+ Wonderfully powerful readings today at mass. A continuation from yesterdays
“grace of subordination.”
Today the question is: what
makes us “strong enough” to “enter through the narrow gate,” as St. Luke
exhorts us to do in the gospel passage.
The clue is in Christ’s
promise: “Some are last who will be first.”
What makes them “first”?
Could it be their being
obedient to the deepest desires of their own hearts – an obedience that
unfailingly lead them to do “the will of God from the heart.”
This, dear friends, is PERFECT
OBEDIENCE – doing the will of God from the heart.
And it is not difficult at all
to accomplish – or else the Lord would not have asked us to do it. Simply
whisper to yourself that you would like to live this day “heart to heart” with
the Divine Lord, Master, but Healer and Friend. He cannot and does not refuse
such a request.
Then ask the Holy Spirit to
give you tips and hints throughout the day as to what that particular will is
at any given moment: simply whisper: “Holy Spirit, what is the Father’s will
for me for this moment and the next several” and voila – if you cooperate, you
will be moved and led and find yourself engaging is very pleasant and
energizing experiences – even though they may have been mundane and routine just
beforehand.
His yoke is easy and his
burden is light indeed.
The gate may be narrow but the
experience of pass through it seems enormous because of the sanctifying grace
of God coming from the Pierced Side of Christ that washes through you as you
pass the portal!
God be with you this day! May
the Holy Spirit grant you peace, joy and hope this day – and lead you safely
along the path he will mark out for you for the day!
Amen.
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