think it through I answered quietly: “The World” And then we all began laughing.
Like St. Paul and St. Eugene we are all sent out – to serve and accompany as is suitable to the role we have been given. Whether we be members of the Oblate Congregation (religious priests, brothers and sisters) or whether we be members of the Oblate Charismatic Family, as Lay Oblates… We are formed and sent to awaken or reawaken those around us in everyday life. There is within this particular Family the gift of reciprocity as we accompany each other and the Oblates in every day life.
Last night I saw Darcie Lich and Sandy Prather on Facebook – there was a very short ‘story’/video of Darcie speaking to us from Aix. Her joy was contagious and I can hardly wait for her to return to Canada and speak with her perhaps on a special zoom meeting. We all need to be awakened or reawakened and then share with our very lives “who Christ is” to each other, and all those we meet.
This becomes a part of our breathing in and breathing out, and so “we will spare no effort to share “who Christ is”” with our lives. Like that retreat that I spoke of, we are called and sent to serve God, the Church and the world.