He had you in mind from the creation of the world and as He walks around you, his unfinished marble, he says, "We're in this together. " He gives himself fully to God. From the wicked foe, defend me. Initially, hurriedly, some put their faith in the idea of a 'bounce back' as a remedy to the fear of living with potentially overwhelming uncertainty.
But it was a process I couldn't bypass, evade or accelerate. The story however, is only a piece of the puzzle that is Abraham's life, and one that comes near the end of his journey of faith. They greet us as we walk in the door. In that period, I went to a meeting with my spiritual director. Affirm the wisdom we have gleaned through our experiences, and generously share and receive that wisdom this weekend. And then, having owned our impatience, we still need to resist the impulse to rush headlong towards it. But, can I accept myself in this stage of becoming? To you, Lord, I return it. Stones ring; like each tucked string tells, each hung bell's. "The act of self-acceptance is the root of all things.
In my seeking and attentiveness to God at work in my life, I tend to be pretty impatient with myself. This morning was such a morning, and when I feel like this, I wonder what Jesus would say to me. I pray God gives you peace this day — that you give our God the benefit of believing God is with you, that you are beloved, and that you are still, no matter your age, not yet finished. After a month his problem completely disappeared. I stopped to read it closely, especially these stanzas: Above all, trust in the slow work of God. Photo: taken of gray-headed coneflowers that I passed on a recent prairie walk].
The priest said, "All I can offer is this: "Place yourself in God's presence for an hour every day. If you are currently living through bereavement or another life-changing tragedy, then I pray that you will also be able to trust in the slow work of God. But not responsible. I am the one who began a good work in you and I WILL carry it to completion. Together we champion learning, the extraordinary project to which we have been called at this university—a project that is inspiring, transformational, and challenging. As he grew up he studied geology and the natural sciences. Instead of a clenched fist of shame, it creates space for grace. After he entered the Jesuits, he was ready to give up these interests in order to devote himself to his spiritual vocation.
Some doctors have likened it to post-viral fatigue or even a form of chronic fatigue. The purpose of this prayer is to stretch myself out in front of God and wait. I will never forget the power of this poem that night in my life. What it comes down to is accepting the fact that it is not us that makes a seed grow, it is God. He sees that, in this relationship, he is, in the words of Thomas Cahill, "the contingent one who is utterly dependent, who must cling consciously to his God, who gives and takes beyond all understanding, whose purposes are hidden from human intelligence, who cannot be manipulated, the only God who is worth his life and the life of his son. " And, of course the there is no answer except to believe God is faithful. I am about to fly my daughter back to college in a couple of weeks and I bet she would love to insert a couple paragraphs here on my need to let go! This phase will need to be negotiated carefully if we are to avoid a second wave of the epidemic. But it is all too early for definitive diagnoses. Part of my life's work is to teach people to pay attention to what makes them cry, because tears are tiny messengers sent from the deepest part of who we are. As Romans 8:24-25 says, Hope that is seen is not hope at all.
Who hopes for what is seen? These questions confounded us and we couldn't wait to see the answer. If it did, how would it know to grow up if there wasn't in the ground? "I disown your idols, " he tells his father. How can your reflection time help you to patiently endure? There was also an impatience for change in the original advent season, for the expected healing of the world some hoped Christ's birth would bring. I know it's extremely difficult, but I encourage you to take the risk that Pierre Teilhard de Chardin sets before us… to give our Lord the benefit of believing that his hand is leading you … even though everything within you may want to resist. This is precisely why some people now advocate the term 'physical distancing' as a more accurate description of what it is that we are being asked to do. Those seeds now need to be nurtured with a rich soil in order to grow into the new choices or attitudes or behaviors that they are meant to grow into. This prayer of patient trust is about waiting patiently for God. 'Social' distancing is necessary.
How we end up as Christian men and women—more courageous, more loving, more accepting—is the result of millions of small decisions. Listen deeply, especially to views and voices that differ from my own, in seeking empathy and understanding as well as appreciation for diversity and inclusion. And the wonderful love you have shown me! In this group, participants will have a chance to share their responses to the prompts in the daily readings, and also the chance to receive additional material for reflection. The prayer of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Body of Christ, save me. Nothing we can do to guarantee our success. As we look at the story of Abraham, let us consider how the moments of Abraham's life contributed to: a new revelation, a deeper understanding, and an appreciation of his existence.
We're all incomplete. How about this: While my son and I comb the house for his blanket, what's happening in us during those late-night searches has nothing to do with the blanket. Gerard Manley Hopkins, S. J. Darkness. I cause myself great emotional pain when I want to be 'fixed' now. God calls Abraham to go forth from all that he has grown comfortable with and secure in.
Give me the protection I need to amend my life. He lives in the city of Lancaster, PA, with his wife and five (soon to be six) children. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ. I give and surrender myself wholly to you, and offer you all I possess, with the prayer that you bestow your grace on me, so that I may be able to devote and employ. It is not a call to passive inaction, but hopeful indwelling. Our responsibility is to welcome them to the table of our heart. Retreating inwardly may unintentionally amplify a sense of isolation and fear. I am positive I spent hours stressing, dreaming, thinking, praying about these things. When you are commited to patiently endure, you are commited to doing the hard inner work of personal and spiritual growth.
And many more will yet. As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame; As tumbled over rim in roundy wells. For all of us, we're waiting for things to become clearer, for our path to be known, for our problems to go away so we can "go back to normal. Patiently enduring is not an invitation to live in denial or passively surrender to injustice and violence. Take responsibility. And instead hitch up as. This is cura propria, a space of peace, of gratitude, of renewal. When I read this post by my new friend, Shawn Smucker, I cried.
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