No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him (Jn 6:44)
or as the Jesuits explain:
Jesus reminds us that it is not we who find Jesus but rather it is the Father who finds us and leads us to Jesus as the Way to God (Sacred Space).
Or perhaps it is the Trinity, both separate and united, in opening doors, inspiring us to cross thresholds, filling us with the courage to say 'yes' and with the experience of joy after taking those steps forwards. A friend of mine questioned how i ended up with a Christian confirmation. He thought about the various discussions we had had over the years and seemed amazed. I wasn't. In fact, it all made sense to me, one long, unbroken line to the Trinity. One story, perhaps with a few twists and definitely with a Deus Ex Machina or two along the way, but it was the Truth always beckoning. Doors slammed shut in the past were circumvented. My own aversions let go. Through all the religious noise, the Light was always present. Age helps, they say it brings wisdom, but age allowed me to see the effects and the true, crippling weight of a life without love: isolation, abandonment, selfishness, suicide. God is always present, always ready to show us Home. This very human theme has many costumes and props, mantras and songs, leaders and followers. Here and now, Jesus offers to be the Way if i choose to walk with him; it is my cultural heritage and the voice i know best.
God is. 'I AM' is His confirmation. His chosen one, His Son, Our Christ, shows us the Way, carrying the light in darkness, comforting us on our pilgrimage, teaching us to be as full as life as he was, letting us trust in His presence to say the right thing and make the right choices to honour His Father and dignify our lives and all those we touch with His verysame grace, hope, love and mercy.
The road is long, but life is short. I value each day as an opportunity to give thanks and return what was bestowed on all Creation ... or at least, i try to do my best.
With the grace of God.
Deo gratias.
or as the Jesuits explain:
Jesus reminds us that it is not we who find Jesus but rather it is the Father who finds us and leads us to Jesus as the Way to God (Sacred Space).
Or perhaps it is the Trinity, both separate and united, in opening doors, inspiring us to cross thresholds, filling us with the courage to say 'yes' and with the experience of joy after taking those steps forwards. A friend of mine questioned how i ended up with a Christian confirmation. He thought about the various discussions we had had over the years and seemed amazed. I wasn't. In fact, it all made sense to me, one long, unbroken line to the Trinity. One story, perhaps with a few twists and definitely with a Deus Ex Machina or two along the way, but it was the Truth always beckoning. Doors slammed shut in the past were circumvented. My own aversions let go. Through all the religious noise, the Light was always present. Age helps, they say it brings wisdom, but age allowed me to see the effects and the true, crippling weight of a life without love: isolation, abandonment, selfishness, suicide. God is always present, always ready to show us Home. This very human theme has many costumes and props, mantras and songs, leaders and followers. Here and now, Jesus offers to be the Way if i choose to walk with him; it is my cultural heritage and the voice i know best.
God is. 'I AM' is His confirmation. His chosen one, His Son, Our Christ, shows us the Way, carrying the light in darkness, comforting us on our pilgrimage, teaching us to be as full as life as he was, letting us trust in His presence to say the right thing and make the right choices to honour His Father and dignify our lives and all those we touch with His verysame grace, hope, love and mercy.
The road is long, but life is short. I value each day as an opportunity to give thanks and return what was bestowed on all Creation ... or at least, i try to do my best.
With the grace of God.
Deo gratias.
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