God created everything. God is
in everything. God—Father, Son and Holy Spirit—is in everything. God—Father,
Son and Holy Spirit—is in you and me. At all times.
In our scattered lives, we often
forget this, lose touch with it, block it out or even ignore it. But God doesn’t
block us out. “I am with you always,” says Jesus, “until the end of the world.”
(Matthew 28:20)
Oh, if we could only just simply
rest in that reality, be in touch with Father, Son and Holy Spirit within us
and rest there with eyes closed even just for a moment or a minute. If only we
could consciously draw on the strength and courage and power that is already within us. After all, as
St. Paul wrote to Timothy, “God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but
rather of power and love and self-control.” (2 Tim 1:8)
Give everything over to that
spirit. Stop trying to make things work on your own. At all time, it is God
working within you that brings your projects, your wishes, your hopes and
dreams to reality if they are part of His plan for you. And if they are
not? Well then, wait until his plan is revealed to you in the ordinary circumstances
of your life.
One of the most wonderful things
about Christianity is that we never have to be concerned that everything counts
on us alone. When I began writing this reflection, I had absolutely no idea
what I was going to write about. But then an inspiration was given to me, and
guided my fingers line by line as I made my way down the page. Thanks be to God
alone.
Take time today to rest in the
Presence, to listen to His promptings, to let Him tell you what to say, or do,
or even think thoughts that lie buried deep underneath the usual ordinary
chatter that goes on in your mind.
And then give thanks. God bless
you.
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